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AIBU?

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Neighbour smoking weed- WIBU?

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orangejuicer · 30/12/2019 18:05

About an hour ago there was a sudden strong smell of weed in our house which had come from next door (I know this because cooking smells from previous next door neighbours used to find their way in from time to time).

Neighbours have only recently moved in, about a month ago, so we're still getting uaed to them.

I have a 13mo asleep upstairs and the smell was really strong outside the room he was sleeping in. I've opened the windows in the house to get rid of it.

I would normally just put up with something like this but it's not fair on my DS. So I went next door and had a word with NDN (his DP and DS were both out) and just explained how it was smelling and asked him to maybe smoke in another part of the house etc next time.

He was really nice about it and apologised, saying he'd make sure it didn't happen again. All was fine.

I told DP and he was kind of surprised that I said anything. Was I being unreasonable? You can still smell it now.

Before anyone suggests it, no it wasn't my DP!

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AntiHop · 30/12/2019 18:07

Well done for speaking to them. Glad they were receptive.

Sparklesocks · 30/12/2019 18:08

It sounds like it all worked out fine so I wouldn’t worry.

completelylostit · 30/12/2019 18:15

If it continues you should report it to the police

mencken · 30/12/2019 18:21

evil smells are inconsiderate so don't see why you should not have said something. At least dope-head did the decent thing and will hopefully mush his brains downwind of you now.

good luck getting the police out for this, but when he starts dealing (they all do) you're going to see some fun and games...

dailydoggos · 30/12/2019 18:24

Please don’t report him to the police if he’s a recreational smoker and by the sounds of it, a good neighbour! You sound lovely and reasonable too as I’m sure some people (perhaps rightfully) would have gone in all guns blazing Grin

WorraLiberty · 30/12/2019 18:27

Do you honestly think anyone's going to say you were unreasonable when you had a reasonable word and your neighbour replied reasonably? Grin

WorraLiberty · 30/12/2019 18:29

good luck getting the police out for this, but when he starts dealing (they all do) you're going to see some fun and games...

No wonder Mumsnet is so often the subject of mockery!

I can't work out if that reply was serious or not.

goodwinter · 30/12/2019 18:33

@mencken hahahaha, do you have any idea how many people smoke weed recreationally? Most of them are able to do it without turning their brain into "mush", and certainly without becoming dealers. What a bizarre comment.

OP it's good of you to have had a quiet word (rather than calling the police - bonkers overreaction), and hopefully your neighbour will bear it in mind going forward. All's well that ends well!

GiveHerHellFromUs · 30/12/2019 18:34

You were not unreasonable for speaking to him, brave though IMO. Although all the pot smokers by me sit in cars on our estate (quite well hidden away from main roads) and are teenage boys so I just repeatedly report them - they're dealing too but nobody ever comes out.

He sounds super reasonable too so win win.

Lucyccfc68 · 30/12/2019 18:42

I did the same when my neighbour was smoking it in her back garden. Had to shut the bathroom window and DS's bedroom window as we could smell it.

It was quite funny, as she answers the door (stoned) and her house stunk of it. She looked me right in the eye (well a bit of a wonky look) and said 'I don't smoke it, but it's dreadfully inconsiderate that one of our neighbours does'.

I could speak for laughing.

I just said 'it is and the time it happens, I'll chuck a bucket of water over them'. (Then winked at her).

Not had a problem since.

orangejuicer · 30/12/2019 18:49

Our NDN the other side is a police officer so I might ask his advice if it happens again.

They're new neighbours and seem reasonably nice, I'm just a bit intolerant of people so wanted to be sure I wasn't over reacting Grin

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