To feel miffed with my neighbours request?

[Aliceglass]

I don’t know if I’m being sensitive or unreasonable here. My next door neighbour approached me at the weekend to give me dates of their summer garden parties.

For context, We live in a terrace of modern houses and we all have similar sized gardens, enclosed by neighbouring gardens, back and side.

So my neighbour told me about her planned garden parties over the next few months and there were 3 dates confirmed, 2 tbc.

But, she has specifically asked us that we don’t use our garden during the days of these parties.

I was a little take aback and said that we don’t have any scheduled bbqs or parties on those dates so they will be fine. But she said they didn’t want us to use our garden, AT ALL!
Apparently it will spoil the atmosphere if I was to “pop to the bins and empty my recycling” or if they could hear the washing machine on a spin if I left the back door open!

I did laugh at this stage and say well I can’t promise to not access my garden for the whole day.

She went on to say how her friends are “well to do” and they would expect privacy and not to be interrupted by unnecessary noise.

I got a little frustrated at this point and I asked if she was just letting me know or if the neighbours the other side were also being asked this. She assured me that, yes they were and they confirmed they won’t be using their garden or the gate to their garden at the back so as to not disturb her.

Am I being unreasonable to think that this request is unusually controlling?

Contingency plan: If the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, a strategically placed fan on full speed might do the trick.........😂

What time are you expecting us all???

Omg I can’t wait!!!

Isn’t tomorrow the day you are spring cleaning the whole families underwear drawers and washing all of it and giving it a good airing in the garden? And maybe a bouncy castle and some of the kids friends over for a play date? And some new high powered water guns for then to play with? Nobody will ever dictate to me what I can or can’t do in my home or garden without bearing the consequences. Now if she offered to pay for us all to have a day out with spends included I could possibly be coaxed out of our garden for the day! 😂

Whats your plan op?

‘I’m sorry but that is quite an unreasonable request, so im going to ignore it.’

Hope you have enough people over for a conga!

What's your plan OP, you've had so many suggestions. I still think you should turn up in your poshest frock with your cheapest lambrini and exclaim thankfulness for being invited 🤣

Funnily enough, I was thinking along the lines of this and Agadoo when I wrote cheesy kids' songs!

I also think they need to do the Conga. And the Macarena. Maybe the Hokey Cokey for good measure.

I would rise to this challenge willingly. Oh my days! This is the maddest thing I have read on here in a good long time. PLEASE do your very best to razz her up tomorrow. May I suggest, given it’s going to be nice tomorrow, making a water slide using plastic sheeting and a garden hose and asking ALL the kids in your street round to enjoy it? Plus, of course, Jive Bunny or similar on repeat. Not too loud but loud enough (you can put earplugs in). We need more in MN Classics! X

May I suggest, given it’s going to be nice tomorrow, making a water slide using plastic sheeting and a garden hose and asking ALL the kids in your street round to enjoy it?

If there’s water involved surely we need Baby Shark ?

I know it’s all a bit of fun, but other than what you’re normally up to in the garden, you aren’t really going to do anything mad, are you? I mean, no way would I stay out of my garden but equally, I wouldn’t deliberately sabotage her do.

I will chip in for the bouncy castle!

If it were one day, as bonkers as it is, I might be tempted to go along with it to keep the peace, while explaining that while I did not think it was reasonable, I was willing to help out for a day. BUT - 5? Who is she, the queen? I would tell her that there is no way I could commit to what she was asking and leave it there.

My thoughts exactly!

Defo baby shark.

That's the day you dry all your underwear on your balcony, then. I'd also be mowing, strimming, hedge trimming, power washing, leaf blowing and anything else I wanted to do in my own garden.

FFS tell her to fuck off.

It's supposed to be nice weather tomorrow so no way would I keep out of the garden.

Invite the cast of Oliver around to welcome her posh friends to the neighbourhood

Well it’s not too late to create a Deezer playlist 😇

Anything by Eminem
Lily Allen - Fuck you
Pulp - Common People
Money can’t buy you class

Chat GPT has a few interesting sounding tracks to offer.

Failing that, Union Jack under crackers and wifebeater T shirts on the washing line…

Borrow a couple of massive dogs that love to play fight.

Start the ‘casual cunting’ see Mickey Flanagan

Derek & Clive - the cunt dialogue

Hang England flag on the shed.

Plastic dog turds in the front garden - or real ones, see above…

But worst of all, and it’s a bit extreme - hang up some net curtains in your front windows 😱

@Aliceglass
Is your NDN Hyacinth Bucket?

So is it you, your friendly neighbour or is Hyacinth that will be having a eurovision soiree?

Ooh, exciting! Please let us know how you get on, @Aliceglass ! 😁

WTAF?

Not only are you not invited, but you’re not
to use your own garden?

I’d politely tell them to get stuffed!

Or better still… tell them that you have already organised your children’s parties on those dates.

Tell them it’s a whole class party on each occasion so there will be 30 children in your garden and that you have already hired (and paid for) Marvin in the Musical Clown to entertain them, noting that they have to be in the garden due to the use of water and custard pies in the act.

Don’t forget to tell them that there will be amplifiers in use as one of the children is hearing-impaired and you would not want them to be left out!

Tell them that some of the children, including the hearing-impaired one, are well-to-do.

I’m sure they’ll understand! 🤣