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to HATE my neighbours smoking skunk in the garden

33 replies

kerala · 11/05/2008 10:28

I must be one of the few people that dreads warm weather. My grim neighbours smoke skunk in the garden and play gangsta rap (despite having a 3 year old a new born). We cant have our windows or kitchen door open or our house smells like a drugs den (not to mention my fresh washing).

Arrgh just need to rant. Moving to the country in 3 weeks cant wait for the smell of cow dung over this stench.

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micci25 · 11/05/2008 10:34

well it is thier garden they are in not yours so you are being a little unreasonable but if it bothers you that much couldnt you ask them to limit this behavior to evening times? chances are they will prob just slam the door in your face though

themildmanneredjanitor · 11/05/2008 10:36

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mrsruffallo · 11/05/2008 10:41

I wouldn't report them to police- why?

kerala · 11/05/2008 11:11

I think they need tolerant relaxed neighbours. That is not us. This is my third summer of this and believe me it starts to get to you in the end. Watching your gorgeous toddler playing while the air is heavy with hash and all you can hear is f this f that isnt my idea of a great environment to grow up in.

Oh and they keep fierce staffordshire terriers (despite nobody here being allowed to under the lease) "for protection" which leap the high fence we paid for and shit in our garden. Because none of them work (they are on benefits) they are in all the time. Bet you are all jealous of my set up!

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anniebear · 11/05/2008 11:23

bet your so glad your moving

feel sorry for the people moving in!!!

I get wound up with our neighbours and thats just coz he chain smokes and we sit in our garden and it stinks!!

Plus also the very loud music last summer, the kids throwing things over the wall, inc big piece of wood with a large nail in and golf balls!

really got to me, Just hope it doesnt start up this year

I feel so sorry for you

I , maybe would hang fire as you are leaving in 3 weeks

wouldnt have a problem reporting them for the things you have mentioned though

anniebear · 11/05/2008 11:24

Quote "I think they need tolerant relaxed neighbours"

Lol, sounds like a prison cell might be ideal for them

itsahardknocklife · 11/05/2008 11:38

You have my sympathy. Our neighbour's daughter (who lives there) has just had a baby, so neighbour has started smoking his pipe in the garden so the smoke isn't in their house. Now the smoke comes straight in our house instead. Charming.
Glad you're moving and I hope you have more considerate new neighbours.

theAfkaUrbanDryad · 11/05/2008 11:49

Tbh, from what you've said, it sounds like the hash is the least of your issues with them

If you'd started a thread saying "AIBU to hate my neighbour's dog who is fierce and jumps our fence" then I might have more sympathy.

You're moving in a few weeks. get over it?

kerala · 11/05/2008 17:04

It wasnt so bad last year as the summer wasnt so great - they are pretty low key unless its sunny. Also this year am 12 weeks pregnant and the smell makes me want to heave whereas last year it didnt get to me so much.

Refuse to feel guilty about our buyer as we have declared to her that we have complained about them plus they are apparently being moved on shortly (pity their poor next neighbours). They are not bad people just dopey (literally) and very inconsiderate.

Anniebear think I would marginally prefer dog poo to planks with nails in!

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phoebebouffet · 11/05/2008 22:23

If I didn't know most people on my street I'd say do you live on my street? It's not in a particular bad area, most of our neighbours are really lovely and respectable people, but our neighbours have a big rottweiler dog that barks and jumps up at the fence, not what u need with a 15 month old playing nicely in his paddling pool {cute emoticon} and a house that backs onto ours has blaring boom boom music playing never for very long (probably because someone complains) but why even do it in the 1st place? You are not being unreasonable at all and have every right to report them to the police, I don't know when the reclassification comes in but hopefully they'll be able to do more now it's going to be a class B. If they don't work how can they afford it anyway is what I would like to know.

theAfkaUrbanDryad · 11/05/2008 22:26

No-one will care if you report them.

Seriously.

They'll get a caution, if that.

The re-classification is bollox if you ask me. No-one's cared for years.

phoebebouffet · 11/05/2008 22:29

I'm sure you wouldn't lower yourself to their level but if you like hatching up revenge plans imagine their what their faces would be like if next their dope made you feel sick you were sick over their fence!

barnical · 11/05/2008 22:42

YANBU .. there polluting you with their ILLEGAL habit YUK!
By all means do as they wish in their own home as they see fit.. but don't make others put up with it!!

MrsWeasley · 11/05/2008 22:45

my friend was in her garden last week and was eating out there with the LOs and a near neighbour started shooting birds (and descriping to each other what they looked like dead and or still twitching)

CocodeBear · 11/05/2008 22:49

I hate people smoking dope round kids.

When I was pg with DD1 we went for dinner at a friend's house. She lived in a house share at the time and her friends starting skinning up at the table when I was 7 mos pg and I couldn't believe they could be so thoughtless.

YANBU.

MrsWeasley · 11/05/2008 22:50

oh yanbu (forgot that bit)

CocodeBear · 11/05/2008 22:56

LOL MrsW

KerryMum · 11/05/2008 22:56

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molecularbreakdown · 11/05/2008 23:01

YANBU

At all.

CoteDAzur · 11/05/2008 23:07

YANBU of course but I can't help but wonder how you know they are smoking skunk

MoreSpamThanGlam · 11/05/2008 23:10

YANBU

TheWiltedRose · 11/05/2008 23:11

Well at least there smoking it outside and not inside with there kids!
Your moving soon i dont see why you need to do anything its not going to be your problem.

theAfkaUrbanDryad · 11/05/2008 23:15

pmsl Cote.

you said it was hash earlier in the thread

MrsWeasley · 11/05/2008 23:48

oh I thought they were smoking skunk as in an animal on the BBQ (didnt read whole thread!!)

I'll get me coat!

MrsWeasley · 12/05/2008 00:00

I really did think that hence my post about a friends garden birds being shot!

Sorry just felt a need to explain