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To object to my neighbours putting their wheelie bins outside my house?

107 replies

Whatshallidonowpeople · 15/02/2018 19:36

At my front wall rather than the other side of the driveway. Also they leave them there for days.

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Perendinate · 15/02/2018 19:37

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honeysucklejasmine · 15/02/2018 19:38

We'll need more detail or a diagram.

A580Hojas · 15/02/2018 19:38

Move them to where you think they should go and see what happens.

Whatshallidonowpeople · 15/02/2018 19:39

They are on the pavement, hence the aibu.

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Snugglywithmycat17 · 15/02/2018 19:39

Without a drawing it’s hard to know

Whatshallidonowpeople · 15/02/2018 19:40

I do often move them. The next week they just stick them there again. I just don't want the front of my house cluttered with 4 bins, mine and theirs

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petbear · 15/02/2018 19:40

Diagram?

BigGapMum · 15/02/2018 19:40

Someone used to do this to my Dad, until he took the bins for a long walk Grin.

bellasuewow · 15/02/2018 19:41

Diagram, diagram😋

MaggieFS · 15/02/2018 19:43

So put your bins in front of their house and then it's two and two?

Really hard to say if YABU without a diagram or more info.

Whatshallidonowpeople · 15/02/2018 19:56

Like this

To object to my neighbours putting their wheelie bins outside my house?
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honeysucklejasmine · 15/02/2018 19:59

They shouldn't leave them there. But it's not unusual to put your bin at the end of the driveway, on the main road. I live on a side road of 5 houses and we all put our bins out together on the main road (opposite my house) on bin day. Makes it easier for the workers to collect them.

dawnc27 · 15/02/2018 20:00

put your ones outside theirs?
that way still only 2 outside each and they may see how annoying it is

dawnc27 · 15/02/2018 20:00

sorry maggie i missed your post

GodIsDead · 15/02/2018 20:01

Tell them to stop.

Whatshallidonowpeople · 15/02/2018 20:01

Their house is at the end of the driveway. So behind my house

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lurkingnotlurking · 15/02/2018 20:02

Move them to the bottom of their drive as soon as they are emptied. They should get the message soon

ScattyCharly · 15/02/2018 20:02

They have to get them off their drive into public property don’t they?
They are U to leave them for days though

Fireinthegrate · 15/02/2018 20:03

From the diagram it looks like their driveway is longer and their house set back from yours? In which case they are simply putting them at the end of their driveway which happ ns to be outside your house, so I do think you are being unreasonable. Could theirs go the opposite side of their driveway?

Whatshallidonowpeople · 15/02/2018 20:05

Yes, I'd like them to put them on the other side.

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TemptressofWaikiki · 15/02/2018 20:06

None should not be on the pavement, except the day, they get emptied

worridmum · 15/02/2018 20:08

in the grand schme of thing is it really that much of a problem? it their a house on the otherside? what if they object to the wheely bins being placed outside their house?

I am sorry but you are being pretty petty so YABU .

ChocFudgeLover · 15/02/2018 20:08

Ermm well looking at the diagram, where are they menat to put them?

Your house isn't immediately next to the bins so I'm not seeing the issue.

ferriswheel · 15/02/2018 20:09

Put them further away. Annoyingly so. Every. Single. Time.

Or hide them so they dont get emptied.