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Neighbour knocked on door at 6.30am for this reason

276 replies

Leilani24 · 18/01/2018 17:13

To tell me my dustbin had blown into her garden and was repeatedly smashing against her wall.

It’s awkward as even if I knew about this, I doubt I’d have knocked to retrieve my bin back and relive her in the fear I’d have woken her up...

I’m not sure if she knew her rubbish had blown all over the street

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CanIBuffalo · 19/01/2018 06:09

6.30 is a jeffin lie in. I'm jealous.
Smile

Snakesandsnakes · 19/01/2018 06:23

I'm rarely up later than 6am with one or other child (weekdays /weekends makes no difference) but I still wouldn't appreciate a knock on the door at 6.30am. For one thing I wouldn't be dressed and I don't like socialising in my pjs but also I'd assume there was something seriously wrong and it'd scare me but then I'm a wimp.

Snakesandsnakes · 19/01/2018 06:24

Feel I should add I've been up since 4.45am this morning and still not up for a neighbourly chat!

AstridWhite · 19/01/2018 06:31

I'd have knocked her fuck out.

Gosh. Really? Hmm

Is your street like the one off Shameless?

MaisyPops · 19/01/2018 06:52

Popping round for an emergency early on is fine (e.g. car rolled into the road)

Bin blows over in the wind? Pick thr bin up and return it.

But then some people are weird. One of our family friends has a neighbour who returns the leaves which fall into their garden to their 'rightful owner' because family friends should do a better job of clearing up after their trees!! Grin

MadForlt · 19/01/2018 07:03

@bummypicklemummy

I also live in Maine. I don't think you realise what our storms are like

I don't think you realise what our storms are like! In my corner of the UK, last month we had 93mph gusts, compared to your 82mph gusts in October. In 2016 we had winds gusting to over 100mph.

We know what storms are like, but fortunately we seem better prepared for our, as the longest our power was off was two hours. That said, there are far fewer houses to restore power to.

Mailawaymailawaymailaway · 19/01/2018 07:48

If someone knocks on my door at 6.30am, there better be a fire.

Fekko · 19/01/2018 07:49

Was the OPs lights on? Maybe they were and the neighbour assumes they were up and running (and mightily pissed off after a rattled sleep).

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Leilani24 · 19/01/2018 07:54

I was up but she wouldn’t have been able to see the one light I had on. This is also the same woman who commented on my rubbish and how I should really re consider drinking cows milk as it’s full of ‘pus blood and hormones’ and soya is the best way - this was the week after we moved in.

She is just very picky and bored

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WellThatsATurnipForTheBooks · 19/01/2018 08:08

I'm pretty sure that if this happened here my neighbour would just pick up the bin and move it (as I would if it were her bin outside our house).

I can't imagine knocking on anyones door at 6.30am unless it was actually urgent eg. their house was on fire

Fekko · 19/01/2018 08:17

She sounds delightful!

DixieNormas · 19/01/2018 08:23

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RestingBitchFaced · 19/01/2018 08:27

I would be pissed off if someone knocked on my door at that time for such a trivial reason. Alarm goes off at 6.30am or 7am here depending on what shift I'm working

wowfudge · 19/01/2018 09:55

So you were up anyway - pity that wasn't in the OP as there are loads of posts discussing whether it was too early. I think I'd have righted the bin and wheeled it back, then knocked on to tell you what had happened if I realised you were up and about.

thecatsthecats · 19/01/2018 10:23

Surely for everyone saying you'd be up at 6.30, there's also the amount of time before you're decent to answer the door?

I don't wear pyjamas in bed, and my dressing gown is a shorty one. If someone knocked at 8am, I'd be able to handle anything they threw at me. At 6.30, unless they really couldn't handle it themselves, they'd be better off doing it than waiting for me to dress!

Fekko · 19/01/2018 10:24

Yes - I may have risen but I am certainly not shining at 6:30!

Purplerain101 · 19/01/2018 10:33

I’d be really annoyed being woken up at that time. Im normally awake for about half 7 (don’t have children) and that’s early enough as I go to bed late. If someone was knocking before 7:30 I wouldn’t answer it unless they were knocking repeatedly in which case i’d think it was some sort of emergency.

Fekko · 19/01/2018 10:36

I would think there was an emergency at that time!

paxillin · 19/01/2018 10:40

The only neighbour to knock that early was someone needing help years ago. Turned out a 999 sort of situation and I am glad she did.

A bin-whinger would have her bloody head bitten off. It is irrelevant if she's up with the larks, I am not. I don't knock on her door at 2am either, perfectly good time to be awake for me, I am aware that it isn't for everyone.

PiffleandWiffle · 19/01/2018 10:46

then knocked on to tell you what had happened if I realised you were up and about.

Why? Confused

If you'd knocked on my door at 6:30 to tell me you'd picked my bin up I'd just stare at you and say something like "how very satisfying for you" - if you were really lucky I'd make you a cardboard medal or something.....

What the fuck is it with people nowadays that every tiny bit of effort requires recognition?? Bunch of Needy Fuckers.....

RhiannonOHara · 19/01/2018 12:18

Posters who get up at 8.15 - do you not have DC to get ready for school? Jobs to go to?

I get up any time between 7.15 and 8.30. No DC but yes I have a job. It so happens I do it from home, so to an extent I can pick my hours. I work most evenings, weekends and bank holidays and this Xmas had my first holiday of more than a day in 18 months. Virtuous enough for you, or are you still better?

bummypicklemummy · 19/01/2018 12:39

@MadForlt um I'm British and lived there for 36 years so I'm well aware of what British storms are like thank you.

We mostly have very different trees, ledges and root structures in Maine. As I said, the storm clean up from October will be going until April/May and it was just announced yesterday that it cost our power company alone $69 million.

And the size and length of the US storms are much bigger.

That storm knocked out power for millions of people.

Honestly I've never seen anything approaching the devastation in the UK in my whole 36 years there than I have in one year in the States.

paxillin · 19/01/2018 13:14

Posters who get up at 8.15 - do you not have DC to get ready for school? Jobs to go to?

School starts at 9, work at 10, we leave at 8:45. Mornings are shower, teeth, breakfast, go. Kids aren't toddlers any more so get themselves ready. 6:30 is as rude as 1am.

I'm always surprised that people think their life is the standard we all live by.

Cosyclara · 19/01/2018 13:20

I knocked my neighbours door at 8.30 one morning to ask if his power was off as we had a power cut... he answered in nothing but a pair of brightly coloured Y Fronts needless to say I have never knocked on anyones door in the morning since.. It was 7 years ago and I can still see it if I close my eyes!!!

Purplerain101 · 19/01/2018 13:23

I work 10-6 every day and don’t have kids so I don’t need to be waking up really early. I go to bed late and I like to sleep until half 7 so i’d be very annoyed about being woken up earlier than that

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