Neighbour Wars

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[IBarrett]

Mr Across the Road seems like an arse who deserves all he will no doubt get. Mainly financial I bet.

 

[Drago]

Is there lots of sleeping around, and does everyone eventually work for everyone else?

 

[Glow worm]

A very good illustration of how going off on one never works. I bet, had Mr Across the Road approached the builders in a friendly way, maybe invited them round for a brew and politely mentioned the damage, he would have had a very different outcome.
I often wonder how some folk can go through life and never learn this simple lesson.

 

[Slick]

Nothing the builder hasn't seen or dealt with before. If he is half experienced at all, he would have carried out a delapidation survey prior to starting. That was fairly standard practice for me.

 

[Drago]

None of that here, fortunately. George and Mildred on one side are elderly and lovely. Young headbanger on the other side is cool. Paramedic and train driver directly opposite. Army Major opposite to one side (who's daughter I unsuccessfully tried to save a couple of years back), and opposite the the other side is the token mad woman, but she's harmless. Peace and tranquility - strangers get run out of the village by a mob with burning torches and pitchforks.

 

[Piemaster]

Just for background, we live in a cul-de-sac of 19 houses (on a private road) which, when we first moved in, were mainly occupied by elderly, rather staid (but generally nice) folks. Having a couple of members of the LGBT community move in certainly got the curtains twitching - and inviting them all round for a housewarming was a novelty. Over the years, as the wrinklies have departed this vale of tears, they've been replaced by a much younger and more diverse group (we're close to Addenbrookes and a number of the research parks) and we have (at last count) 17 nationalities represented in the 19 houses.

There's always been a bit of grumbling over the years (like when we had a blessedly short stay neighbour who collected large, noisy American cars)

Isn't 'queens' a bit non-pc? I probably wouldn't have even realised though.
I like car guy though.

 

[fossyant]

Only one nobber on our cul-de-sac and he's a builder type (labourer and not his own business). He' built a massive granny flat out of breeze blocks (No planning) and extended his house (Has planning). The latest was a unregulated log burner in a clean air zone. Didn' like it when I complained he has smoked me out of my house by burning building waste on it. A quick call to the council and planning went round.

No-body speaks to the family as the guy has threatened the elderly neighbours and he threatened to do me over if I didn' go away, I laughed and said bring it on (He's a right short ar5e). Their older son is a bit of a mob (been brought back in police vans regular).

Other than 1 family it' fine.

 

[User42542]

Working as a local authority claims handler, and recently been involved in a similar case, i can assure you Mr Across-the Road's case will fail drastically at court and he will be left with a rather substantial costs bill, to the extent it would have been cheaper to fill the verge with pound coins, than to pursue his pointless case!

Sit back, grab yourself some popcorn, and enjoy!

 

[Slick]

Working as a local authority claims handler, and recently been involved in a similar case, i can assure you Mr Across-the Road's case will fail drastically at court and he will be left with a rather substantial costs bill, to the extent it would have been cheaper to fill the verge with pound coins, than to pursue his pointless case!

Sit back, grab yourself some popcorn, and enjoy!

My local authority got in touch with me about a claim a few years back. Once I had explained everything and shown them what actually happened they asked if I would be willing to put a few quid forward as a goodwill gesture. I reluctantly agreed and after that was awarded a number of local authority contracts over the next few years.

 

[FishFright]

 

[Bazzer]

Our previous residence was in a cul de sac and next door to our right ended up in in serious disagreement with next door but one to our left. But due to the configuration of the bungalows, the properties faced each other. I don't even remember what started it, but IIRC as well as arguments in the road, large notes to the opposite neighbour would sometimes be displayed in windows and on cars.
Having said that, I cannot claim any moral high ground, having fallen out with with the attached neighbour in our first house, even before we moved in.

 

[GuyBoden]

They're not neighbours, just some people who live next door..........

 

[Slick]

They're not neighbours, just some people who live next door..........

Which is of course the definition.

 

[Nibor]

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