Hi all, semi light hearted but here we go! Apologies in advance for the post length...
Absolute nightmare neighbour (please see previous threads) who I've managed to have minimal contact with the last few months - I know everyone will say why have you not grey-rocked! I tried! If you don't want to hunt through posts, in the last few months:
- I had my drive jet washed and asked the company to swoosh over the pavement so the pavement in front of their house didn't have any run off dirt(argh she has me trained!). 2 hours later, she accosted me coming back to the house - she'd just come home too and how dare I make the pavement wet? (Because it never rains in the NW of course)
- Took in a couple of parcels when I was out and refused to answer door to let me have them back (literally hid, I could see her through the window 🤣) - this happened several times. It was days before she threw them over the garden fence... when it was raining
- Because we no longer talk (she no longer talks to me because she got caught trespassing in my garden trimming back bushes after I'd said it was all handled... I didn't say anything, but she has not spoken to me since) she has taken to accosting any trades that turn up to my house and demanding to know in minute detail what is going on, to the point my plumber asked me in all seriousness if I was ok and was I being stalked
- Today the silence was broken (alas!) when she shouted at me for righting their wheely bin, which had fallen over and was spilling onto my drive
Hope that gives some context! So (and I feel like I'm jinxing it typing) they are moving! And should exchange and complete on Monday apparantly (according to other neighbour).
I have a small party planned on Sunday for something rather lovely and have 8 friends coming over for cocktails and dinner. Neighbour will know this is going on because she watches the front of the house obsessively, but also we're terraced so there'll be a bit of noise. I imagine everyone will be home by 10/11, so not planning a rager!
I mentioned about the move date to one of the guests (who can be overly sympathetic to people at times by his own admission!) and he thinks it will look like I'm holding a party to celebrate neighbour from hell going 🤣 He thinks I should rearrange! I think he's bonkers (and I'm half planning a special freedom cocktail, but still!) So... AIBU?
AIBU you could rearrange to the week after, why risk upsetting a very turbulent relationship as it is
YANBU who cares? She'd complain whatever happens, fetch the strobe lighting and vuvuzelas!
Nb: aside from some sort of cosmic punishment, I should never see nor here from neighbour again post move!