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AIBU?

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Fucking neighbourhood WhatsApp.

28 replies

AmySosa · 11/02/2021 09:34

I know I should probably just leave but it’s often useful.

There’s a planning application for some industrial units which will directly negatively impact our whole estate (they want 24hr HGV access metres from our houses). Absolutely I agree that as many of us as possible should be objecting to the proposal.

But one or two neighbours have started posting lists of house numbers that haven’t objected. And then you get a flurry of ‘ooh I’ll speak to 17’, ‘I’ll see if 9 has done it yet’ that kind of thing.

I was on the first list a few days ago and it actually sent me into a bit of a panic. I’m utterly overwhelmed at the moment with homeschooling, studying, 100% responsibility with housework as DH is wfh and I’m furloughed. My mental health is crumbling and this just felt like one more burden to shoulder.

Anyway I did get round to filling out the form a few days ago.

The same neighbour posted an updated list last night and I lost my rag a bit. I was polite but I wrote quite a lengthy message saying that this was bang out of order, that he has no idea what is going on in peoples lives, people will either do it or not in their own time and that it’s admirable to want to galvanise the community but this feels like bullying.

I had a few supportive PMs from other neighbours but I’ve woken up in a cold sweat this morning about it. I might have marked myself as a troublemaker for ever BlushGrin

WIBU? Or overreacting to a neighbour trying to get something done?

OP posts:
PizzasTonight · 11/02/2021 16:14

YANBU to write what you did.
YABU to give a rat’s ass about what your neighbours think - who cares?

LookItsMeAgain · 11/02/2021 16:16

You may like this then:

Particularly at 0:37s
Grin Grin Grin

WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants · 11/02/2021 22:56

[quote 2beesornot2beesthatisthehoney]@WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants

But assuming it was numbers that counted, it would be important to get everyone to do it that had said they would

It really isn’t, believe me ! Petitions with thousands of signatures count essentially as one objection ! It’s what is said that is important.[/quote]
I know, I said you were right!!!

I was just saying that I didn't disagree with what they had done to galvanise people into action (on their mistaken belief that numbers mattered).

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