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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 · 19/10/2017 13:01

@pp2017 The #Bingate update you have all been waiting for... their bins are still where I put them back on their micro drive making their large extended house look rather ghastly. Both cars have been driven away & parked back several times. I set a trap & left a bit of polystyrene under both bin wheels so I can tell if they have contemplated/ tried to move/ then decided against moving. So basically ANY movement of the bins & the polystyrene trap will alert me. Can see my trap if I press my face all squished up at my window. Currently off work due to illness, should be resting but Instead spending quite some time squishing face to window to see if bins have been moved/ and/ or catch them in the act. So far so good. Shame on them. Did you like my booby trap ?

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scootinFun · 19/10/2017 13:08

Lol, that’s fab

prettypetal · 19/10/2017 13:10

@Appuskidu I don’t have a fence or bush separating my drive from theirs, but if this carries on sadly I may have to consider such drastic measures. Hopefully they will get the message now. Trying to type whilst face squished against window watching for movement Confused

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ElsieMc · 19/10/2017 13:18

I would put a fence up op. If it makes things difficult at their house, then tough. You have put up with their building work and mess. I would just go ahead and do it. You cant spend you life with your face squished against the window, it isn't a good look.

MadMags · 19/10/2017 13:29

pretty I think I love you! Grin

Motoko · 19/10/2017 13:47

Haha, love the booby trap and the face squished on the window!

Hope you're feeling better soon OP.

prettypetal · 19/10/2017 14:16

@ElsieMc face squished at window is not a good look I agree. It will only be until next bin day I guess.... which is err 2 weeks, jeez hope my nose doesn’t stay permanently bent from the window squishing ... but face stuck to window has to be done I’m afraid & I’m sure the others will agree! @MadMags your comment made me smile : )

I think this delightful CFN thread is what we need to cheer us up on this dreary day, pissing it down here.

P.S I pencil my eyebrows in & where face has been squished my ‘eyebrows’ are now imprinted on the inside of the windows, going to leave them there so I know where the perfect face squishing spot is UNTIL THIS #BINWAR IS OVER 👊🏻

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nut3lla · 19/10/2017 15:27

❤️this thread on a dreary day! Makes me think I need to be more assertive in real life too! Well done OP!

Battytwatty · 19/10/2017 15:33

HAHA. love it

pp2017 · 19/10/2017 19:46

😆😆😆 love it!!!

GlitteryFluff · 19/10/2017 19:56
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Funf · 19/10/2017 20:02

Why don't you just pour sand a cement in them with a bit of water and leave in the street?

expatinscotland · 19/10/2017 20:13

They are dicks. Stop letting them walk over you like a mug.

ApocalypseNowt · 19/10/2017 20:18

Ohmigod this is brilliant! A booby trap! A squishy face! Lovely!

HOWEVER you do definitely need to provide us with a diagram. Don't care if you think it's simple to work out. I am simple and I want a diagram. Dooooo it OP. Doooooooo it.

Textpectation · 19/10/2017 20:22

Be ready with your response to 'did you put our bins back?'

Yes, please leave them on your drive. Also please don't use my drive from any building work.... Anyway your extension looks great, how's it working out?'.

I don't really like my own bins on my own drive tbh. I'd have moved all four over there.

HaudYerWheeshtBawbag · 19/10/2017 20:22

By the time it’s taken you to post this you could hve out the bins in there gaarden, I don’t see the issue, put there bins in there front.

Clovertoast · 19/10/2017 20:27

Yawn read the thread bawbag she HAS moved them Hmm

starzig · 19/10/2017 20:36

Just put them back on their drive. Say to them 'the bin men appear to have returned your bins to us'

starzig · 19/10/2017 20:36

Just put them back on their drive. Say to them 'the bin men appear to have returned your bins to us'

starzig · 19/10/2017 20:37

Either that or use them.

52FestiveRoad · 19/10/2017 21:02

P.S I pencil my eyebrows in & where face has been squished my ‘eyebrows’ are now imprinted on the inside of the windows, going to leave them there so I know where the perfect face squishing spot is UNTIL THIS #BINWAR IS OVER 👊🏻

You are a legend OP!

prettypetal · 19/10/2017 21:10

@ApocalypseNowt .... the diagram you have been pleading for is done. I’ve had a little snooze, I feel all refreshed & i’ve had far too much time on my hands today so I’ve done this in as much detail as possible. So you can now see how frustrating & shitty this was. I have used lots of different colours so you can hopefully see the logistics & what I was on about. I truly am thrilled that you have all been so interested... CFN thread and all that .... so here you go... done especially for you @ApocalypseNowt. If there are any parts you don’t understand or need further clarification on please feel free to ask . Enjoy 😊

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prettypetal · 19/10/2017 21:12

Oh dear I didn’t mean to write it all in bold

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prettypetal · 19/10/2017 21:17

Here you go ✏️

Cheeky Fucker Neighbours !
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GlitteryFluff · 19/10/2017 21:20

Bravo!

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