I am in a semi-detached with weed smokers on one side.
On the other sde is a building that has apartments above and blwoe, itslef part of four - which is mirrored over their shared gated drive. Essentially, I have three neighboring buildings - and they are CLOSE.
The attache property already smokes a lot of weed - had constructed a shelter with a tarpaulin so that they (he and as many as eight friends) are not stoppped from being otu the by the weather.
There are already some "issues" with the downstairs of the apartment (posted elsewhere), whcih I m also trying to deal with. Now, the above apartment has become occupied by a heavy weed user (and her daughter - who is too young to smoke). I am so fed up with this being a problem....... and yet cannot figure out best course of action, if any.
My kitchen (which is my favourite room) opens to the back garden, with patio doors being the only windows or door on that side.
The house is spectacularly badly built and even with doors and windows closed there are many draughts. But with the patio door open only a little for air, or to see my garden, or just whatever - the stench from the weed from this newer one is coming straight over the fence and into my house. Also, due to the passageway to the front, I walk out of the front door into a face or lungful of it.
This is, of course, due to the construction and close proximity, and te way that air seems to be trapped (sounds work in the same way) and find a way out. Unfortunately, the poor construction of this house means that - even if I were prepaperd to seal myself in - I am getting it indoors. Goes without saying that my garden is almost useless.....
But - how to tackle this new problem?? Next door (joined on) just didn't take any notice, they know I hate it but that's never going to stop them doing just what they want.
I do pride myself on pretending not to notice the things that unintentionally and deliberately p* me off - but I am struggling with so much of it.
Inwardly I have already composed the typical polite request - but, in fact, I don't actually know where else she COULD go and smoke it..... She is at the ground floor door before her stairs up, but any of the outside space actually belonds to the downstairs aprartment, so would be right outside her front door, or patio door, or kitchen window. The young woman in the downstairs is eight+ months pregnant at the moment, and I feel sure this is something that will be bothering her too....
I know notes can p* people off, but I am not a door knocker, and I really do not want to do the passive-aggressive approach of speaking loudly about it, or bitching to someone else.....
It is Housing Assocn, and there IS a "drugs" policy but probably pretty ineffectual...... Ugh - I hate these dilemmas!