To ask my neighbours if somethings wrong?

[spencerprattisaprat]

New neighbours moved in about 7 months ago, ever since then we have the routine - we take the bins out and they bring the bins in.

It was never spoken about but it's what we did with previous owners and seemed to be working fine past 7 months. However, past two weeks, although we have taken the bins out, my neighbours have only taken their own bins in.

AIBU to approach them asking if everything is okay? Or should I just stop taking their bins out? Why would they suddenly stop, pretty rude to be honest.

Maybe something's wrong? Illness, bereavement?

Maybe they just want to do their own bins?

Maybe they don't want to touch your bins because of covid 🤔

Just do your own bins. Lockdown has sent us all a bit mad lol

Two words - BIN JUICE

Maybe they had enough of having no control over what time their bins are taken out?

It's a bit weird to start doing something like that without communicating first.

They might just have had enough of the previous arrangement, it was nothing to do with them after all.
Just put your own bins out next week to show you've taken the hint?
They haven't been rude as such, looks like they just don't want to share bin duty anymore. YABU to approach them really.

Weird on your part, I mean.

😂 we have the same set up! My neighbour who usually gets them in hasn't been well so her relative has been visiting and getting her bin in but leaving mine out, as he doesn't know the set up or doesn't care. I don't care though it's only a bin, I still put hers out.

Maybe they just got fed up of taking both bins in, or they have hurt themselves and struggle taking their own in at the minute.

I wouldnt want to ask if everything was okay, incase its just a case of them no longer wanting to do it. I would continue as is if you're happy to, for the time being at least and then I'd stop unless I was happy to keep doing it.

Orrr what if someone else has done their bin these last two weeks who doesn't know of this unspoken pact?

Tis Bin Gravy oop north Cat and disco rice (maggots)

I'd rather put my own bin out and bring it back in then do one or the other with two bins. It's a ballache. Just do your own bin. Someone used to bring my bin in for me and it really creeped me out. Stopped with covid, no idea who it was, happened since in moved in 4yr ago, even if I'm in the house, never saw them though.

I think it’s bin juice OP. Other peoples’ bin contents are grim but if you get their bin juice on you that takes it to a new level and is a valid reason to cut ties.

@TheQueef

Orrr what if someone else has done their bin these last two weeks who doesn't know of this unspoken pact?

Tis Bin Gravy oop north Cat and disco rice (maggots)

Disco rice is literally the worst thing I've ever heard

I got myself in this situation but I want to stop and don’t know how (apart from having an awkward conversation). 😂

I take both bins out. They bring both in. I can’t just take mine out as they’d miss bin day presuming I’ll be doing it.

As an aside; I think the bin-bringer-inners get the better deal because a) no pressure to remember to bin day and b) empty bins are lighter.

Maybe they have COVID and don't want to touch your bins?

Just start taking your own out. Leave theirs.

It's really bizarre that you started taking their bin out without even asking them. What an odd thing to do. Just do yours and let them do theirs.

I would just say that you note that they have chosen to end the reciprocal bin arrangement, which is absolutely no problem but you wanted to ensure that they knew that you would also be stopping the arrangement to take the bins out as you don't want them to miss bin day. If they need any help over holidays etc you are always happy to help In the future.

Just stop taking theirs out as well.
If they miss bin day thats their problem.

Yeah since they didn't give me the common courtesy of letting me know they were ending our arrangement, I will not do them that courtesy either. Arrangement over. I just find it strange and wonder what we've done but oh well.

Maybe they just like being independent in the bin department. I know I would.

@spencerprattisaprat

Yeah since they didn't give me the common courtesy of letting me know they were ending our arrangement, I will not do them that courtesy either. Arrangement over. I just find it strange and wonder what we've done but oh well.

You sound weird.

I think moving their bins about without asking them was a little rude to be honest!

Covid
Bin Juice
Wanting to be independent

It's bot odd to take them out. We take each othe's in. Whoever is out there forst does them. But not out. That's weird. Unless one is on holidays (especially in a summer)