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To lock the jackass in (parking thread)

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BlueEyesWhiteDragon · 31/07/2021 10:57

I live in a rural location which is very popular with walkers / bikers / horse riders etc. It's heaving today for some unknown reason as the weather is rubbish!

We have 2 driveways. One which was with the original cottage then a small bit of garden then a second which leads to the additional land we have. The second driveway the forestry commission have a ROW over as the track continues up into the forest. Next to that driveway is a footpath. Both driveways have gates at either end and both say private property/dogs running loose. (Diagram attached - not to scale!)

I have just had a straw delivery and so opened the second driveway gates to let the farmer in and trundled round the back to show him where to put them. He's unloaded and driven off and I've gone to lock the gates back up. Literally as he's driven off and I'm walking down a guy has pulled in the gates and parked up and 3 kids have jumped out and he started unloading their bikes.

I politely ask him to move as he's on private land and he says there are no signs he thought it was a parking spot. I say they are on the gate and it's clearly an enclosed piece of land that is not a parking space and he says he couldn't see them as the gates were open but he'll only be a few minutes. No problem, I say, I'll pop back and shut the gates in 5. Off I toddle.

I have returned and his car is still there and he has gone. He has left a note on the windscreen which says "had to park here no other spaces". I mean WTF?!

WIBU to shut the gates, padlock the fucker in, block the gates with my truck AND then disappear for at least 48 hours?

To lock the jackass in (parking thread)
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starfish4 · 31/07/2021 13:53

I would do whatever you were planning to do. If you do go out, you could leave a message saying he hasn't returned (he has but he doesn't know you know that), you can't wait in any longer so have gone out. You'll be back at 8pm (even though it could be sooner), and will unlock the car then.

EvilPea · 31/07/2021 13:53

You saying Ford ranger says it all. It seems to be the new car of the entitled prick because they are so fucking large and aggressively styled.

Keep up the good fight op Brew

ledesertsacre · 31/07/2021 13:54

Thanks OP, this thread has cheered me up. Love a parking thread.

melj1213 · 31/07/2021 13:54

I would definitely do C - if I were feeling generous then I might leave a note with a way to contact me but if the CF called then I would not be rushing back, I would be coming back at my convenience.

Do the dogs usually have a run of your entire property? If so then I would do B while you are at home as you have no obligation to keep them in the garden if they can usually have free run of the stableyard/drive etc but I would keep them more contained if/when you go out.

ivykaty44 · 31/07/2021 13:55

stop with the notes, the op has no reason to explain herself asking on her own land, none at all

JustJustWhy · 31/07/2021 13:56

...but remember how quickly newspapers and other media pick up on these threads. If anything untoward were to happen with the dogs this would show intent.

I'd be fuming too OP but in all honesty the cheeky picnicker would have enraged me the most!

Cattitudes · 31/07/2021 13:56

C especially if you can walk there and hence drink and you know the owners so they can intervene on your behalf if necessary.

CrotchetyQuaver · 31/07/2021 13:56

What a dickhead. I'd definitely bugger off out for a leisurely lunch.

Your rage is not unreasonable, entitled arseholes like him need teaching a lesson. I'd hold out until he plucks up the courage to pass the dogs and knock on the door and even then I'd finish what I was doing before going to unlock the barrier. I wouldn't hesitate to have my DH at my side for moral support and call him a fucking stupid selfish idiot in front of his kids either.

Faevern · 31/07/2021 13:57

C as long as you don't take the truck.

You said "I will lock the gates in 5 minutes" and he took no notice, what does he expect?

SixesAndEights · 31/07/2021 13:58

@BlueEyesWhiteDragon

So the current debate in the house is do we A. Remain as we are. B. Escalate by opening gate between garden and drive2 so dogs are everywhere and he can't get to his car. C. Go the carvery.

DB (who is here for the weekend) says B. He reckons we almost doing them a favour by letting the dogs out as we making it clear it's it's one property so he knows to come ring the doorbell AND C.

