To ask about your petty neighbour experiences

[Dotty1219]

Kind of lighthearted because its so ridiculous, but also not because the cheek has actually annoyed me 😂

Backstory: DP and I live on a row of 5 houses, with a shared yard (but everyone has their own parking spaces). The house we live in used to belong to my grandparents. On the end there's another couple (I'm guessing around 60 and 80 years old) who are not very nice people. Constantly trying to control what other neighbours do, where they can park, harassing them, reporting them for silly things like kids playing in the yard, they've had issues with every single neighbour. I'm sure you know the sort. Weve never had any issues with them really as we've kept our heads down, until now when we committed the ultimate sin of using the outdoor tap to wash the dogs muddy feet. 😂
This tap is communal, we all pay a share of the water, it doesn't belong to anybody. Weve used it about 3 times in 4 years, but the nasty neighbour uses it all the time.
He told me we couldn't use it as it was broken (but I've seen him using it after this) and I've notice this week he's put a bag over it and tied it up so nobody else can use it 😂 I can't get over the pettiness. Half of me is tempted to go and take it off and use it everyday to make a point. The other half of my brain is telling me to leave it, I don't really use it anyway and not to make trouble.
I'm just absolutely gobsmacked by the audacity. Can anyone else top my petty neighbour? Would I be unreasonable to start using the tap daily to have a wash 😂 should I surrender in the tap war?

When I was a student out next door neighbour was mad, to be fair it must have been bad living next door to students but we were a group of five relatively quiet girls that rarely had parties etc (because of NDN...) once he told us we had to be quiet because he only had one lung?! He also banged on the wall if we ever had a shower or used the toilet outside of his acceptable times, which were between 7am and 10pm. Two of us had IBD so that wasn’t always possible! The worst was his son though who used to come round and smoke weed and deliberately blow through our windows, as well as playing loud music with the speaker against the wall which we presume was to teach us a lesson. He also put glue in all of my car locks so that I couldn’t open the car and had to climb in through the boot until I could get it fixed. He was absolutely batshit!

@meganiris1922

These have made me laugh . I have had hell with people where I live . 1st one was my next door neighbour kept putting a half eaten chicken on our doorstep and running back in her house 😂 she's about 70 . Then accused us off egging her house , also used to call me. An Evil bitch under her breath . But now we get on really well lol she makes me loads of pies ! Then my neighbours across the road used to get their hair off about parking ! Iv had my car keyed by him also I seen his bald head moving in his window when I was sitting on my sofa . He was filming me ! I go up stairs and he's butt naked staring at me blinds wide open . Can't wait to move 😂

The nekkid bit is probably a criminal offence!

@Hoppinggreen

My neighbour, known as Dickhead. Came out of his house the same time as me to tell me he was unhappy I had got a dog The houses are detached with a reasonable gap in between, he actually had to come over to my front garden to tell me this I asked if my dog was barking or doing anything else to inconvenience him. He said no, he just didn’t like dogs and he wasn’t happy if he came out of his house at the same time as I did he might see my dog (from a minimum of 200yds away). He also said that if he looked out of his upstairs windows into my garden and the dog was out he might see it. I suggested he not look in my garden He’s moved now and there is a lovely family there who adore my dog and have actually just got a puppy

This has made me laugh so much

This one should hit the petty criteria. Bins of course it has to be bins.

A small group of Terrace houses with a shared drive way (half way along the terrace) into a car park at the back. Everyone keeps their bins out the back and pulls them up the drive on collection day. There is extra wide path at the top of the drive, perfect for bin collection without causing any inconvenience.

One of the neighbours gets a right tiz on if anyone puts their bins on this pavement near his house, apparently everyone should pull them all the way down the street and place in front of their own houses.

I'm the other side and quite frankly couldn't give two hoots, especially as the complainers has large loud parties (think live music in a tiny terrace garden) but shouts loudly about the inconsideration of the placement of bins......

All but one house on the complaining neighbours side now dutifully drag their bins to the front of their houses...bar one. Every bin day complaining neighbours, huffs and puffs about the inconsiderate nature - complexed on why this is still happening - removes the "invading" bin & "hides" places it somewhere to make a point to the "inconsiderate one".

