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[Misc] How do you get on with your immediate neighbours?



marlowe

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Dec 13, 2015
4,285
My neighbours have already started breaching social distancing/lockdown restrictions. They've had different people round sitting in the garden almost every day this week.

The woman is the type that always speaks in a self consciosly loud booming voice, broadcasting everything she has to say in the mistaken belief that every word she utters is so fascinating to others. Whenever she's on the phone she always goes out into her back garden and puts her phone on speaker so we always have to endure both sides of the conversation. And when they have their frequent get togethers with friends which are always played out in the garden she will emit her loud forced laugh at regular intervals as if she's desperate to let all her neighbours know what a fabulous and uproarious time she's having.

Her whole existence is like one big performance which she plays out in the mistaken belief that we will be somehow impressed or envious of the social whirlwind of her existence.

Of course their recent frequent breaches of lockdown restrictions are not done with any sense of discretion or shame but are played out with full force and effect in their back garden to ensure that all the neighbours will hear them, with the inherent message she is trying so hard to convey being, "look how popular we are, our friends are so desperate to see us that they are even prepared to risk death and the dessimation of mankind just to be in our company".

I think underneath it all lies a desperately insecure woman. There is no hostility between us but that's only because we don't want to live with the added unpleasantness of an ongoing neighbourly feud. But Christ I wish she would just shut up. She talks non stop. There is no problem with them playing loud music, but I almost wish there was. Anything to drown out the sound and tone of her voice. Maybe the only reason she doesn't play music is because she thinks it will prevent people from being able to hear her and her entourage. She'd hate for us to be missing out.
 




Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
The family next door are great, we get on very well. They feed our cats when we go on holiday, and we’ve done the same.
The other side is an older lady, who we often chat to, and once took to the hospital when she had a fall.
 


Weststander

Well-known member
Aug 25, 2011
69,201
Withdean area
We moved from our last house because of people like that.
It was either have a war or put up with them, I had 2 young kids at the time and my Mrs wouldn't have been impressed with me fighting in the street.
I knew my wife was getting really fed up with them and a nice house came on the market nearby, so we bought it.
I have only got one neighbour at this house and we get on fine.

I always feel sorry for the people living next to grime. At least with social housing, councils/housing associations can eventually boot them out.
 


BN9 BHA

DOCKERS
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Jul 14, 2013
22,644
Newhaven
I always feel sorry for the people living next to grime. At least with social housing, councils/housing associations can eventually boot them out.

I’ve lived in social housing and my neighbours were 100 times better than these grumble and grunts living in a 4 bed detached private house.
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
55,940
Faversham
Perfect both sides. Lefty liberals and very considerate, like us.
 






Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
NSC Patron
Oct 8, 2003
55,940
Faversham
Bunch of lefty hypocrites, from the metrosexual Guardian-reading elite.

I bet you all have gardens and have been to restaurants before.

Absolutely. Trump out, Bernie inn.
 






bn1&bn3 Albion

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Jan 15, 2011
5,625
Portslade
The house backing onto us is a family with 2-3 kids, the parent(s) sit in the garden smoking weed all day and if it's not the kids screaming, it's parents screaming at the kids for doing something wrong. Neighbours either side of us are great.
 








Guinness Boy

Tofu eating wokerati
Helpful Moderator
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Jul 23, 2003
37,324
Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
I apologise in advance but I do find it strange all this interaction on Facebook with neighbours ffs.

Weird imho, talk about everybody knowing everybody’s business, I imagine you would like to organise a street party after all these current challenges are over, I think your the sort who would, you’ll have to invite them [emoji23][emoji23]

Edit all my neighbours are fine, we are all respectful.


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I stopped using Facebook over a year ago precisely because of the dreadful shit that's on it. One look at Buzz on Boundary should put people off for life. A group they're prominent on.

You are Timmy & I claim my £5...


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Timmy's your best mate so you know he isn't.
 


Mayonaise

Well-known member
May 25, 2014
2,114
Haywards Heath
I have experienced a difficult neighbour once or twice over the years but I feel lucky after reading some of these. My current bunch are really great so feeling lucky.
 


knocky1

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Jan 20, 2010
13,105
I stopped using Facebook over a year ago precisely because of the dreadful shit that's on it. One look at Buzz on Boundary should put people off.

Buzz on Boundary! My wife must have had mod dealings with them.

As to Facebook............:whistle:

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Guinness Boy

Tofu eating wokerati
Helpful Moderator
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Jul 23, 2003
37,324
Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
Buzz on Boundary! My wife must have had mod dealings with them.

As to Facebook............:whistle:

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Ha ha, I forgot about that. Lockdown boozing. OK I've posted twice, both pictures.

I might possibly be a little harsh on Buzz as I left during Poundshop Paedo gate. It was all round the most disgusting set of human behaviour since, well, now. If your Mrs had to moderate that she has my sympathies as that particular episode made moderating NSC look like child's play. The spin off group that was created as a result seems to just be full of one bloke calling everyone in Portslade a c**t.
 


Chicken Run

Member Since Jul 2003
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Jul 17, 2003
19,776
Valley of Hangleton
I stopped using Facebook over a year ago precisely because of the dreadful shit that's on it. One look at Buzz on Boundary should put people off for life. A group they're prominent on.



Timmy's your best mate so you know he isn't.

Have never met the guy, must be a figment of your weird imagination.



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southstandandy

WEST STAND ANDY
Jul 9, 2003
6,042
Luckily have had very good neighbours since we moved in 25 years ago, although being in a detached house with a large garden does mean that we have plenty of space between neighbouring properties. Touch wood, never had a problem.
 




Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch
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Oct 27, 2003
21,520
The arse end of Hangleton
One side has been rented for quite a few years so it's been a bit hit and miss. The current people are fine though. Been to a couple of their parties. Only issue I have with them is they like tin foil hats. Miss the underwear model that used to live there though.

The other side moved in just before lockdown but we've chatted with them over the garden wall almost every day and they seem great. We're all foodies so we're going to go to each others house for dinner after lockdown. Only downside is that they have a garden so must be Tories, which is a shame.
 


Blue3

Well-known member
Jan 27, 2014
5,829
Lancing
We live in a row of five cottages and the owners are all lovely people, while not in each other pockets we all look out for each other especially but not exclusively during this pandemic
 


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