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[JackieWeaversAuthorityHere]

We pay a company to clean our bins once a month on bin day. I’m not usually home when they come, but I’m off work today And happened to be in the kitchen. I watched my next door neighbour wait until the cleaner left, take the house number sticker off my bin and put it on his, then swap our bin for his so he had the cleaned bin and I had a non-cleaned one.

He was back in his house before I had time to contain the dog and go outside but now DH is home, WIBU to go round and ask for my bin back??

@JackieWeaversAuthorityHere

DH’s retelling is getting more and more elaborate each time, but I don’t think he mentioned the stickers! DH says he turned up at the door, imposter-bin in hand and said ‘I think you’ve taken something that doesn’t belong to you’, at which point NDN launched into ‘well I think you’ll find it doesn’t belong to you either, bins are council property’, then DH said ‘so that means you can just steal our bin then does it?’ and it went on from there.

They ended up by the bins because DH said ‘I’ll be taking our bin back’ and that’s when NDN’s wife came out and said he wasn’t to go through the gate to get the bin. So DH went anyway and they both followed him.

NDN also warned DH not to scratch his car on his way past with the bin because if he did, he’d be paying for it

We’ve barely spoken to NDN’s but we were warned when we moved in to keep our drive weed-free and our windows clean because NDN would be round to complain if he thought the street was looking ‘shabby’. He’s THAT guy.

When a neighbor or anyone says something like that to me I straight up tell them 'feel free to hire and pay someone or come do it yourself'

I dont have a window cleaner, never have and our wondows arent that dirty (I mean rain washes them regularly round here) and I have zero urge to get on my hands and knees and pull dandilions so if it bothers them that much either they can pay/do the unnessacery work or they can go kick rocks, I have more important shit to do than worry about a rouge weed but then I have a life.

[quote LookItsMeAgain]@OchonAgusOchonOh - I know what you mean about us Dubliners having 'notions' Do you not have a place that cleans bins nearer to you than the UK or Dublin?? Does no one outside of Dublin not have notions too?? [/quote]
Not according to google. We're very un-notiony in the rest of Ireland.

@CustardySergeant

OchonAgusOchonOh what does "a bit notiony" mean?

Having notions is an Irish expression that means you're getting above yourself. Kind of thinking you're posher than you are. It's usually used to describe someone being overly middle class.

It's really only used in jest though.

Please tell the local paper or put it on a local fb group so people can circulate it!

I'm standing up for the rest of Ireland here! We have a house in the very remote north west and some of our neighbours are very notion-y indeed. Sadly not us.

@Confusedandshaken

I'm standing up for the rest of Ireland here! We have a house in the very remote north west and some of our neighbours are very notion-y indeed. Sadly not us.

Would they be protestant though? Where do they keep the toaster?

@CustardySergeant - some excellent examples of notions can be seen here

Thread of the year so far! Thank you. Unbelievable CF-ery and to say “I think you’ll find the bins aren’t yours either”!!! Xx

@OchonAgusOchonOh - I have just recently used a bin cleaning service in notioney Dublin!

I live in uk but was back home at my Dad’s and I couldn’t stand the smell of his brown bin any longer. It was vile. So I booked a bin cleaning service having spotted some of the neighbours having theirs done. 16 Euro and worth every cent. The guy I spoke to brought the franchise over from the UK he said.

We don’t even live in a notioney part of Dublin. I figured if the neighbours were doing it I wouldn’t be talked about as the one with notions home from England!

The cheek on this dishonest man! I really think you should report him to the council as this is dishonest conduct. If he’s steal his neighbour’s bins to benefit from the cleaning you pay for, what else is he stealing?

[quote Peridot1]@OchonAgusOchonOh - I have just recently used a bin cleaning service in notioney Dublin!

I live in uk but was back home at my Dad’s and I couldn’t stand the smell of his brown bin any longer. It was vile. So I booked a bin cleaning service having spotted some of the neighbours having theirs done. 16 Euro and worth every cent. The guy I spoke to brought the franchise over from the UK he said.

We don’t even live in a notioney part of Dublin. I figured if the neighbours were doing it I wouldn’t be talked about as the one with notions home from England! [/quote]
It doesn't matter what the neighbours do. You'll still be "yer wan bringing home her fancy notions from england".

He’s a rescue and a very good boy who makes poor life choices.

I love that description of your dog - I may have to start using it for my own

@OchonAgusOchonOh

we use "notions" in Scotland too!

[quote bunnypenny]@OchonAgusOchonOh

we use "notions" in Scotland too![/quote]
We do have a lot in common

Excellent work by your DH!

I would be tempted to scratch/carve my house number in small characters on the underside of the bin. Small enough that they wouldn't see it even if they looked at the bottom of the bin (who does) but irrefutable evidence should you need it.

But then I'm devious, apparently.

The world is mad isn't it? Our ex-neighbors stole our bin and left the number on. This was no doubt to create an interaction/confrontation. I just ignored it as we were moving but I believe that they had form. I had honestly never know anything like living next door to them and I've lived in so many places!

I would use gloss paint and make it very thick. I would also put "property of" on all four sides but then I am petty like that! I doubt he will touch your bin again!

I love your DH as well!

Can I suggest a transfer with the Cheeky Fucker Tory Next-door's face on it (use his campaign photo and get one made up).

Put the transfer on your bit then paint underneath "this is not my bin,it belongs to no 12"

Should stop him nicking it again.

@JackieWeaversAuthorityHere

Question for the room: what kind of paint do I need to use on this bin? Will any paint do the job?

Let me text DH and ask him. He's a retired decorator.

@JackieWeaversAuthorityHere

Aaaah thanks for all the love, I’m glad we entertained you all for an evening!

I would post a photo of ddog, but he’s a cross with a rare breed and very recognisable from the breeds Facebook group so it would be a bit outing sadly! Imagine a very hairy grey Shetland pony that farts a lot and always smells damp for no reason and you’re there. He’s a local legend because of his size as well so again he’s pretty outing. I’ll give him a cuddle from all of you though.

NDN has been out this morning watering the hanging baskets, DH was just heading out with Ddog and there was some glaring and pursing of lips, so I think we’ve poked the hornets nest on this one.

He sounds gorgeous - the dog, not the NDN - give him a cuddle from me please!

I want you to paint a clever phrase on your bin, but I can't think of one. I was sad enough to google appropriate trash quotes, and I think this one might be suitable:

"It's so nice when toxic people stop talking to you. It's like the trash taking itself out"

@JesusMaryAndJosephAndTheWeeDon

Can I suggest a transfer with the Cheeky Fucker Tory Next-door's face on it (use his campaign photo and get one made up).

Put the transfer on your bit then paint underneath "this is not my bin,it belongs to no 12"

Should stop him nicking it again.

Ooh yes! Or better, the campaign photo with a "Vote for Cllr [name], Chief Bin Stealer!"

Just a question: If OP thinks it may have been going on for some time, then presumably she has not noticed if they are clean or not clean, so what is the point of getting them cleaned?

Our bin is marked with a permanent marker. Not that anyone would want to steal our bins anyway.

[quote bunnypenny]@OchonAgusOchonOh

we use "notions" in Scotland too![/quote]
I remember buying chocolate for my XH when I was pg with DS, the shopkeeper asked me if I was getting notions, I said no, DH is!

I’d have said bin cleaning was notionay myself back when we had weekly collections. Now that it’s 3 weekly it seems much less absurd