To bin the card now? Parking one with diagram.

[crowsfeet57]

We've lived in our house for 26 years and our neighbours have live here for about 15 years. We've maintained a civil relationship until last year when after demanding that we take down some ivy growing on our fence, she announced she was taking down the fence and we weren't allowed to grow anything on the new one. It's actually our fence but she refused to believe that until I showed her the deeds and told her she was not to touch it. Even after that we had a number of rows about her getting workmen in who attached things to the fence and refused to stop when we asked. At one point she screamed at us on the doorstep for 20 minutes about what bad neighbours we were. We were so embarrassed that we agreed they could attach this horrid willow stuff to our fence.

This morning she knocked at our door to let us know they were having a party in the garden tonight (we'd already spotted the marquee). She told us she had asked her guests not to block our drive. We were impressed at how considerate she was and bought a congratulations card for their celebration.

We've just got home and they haven't parked in front of our drive. They have, however, parked right across the road so we can't get to our drive at all and have had to park two streets away. We live at the end of a cul de sac and so ours is the only house inconvenienced by this

DH won't let me knock and ask them to move the cars. I think this is a big fuck you from next door. Would I be unreasonable to bin the card we bought?

How are the emergency services meant to get to you if your house is on fire?

@hotmeatymilk

Forget the card. Shit through their letterbox instead.

That is the biggest F U ever.
No way I would let that slide.
Bitch

They are blocking the road. I would knock. If they don’t move all the cars immediately, I would call and report them.

@Longdistance

How are the emergency services meant to get to you if your house is on fire?

Probably not worth starting a fire... Probably...

Fill the card with glitter and block them in.

Block them in. Simples.

I agree to blocking them in also.

Bet op is round there now

I would knock and I would demand that was cleared before I called the police.
A fire engine or an ambulance is not going to get through there if needed.

I'd give them the benefit of the doubt and assume there's been a misunderstanding on the part of the guests. The neighbours were polite to let you know about the party beforehand so I don't think they've done this on purpose.

If a fire engine had to come and put out a fire they would just drive through the blockade

@CallyWW

It's not a huge deal. She tried to warn you and probably did warn her guests not to block you. What's the harm in parking 2 streets away for one night? I would forget about it and pass along the card. It's nice to be nice to people.

The problem with doing that is that as nothing was said they'll be likely to do it again

It's also taking the easy option and avoiding confrontation

@hotmeatymilk

Forget the card. Shit through their letterbox instead.

This is the best thing I have read on the internet all week. Thank you @hotmeatymilk from the bottom of my heart.

Oh and +1 for block them in. I'd just want to be clear that you're not pushovers. You showed them the deeds for the fence. The is the same sort of thing - they can't just do what they want.

I would think that they’d done this deliberately to piss you off. On that basis I would not say anything and not react at all. This will drive them crazy.

Perhaps knock on their door very early tomorrow to hand deliver the card with a very cheery ‘hello’.

When I read this I at first thought you should let it go. Then I looked at the diagram. This is beyond rude and ridiculous. I would ask them to move then call police if they refused. The guests who chose to park that way are idiots.

@CoffeeTopUp

You park here - red car parks the spot.

^^ wss

@CoffeeTopUp

You park here - red car parks the spot.

I'd do this.

The neighbours probably have no idea that the op is blocked out, why can't you just knock and ask if someone would move the car - why does everything have to be such a drama?!

Just call the police and report the parking situation

The police have got better things to do. Just knock and ask someone to move their car, probably they will, drama over.

There is NO WAY on this bloody earth I would be parking two streets away from my drive, go round knock ask them to move the cars, if they refuse which they shouldn’t anyway, then block them in, of course they could say they can’t if they trollied in which case I would report them

Assuming there is no space at the top to squeeze your car through, just knock on and ask them to move or park in front of the car nearest the pavement, they can all still get out.

As if your DH can be telling you not to knock on.
We lived in a cul de sac, luckily on the whole everyone was quite reasonable, any obstruction just got moved if asked to do so.

Like a PP suggested start a big (not out of control) fire in the garden then pray they ring the fire brigade

@CallyWW

It's not a huge deal. She tried to warn you and probably did warn her guests not to block you. What's the harm in parking 2 streets away for one night? I would forget about it and pass along the card. It's nice to be nice to people.

Absolutely this. It's one night and you live by them. I would let it slide for one night.