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Was DH unreasonable to shout at the neighbours?

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Louis45 · 03/11/2022 20:04

We have some neighbours a few doors down that took to sneaking around in the (enclosed) front garden and taking discarded cigarette butts from the designated pot we have out there for them.

Two of these plant pots went missing over the course of a year or so. It finally clicked who had stolen them the last time it happened so I put a note through the letterbox asking them to please return the plant pot. The male of the pair came and knocked on, returning the plant pot and that was the end of that.

Fast forward to last night DH arrived home at about 10pm and as he came up the path he saw one of the pair at the plant pot.. again.

Tired of them sneaking about in our garden he told him in no uncertain terms to get the "F" off his property and stop creeping about near the house late at night, he has kids in here etc.

Do you think he was being unreasonable to lose his temper? I will admit I do feel a bit unnerved about strange men creeping about in the garden, it doesn't sit well with me, however supposedly harmless his intentions were.

OP posts:
SoTired12 · 09/05/2023 21:05

PurpleButterflyWings · 04/11/2022 09:03

I can't believe this wasn't mentioned until 8.30 this morning - over TWELVE hours after the thread was started... There's an obvious and easy answer to this..............................

STOP SMOKING.

It's a disgusting habit, it costs a fortune, it's bad for peoples health and it makes people and their home, and car STINK.

I literally can't even be friends with a smoker. Can't go into their home, can't have them in mine, can't sit near them in a coffee shop, can't go anywhere in the car with them etc etc, because of the perma-stink of cigarettes/nicotine on them. And yes they DO smell of cigarettes all the time. Don't say they don't.

You should start a thread about it 😴

DeireadhFomhair · 09/05/2023 21:36

SoTired12 · 09/05/2023 21:05

You should start a thread about it 😴

And you should resurrect a 6 month old thread for no reason whatsoever 🙄

SissySpacekAteMyHamster · 10/05/2023 00:47

@MrsReeves I've also managed to kill a peace lily, it is possible.

someoneisalwaysintheloo · 10/05/2023 02:51

NicLondon1 · 03/11/2022 21:49

This is so sad. I'd let them take the fag ends if they're that desperate. Maybe leave them in sthg less nice.
Buy them some proper fags for Xmas.
What happened to kindness to people who are so down on their luck?

This!

Can't believe OP is being so mean and petty over fag ends that they're throwing out anyway.

Leave the pot on the property boundary where they can have them without bothering you

DunkingMyDonuts · 10/05/2023 03:38

@SoTired12 are you quite well?

CampsieGlamper · 11/05/2023 08:43

Can you still get these exploding those things that could be put in cigarette ends that you used to be able to get at joke shops?

That would teach them!

graceinspace999 · 11/05/2023 08:51

Bigslippers · 03/11/2022 20:14

I recognise this post. Same was posted few months ago 🙄

Me too… maybe stealing old ciggie butts is now a thing 😂

roarfeckingroarr · 11/05/2023 12:11

Scavenging for cigarette butts has to be one of the most grim things I've ever heard.

KarmaStar · 11/05/2023 12:58

Not sure why you switched voting on as not sure what way you are indicating to vote for.

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