AIBU?
Laughing gas and neighbours son
rumblefish23 · 20/12/2019 18:55
Long time lurker and my first post.
I don't want to give too many details, as I have just moved into our house.
At first we thought our neighbours son was a drug dealer. He isnt, he is selling laughing gas canisters. We know this as people in cars sit outside our house with balloons in their mouths (maybe a try before you buy!!).
We regularly try to park on our drive to find it blocked by someone waiting for their delivery. We have seen him with boxes from a van he parks on the road, cars pull up and he hands box to them.
This time of year he is obviously very busy!! My OH did confront someone buying from neighbour and they were apologetic and said they wouldn't be long. We have cars pulling up outside our house all hours.
I have had to stop my OH from knocking on their door, someone suggested reporting it to Crimestoppers.
My AIBU is should I keep my sticky beak out of what my neighbours son is doing and is it illegal.
Am I being unreasonable?
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MidnightCircus · 20/12/2019 19:32
Ah, hippy crack. It is technically illegal to sell/buy them without being a chef yes. It's short-lived but you shouldn't drive whilst doing one. Saying that, 30 seconds later, totally normal. Can deplete oxygen levels though, so can be pretty dodgy. I'd report it if you're concerned, does sound like it's a nuisance to you. Bit odd though, can buy the canisters on eBay so not sure why someone would be selling them anyway!
Illcallbacklater · 20/12/2019 20:11
What seems like ages ago now my sister was seeing a boy that did this, they buy from him because they don't have to order it to mum and dad's house, not all of them had a bank account to have an amazon account (16/17) and also they could get it there and then on the spot because they fancied it at the time.
I do remember a news story about a girl who did it at a festival and was partially paralysed because of the lack of oxygen to her brain IIRC, I'd report it
rumblefish23 · 20/12/2019 20:20
Why wait for ebay/Amazon to deliver when you can pick up straight away, funny people quizzing me about why these people don't buy off Amazon/ebay, oh yes I want to get high at 3am but Amazon don't deliver for 4 days and I haven't got Amazon Prime 
vassdal · 20/12/2019 20:48
Why wait for ebay/Amazon to deliver when you can pick up straight away, funny people quizzing me about why these people don't buy off Amazon/ebay, oh yes I want to get high at 3am but Amazon don't deliver for 4 days and I haven't got Amazon Prime
Sorry OP, I don't even need laughing gas. I'm pissing myself laughing at this and the idea of people showing outside your place and sitting in cars with balloons in their mouths.
Sorry for laughing. You should report it to the police.
CornishPorsche · 20/12/2019 21:08
It is illegal to supply nitrous oxide for recreational purposes.
www.talktofrank.com/drug/nitrous-oxide
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.
Phone the police.
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