My washing line annoying neighbour

[Afrodizzyak]

We have a new neighbour who has complained to me about my laundry hanging on the line ruining her view. It's just run of the mill laundry, no crutchless knickers or bondage gear, so not offensive. At first I ignored her, but she later told me she had photographed it and would complain to council.
I'm not the only neighbour she has complained to, another about his whistling, which is piercing her ears, having sensitive hearing and she asked another neighbour to keep his windows and doors closed whilst cooking as it made her nauseous.
It's not just humans she intolerant of, if a bird is singing, she will start growling to scare it away.
Before she moved here, we all just dodged along fine.
Is there any law against hanging washing? I'm not tumble drying our family's wash when not necessary.

[JazfromCincy]

I wouldn't be worried about it. Tell her to kick rocks unless she's paying your electric bill! No council on earth can even force you to not use your dryer line, again, unless they wanna pay your electric bill, and be responsible for your machines maintenance. I'd look into getting a privacy fence, that'll really improve her view. Ppl like that should have nothing but walls to stare at anyways! Can you imagine someone telling you not to whistle! 😂😩🤣 I'd of fallen over laughing. Literally.

[Badasin22]

Sounds as if the only place she will ever be happy is inside a casket🤷🏻‍♀️

[Merida46]

Hang out as many sheets as you can to block her view!

[LittlePoBeep]

This thread popped up of my Facebook just now....on The Mirror FB page. 😂

[justanotherdrama]

If I worked for the council and someone sent me a picture of someone's clothes on a washing line I'd be too busy laughing then probably signpost her to social services incase she was having some sort of MH crisis!!

She sounds crazy!

[Dnaltocs]

If you register the complaint to the Local Council each time it happens you will have the upper hand if or when the situation escalates. However, as you own your property and may in the future decide to sell, these complaints will perhaps discourage purchasers.

[Irridescantshimmmer]

If you make a note of the dates and times of the complaints your nieghbour has made about your washing or anything else, complain about her to the council.

They'll need the log and hopefully they can threaten her with an ASBO because you have every right to hang your washing on the line and she's an idiot.

Hope that helps, if you contact your local councillor, they may be able to escalate the complaint as this nieghbour is stepping way out of line.

Hope things improve.

[Mothership4two]

@CustardySergeant

Daffodilsandtuplips Why did you decide to revive a year-old zombie?

I have done this. Just not checked date, posted and then seen date and think "b**cks!". I try to remember to look now but sure I will probably do it again!

[disconnected101]

I really do wish the OP would come back on this one though! unless the neighbour got her way and annoyed everyone around her to the point of moving out, leaving an unoccupied street. Or, less dramatically, the neighbour moved to an uninhabited island that even birds wouldn't crap on. Peace at last for her. Although I think people like that enjoy having people to complain to & about.

[disconnected101]

@CustardySergeant

Daffodilsandtuplips Why did you decide to revive a year-old zombie?

What baffles me is all the subsequent posters chipping in with their 2 cents worth, usually after someone has pointed out THIS IS A ZOMBIE THREAD. It's a single click to read all the OP's updates.

[disconnected101]

@CustardySergeant

Daffodilsandtuplips Why did you decide to revive a year-old zombie?

There was a washing line thread a couple of days ago. I imagine this one came up in the list of suggested similar threads.
As to why people don't check the dates or activity of the thread... beats me.

[CustardySergeant]

Daffodilsandtuplips Why did you decide to revive a year-old zombie?

[FannyPhart]

She sounds like a serial complainer and control freak. Telling people not to whistle or open their windows or put washing out? I think you all need to get together and complain about her harassment because that's what she is doing. Harassing people and trying to curtail anything normal that she doesn't like.

[RunningJo]

Mad as box of frogs... no one will take her complaints seriously. Ignore her.