I'm thinking A. Its no major inconvenience how things are and I very rarely get anything exciting to post about on MN so he's actually done me a favour ;)

C.

But before you go and after you come back, B.

billy1966 · 31/07/2021 13:58

Definitely C.

With a note on his car telling him you have a camera on his car AND his reg.

atlastifoundit · 31/07/2021 13:58

@JustJustWhy

...but remember how quickly newspapers and other media pick up on these threads. If anything untoward were to happen with the dogs this would show intent.

I'd be fuming too OP but in all honesty the cheeky picnicker would have enraged me the most!

Whose intent? Intent to do what?
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BlueEyesWhiteDragon · 31/07/2021 13:59

The dogs are German Shepherds (oh and a small mixed breed thing that is a quarter of the size and 100 times as angry).

They absolutely wouldn't do anything if the people climbed in with them other than possibly lick them. They absolutely would do something if someone attacked me though but I see no reason to assume anything would escalate like that partly because if he was getting that irate I'd be letting him out before it got insane.

The dogs are all currently asleep in the front room with me anyway I've just got the outdoor gates open so they can rush out the house from the front yard through drive1 onto the garden when they hear someone.

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Ninkanink · 31/07/2021 14:00

Definitely don’t let the dogs out though. You wouldn’t want anyone to get hurt.

JustJustWhy · 31/07/2021 14:01

Intent to deter them...when it's not him but his children who he is allowing to enter the property. They already have this entitled idiot for a father, the same father who has allowed them to scale fences when he doesn't know for sure there are dogs loose. Already someone else has encourage the OP to also call him a "fucking idiot" in front of those same children.

Ninkanink · 31/07/2021 14:01

Still it would be awful if something did happen, and your dog would have to be destroyed too...

Definitely go to the carver but the dogs are best left lounging inside.

godmum56 · 31/07/2021 14:01

@Ninkanink

Definitely don’t let the dogs out though. You wouldn’t want anyone to get hurt.
I'd be concerned about CF hurting a dog.
Ninkanink · 31/07/2021 14:02

Yes that could be a concern too. Either way the dogs need to be kept out of the way.

LittleMissnotLittleMrs · 31/07/2021 14:02

It can’t just be me thinking you need to get “Who let the dogs out” ready to play, loud, for when he comes back

NeedNewKnees · 31/07/2021 14:02

I want you to choose C so badly I’d pay for your meal, @BlueEyesWhiteDragon!

And the bottle of wine you’ll need, obviously Wink

LaurieSchafferIsAllBitterNow · 31/07/2021 14:04

I hope he has gone home to his wife to moan and whine and she already knows ALLLLLL about his idiocy.

Any local facebook groups?? You might find his side of the story that may need reviewing!

BluebellsGreenbells · 31/07/2021 14:04

C sound good

Why wait around?

LakieLady · 31/07/2021 14:04

@BlueEyesWhiteDragon

So the current debate in the house is do we A. Remain as we are. B. Escalate by opening gate between garden and drive2 so dogs are everywhere and he can't get to his car. C. Go the carvery.

DB (who is here for the weekend) says B. He reckons we almost doing them a favour by letting the dogs out as we making it clear it's it's one property so he knows to come ring the doorbell AND C.

I'm thinking A. Its no major inconvenience how things are and I very rarely get anything exciting to post about on MN so he's actually done me a favour ;)

I'd go for C, personally, and not just because food and wine is almost always a good idea.

B could put your dogs at risk. I'm sure your dogs are delightful and that their guarding instincts don't go beyond making a racket, but if the OP or one of his children tried to hurt them, they might nip in defence. And then you'd be the one firmly in the wrong, for having a dangerous dog.

A would be ok if someone in the household had parked the truck and then unfortunately gone out somewhere with the key in their pocket.

SmokeyDevil · 31/07/2021 14:05

A, because we want updates! Selfish I know. Grin

Definitely not B, you don't want him harming your dogs.

StrongTea · 31/07/2021 14:05

Take wheel off your truck and jack it up.