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Neighbours cooking us alive ….

359 replies

DaisyStiener · 08/11/2021 08:36

We live in a freezing but lovely townhouse/tenement /high ceiling, bay but single glazed flat.
It’s been freezing since Before Time
Heating is rubbish and often wear layers to keep warm/survive

About 3 months ago : we got new downstairs neighbours

They did a lot of building work and at first , we thought by the heat and the noise- that they were drying plaster or similar with industrial heaters of some sort ?
Turns out no: they are just from a much warmer country and have their heating on 24/7 !?

My eyeballs are drying out. It’s like a Sahara now
I’ve windows open constantly , but at least my washing dries quickly …

Is it even SAFE to have heating on 24/7? What kind of heating rattles a whole room? My cats are just lying in pools on the floor!

AIBU - you’ll age by dehydration, your cats will eventually jump out of the wide open windows , the noise will drive you mad , it’s bad for the environment
YABU- enjoy the heat ,for once - make a cocktail chillax, throw away your onesies as you won’t need them this winter.

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HappySantasaurus · 08/11/2021 08:37

Yay, free heating! Grin

SandrasAnnoyingFriend · 08/11/2021 08:37

Buy some room humidifiers and enjoy the free heating!

Trixiefirecracker · 08/11/2021 08:38

@HappySantasaurus

Yay, free heating! Grin
This!
girlmom21 · 08/11/2021 08:39

With the rise in fuel prices I'd be over the moon if the neighbours were heating both our houses!

LibrariesGiveUsPower45321 · 08/11/2021 08:39

Are they growing wacky backy?

Longdistance · 08/11/2021 08:40

Apart from boiling you alive, are you sure they’re not harvesting Cannabis?

Landof · 08/11/2021 08:40

Wow free heating. Nice!!

DaisyStiener · 08/11/2021 08:41

Grin ha ha yes. I keep telling myself that my gas bill will be non existent this winter
Genuinely wondering what neighbours are going to do it January where it gets to about -8 at night!?

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DaisyStiener · 08/11/2021 08:43

Ha haaaaa
@Longdistance @LibrariesGiveUsPower45321 well we DID wonder but surely the smell wouod be as obvious as the heat???

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FreedomFaith · 08/11/2021 08:43

@HappySantasaurus

Yay, free heating! Grin
This and they are probably growing cannabis. But enjoy the free heating before the police turn up. Grin
SultansOfMing · 08/11/2021 08:43

Ummmm they're almost certainly growing cannabis!

But I'd keep quiet and enjoy the free heat whole it lasts.

And get some extra smoke alarms just in case.

DingDongDenny · 08/11/2021 08:45

I think they will be resetting the thermostat once they get their first heating bill

Canigooutyet · 08/11/2021 08:46

Enjoy the free heat whilst it lasts
Might not be a cannabis farm, one of the reasons I hated visiting my mum was because her heating was on 24/7. Nothing to do with coming from a hot climate she grew up in the North with a coal fire lol.

WouldBeGood · 08/11/2021 08:47

They’d be my dream neighbours 🤣

TheOccupier · 08/11/2021 08:49

This is a total win. Redecorate your flat in the style of a tiki bar or some other tropical paradise and enjoy it while it lasts. I imagine once the neighbours get their first gas bill they will change their habits.

Electricbug321 · 08/11/2021 08:49

Crack out the sun lounger and cocktails Grin

HerRoyalWitchyness · 08/11/2021 08:49

I'd be over the moon with free heating. Grin

Battendownthesnacks · 08/11/2021 08:49

Amusingly a mumsnet video called "grow your own herbs" has just popped up on my screen as I scrolled through this thread Grin

Breathmiller · 08/11/2021 08:50

Oh we had this when we lived in a tenement flat.
Woman from Brazil moved in and I felt so sorry for her because when we met on the stairs she just kept saying how she was really struggling with the cold in Scotland and hoped she would get used to it.

It meant she had her heating on full blast all the time. Summer time was a challenge sometimes but we just opened the windows but that winter my heating bill went down massively. I looked on it as free under floor heating.
The cat would also lie full out on the middle of the floor soaking up her Brazilian sunshine.

We now live in a terraced cottage on a farm and our elderly neighbour has her woodburning stove on in her living room and it heats our bedroom up through the chimney breast. You can put your hand on the wall and feel the heat. I'm a cold bod so it's fab Grin

LanaDelBoy · 08/11/2021 08:51

Hahaha I'm getting ads saying "grow your own herbs" on this thread Grin

lentilsforever · 08/11/2021 08:54

I love in very similar property
Baffled (and envious!) that it makes such an impact on you and that their heating is so powerful!

lentilsforever · 08/11/2021 08:55

* Might not be a cannabis farm*Grin

Thefuturestory · 08/11/2021 08:55

The cannabis smell would only be in the final weeks of growth. Takes about 3 months to mature. Get your nose ready!

BarbaraofSeville · 08/11/2021 08:57

@DingDongDenny

I think they will be resetting the thermostat once they get their first heating bill
This. Unless they're very wealthy, I probably couldn't help dropping a comment about how expensive utility bills are getting into conversation to hopefully warn them that they could be running up a massive bill.
DaisyStiener · 08/11/2021 08:57

@Thefuturestory
Oh DOES it? I didn’t know that!!
How do YOU know that? Wink

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