Every bin day when I collect my bins, I have a quick look for the "misplaced" bin - and kindly take it back to the carpark bin storage area.

So complaining neighbour thinks he is making a point and inconveniencing the "inconsiderate" neighbour, "inconsiderate" neighbour hasn't got a clue. It is driving "complaining" neighbour nuts - he has never spotted me doing it. 🤣.

30+ years ago my mother had a series of nasty anonymous letters about her bins, which apparently she should have put away as soon as they are emptied, despite working full time (they went away when she got home that night). She knew who they were from. The first letters were just unpleasant, but the third was really vicious and called her ‘council scum’ and was very threatening - she was a single parent so they made various assumptions. I was nine at the time and I think it said something about me, so she called the police, not to take it further but so that the close knew she wouldn’t be cowed. She was talking to her next door neighbour (who was a real busybody and she suspected had encouraged the nasty neighbours to write) when the police arrived. Mum mentioned that the police were there to discuss the threatening letters and busybody neighbour went white (mum said it was rather dramatic). She also let slip to the busybody that mum worked a very senior role, knowing that it would get passed around. Funnily enough the nasty neighbours backed off after that and the letters and rumours stopped.

The same busybody once complained to my mother that I didn’t look and act as if I was eleven (said very disapprovingly). Mum pointed out that I would be fourteen soon so it wasn’t surprising. I was a very boring and well behaved teenager, but I had worn a denim miniskirt that day...

I lived in a long row of terrace housing, behind which ran a locked, gated alley which we all had keys to, where we all stored our wheelie bins. One day, DH lost his set of keys with the alley key attached, and at the time we were bare-arse skint and couldn't afford the £5 to replace it. They were tough times for us and we literally couldn't spare a fiver.

So we kept our wheelie bin tucked beside our bay window, at the front of our house. Technically, it wasn't 'allowed', but it was one of those things that everyone did from time to time. It wasn't an obstruction at all. We thought it would be fine until we could buy a new key (next payday, maybe)

The first week we left our bin outside our property collection, we went out to find a note attached to it, saying "KEEP ME IN THE ALLEY PLEASE" - all caps, anonymous. I chucked it away.

The next week, another note. This time saying something along the lines of, "PUT ME AWAY. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!" - again all caps, anonymous, the author referring to the bin in third person as though it had written the note itself This time, I looked around to see if anyone was watching me read it. They were. A woman five doors up, standing at her front door, arms crossed and a face like thunder. I threw the note away while she watched.

Third week, and my bin had been moved to the entrance of the alley, this time the note said something like, "IF YOU LEAVE ME OUT AGAIN YOU WILL BE REPORTED AND YOUR WHEELIE BIN TAKEN FROM YOU!!!"

I was really annoyed at this point. So I put my bin back to the front of my house, went and knocked on this woman's front door, and very calmly asked her if she had a problem. She shouted and swore at me, and slammed the door in my face. She actually did report me to the council, but instead of taking my wheelie bin, they just gave me a new key and a couple of spares, so that was nice.

Anyway, this was a long way of saying that a couple of months later we were moving, and it coincided with bin day. She put her wheelie bin out and I stole it, walked it the mile or so up to the end of our very long road, and stuck a note on it that read, in all caps, "MY OWNER IS A CUNT, SAVE ME"

Still brings me joy.

@KnobblyWand

I lived in a long row of terrace housing, behind which ran a locked, gated alley which we all had keys to, where we all stored our wheelie bins. One day, DH lost his set of keys with the alley key attached, and at the time we were bare-arse skint and couldn't afford the £5 to replace it. They were tough times for us and we literally couldn't spare a fiver.

So we kept our wheelie bin tucked beside our bay window, at the front of our house. Technically, it wasn't 'allowed', but it was one of those things that everyone did from time to time. It wasn't an obstruction at all. We thought it would be fine until we could buy a new key (next payday, maybe)

The first week we left our bin outside our property collection, we went out to find a note attached to it, saying "KEEP ME IN THE ALLEY PLEASE" - all caps, anonymous. I chucked it away.

The next week, another note. This time saying something along the lines of, "PUT ME AWAY. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!" - again all caps, anonymous, the author referring to the bin in third person as though it had written the note itself This time, I looked around to see if anyone was watching me read it. They were. A woman five doors up, standing at her front door, arms crossed and a face like thunder. I threw the note away while she watched.

