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to ask my neighbour why in the hell they are constantly drying black bin bags

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KeiraKnightleyActsWithHerTeeth · 13/05/2017 18:29

My next door neighbours constantly have black bin bags on their washing line. Not in their main garden but in the side return, right next to our house. Our kitchens look into the other but we have a fence up which just about blocks us from seeing each other. However day and night for the past 2-3 months they have had black bin bags on their washing line. I wouldn't give a crap about what people have on their washing line ordinarily but it makes a right din, especially in the wind we have had recently. DS13's bedroom is at that end of the house and says he can hear them rustling really loudly all night long (which I know sounds ridiculous but they must have 4-5 bin bags rustling away at any one time).
These bin bags keep blowing up in the air too and our dogs are losing the plot about it, they don't usually bark much but 15ft glossy black apparitions springing up is sending them mad.

Every morning, when I'm in the office (we have an office annex in the garden so can see directly up their garden without effort) I can see her taking bags off the line and replacing them with new bags.

Come on, what am I missing here? Have a missed a bizarre trend? They are bizarre people as it is but I can't figure out wtf is going on here.

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Fitzsimmons · 15/05/2017 22:41

Shameless placemark

Twinkletowedelephant · 15/05/2017 22:41

Another shameless placemark ...

Lemonjellymoonstar · 15/05/2017 22:46

I reckon the bags are to stop you seeing in their window because they do dodgy sordid stuff Hmm

Tequilamockingbirdturd · 15/05/2017 22:46

Will do.... that poor lady imagine what her life must be like.

Some people have really odd phobias, my nephews GF has one about "buttons" so only has clothes over the head or with zips.

An ex of mine had a phobia of "pastry brushes" IPML when I found out and from then on I used to keep mine on top of my chocolate in the fridge.... you would think I had a fridge full of snakes from his reaction when getting the milk out..... is this why I'm single?? 🤔

Funko · 15/05/2017 22:51

Op. By Tuesday do you mean at 00.01, like in one hour and 11 mins? In which case I'll stay up.

Or do you mean ... in at least another 12 hours in which case I will pretend to do some work tomorrow whilst repeatedly refreshing this thread for updates .....

Moo31 · 15/05/2017 22:53

It's nearly Tuesday ...

greentreeseverywhere · 15/05/2017 22:54

setting a reminder

Tequilamockingbirdturd · 15/05/2017 22:54

I agree with lemon jelly, it's either going to be really sordid or really boring.... I'm hoping for sordid !

Mistletoekids · 15/05/2017 22:56

Pet parrot?

joannegrady90 · 15/05/2017 23:00

Placemark

Notmyrealname85 · 15/05/2017 23:03

Do they ever go backpacking? Or similar? Some people might use bags to put dirty clothes etc in...

QODRestYeMerryGentlemen · 15/05/2017 23:08

I ... have nothing to add

Misswiggy · 15/05/2017 23:18

I vote for wee the beds. I did it when my ds did a spate of bed wetting (though I just put down new ones, I didn't wash them obvs - that's batshit)

MrsNuckyThompson · 15/05/2017 23:23

Is it tomorrow we're finding out? Dying to know!

fannydaggerz · 15/05/2017 23:31

They have orgys and use the bin bags to protect the bed from stains?

blerp · 15/05/2017 23:39

Concealment of brothel/bdsm stuff so it can be dried without scandal.

Jux · 15/05/2017 23:42

WAIT UP!!!! There was actually a thread where real people were worried about their washing being darked on if they left it out overnight??! Real people who thought the 'darkness would get onto their clothes'?!

littlemummyfoofoo · 15/05/2017 23:43

yes ..I'm also place marking....

readyforno2 · 15/05/2017 23:46

Yes Jux. Pp have linked to it upthread.

SillyMoomin · 16/05/2017 00:02

It's now Tuesday!!!!

~by 2 minutes~

pizzaeatingmonkey · 16/05/2017 00:03

I've bookmarked at this point, just so you know ;)

henben · 16/05/2017 04:34

How long do we need to wait????

Funko · 16/05/2017 06:02

Are you up yet op?

WateryTart · 16/05/2017 06:25
Toomuchocolate · 16/05/2017 07:28

Ooo it's Tuesday!