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Neighbours child and balls

67 replies

Thaddit · 10/05/2020 10:40

Neighbours child has kicked six footballs over my fence in the last week. I have put them all in buckets of disinfectant to kill germs prior to throwing them back. With the clothes shops being closed at present WIBU to saw the balls in half and make bras out of them. Times are hard dontchaknow.

OP posts:
Jennifer2r · 10/05/2020 10:41

Buckets of disinfectant seems overkill. Can't you throw them back then wash your hands?

IncrediblySadToo · 10/05/2020 10:42

That's an idea! Mine need replacing - football halves should just about done!

Why are you disinfecting them??

Just throw them back & wash your hands!

...and that's coming from someone washing her shopping!

Reginabambina · 10/05/2020 10:42

Just leave them in your garden and tell them to come get the once social distancing is over?

IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 10/05/2020 10:44

After 6 balls, I’d stop throwing them back and they will get the message.

Think I’d rather shop online for clothes than use the balls though, better range of colours Grin

3cats · 10/05/2020 10:45

You disinfected the footballs!? 😂

namechanger2019 · 10/05/2020 10:45

You sound crazy tbh.

Thaddit · 10/05/2020 10:46

I found a rugby ball yesterday. It would make a great Madonna cone bra.

OP posts:
DanglyTasselsOfThigh · 10/05/2020 10:54

OP I think a Madonna cone bra would be wonderful You are a blameless povvo due to COVID #blamelessfucked and that kid is a spoilt brat #PFB I bet he has lots of toys.

Someone will be along soon to tell you you cannot cut it up but I say fill your boots OP! Make that bra! Life is too short to not deprive a spoiled child of their ball.

Twenty2 · 10/05/2020 11:05

I'd encourage them to throw more balls, then start a business selling ball-bras. Bras made out of balls, I mean, not bras for balls, though maybe you could branch out later.

WhentheRabbitsWentWild · 10/05/2020 11:06

Wow

Just wow OP

TabbyMumz · 10/05/2020 11:15

If you stop throwing them back, and they dont come and knock for them, you will find less balls come over because they learn a lesson to be more careful.

Twenty2 · 10/05/2020 11:18

Wow.

Just wow, @WhentheRabbitsWentWild, can't you recognise humour when you see it? Hmm

Thaddit · 10/05/2020 11:19

Done a swoop of the garden. One rugby ball, 3 plain brown footballs, 1 Mossie Monster ball, 2 with glitter inside. Also 10 tennis balls and 6 golf balls. I will cater for all sizes.

OP posts:
BeforeIPutOnMyMakeup · 10/05/2020 11:20

My primary school was surrounded by people's gardens, and we use to throw and kick balls into these gardens.

Every half term the householders would chuck all the balls in their gardens over the wall into the school playground.

In your case every two weeks to a month chuck all the balls over your fence into their garden.

If they want them any sooner the kids will have to come round and ask. At which point have fun telling them the exact social distancing measures they have to take to get their balls back.

DanglyTasselsOfThigh · 10/05/2020 11:24

Open bra shop!

There's a bob to be made here!

Undercut M&S and you'll make a pretty penny right now in povvo time!

ThighThighofthigh · 10/05/2020 11:25

You should gather (wearing your opera gloves) all the balls into your front garden then stab them all. Look normal while you're doing it so people don't understand what they've seen.

ThighThighofthigh · 10/05/2020 11:27

You'll be quids in if you cut open golf balls as a teen bra for men who are not blessed in the large balls department #nottheirfaulttheirballsacissmall

Twenty2 · 10/05/2020 11:28

There's a bob to be made here!

Don't you mean a boob to be made? Grin

Knittedfairies · 10/05/2020 11:28

m.youtube.com/watch?v=sW_K3lBEC48

ThighThighofthigh · 10/05/2020 11:33

Why is she talking in a fake American accent? That's racist to bras. And nurses.

DanglyTasselsOfThigh · 10/05/2020 11:48

Hmmm! OP has not been back I see? Hmm

ThighThighofthigh · 10/05/2020 11:50

No update OP?

DanglyTasselsOfThigh · 10/05/2020 11:50

It's been 25 seconds now!

OP are you disinfecting your hairy hands?

ThighThighofthigh · 10/05/2020 11:51

Placemarking

DanglyTasselsOfThigh · 10/05/2020 11:51

Or shaving your downstairs area?