Third week, and my bin had been moved to the entrance of the alley, this time the note said something like, "IF YOU LEAVE ME OUT AGAIN YOU WILL BE REPORTED AND YOUR WHEELIE BIN TAKEN FROM YOU!!!"

I was really annoyed at this point. So I put my bin back to the front of my house, went and knocked on this woman's front door, and very calmly asked her if she had a problem. She shouted and swore at me, and slammed the door in my face. She actually did report me to the council, but instead of taking my wheelie bin, they just gave me a new key and a couple of spares, so that was nice.

Anyway, this was a long way of saying that a couple of months later we were moving, and it coincided with bin day. She put her wheelie bin out and I stole it, walked it the mile or so up to the end of our very long road, and stuck a note on it that read, in all caps, "MY OWNER IS A CUNT, SAVE ME"

Still brings me joy.

Wonderful! Some people get their knickers in a twist about the stupidest things. What a miserable bitch. There must be something wonky physically inside these people's brains.

Ours replaced his guttering himself one day last month. We got him on cctv doing this as he brazenly propped the ladder on our house to do it! He came about a foot further over onto our side and cut into our guttering to join his new guttering to it . When it rains, that joint now pours with water and thunders right outside our front door. His verdict? It's on our side, so it's our problem.

@FuckingFabulous

Ours replaced his guttering himself one day last month. We got him on cctv doing this as he brazenly propped the ladder on our house to do it! He came about a foot further over onto our side and cut into our guttering to join his new guttering to it . When it rains, that joint now pours with water and thunders right outside our front door. His verdict? It's on our side, so it's our problem.

That should be fairly easy to sort out in small claims court.

We had our drive done and our next door neighbours who at first said 'why do that? there is always parking on this road' went and got their planning permission and drive done within 6 months of ours being done.

The neurotic one on the other side had hers pressure washed at around the same time. No idea what it is with people comparing themselves with others. Keeping up with the Jones is so boring.

Mine complains if my bins are not in a neat line if we park crocked, if a car door shuts after 7pm, kids on trampoline, if we park over her line, my car is too big, my car is too noisy, I should not go to work in lockdown (I'm a carer).

Our street had a power cut which meant our alarm went off. No power to put in the code so couldn't stop it. Neighbour complained to us about the noise even though she also had a power cut so knew we couldn't do anything about it.

Same neighbour followed me to work to complain about my dog barking. Went back to check and mine was quiet whilst hers was yapping!

Neighbours haven't usually been too bad ime. We did have one woman who was high maintenance, won't go into detail as it was mental health issues but very difficult as her neighbour.

Recently though one of our fences (adjoining neighbour's responsibility) needed repair. Instead of repairing/ replacing the existing fence they've built a new one on their side leaving us with the damaged one. Thought that was pretty petty. We now face a huge bill for replacing the fence on our side as they've no intention of repairing it now.

A couple across the road were obsessed with people having log burners / open fires ect and the smoke / smell they made.
On a number of occasions she stopped either me or my husband in the street and demanded we stop burning unsuitable wood as it smelt. We informed her that we didn’t actually have said log burner / open fire but she still continued to accuse us. One day she knocked on the door asking us again to stop burning unsuitable wood, at which point I invited her in to view the non existent wood burner! She still didn’t seem satisfied and a few weeks later we received a notice from environmental department at the council making threats to fine us £1000 for burning unsuitable fuel in a smokeless area!!! 🤦‍♂️

Argh i have so many of these neighbours!! Replace the bag every few days with something really odd like a used vegetable bag or a bag for life..or a hair scrunchie muhaha
I had a neighbour who insisted he owned a parking spot in a car park and left death threats on vehicles of anyone who parked in their spot..maybe not so light hearted but i have loved reading this post and all the comments!!

Act like you also believe the tap doesn't work and insist he stop using it 😆😆🙈🙈

With regards to the tap, I'd be tempted to go round and apologetically check if you'd been using His Tap by mistake - if he says no it's everyone's you can be all relieved and use it merrily, if he says yes you can apologize and say you'll let everyone know about the mistaken joint charge issue and get it sorted out so it's his alone.

Sorry to hear about your relative OP.

