What is going on with young people today?

[Electric_Andy]

At that time of night? Over 3 raspberry canes?

Admittedly "that time of night" would be the extreme upper end of when I'd knock on someone's door. Saying that, I was woken by my new neighbour at 23:10 the other night as he'd had my parcel left with him. It was a one-off and I was grateful he didn't just keep it.

I've never grown raspberries so I don't know the consequences of having 3 of them cut. I would guess that the young neighbour wanted to say "oi, you've broken my plants, be more careful", but did not have the capacity to convey this without coming over as aggressive.

That doesn't make it ok. But I'm trying to say, people often need more than one chance to prove themselves as decent people. And also not everyone wants to be friendly, community-focused neighbours, and they have every right to keep their distance if they choose.

 

[marinyork]

OP has made it sound before it is a close knit community so that is a shame.

 

[Drago]

Indeed. One person I used to work with who doesn't live very far away had a neighbour have a dispute with their mother and said some pretty silly things that was interpreted by said lunatic son to be threats and intimidation. Soon after there was a visit to the other person's house, waiting for them to leave, got chased down the road with a machete. They went back to prison mind, but not till after the visit. I'm not saying they shouldn't have gone back to prison and certainly shouldn't have done that, but there are quite a few of these people around once you consider farther than the few houses around you.

Many moons ago myself and a colleague got sent to a big fight in a ne'er do well street at about midnight. As we rolled into the street a bunch of Phil Mitchell types were laying into a bunch of teenagers. Baseball bats and pick axe handles went flying out of sight over hedges.

I said to one of the Phil Mitchell's, "what's going on here?", to which he replied, "nothing officer, just taking the night air."

My colleague wandered over to one of the teens laying on the ground with his nose smeared over his face and asked if he was ok, "yes officer, we're just playing."

No one wanted to make a complaint of anything, so we asked them to keep the noise down and carried on with our patrol. I eventually received word from the local beat Bobby that an old dear had been burgled and she had recognised two of the offenders. Unfortunately for the young spottiebums, the old ladies son was some kind of underworld boss from Manchester and he sent a few of his associate down to have a quiet business meeting with the gang of burglars. For a few brief weeks the burglary problem disappeared, although it did slowly pick up again when the gang members were released from Hospital.

Even if you're completely righteous, think very carefully about unintended consequences before having a pop at a senior citizen.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Neighbors are like family.
Often Pitfa, but you have to try and get on.

 

[Tim Hall]

Does he have Tattoo's? That will probably explain it.

Take your judgemental rubbish elsewhere please.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Admittedly "that time of night" would be the extreme upper end of when I'd knock on someone's door. Saying that, I was woken by my new neighbour at 23:10 the other night as he'd had my parcel left with him. It was a one-off and I was grateful he didn't just keep it.

That’s nothing! My neighbour knocked on my door at 02:00 the night before last.

Luckily, I was still up practicing my bagpipes.

 

[Levo-Lon]

That’s nothing! My neighbour knocked on my door at 02:00 the night before last.

Luckily, I was still up practicing my bagpipes.

My Bin Law plays the pipes..very neighbour friendly

 

[raleighnut]

If I posted on here some of the things the elderly neighbours have done I wouldn't be believed.

 

[ColinJ]

The troublemakers on our road are all of the older generation...

I keep thinking back to the miserable old git who chopped a colleague's tree down!

I've had nasty, selfish young neighbours and nasty, selfish old ones. (And nice ones of all ages.)

I think the worst neighbours ever were the couple who moved in several houses down the terrace from me and who decided that 3 a.m. was a suitable time to start doing major DIY. I'm talking circular saws, hammering, masonry drills etc. They kept me awake all night. The neighbours either side of them had serious thoughts about killing them when they refused to stop!

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

If I posted on here some of the things the elderly neighbours have done I wouldn't be believed.

I don’t believe you.

 

[fossyant]

Fortunately mine are generally OK. When we first moved in, the middle aged woman said 'we can't do this/ that' etc, and wanted access through out back garden. Wasn't happening. We spent a lot of time on our gardens, but she wasn't happy. Eventually she calmed down as we had a lovely garden, and I even cut her front.

We just have one nobber, bob the dodgy builder, in the corner of the cul-de sac. I've never come to complain, despite his building antics as it's never bothered me, but his installation of a 'dodgy log burner' in a clean air zone, had me go over. He said 'if I didn't go away he would take me out' - I just laughed - I'm only 5'9" and I was still taller than him stood on the drive and he was in the house. I told him he might be able to threaten the old ladies next to him (there are three houses) but it won't work on me. I did say 'come on then, I've had worse'.

It's all gone quiet now as the idiot didn't have approved building regs for it, and was burning all sorts of crap on it. I just let the council pay a visit on the Monday !

You always get one !

 

[dantheman]

I live in a five house long terrace at one end. We generally are OK, but I had a run in with one couple months ago - mouthy cow in her 50's started screaming at my 2 daughters that were playing outside at the top of her scratchy voice (my daughters are 4 and 2) they still are traumatised and the younger starts shaking and runs whenever she now see's her..

I went outside and things became very verbal (I'm a placid guy but that doesn't mean I don't know how to argue or even have a punch-up if need be), her husband came out and was also shouting obviously - it was about a skateboard that was left outside their house that he tripped on - they just couldn't grasp the fact that nobody in my house has a skateboard, let alone my daughters who were in no way near their house.... She threatened to punch me in the face and kick me in the balls among other things - all the neighbours were obviously listening and I told the hubby (who reckons he used to be a bare knuckle fighter but is all mouth and no action) that if he or the wife touch me then I will not repay the compliment but the police would be called (the wife has lost jobs over her attitude and headbutted another neighbour in the local asda which was reported).

We know that the skateboard was my direct neighbours sons (who is a little di*k) but that's beside the point of why she was screaming at my little girls, I'm still amazed at the mentality of someone who thinks that's acceptable behaviour..

 

[Grant Fondo]

Does he have Tattoo's? That will probably explain it.

Wot! Like Richard Dimbleby?

 

[fossyant]

We have an 'ex' family friend like that. All mouth ! Abuses folk, and she can't actually hold a job down because she is so mouthy. We currently employ her to look after the MIL and take her shopping... but she has abused my missus recently, and we have nothing to do with her - keep your mouth shut. She is good with the old bat though.

 

[NorthernDave]

We've had problems with neighbours young and old - fortunately only the odd (very) neighbour and get on well enough with everyone in our bit of street.

The worst ones (in their late 50's?) thankfully moved out nearly 10 years ago and haven't been missed by anyone and even then it was low level stuff: deliberately taking up two parking spaces whenever his daughter was coming round so she could park right outside*, nicking wheelie bins, incessant hoovering (seriously, I reckon the vac came out every time a biscuit crumb hit the carpet...) and other nobbery like that.

*- this was funny. The daughter lived a ten minute walk away but would almost always drive round. However she couldn't park for toffee so when she arrived he'd go out, move his car forward then jump in hers and park it for her in the newly created gap. The process would be repeated when she left...