Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

My neighbours are scraping ice at 10.30PM

178 replies

Tuvala · 09/12/2022 22:31

light hearted - ish 😆

It’s frozen solid here, road is an ice rink. Neighbours are 60’s and both retired, nice couple but probably retired too soon as both seem frequently bored!
For the past 45 mins they have both been outside in -3 scraping ice off the steps, the car and god knows what else.
I was a bit concerned they had somewhere they needed to get to so popped out to ask if they needed help with anything but no, they aren’t going anywhere!
I’ve since gone to bed and the loud scraping noises are driving me potty.
What on earth are they doing it for?!
Do they want to fall on the ice or get hypothermia? Or are they just trying new ways to drive me round the bend Hmm.
Aaaarghhh!!

OP posts:
Sennelier1 · 11/12/2022 18:22

They do it to show they’re a good boy/good girl scraping ice even if they plan to stay in! Nice and clean 😂

TheOrigRights · 11/12/2022 18:45

Azandme · 10/12/2022 11:13

Where I lived in Germany we had snow and ice from October to April. It was also anywhere between -5 and -25.

The bylaws stated that everyone was responsible for keeping their driveways and the footpath along their boundary clear by 7am. We used to shovel in the morning, but the locals ALWAYS cleared snow and ice in the dark at night then salted, and I was confused why until I tried it.

MUCH more effective, is still clear in the morning, and stays clear all day.

It really is the best approach - I find having lived there, many British people really don't know how to manage cold weather.

Oh god - flash backs to the 2 years I spent living there in my early 20s.
I lived in a shared house and we had a rota, so once a month it would be my turn. No problem, but quite a pain when I came back drunk at midnight and knew I had to my clearing before morning or face the wrath of Frau Herbst!

Cruisebabe1 · 11/12/2022 21:03

Sprouttreesareamazing · 09/12/2022 22:37

They go dogging on Friday nights...

Lol 😂

New posts on this thread. Refresh page