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Weird neighbour

254 replies

GinisLife · 12/09/2020 17:19

He's painted his drive swimming pool blue !!! It clashes with his recently painted garage door (which is actually a really nice shade of sage green). He sanded the paving slabs before he painted those as well. I see it as soon as I get out of bed in a morning and I can see the blue if I'm stood in my kitchen. It's hideous. He's a laughing stock. Everyone walking past are talking about it.

OP posts:
vodkaredbullgirl · 12/09/2020 17:21

Photo please

Lockheart · 12/09/2020 17:22

If he's a laughing stock then you and your other neighbours really need to get out more.

Abitofalark · 12/09/2020 17:25

Perhaps he's colour blind.

Bargebill19 · 12/09/2020 17:27

Channelling his inner Alan Titchmarsh?

MistyGreenAndBlue · 12/09/2020 17:28

I like him already Grin

liveitwell · 12/09/2020 17:28

Any chance it's a waterproof or weedproof layer? If not then yuk!

ILikeTrains · 12/09/2020 17:29

I must be tired - I was thinking he had a swimming pool on his drive, as opposed to his indoor swimming pool or outdoor swimming pool, this was his drive swimming pool. I'll get my coat.

SheepandCow · 12/09/2020 17:32

Sounds like he's brightened the place up a bit.

It's ever so boring when every house and drive is a samey clone of all the others.

swones · 12/09/2020 17:39

He sounds fun to me Grin

Thehop · 12/09/2020 17:41

I like the cut of this mans jib

Justcallmebebes · 12/09/2020 17:45

One man's weird is another's normal. His drive, ergo his choice

Notapheasantplucker · 12/09/2020 17:47

Pic or it didn't happen.

Come on, at least a diagram Grin

IntermittentParps · 12/09/2020 17:50

If he's a laughing stock then you and your other neighbours really need to get out more.

Yes, I was going to say this. Get a life.

cornflakecritter · 12/09/2020 17:53

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cornflakecritter · 12/09/2020 17:54

Hahaha. Sorry, wrong post! Will report.

Soundbyte · 12/09/2020 17:58

My neighbours have recently painted the steps and garden path to the house black.. it looks fucking awful and this doesn’t sound any better!

dworky · 12/09/2020 18:00

Be honest, you're a tiny bit jealous.

vodkaredbullgirl · 12/09/2020 18:06

Op i hope you are out taking photos, we want photgraphic evidence.

Snaketime · 12/09/2020 18:06

Do you know for a fact he is a laughing stock or are you just assuming?

Shannith · 12/09/2020 18:11

Pics please. And you can hardly say it's outing as... I don't think there are too many houses with a blue driveway next door, so we already know it's you. Wink

Maybe it will be the start of a new trend? You know how some streets have lots of coloured painted houses? Yours could be the street of the coloured drives.

You might get in the telly and everything. Local news at the very least one would hope.

Go next. Go pink.

Yarboosucks · 12/09/2020 18:11

That is almost as weird as the people asking how OP knows he is the laughing stock! It sounds bloody awful! I would laugh if i were walking by and weep if it were my neighbour. I hope that OP is not hoping to sell her house soon.

vodkaredbullgirl · 12/09/2020 18:13

At least in the winter, it will brighten up the place lol

mnahmnah · 12/09/2020 18:13

Ooh you could be like Tobermory and all paint your drives a different colour Grin

vodkaredbullgirl · 12/09/2020 18:15

Balamory

nevermorelenore · 12/09/2020 18:17

Paint your house pink. Get another neighbour to paint theirs yellow. Go full fucking Balamory in your street.

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