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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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DishingOutDone · 31/07/2021 16:29

CF now blocked in AND roast dinner pictures? This is a VERY high value thread OP, kudos.

MotionActivatedDog · 31/07/2021 16:30

in which case the OP can reply that he did that all by himself! All he had to do was knock on the door!

Absolutely. I’m just making a prediction based on what we know of him so far.

MissConductUS · 31/07/2021 16:30

We just don't get parking discussions of this quality in the US.

I would also like to hear about the trampoline-abusing woman. Smile

NurseButtercup · 31/07/2021 16:30

@BlueEyesWhiteDragon

DB has just sent me a pic of what is waiting for me in the kitchen! Toby carvery I love you. Hes perhaps not put enough potatoes on there but I might be some time!

Hope you all sufficiently jealous!

Omg that looks delicious! I hope you manage to eat it all, washed down with a couple of glasses of wine, then fall into a very very deep food coma sleep, so you don't hear the CF knocking your door.
MotionActivatedDog · 31/07/2021 16:31

@newnortherner111

I suggest you not open the gates until you have spoken to his wife. So she knows about his behaviour from you not his twisted lies.
Grin

His wife, If she exists, is none of OPs concern! Why would she involve herself in his marriage??

melj1213 · 31/07/2021 16:32

@MotionActivatedDog

OP I half suspect this guy will turn up with a sob story saying you made his child miss a football match or something when he eventually does decide to collect his car. He’ll find a way to make you the demon here.
And the OPs response should then be "No, you did that. If you had made me aware of your return earlier then I could have opened the gate but you didn't. This is my property and you were warned not to park here as I would be securing it. You ignored that, and the consequence was being locked in until you asked me to unlock the gate, which you could have done at any point today after the 5 minute warning."
SixesAndEights · 31/07/2021 16:32

@SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius

Somewhere there is a mum who was expecting a couple of hours peace and quiet while her Dh took their kids out, and has now had 5 hours and 20 minutes, and counting, thanks to her dickhead husband’s dickishness and *@BlueEyesWhiteDragon*’s steadfast refusal to accommodate said dickishness!

Just think of her, sitting with her umpteenth cup of tea (other hot and cold beverages are available), enjoying sole control of the remote, if you are tempted to weaken, @BlueEyesWhiteDragon - you wouldn't want to spoil her peace, I’m sure.

Or maybe he's divorced and got the kids for the weekend
ChunkySloth · 31/07/2021 16:32

I wouldn't be letting him out unless he knocks on the door.

Thomasina79 · 31/07/2021 16:32

Personally I wouldn’t, but only because of the children he has with him.

MyFartWillGoOn · 31/07/2021 16:34

Food shop done, back in car.
Phew-not missed the great return! 🍿

giletrouge · 31/07/2021 16:35

Solidarity with CF parking twat's wife.
I may have had a glass of wine after spending all fucking day refreshing this thread. Or I may not. I leave it to people's imaginations.
Oh and BIG solidarity with OP, who is a STAR. Star

Fluffycloudland77 · 31/07/2021 16:36

I’d leave the arrogant so and so to it. I bet he parks over dropped kerbs too.

ToffeePennie · 31/07/2021 16:36

@Thomasina79 you mean the kids HE decided to have? The children who HE is supposed to be an example for? The kids that are going to grow up entitled, selfish twats if their daddy is anything to go by? Those kids?

Artichokeleaves · 31/07/2021 16:37

You made him aware you couldn't leave the gates standing open.

He knocks. He asks. His problem. It's not like you plan to say no.

Enjoy your dinner. Grin

TheLittleRedToothbrush · 31/07/2021 16:37

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DenbyChina · 31/07/2021 16:38

I can't wait to see how far he tries to brazen this out. Stay firm @BlueEyesWhiteDragon!

lastcall · 31/07/2021 16:38

I hope you've had a couple of glasses of wine with that lovely roast ... shame you moved the truck.

Blossomtoes · 31/07/2021 16:39

And the OPs response should then be "No, you did that. If you had made me aware of your return earlier then I could have opened the gate but you didn't. This is my property and you were warned not to park here as I would be securing it. You ignored that, and the consequence was being locked in until you asked me to unlock the gate, which you could have done at any point today after the 5 minute warning.

Do people actually talk like this? Or would it be more “I told you I was locking the gate, you just needed to ask me to open it”?

frazzledasarock · 31/07/2021 16:40

@LakieLady well that’s not OP’s concern. The man chose to park on private property driving through clearly marked gates. And left the car there despite the owner of the property asking him to move his car.

They can cycle as far as they wish. If the ignorant man wants to get his car off the OP’s property he should ring the doorbell and apologise profusely. And in future park in a car park.

QueenAstrid · 31/07/2021 16:41

I am literally ignoring housework, eating popcorn and refreshing this thread. I am a Mumsnet cliché.

sparepantsandtoothbrush · 31/07/2021 16:41

Oh, and he's deliberately carrying on with his day being a CF thinking op, a mere woman, will back down

But all that IS going to happen is he'll eventually knock after spending a nice day out with his kids while his car has been parked somewhere helpful to him, OP will unlock the gate and then he'll go. I don't think the ending to this is going to be very thrilling (although getting to this point has been entertaining!)

MyOtherProfile · 31/07/2021 16:42

This is brilliant. I haven't seen a good parking thread for ages.

MotionActivatedDog · 31/07/2021 16:42

Do people actually talk like this?

Only in their imaginations.

MyOtherProfile · 31/07/2021 16:42

This is pure gold. I haven't seen a good parking thread in ages.

AdaThorne · 31/07/2021 16:42

I haven’t had a Carvery since before Covid and am not due to have dinner until DH is back at 7pm. I want to gnaw off my arm and would seriously consider swapping the DC for Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and gravy…