To think I live in a fucking parallel universe?

[hungryhippo90]

I moved to a new build estate. I’ve never seen ANYTHING like it.

There’s a neighbourhood watch who put letters out on people’s cars if they’re parked in the estate. In fact a few cars got covered in tomato ketchup for being left here... not even specifically outside peoples houses. Some of the neighbours go out and moan at people parked anywhere near their house.

You get letters through the door if your bins aren’t in the back garden by 3pm the day they’re emptied (I don’t know what happens when you both work till 5pm!) there are a lot of moaning posts if it’s windy and bin day. One of the residents goes out and picks up litter, which is normal I guess but I’ve never seen it before.

There’s lots of moaning that there will be council accommodation on the estate and shock horror, the house prices!!

They currently have 3 different lawsuits ongoing with the housebuilder, the maintenance company who deals with the estates grass etc and I don’t even know who else.

One of the home owners asked the other day if the estate had security because they saw someone in a security outfit (there’s still buildingwork ongoing- there is security on that site nothing to do with the residents and FWIW it’s clear. This is answered by loads of ....maybe answers, and I start to think I don’t even live in this world. It’s clear we don’t have security! Who on earth would be paying for it? .....and one person pipes up with, ask to see their ID and their credentials (he wasn’t joking!)

Oh and there are pictures on the Facebook group - which you have to send your address to join by the way!) of every person they’ve ever seen walking through the estate.

Today someone posts a picture, someone posts a picture of two people, and one of them is out patrolling the estate for those not belonging here.

Please, please tell me I just live in a weird place and everywhere is not like this.

I find it beyond odc, a few of the other residents think it is beyond hilarious, and I used to laugh but it’s starting to bewilder me how grown ups who own houses, honestly believe our bog standard estate have security provided in the evenings.

To those saying it's mad to freeze stuff like fish skins or chicken carcasses until bin day, I'd like to introduce you to our massed packs (well, ok, three , but they make enough noise for 30) of urban foxes who take great delight in spreading everything everywhere. ' Ripened' fish skins or meat remains would have them inviting all if their friends for a party.

Hilarious stories

I live on a new build estate, I never see the neighbours although we all know each other to say hello to.

It's quiet and pleasant and no one complains about too many cars or bins thank goodness.

Our resident busybody - of course there always is one - is useful because if anything happens (when we had some burst pipes in the street) he deals with it and the rest of us let him get on with it. It makes him feel important. He also has cctv cameras and we get the odd email saying he has informed local police that someone was trying all car doors in the middle of the night so make sure we lock them properly

That's as crazy as it gets thankfully

Me too !!! Hiii 👋🏻👋🏻
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For all those that freeze smelly stuff what do you do with cat litter.

FWIW we have foxes and have never had any getting into wheelie bins with the lid closed

Dreaming of ice cream! Yes of course!! It could be very amusing!

I don't know if I've been rumbled.....

There was a post on residents page this morning, and I fear they must be playing silly buggers now.

It started off with asking when we were getting more street lighting because it's too dark outside (never was supposed to be) then asked if there was CCTV for the estate, and if not could anyone share their CCTV/alarm system?

I kid you not. I'm sure they MUST know this was about their estate and posted to see if it appeared on here people can't really think you can share security alarms with the neighbours.....can they?