Viewing the neighbours differently after this?

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Neighbours are a nice older couple. Friday afternoon they had a BBQ - two cars arrived. Today they have packed the dog in the car and left at 9am, presumably since they both went, with the dog, and are not back 4 hours later, its not an essential shopping trip so guessing they have done what the do most weekends and gone to visit their children and grandkids.

I always thought of them as 'nice people' - Am I being unreasonable to think I will view them differently at the end of all this.

I like to just concentrate on my own family and don’t feel the need to time how long my neighbours are out of the house.

Yep my neighbour still having strange men over for a shag, I think she’s even more of a knob than I did before, she’s also in her 50’s and a key worker.

I love how everyone has suddenly become neighbourhood watch and comment about people leaving their homes when they have no idea what people are doing

I would complain to the police except his DS is a policeman 🤦‍♀️

Surely that's all the more reason to complain?

You clearly have waaaay too much time on your hands and nothing to do to notice your neighbours every move and to be clock watching and checking how long they have left their homes for

I must live in a bubble, I have no idea what any of my neighbours are doing. I was cutting the grass and noticed the neighbours on one side hadn't taken their bins in since collection on Thursday and was going to knock when I finished garden to check if they were OK but then I saw one of them in their garage. Lady in he 70s on the other side and I saw her a couple of weeks ago and asked if she needed any shopping and she said her son was doing it. Other than that I haven't a clue. Do people regularly monitor neighbours or is it a covid thing?

The story about the ‘abandoned’ doggie has made me really sad, they are such ‘pack animals’ s/he must be distressed. Could you call the RSPCA YouTheCat and let know- I know you said they wouldn’t care but they might just come for him/her

Yes. I’ve discovered my neighbours have been watching everything everyone is doing and posting on the internet about it in a very judgemental manner. I think very differently about them now.

Sitting in judgement on people you've been snooping on is hardly "nice".

Some of you like need binoculars to get a better view. That made me laugh, reminded me of a story my retired police officer husband tells, I don't think it's true but he swears it is. Old lady, Hyacinth Bucket? came into the station to complain about mad across the road parading naked round the house, disgusting, children could see etc etc. PC goes round to see what is going on. Stands in her front room and says he can't see the windows she indicates and she says, "If you stand on the table you can." His advice? Don't stand on the table.

It's been done before, Xiaohei. As long as the animal has access to food and water, they won't come. There was someone on here living next door to 2 abandoned dogs once and they wouldn't do anything about it as the dogs were fed.

I think they all must sit there with a notebook, pen and a stopwatch.

Mrs Brown from no 4 - Out for 20 minutes
Mr Green from no 35 - Out for an hour,returned with shopping bags which contained a 4 pack of beer.
Ms Black from no 12 - Two dog walks today.

And on and on...

@YouTheCat
That makes me so sad to read people neglecting their pets. They need more than food and water. Could you leave an anonymous note on their door to say as such? I would, poor thing. Might be worth reporting again, they may be more inclined to do something after repeated reports. And who says it's not being badly treated in other ways? They obviously don't give a damn about it

You have no idea where they have gone. So yy the BBQ was irresponsible but as for their trip today, they could have gone to drop supplies to someone more vulnerable, they could have gone to hospital. I don't think monitoring neighbours is healthy or productive.

My neighbours have got lots of people coming and going from the house. I hadn’t thought about it really. I’m hoping something awful hasn’t happened because there has been so much activity and shouting, crying, and lots of extra people in and out. But you are right to be annoyed with yours. We all need to do this one unselfish thing and stay home within our own households.

I have absolutely no idea what my neighbours are doing (apart from the annoying whatsapp group). Nor do I care.
Back during ww2 the nazis had the neighbours spying on each other reporting back who was a jew, etc. Just saying...

Not so much my neighbours, but saddened at how quickly
People are keen to snitch on their neighbours and cite China as a good way to treat its citizens. Brought out all the little Hitlers.
How much people are influenced by social media, if you don’t cluck like a chicken on Tuesday night, you hate the NHS and not worthy of a respirator if you need one.
My own misanthropy, quickly realised how much I don’t really like people and the twatty way they behave in times of crisis.

We left the house for the first time in three days this morning. We were laughing at DD's rubbish jokes as we walked down our road only to be halted by a stern faced neighbour telling us that this is no time for laughter and we should show more respect for the NHS. I'll certainly view that neighbour differently going forward.

I'd be viewing the neighbours who stand all day at their windows watching my comings and goings differently, yes.

If you've got nothing to hide what's the problem?
You and others that don't like being 'spied on' obviously are the same twats who think the rules don't apply to them and are carrying on as normal.

I would've laughed in his face @Chillyourbeans, this is the time we do need laughter

Idiotic. YANBU

I think the ability to keep an eye on what your neighbours are up to depends on what type of house/area you live in.

Suburban semi, city town house/terrace and you’ll be able to see and hear a lot. Detached house in a Remote/rural area then you’ll be oblivious.

Thankfully my neighbours all appear to be compliant with guidelines.

One of my neighbours has opened up their garage gym to their friends.

This pandemic has shown as all what selfish people are around us.

What if they drove somewhere so they could have a long nice walk with the dog while being away from people?

My neighbour is still having her weekly house parties. Booming music all night, loads of voices, cars outside. I actually cried angry tears last week as I had a CV scare with my dad and there's a house full of people next door singing and cheering?!!

If another happens tonight I'm reporting her. I only didn't last time as she could have me evicted. She and my landlord are on/off and have a daughter together.