To not vacuum neighbour's car

[TheUnexpectedPickle]

I really don't think IABU but juuuuust in case...

Off work today, doing a few jobs. Decided to vacuum and clean inside of my car (which turned out to be a bigger job than I thought as I've not done it since I got the car in September 😬)

Upstairs neighbour went out as I was starting and came back as I was topping up screen wash. Said "you're doing a great job, are you ok to do mine next". I laughed, standard (not that funny but common) joke right?

Wrong. She was serious. I said I don't have time to do another car now. She asked if I can do it tomorrow as she doesn't have a hand held vacuum. I said she is welcome to borrow mind (a stick shark) but I'm back at work tomorrow. She kind of huffed and said she thought I "might like to be neighbourly" and went in.

I mean... wtf!? I've never cleaned a neighbours car. I might do DPs if he was here but only cos he'd do mine if he was doing his.

BUT

1. I've moved to a smaller town from London and obviously the vibe is a bit different, people are more friendly etc.

1. Neighbour already is suspicious of me, she had a bee in her bonnet about me not going round to introduce myself when I moved in and once we had spoken I heard her telling her husband she didn't believe me about my job and wanted to call my employer to confirm I worked for them! (She has also speculated that my baby nephew was my baby who didn't live with me and thought he'd been taken away from me, but that's another thread)

So... should I have given her car a once-over to keep the peace or should I just avoid her and her batshittery?

TheUnexpectedPickle Fri 30-Jul-21 02:24:57@CuriousAuntyMaud don’t even get me started on flowers, I left a tv stand outside my bay window (on my private drive, not impacting her in any way) with the intention to turn it into a planter. When she cornered me she asked if I wanted her to take it to the dump. I said no, it’s gonna be a planter. Except, now it isn’t. It’s gonna stay there and annoy her. I want to get a light up flamingo too by DP says that’s petty.

Put in wildflowers!! They don't like wildflowers in the home counties because they look 'rough' and 'untidy' apparently I was told to 'remove immediately'. They've stayed of course Once you start bending to their commands where will it end?!

You need something themed like a fairy garden. The local children will love it walking past every day but your batshite neighbour will hate it.

Start a collection of gnomes starting with this one...

@CuriousAuntyMaud that's a great idea, I love wild flowers and it means I'll be helping the bees too

Wildflower meadows are great. They do need cutting down a couple of times a year but minimal upkeep.

I hired a rug doctor and one of my previous neighbours wanted me to do all her carpets too out of the kindness of my heart. I explained she was welcome to borrow it for a few hours after I was finished using it but she'd need to buy the carpet cleaning solutions herself, move her furniture and actually use it.

She'd done me a favour by taking in a parcel once and I think she felt like I owed her or something.

I agree with every previous comment!! Nosey and nuts. Suggest she invests in a dustpan and brush, she will learn a new skill.