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Neighbour kicking off about car

252 replies

Biancadelrioisback · 28/05/2021 13:57

My neighbour popped a note through the door yesterday asking if we can put both cars on the drive as they're having people round today for a BBQ and would like people to be able to park on the street.
Technically we can fit both cars on the drive way, but you can't get in the garage or shut the gates at the end of the drive, and the cars need to be bumper to bumper and will still overhang onto the path a bit (you can still fit a buggy and wheelchair past). So usually we have one on the drive and one on the street. Street has plenty of parking, no issues here, plus the car on the street gets used most days so is really only there overnight.
So DH went out to work this morning taking the car from the street. I've had neighbour round banging on the door reminding me to put both cars on the drive and pointing to a random car that is parked just a bit up from our house that I've never seen before. It's the same colour as ours but definitely not our car. Neighbour is accusing me of lying and being difficult. He is adamant it's my car and I'm being unfair.
He's gone off in a huff but I can hear them in their garden complaining and talking about coming back to talk with me again.
I'm not worried per se but I'm a bit...antsy? I can't really prove that it's not mine, plus it's legally parked so I really can't see a problem other than them not getting their way.

AIBU to not put the other car on the drive when DH gets home just to antagonise them?

OP posts:
osbertthesyrianhamster · 28/05/2021 18:10

@IntoAir

AIBU to not put the other car on the drive when DH gets home just to antagonise them?

YABU. People who run more than one car, and don't keep them on their own property (drive or garage) really can seem selfish. Cars take up so much of our finite resources of space & petrol etc - maybe for once, you could try not to?

Only to curtain-twitching, busybodies who have so much spare time on their hands they can't mind their own bloody business and monitor public spaces like the complete saddos they are.
RedcurrantPuff · 28/05/2021 18:10

I’d put them both on the road, your neighbours is nuts.

Lollypop4 · 28/05/2021 18:12

What Arseholes.
I wouldnt give in to their demands and they'd be getting a knock on door about littering in my garden with threat of taking it further

trevthecat · 28/05/2021 18:17

If he had been polite I would of absolutely said squeeze on your drive but he hasn't. I'd invite everyone I know to park down the road and I would have made sure my drive was completely empty! But I'm petty like this!!

UhtredRagnarson · 28/05/2021 18:19

Collect the corks. Soak them in fish juice And then post them through their letter box at 2am tomorrow night so they wake up to a beautifully fragranced home.

Or be normal and Chuck them back over but fantasise about doing the first one. Grin

coffeerose · 28/05/2021 18:23

It'll be interesting to see how this ends WineGin

Biancadelrioisback · 28/05/2021 18:23

@UhtredRagnarson

Collect the corks. Soak them in fish juice And then post them through their letter box at 2am tomorrow night so they wake up to a beautifully fragranced home.

Or be normal and Chuck them back over but fantasise about doing the first one. Grin

Grin
OP posts:
muddyford · 28/05/2021 18:24

I would park both cars on the road. What an entitled moron.

AgathaX · 28/05/2021 18:34

FFS there are some idiots around. Commiserations on your shit neighbours.

Emilyontmoor · 28/05/2021 18:34

If I was a guest at his barbecue I ‘d be wondering what sort of dick I had as a friend and telling him so as well.

EKGEMS · 28/05/2021 18:36

This nonsense makes you fantasize about an old school revenge prank: a paper bag full of dog poop lit on fire on their doorstep

KatyaZamolodchikova · 28/05/2021 18:42

Most importantly is look alike car still there OP?!

Librariesmakeshhhhappen · 28/05/2021 18:45

Is dopplecar still there?

Keepyourdistance000 · 28/05/2021 18:46

Ignore him - chucking over the corks is designed to goad you and wind you up.

StoneofDestiny · 28/05/2021 18:46

Wow - throwing their unwanted corks over the fence!

I'd seriously think of this: Collect the corks. Soak them in fish juice And then post them through their letter box at 2am tomorrow night so they wake up to a beautifully fragranced home.

You are only giving your unwanted fish juice soaked corks back to them.

Can't believe neighbours like your even exist. Idiots.

StoneofDestiny · 28/05/2021 18:47

Sorry - I mean you are only giving THEIR unwanted fish juice soaked corks back to them

wizzywig · 28/05/2021 18:48

@Librariesmakeshhhhappen doppelganger!!!

MaddieElla · 28/05/2021 18:51

Please PLEASE tell me you threw the corks back, the cheeky gits! Shock

Librariesmakeshhhhappen · 28/05/2021 18:54

@wizzywig

Yes. I was just making a silly pun. You know, doppleganger is german for something like double goer. I just changed it to double car. Was just a silly joke. Sorry it offended you.

UhtredRagnarson · 28/05/2021 18:55

Doppelbanger? Grin

BigHeadBertha · 28/05/2021 18:58

I'd take a deep breath and get on with your life. This childish drama is not worth your attention.

tiredanddangerous · 28/05/2021 19:00

I'd gather up the corks, knock their door and hand them back. Fuckers.

Librariesmakeshhhhappen · 28/05/2021 19:02

@UhtredRagnarson

Doppelbanger? Grin
That's so much better! Hope Wizzywig doesn't tell you off as well.
Biancadelrioisback · 28/05/2021 19:03

Dopplebanger is still there

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Custardo · 28/05/2021 19:05

my elderly neighbour puts random notes about shit - from time to time, i just comply.........but if this developed as you suggest, i would definatley think
fuck you
and then when they see both cars....and a fuck you - then they will realise. in short, if it was just the note i would have shifted the car - come banging on the door - and fuck you bitch

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