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Cheeky Fucker Neighbours !

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prettypetal · 18/10/2017 13:07

Don’t get me wrong I’m a lovely neighbour, if I can help my neighbours out anyway that I can I do. Next door have had some work done on their house, they had a skip on their drive which meant no room for both their dustbins, so whilst the skip was there they put both their big green & black dustbin on my drive ( which was totally fine ) we get on & logically it made sense ( I didn’t expect them to knock & ask if it was ok ) as my drive isn’t being used as I have no car & like I said I’m not unreasonable & logically of course this made sense as there isn’t anywhere else they could have put them except the pavement ( which is clear for me to see ) Work to the house has now finished, the skip has gone, bin men have been & emptied bins today, I put the bins out last night ( which I put theirs out too if they haven’t already done so ( and they do the same for me which is handy ) it’s just a case of who does it first does both bins & this includes bringing in bins back to original place. Like I said absolutely no dramas re this in the past. Well today they have been out & brought both their empty bins & plonked them back on my drive ! My side living room window looks onto my drive & it ain’t pretty looking at 4 huge bins 😡 I usually move my 2 bins further up my drive so that they aren’t visible out of my window but now I can’t do that because theirs are there. They have had extensive work done to their house ( extensions ) so room is tight in their garden but thats not my problem. So basically their house looks all pretty with no big horrible smelly dirty bins in the front garden on their micro drive ( my house is really pretty too) but now I’m left with the view of a line of 4 big smelly dirty bins from my side living room window. I want to go out & manoeuvre the bins around their cars back onto their micro drive but worry that I will look pathetic. Like I said it really wasn’t an issue at all them putting the bins there whilst they had the skip as it was totally a logical thing to do, but I presumed that when they brought the bjns back in from being emptied, that they would put them back in the tiny space on their drive where they always have been! The cheeky fuckers are now thinking it’s totally ok to just try to plonk them on my drive for eternity aren’t they???

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prettypetal · 18/10/2017 14:40

@Mummyoflittledragon if they had asked me if they could use my drive for workmen I would have said yes but made it clear that they must leave it as they found it, which clearly they didn’t anyway even with no consent. But if that ever happens again re workmen for sure I will go out & ask. Why they presume this is ok especially after marking my drive like last time! And if they do gather the common sense to ask me I will say no ( again due to last time ) so let’s just see what happens. Definitely going to stand up for myself in the future, even if that means me being blunt & pissy because yes they surely must think that I’m some kind of walkover by now.

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Mummyoflittledragon · 18/10/2017 14:43

Sounds good!

Aeroflotgirl · 18/10/2017 14:45

Cheeky feckers, firstly, they should have asked your permission to put their bins on your drive, and secondly, I would be putting their bins back on their land, irrespective of where they normally store them.

Mumof41987 · 18/10/2017 14:47

Omg haha first world problems ! Ring the police NOW !

TimeIhadaNameChange · 18/10/2017 14:53

Just put them back. If they do it again do you know anyone with a van you could borrow? Hide the bins in the van and then when the neighbours come asking say you got rid of them as you thought they no longer wanted them. Let them sweat.

TheMaddHugger · 18/10/2017 14:54

Mumof41987 Wed 18-Oct-17 14:47:20
Omg haha first world problems ! Ring the police NOW !

I hope you were being sarcastic...

Cheeky Fucker Neighbours !
BitOutOfPractice · 18/10/2017 14:54

Well done op. I hope they’re hiding inside now

gillybeanz · 18/10/2017 15:03

It sounds like they really take the piss.
Tell them about having to power wash the drive and dispose of their builders rubbish and tell them you presume they understand there is a boundary between theirs and your property, in case they aren't aware.

whatsleep · 18/10/2017 15:07

Please tell me you filled their bin with your runpbbush before returning it....... 😬

BellaNoche · 18/10/2017 15:08

Mumof41987 Wed 18-Oct-17 14:47:20
Omg haha first world problems ! Ring the police NOW

^And you're a midwife? Allegedly? You must be full so full of empathy !

OP well done you.!
Sorry that CF NDN got you all worked up.
Hope that they get the message now. Flowers

notapizzaeater · 18/10/2017 15:11

Cheeky buggers ! Glad you’ve put them back where they sling

UnicornSparkles1 · 18/10/2017 15:17

CFN! Glad you've put them back, well done OP.

morningconstitutional2017 · 18/10/2017 15:21

Cheeky so-and-so's. If you give some people an inch they'll take a yard - and then look at you askance if you pull them up on it. Move the bins as near to their drive as you can - put them by their car doors so they have no choice but to move them somewhere sensible.

If their driveway is not as spacious as it used to be before the work was done that's their problem. If you can afford it I'd suggest getting a posh outdoor cupboard to hide your bins in so they can't use yours if you decide to hide theirs up the street just fir the fun of it.

swimster01 · 18/10/2017 15:30

Move them and put something on your drive so they can't move them back on there. Some people will just keep taking liberties

MinervaSaidThar · 18/10/2017 15:32

Waiting for their reaction...

scootinFun · 18/10/2017 15:34

Have they moved their bins?

Lweji · 18/10/2017 15:34

Well done for taking the bins to their drive, although I'd have left them where the bin men left them.

I do hope you become more assertive.

Doramaybe · 18/10/2017 15:35

Doing it once is testing the OP patience, see how much they can get away with.

I think you handled it well, no dramas just real life, and they can now see that you have returned the bins to their proper place.

However, if they tried it again, I would ring the council and report the bins abandoned and would they please take them away. If they do that in your area that is.

But I don't think they will try it again. Now.

Lweji · 18/10/2017 15:36

Actually, it would only be fair if you took your bins to their drive too and left them there for the same time they had their on yours. Grin

pp2017 · 18/10/2017 16:40

I can’t wait for the update when they realise you’ve took them to their side #bingate 😊

prettypetal · 18/10/2017 17:44

There won’t be any binwars lol 😂 But sometime soon I’m sure they will have the ‘did you put our bins back’ conversation with each other. Hopefully they will feel shameful bcs I would! Thank you for all your responses & support during this dreadful time of having to stare out my window at their gross smelly bins : ) x

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ChevalierTialys · 19/10/2017 08:25

Do come back and let us know what they do with the bins after the next collection, won't you OP?

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Appuskidu · 19/10/2017 08:33

They know they shouldn't be doing this-they are just being cheeky. Do you have a fence/bush/wall between the two houses as if not-perhaps you should get one? My neighbours don't go anywhere near my drive.

scootinFun · 19/10/2017 09:54

Did they get their car out ok this morning?

KC225 · 19/10/2017 10:36

I love a CF thread

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