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Live CF parking thread (with diagram!)

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lovesapinot · 07/08/2019 10:16

So NC for this as not sure if neighbours are on here.

I am off today & woke up to the sound of doors banging and loud voices.

Have a glance out of bedroom window & there are 2 vans & a land rover parked on my ACTUAL drive!

Now I guess it's easily mistaken as a public car park Hmmso don't say anything immediately but once I'm up and toddler is dressed I go downstairs to see.

My next door neighbours are away on holiday. But of a weird driveway as their house has its own but it's round the back of ours and ours is at front so if you use sat nav it brings you to ours as their house is other side of our driveway ifyswim.

Diagram to show you what I mean.

Anyway they are unloading tools etc onto big sheets on my drive and walking over grass to neighbours

I said to them it was a private drive and could they move onto neighbours and they said they won't be long Angry

I was too shocked to say much more than 'no please move now'

Grrrrrrr!

Live CF parking thread (with diagram!)
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Iilana · 07/08/2019 19:56

Herodhshould say we'll move if you give a sincere apology to my dw.
This is gold. Doesn't your fil need supper now? 😂😂😂

prettybird · 07/08/2019 19:57

He could always have called a taxi to pick him up from the neighbour's house where he should have parked Grin - since he can clearly walk through the bollards to get there Wink

EPIC thread! Grin

MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 07/08/2019 19:57

Miss Jolly (no relation) would be so proud

FazakerlyJackie · 07/08/2019 19:57

Hurray for you.
I've had a shitty week with shitty workies being arses.
And this has cheered me up tons! Star

WhenYouCantRunYouCrawl · 07/08/2019 19:57

Blatant placemark

nexttonormal · 07/08/2019 19:58

Best parking thread in ages! This needs to go in classics when it concludes!

DobbyTheHouseElk · 07/08/2019 19:58

His employer obviously thinks he’s a CF as well, they haven’t turned up to help him out!!

BananasAreTheSourceOfEvil · 07/08/2019 19:59

I'd love to hear his explanation as to why he didnt move/ignored being asked...because I sure as hell wouldnt be unlocking that gate until I found out.

This is too funny.

Funghi · 07/08/2019 19:59

If only all cheeky bastards could get their comeuppance like this!

buckeejit · 07/08/2019 19:59

Oh please take him some paper & a pen to write an apology on.

That's a great idea.

Tell him you'll check on things when he's done.

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lovesapinot · 07/08/2019 20:00

Ok so he's gone.

They said he had acted like an entitled aggressive twat and should of just loved this morning. He just mumbled ok under his breath apparently. Don't think DH would have said anything without FIL here though lol. FIL has a long drawn out goodbye with me and DS in doorstep first.

Apparently he won't be back, we have tagged pic of him on FB page!

Grrrrr feel all deflated. Kind of wanted to lock him in all night but DH (demoted from Hero) wouldnt let me. Hmm

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lovesapinot · 07/08/2019 20:02

Sorry for typos - on the Pinot now

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Sexnotgender · 07/08/2019 20:03

Your FIL and DH are ace! Hopefully twat in the van learns his lesson.

kyles101 · 07/08/2019 20:03

Bravo op!!! Dh still has hero status (just) but FIL is king of the hill, I'm a little bit in love with him.

Classic for sure!!

piefacedClique · 07/08/2019 20:03

Might I be one of the first to congratulate you on an epic thread @lovesapinot. My wine and I are greatful you brought this to us. Enjoy your evening winner!🍷🍷🍷

classics.... classics.... classics....

howdyalikemenow · 07/08/2019 20:04

Best outcome all round OP. He's learned a lesson, but most importantly he's moved - albeit a longer after the initial 15 minutes he promised this morning and perhaps he and the firm he works for will think twice before being so cavalier with other people's property!!!

DobbyTheHouseElk · 07/08/2019 20:04

Enjoy your wine.

He could have walked away from your drive through the bollards.

He drove onto your drive and refused to move. He’s a prick.

Wherearemycrayons · 07/08/2019 20:05

Classics! Just brilliant 😂

BackOnceAgainWithABurnerEmail · 07/08/2019 20:06

What a knob! Who wouldn’t say ‘whoops silly me I’ll move that now. Bloody sat nav’

What excellent publicity for his company. If he worked for me we’d be having an interesting convo tomorrow morning!

Howyiz · 07/08/2019 20:06

Well deserved OP! Fair play for not letting the entitled arsehole away with it and well done to your FIL and DH, it is great to see men supporting women against pricks like that!

MeridianB · 07/08/2019 20:07

Thank you for cheering up my day. Brilliant work, Pinot Family!

MrsMozartMkII · 07/08/2019 20:07

Hopefully he's learnt not to be such an arse!

Cjl1 · 07/08/2019 20:08

How many of us are smiling reading this! Got to go in classics. Thankyou OP. x
and if any publisher needs an illustrator, you know who to ask!! Grin

minou123 · 07/08/2019 20:09

Whilst it's a shame that he has gone. It's still a massive victory for you.

From what I can tell, he was stuck on your drive for 2 1/2 hours, from when he wanted to go home and move from your drive.

That is epic! I hope his dinner is ruined

IvanaPee · 07/08/2019 20:09

FIL is a hero! Dh is a bit wet. You’re a legend! Grin

But look - he is now, what, two? Two and a half hours late home? Plus everyone in the community knows he’s a twat so don’t be deflated! He hasn’t gotten away with it.

Enjoy the pinot!