Well you're not alone. There's a nightmare neighbour on our street, let's call her Sheila. Sheila doesn't know but the entire street detests her and/or think she's barmy. We all smile serenely to her face but....

When Sheila was having work done to her place, rather than hire a skip she just dumped all the rubble and crap on the pavement for several days. Blocking up the pavement for anyone with prams, or mobility issues, and there are quite a few of both on our street. But she didn't have it dumped on the pavement directly outside her house, instead outside her immediate NDNs!

A few months later, one of those NDNs (a quiet retired couple) was putting up a fence between their adjoining front gardens, and while the NDN had popped out, Sheila cornered the builder, demanding he give her the 'good side' & claiming it was illegal not to - batshit! She then started harassing said NDN, to have permission to hang things off her fence (she's a fan of tacky garden things*), which was of course within the NDN's own boundary.

It's just street parking, but whenever Sheila leaves the house, another neighbour deliberately moves his car into 'her' space. Just to annoy her. It makes me chuckle.

*rumour has it she may have bought a sex pond recently.

My mother in law has a neighbour who exploded in anger (banging on their front door) that their bin was in his way and when my mil went to answer he boomed at the top of his voice 'YOU NEVER SPEAK WHEN IIIIII AM SPEEAAKINNG!!'
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[quote Disfordarkchocolate]@DynamoKev one of our next door neighbour's sons is always smoking weed. He keeps it in the hedge that separates the path at the bottom of our gardens and another neighbour's garden. He also like to smoke it ducked down behind our fence. Not sure why all this can't be done 2 meters further down that path outside his fence. To be honest he's the most of pleasant of the family who are all bloody annoying and just lack that bit of courtesy that makes for good neighbours.[/quote]
I am personally not opposed to a bit of weed (I don't use it) - but it's the cheek of it.
Until recently, said kid was driving the car with no MOT and no Tax as well. The Police and DVLA couldn't have been less interested in that either, until I mentioned it to my MP. The miraculously a senior officer paid him a visit in his parent's recently purchased £600K+ home and someone repaired his dangerous brakes and the other faults on his car so at least it now has an MOT.

@Whammyyammy

We used to live in a row of 6 houses down a narrow lane, no parking on the lane and we were the only house that had a drive.

Came home one day to find not one, but two cars on our drive. NDN straight out and informed us who they were.
Husband went round to the house, it was relatives visiting the bitter old lady at the end of the lane, and they refused to move stating they woukd be gone in a few hours.
Husband told me to go in and he'd sort.

He called his mate to come round with his modified land rover with winch.
15 minutes later our car was on our drive and lots of beeping as two cats were blocking the lane, fortunately they had a note on the back saying where they were visiting .
They soon shifted their cars then

I have just fallen in love with your husband.......and his mate with the winch.

A neighbour in a previous house is obviously related to all the horrors described in this thread. Within a week of our moving in he had announced that he was getting the fence replaced and the holes for the new posts would have to be bored through our concrete path. I told him that wouldn't be happening and he had to reuse the old holes. His wife was equally entitled. If one of my shrubs had the temerity to grow a leaf over the fence she would cut the leaf in half dead along the fenceline. But one year while they were on holiday a mole tunnelled just below the surface of their lawn (cut with nail scissors), leaving multiple long ridges and several molehills. And no, I hadn't released it!

@eeek88

He bolted a pig’s skull to the gatepost between our land and his, during the death throes of a dispute in which he didn’t have a leg to stand on. It had great big tusks. I loved it and was quite sorry when about 18 months later he removed it.

In case anybody’s wondering it definitely wasn’t put there for his own aesthetic pleasure- it was positioned in such a way that I’d see it multiple times a day and he’d only see it once a week or so,

I would have been tempted to paint it a shocking pink with diamanté jewels up and down the tusks.

at some of these

As if people are moaning about neighbours having a Bbq. We only get sun in our garden til 3pm. If I want a Bbq I'm having it at midday. I'm literally the only person near me who uses the garden to dry clothes however if one of my neighbours did have washing hanging up I'd have the decency to advise them before lighting it. But if they weren't in/didn't answer I wouldn't just give up on my plans for a Bbq. And I wouldn't expect them to if the roles werge reversed. Yes it's annoying having to rewash the load but it's hardly end to the world territory