Mark Connolly Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 A "nice retired couple" (as described by my bird) moved in to the ground floor flat in our building not long before Christmas. Since then, they have taken it upon themselves to act as a post office, taking everyone else's deliveries into their house in order to "keep the communal hall tidy", and the woman has nominated herself neighbourhood watch reporting every car that parks outside the building to the other houses, and sent letters out to everyone in the street in an attempt to start a residents association to "give us a voice with the council". At 6.45pm, Amazon posted a package through our communal letterbox. By the time i got to it at 6.48, it had been lifted, and a note left for me to say the delivery team in the ground floor flat had it. Before I go to collect it, I'd like P&B's advice on how to approach the situation. Please also feel free to describe your own battles with arsehole neighbours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Leave a jobby in a box in the communal hall as a "delivery". That'll teach them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortar Bored Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Henry (smug f**k) & Mrs Mangle, bouncer was a c**t also. ETA- that's in answer to the OPs question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Be passive aggressive. It's the British way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I don't wish to get to know the people in my block too personally in case they end up to be weirdos who waltz into my flat unannounced like they do in friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Be passive aggressive. It's the British way. I'm thinking of reporting them for interfering with my mail. Beasts, williams gif, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 My next door neighbour set his house on fire. Wasn't best pleased tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairney The Dinosaur Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 The old wifey in the flat opposite me does a very similar thing. I can often hear her explaining to the postie that I'm not in and she will just sign for me. It used to bother me but now I reckon she's lonely and likes finding a reason to have have a chat when I go to pick it up. Bit of a tangent here but does anyone get annoyed if neighbours leave there bins out? Every week when I arrive home from work I have a note stuck to my door asking me to bring my bins in. Strange behaviour as the bins are very much out the way of everything, causes no hassle at all. Same neighbour as above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young buck Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Bit of a double edged sword in my opinion mark. The mail thing is unnecessary imo and screams of a neediness but I'll gamble on hearts in the right place and not anything weird The residents committee is massive though and let her absolve you of that burden however and here's the twist... f**k her off on the mail thing and she'll screw with your gravitas on the committee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 A "nice retired couple" (as described by my bird) moved in to the ground floor flat in our building not long before Christmas. Since then, they have taken it upon themselves to act as a post office, taking everyone else's deliveries into their house in order to "keep the communal hall tidy", and the woman has nominated herself neighbourhood watch reporting every car that parks outside the building to the other houses, and sent letters out to everyone in the street in an attempt to start a residents association to "give us a voice with the council". At 6.45pm, Amazon posted a package through our communal letterbox. By the time i got to it at 6.48, it had been lifted, and a note left for me to say the delivery team in the ground floor flat had it. Before I go to collect it, I'd like P&B's advice on how to approach the situation. Please also feel free to describe your own battles with arsehole neighbours. Seem like they are only trying to fit in, they no been there that long, give it a chance to settle in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Medeiros Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Invite them up for a foursome, shag the old man, then enjoy some niche lesbian action. OR Move house. Why are you living in a flat ? Detached houses are waaaaaaay better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Bit of a double edged sword in my opinion mark. The mail thing is unnecessary imo and screams of a neediness but I'll gamble on hearts in the right place and not anything weird The residents committee is massive though and let her absolve you of that burden however and here's the twist... f**k her off on the mail thing and she'll screw with your gravitas on the committee There isn't a residents association at the moment, and in the nearly 10 years I've lived here, we've never had or needed one. Taking people's mail from where they have collected it for years is mental as well. Of course they have also gone out for the evening, with my parcel in their house. Utter c***s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I kinda hate the folk next to me despite never having met them. I got patio doors in my room and I usually leave it open all the time when I'm in there but the neighbours like to have the odd party. Only ever at weekends and it's not THAT loud but, with the doors open, usually wakes me up. Maybe once or twice a month. I don't mind and just shut the patio doors over. Nae hassle. But twice now they've banged their windaes and shouted at me for being loud for talking. Had pals from back home crash at mine and us just having a laugh and a joke in my room has had them going ape shit. I cannae get my heid round this at all. Likewise one of my flatmates is a lassie from Hong Kong who lives right above me and she can be a bit of a loud shagger. Again doesn't bother me and I just put the headphones (or crack one off) but she's had the fucking cheek to come down and have a moan at me because David Attenborough's a bit loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young buck Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 it's a modern thing saves you from tories. Re the parcel...you're from Dundee ffs break in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Likewise one of my flatmates is a lassie from Hong Kong who lives right above me and she can be a bit of a loud shagger. Again doesn't bother me and I just put the headphones (or crack one off) but she's had the fucking cheek to come down and have a moan at me because David Attenborough's a bit loud. Why are you shagging David Attenborough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 it's a modern thing saves you from tories. Re the parcel...you're from Dundee ffs break in How very dare you - I'm a Glaswegian. Your point stands, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Henry (smug f**k) & Mrs Mangle, bouncer was a c**t also. ETA- that's in answer to the OPs question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Why are you shagging David Attenborough? You wouldn't? Fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 My neighbour hums. It's the same fucking 5 second tune all the time as well, and I think he can repeat it for anything up to half an hour. From the limited times I've spoken to him I don't think he's the full shilling so I'm not even sure he knows he's doing it. Plus he laughs out loud at his TV as well and he's got one of those annoying machine gun laughs. Only ever bothers me if I'm trying to get an early night or have a lie in at the weekend. Still, on the rare occasions I get my hole he probably has to hear that so it might even itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 You wouldn't? Fool Bit old for me. I'd like to hear him narrating me pumping the Mrs right enough. Although he's probably gonna have popped his clogs by the next time that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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