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Cigarette butts in the garden.

9 replies

Writerwannabe83 · 09/09/2017 11:14

Me and DH have had long running issues with our neighbours. They are two men who rent together and they frequently have all night parties that usually go on until 3-4am. They cause us a lot of disruption but despite taking it up with the Landlord and Environmental Health nothing is being done. We've had some HUGE arguments in the past where DH and I have both reached the end of our tether but again, nothing changes.

Anyway, they had friends over again last night and when I got up this morning I saw 5 cigarette butts lying in our garden which obviously the NDN's guests have just chucked over the fence into our garden once they've finished their cigarette. I was absolutely livid!! Angry

I just can't believe how disrespectful it is.

I told my DH who said he would throw them back over the fence whereas I wanted to go round and confront them. Admittedly I can be a bit hot-headed at times but I don't think just throwing them back over the fence makes much of a point. Their garden is really overgrown and full of calf high weeds so the NDNs wouldn't even see the cigarette butts anyway if DH does throw them over do they won't realise we've retaliated. I don't want them to think they've got away with it and that we are too cowardly to address it.

I just feel so angry Angry

Me and DH are in limbo.
Who is right about what action to take?

(As an aside, I posted a few months ago about parking wars with my neighbours and I just want to point out these aren't the same neighbours, these ones are joined to us on the other side).

OP posts:
Boatmistress17 · 09/09/2017 11:23

Suggested on a similar thread was leave an ashtray on their doorstep. . .

GinsanityBeckons · 09/09/2017 11:29

I'd collect them into a sandwich bag and post it through their letterbox. Every time it happens.

LynetteScavo · 09/09/2017 11:39

My next door neighbours son was throwing his buts onto my drive, so when I found 5 in one go I threw them back...it's never happened again.

I would just throw them over...they may or may not see them, but I'd try to make sure they landed near their back door.

LML83 · 09/09/2017 11:42

What will come of a confrontation? they are proven to be awful neighbours, if it will make you feel better do it but I think throw them back because why should you dispose of them any other way.

Bad neighbours are such a drain. Hope they move soon. Can you contact landlord?

Fireandflames666 · 09/09/2017 13:08

Post them through the letter box. Smoking is disgusting and it's even worse when they end up in your garden, yuk.

dollydaydream114 · 09/09/2017 13:31

Our previous neighbours' 'guests' routinely did this too. I once posted them back through their letterbox. Not in a plastic bag, either.

notanotherNC · 09/09/2017 14:22

They won't care what you do. They are arseholes and nothing is going to bother them or stop them.

EddChinasVagina · 10/09/2017 02:39

Problems with both sets of neighbours and you're, by your own admission, hot headed...Hmm

BeatriceBeaudelaire · 10/09/2017 03:05

Omg 5 whole cigarette butts? In my good Christian suburbs????
Just put them on their doorstep and write a note

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