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Was I "that" neighbour today? Or was my annoyance justified?

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PyongyangKipperbang · 18/07/2024 23:00

I suspect it might be both!

Pulling up to my house, on street parking, every man for himself. And there was a space outside, great. Indicate, start to reverse and some dickhead from waaaaay up the road pulls into it front end first from behind me. Now I think that this is NOT ok, ever. You just dont do that.

However, this is where I feel I might have been U. I shouted "OI! I was parking there!" and he said "Tough, there is no parking up the road" and I said "OH great so now where do I park?! I OWN THAT HOUSE!"

He scuttled off, DD said I was quite scary! And then about half an hour later moved his car. I didnt move mine on principle (dont ask me what priniciple, I dont really know, I was just too pissed off to show I cared enough to move it I think!).

Still annoyed at the way he nicked the space but equally ashamed at being THAT neighbour who appears to think that they own the road outside their house. I really dont and have NEVER done this before, if there isnt a space, its annoying but thats how it is!

Oh and to make matters worse, the vast majority if people on our road now are renters as for about ten years every house that went up for sale got bought by the BTL crowd.....so embarrassed.

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FuzzyWuzzyWuzABear · 19/07/2024 09:39

PyongyangKipperbang · 19/07/2024 02:05

That is true. The locals who have been here for years (including the renters at the other end who are all council renters) feel a sense of community and ownership. But the ones in the middle seem to come and go very quickly and dont seem to care.

One of the ladies in the council places who I know has rented there for 30 odd years, tried to organise a Coronation street party. Their end and our end where all up for it but the middle lot werent interested which buggered up the license/permission thing you need from the council for it.

The locals who have been here for years (including the renters at the other end who are all council renters) feel a sense of community and ownership.

Yeah but none of you own the parking spaces on the road.

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