[disconnected101]

I wonder if the police/council have a 'spurious complaints' department complete with a photo wall of bothersome repeat offenders

[cruisebaba1]

@Afrodizzyak

We have a new neighbour who has complained to me about my laundry hanging on the line ruining her view. It's just run of the mill laundry, no crutchless knickers or bondage gear, so not offensive. At first I ignored her, but she later told me she had photographed it and would complain to council.
I'm not the only neighbour she has complained to, another about his whistling, which is piercing her ears, having sensitive hearing and she asked another neighbour to keep his windows and doors closed whilst cooking as it made her nauseous.
It's not just humans she intolerant of, if a bird is singing, she will start growling to scare it away.
Before she moved here, we all just dodged along fine.
Is there any law against hanging washing? I'm not tumble drying our family's wash when not necessary.

I have one of these , she complained far too often to the local police about a neighbours relative parking outside his house! Eventually the police have spoken to her about her behaviour. She was like this apparently at her last address… all quiet now.

[Skybluepinky]

She obviously has issues, let her moan to the council, I’m sure it’ll be their top priority 😂

[Dnaltocs]

Sad we can’t all live in peace. I’d keep line drying my clothes outdoors.
She unfortunately has problems but it’s important this doesn’t impact on your lifestyle. It’s cheaper and not harming the environment.

[user1492757084]

You could put up a screen of light reed matting along the fence or grow tall trees to block all of her view or engage the local graffiti artist to draw a bright mural, tall and wide of foxes or rocket ships or large digital emojis.

She is very unreasonable.
Keep drying your washing the solar and wind outdoors method.

[disconnected101]

I know people don't like zombie threads being resurrected, but rereading the OPs posts,, I'd love her to come back with an update, and a Big List of Batshit Neighbour's Grievances.

[stepmad]

I would be so temped to vist the odd charity shop and fill the line up with pants of many sizes and colours. Or for the cornatnaton red white and blue.

[DividedHouses]

I'm actually feeling sorry for the neighbour. Imagine being so highly strung that normal aspects of life like washing or whistling drive you so mad you complain to people. She mustn't be very happy.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd completely ignore her moaning and tell her I felt harassed which, unlike hanging washing out, actually is something you can report... But I'd do it in a sympathetic way, while wondering what would make her happy? A detached house? Then she'd likely be annoyed by the postie or whatever.

She needs a chillpill - wonder if anyone's suggested a chat with the doctor about how she can't cope with everyday life? Not saying you have to do it, OP, but I can see an anonymous letter with a cat with a speech bubble...?

[Daffodilsandtuplips]

@ForeverLooking

No, there's no law against hanging washing and the council won't have any interest in following up a complaint about it. She sounds like a pain in the arse. Ignore. She won't get anywhere with complaining about smells or whistling either

There could be a covenant about not hanging washing out…probably not in the ops area but it’s not unknown.
I once lived in a house on a river, near a Marina, we couldn’t hang washing out or even put a clothes airer outside, we got warnings, strongly worded ones too. We put a wall mounted four arm rotary drier inside the garage and left the garage doors open. Someone from a boat passing by complained he could see our washing inside the garage, I’d left the back door open as well as the garage door to let the air blow through.

[gogglepod]

My neighbor leaves their washing out for weeks 😂

[Mothership4two]

@Emberino ·

I hope I’m wrong but I have a feeling it won’t only be the washing she is complaining about. If she has only just moved in what will happen if when your kids or other people kids start playing outside. She’ll be complaining about the “noise” they make as well. Hope it doesn’t escalate. We had a neighbour who couldn’t stand bird shrieking or shitting used to shoot them with an air rifle!

Wow. Hope you reported them to the RSPCA/RSPB, although it does depend on the type of bird.

We had a neighbour that used an air rifle to shoot/kill magpies and squirrels. And FIL did same with pigeons and squirrels. Both had medium sized suburban gardens and weren't protecting chickens or anything like that. Both had a veg patch which is, I think, what FIL was worried about. It annoyed me because the neighbours may disagree but are affected. It's a few years later but we still don't see squirrels or magpies here.

FIL once rang a fox wildlife charity to find out how he could legally kill foxes and they said, err we are all about protecting them not destroying them! PIL had a den and we could watch fox puppies playing from the back bedroom. It was lovely to see.