Things that irrationally irritate you about your neighbours

[iandg]

My irritation is not irrational - he wakes up at about 5.00 am and occassionally starts banging and clattering in his workshop - it doesn't generally wake me but it disturbs the dogs (who then wake me)

One Saturday morning last sumer he had a cement mixer going in the garden at 6.00 am

 

[r04DiE]

The parents especially the Mum needs to think seriously about their own safety. If she is that scared then him living somewhere elce maybe the best option. She doesnt want to end up being seriously injured by him or being killed. Everyone wants to support their loved ones but theres a limit.

Without going too deeply into it all, there is no other option at the moment. The son has Social Services fooled into thinking he has capacity. The parents aren't listened to anymore as he is an adult. The only option is to have him sectioned and forcibly removed by the police. Not easy, and this is just the tip of the iceberg of complexity.

EDIT: If he were my son then I would do what was best for him above all else.

 

[r04DiE]

That must be very hard for your neighbours to cope with, but perhaps the ambulance driver is a more considerate parker.

It's got nothing to do with my neighbours, its at my mates house and I don't suppose the paramedics aren't too bothered where they park. I doubt they go looking for considerate parking when they have an unresponsive adult on the floor with half a tongue and blood all over the place.

Their circumstances, however, are vastly different to my neighbour.

How do you know? Are you privy to your neighbours medical records then?

 

[screenman]

Sandra6 could you go and see your neighbours and ask if there is anything you can do for them.

 

[Sandra6]

It's got nothing to do with my neighbours, its at my mates house and I don't suppose the paramedics aren't too bothered where they park. I doubt they go looking for considerate parking when they have an unresponsive adult on the floor with half a tongue and blood all over the place.
How do you know? Are you privy to your neighbours medical records then?

obviously not, but I do know she is not a 22 year old living with her parents. If she were diabetic and had aspergers, but was incapable of controlling her medication I doubt she would be in a fit state to ring an ambulance twice a day. I would like to think, if that were the case, then social services would be involved and she would be moved into an assisted home where she could be properly helped.

@screenman knocking on her door seems a little invasive. I thought I met her partner when she first moved in - he was in the driveway - and I spoke to him, but he grunted at me. Other than seeing her get in an ambulance, or out of a taxi the following day, I've never had opportunity to speak to her.

 

[r04DiE]

obviously not, but I do know she is not a 22 year old living with her parents. If she were diabetic and had aspergers, but was incapable of controlling her medication I doubt she would be in a fit state to ring an ambulance twice a day.

So you don't really know anything about her medical issues then?

I would like to think, if that were the case, then social services would be involved and she would be moved into an assisted home where she could be properly helped.

Well, maybe think again. Not been the case with my mate's boy.

 

[screenman]

Some people are very shy or lacking in certain social skills, I would still be inclined to knock and offer.

 

[Bonus]

Apparently the three "big issues" with neighbours are boundaries, dogs and parking.

 

[screenman]

I must admit I often come on this forum read the recent posts on many topics. Then consider myself very lucky.

 

[NorthernDave]

Our current neighbours aren't too bad. Parking is occasionally an issue, but that's more down to not thinking rather than anything malicious.

We did have one prize plum living next door to us for a while - I genuinely have no idea what he was doing, but every weekend there would be the sound of drilling and / or the hammering in of nails, and the Hoover would go on 6 or 7 times a day...
The bin wagon once 'swallowed' his recycling bin so rather than getting on to the council he just decided to help himself to ours - even though it had our house number on it. Luckily for him he wasn't in when I spotted our bin in his back garden and repatriated it - although his wife's face was a picture when they got home later and she noticed that "their" new bin was missing. Mind you, that is bad luck, losing two bins in one day...
He also caused no end of parking chaos. All was well until we got a new car, which seemed to cause him great offence and he started parking closer and closer to it, or having either of his offspring (neither of whom lived more than a ten minute walk away) drive round and park in the residents bay in such a way that their 3 cars took up 5 spaces. Best of all though was when he started parking half outside our house taking up two spaces - when we asked him why he stated that he'd changed the living room round and couldn't see his car from the sofa if he parked outside his own house, but he could if he parked outside ours!

We were most happy when they moved out.

 

[steve50]

My immediate neighbour used to moan about my dogs running loose in my own garden, apparently her children were not used to big dogs and they were frightened of them. A six foot fence fixed everything.

 

[Drago]

Why would someone want to sit looking at their car?

 

[ColinJ]

Why would someone want to sit looking at their car?

Because they were worried that someone would vandalise it or steal it?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Why would someone want to sit looking at their car?

Because......
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8EYUKmmnqc





(Not me by the way)

 

[NorthernDave]

Why would someone want to sit looking at their car?

Goodness only knows - it wasn't even a nice car! (Nissan Primera)