Annoying neighbours

**Elise** · 15th November 2007, 07:06

Moved in to a flat with Motoracer this July. We live down a long driveway, shared by 3 houses. The front neighbor is an ex-police man and crazy. He has a habit of going through a mail to 'sort' it, and we keep getting our neighbors mail and vice versa, which seems like a minor offense. However..

One fine night he put a piece of wood with 4 nails poking out of it at the end of the driveway (actually this was the second time he'd done this), it caused 3 punchure holes in my friends tire when he came down the driveway. It is a concern for me and my bike, because having 3 punchure holes in the front tire would be quite detrimental to my riding ability.

He also has a video camera on his outside wall of his house, so he can see who is coming up and down the driveway all the time. Because he clearly dosnt have anything better to do.

Last rubbish collection, we had a note posted on our rubbish bin that read "clean your bin, it smells and has maggots". Um, well yes, its a bin, it is supposed to smell, like duh, and besides maggots are great as they eat all the rotten stuff! If we forget to get the rubbish bin off the street by one day, he is knocking on our door saying "your bin is still on the footpath, go take it down now"

Today was the last straw, we got some more mail than was meant for our neighbors, in our letterbox. So i wrote him a note that went something like this "excuse me, but why the fuck do we keep getting 7b's mail when our letterbox is clearly 7a, stop sorting our mail, you freak of nature", and i went and posted it in his letterbox (i blew a kiss at the camera on the way past). Admittedly this was mean, but hey he kinda has asked for it.

I reckon I've opened a can of angry worms?

**Indiana_Jones** · 15th November 2007, 07:21

Now this has potential for laughs!

-Indy

**Finn** · 15th November 2007, 07:24

Originally Posted by Elise

Last rubbish collection, we had a note posted on our rubbish bin that read "clean your bin, it smells and has maggots".

He has a point though. Dirty neighbours that don't clean their rubbish bins piss me off too. I bet your house is filthy as well.

I like this guy.

**mdooher** · 15th November 2007, 07:24

me thinks you are really going to have some fun now

On another note,

Can't we have english spelling in the thread title

Oh just saw your profile, you're a PA. I think the spelling should definitely be English

**imdying** · 15th November 2007, 08:31

Originally Posted by Finn

He has a point though. Dirty neighbours that don't clean their rubbish bins piss me off too. I bet your house is filthy as well.

I like this guy.

What he said

**SVboy** · 15th November 2007, 08:34

I will watch this thread with interest....

**sunhuntin** · 15th November 2007, 08:35

why is he going near your mail? its an offence, is it not, to do that? your mail should be going in your boxes, and be placed there by the postie.

**Dave-** · 15th November 2007, 08:39

if the camera is on his property and it can see your property it's an invasion of privacy, going through other peoples mail is illegal init? as for the bin, swap with his on a regular basis without him knowing....

**The Pastor** · 15th November 2007, 09:18

get over it. although putting spikes on the driveway is a bit weird? i'd be billing him if he caused my tyre a puncher (if it was a shared drive way, otherwise, stay off his drive).

being an ex cop he might have legitimite reasons for doing it all tho, I have a rallie in scotland who is a constant target of some gang / ira etc etc he has to check his car for bombs every morning!

**car** · 15th November 2007, 09:37

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

why is he going near your mail? its an offence, is it not, to do that? your mail should be going in your boxes, and be placed there by the postie.

Who will, of course, make every attempt to deliver it at least three times out of four, unless he feels like throwing it in a ditch or sticking it in the mailbox at the bottom of the hill.

**crashe** · 15th November 2007, 09:48

Originally Posted by Elise

Moved in to a flat with Motoracer this July. We live down a long driveway, shared by 3 houses. The front neighbor is an ex-police man and crazy. He has a habit of going through a mail to 'sort' it, and we keep getting our neighbors mail and vice versa, which seems like a minor offense. However..

One fine night he put a piece of wood with 4 nails poking out of it at the end of the driveway (actually this was the second time he'd done this), it caused 3 punchure holes in my friends tire when he came down the driveway. It is a concern for me and my bike, because having 3 punchure holes in the front tire would be quite detrimental to my riding ability.

He also has a video camera on his outside wall of his house, so he can see who is coming up and down the driveway all the time. Because he clearly dosnt have anything better to do.

Last rubbish collection, we had a note posted on our rubbish bin that read "clean your bin, it smells and has maggots". Um, well yes, its a bin, it is supposed to smell, like duh, and besides maggots are great as they eat all the rotten stuff! If we forget to get the rubbish bin off the street by one day, he is knocking on our door saying "your bin is still on the footpath, go take it down now"

Today was the last straw, we got some more mail than was meant for our neighbors, in our letterbox. So i wrote him a note that went something like this "excuse me, but why the fuck do we keep getting 7b's mail when our letterbox is clearly 7a, stop sorting our mail, you freak of nature", and i went and posted it in his letterbox (i blew a kiss at the camera on the way past). Admittedly this was mean, but hey he kinda has asked for it.

I reckon I've opened a can of angry worms?

Letterbox issue - It is a offence to go throu another person's letterbox.
Get a photo/video of him doing this and let the Post Office know.
Also check with the postie to make sure that they are reading the front of the mail and putting the mail in the correct letterbox. Some posties are lazy and just dump the lot into one letterbox, he could be peeved off getting everyone elses mail and is just putting it back into the correct letterbox.
You can also have your mail saved up at your local post shop and collect it there, which will stop him (and maybe ruin his day)

Nailed wood - Did you actually see him place the wood (with the nails in it) on the driveway? If you didnt see him place it there, then how do you know it was him. Could be neighbourhood kids.
Are you revving up the bikes heaps and annoying him?

Video camera - Maybe in the past he has had drug dealers living there behind him... or maybe he has been burgled.
If it is directed at and into your place then you can do something about it.

Rubbish Bin - Well if it does have maggots in it, then clean the friggen thing out - use disinfectant. Maggots change to Blow flys. Sorry but that is filth.
Spray the maggots and then throw disinfectant in it, fill it up with some water and scrub it out. Will take you a few minutes. Use rubbish bags inside the bin, and that way you wont get that problem. It ain't hard to bring the bin back in the same night it was collected by the rubbishboys. Keeps the street looking tidy.

Have you actually thought of knocking on his front door and introducing yourself and talking about these issues.

Maybe ask him to put your bin up near your place (but not on your property) as you get home so late and tend to forget it. Just make sure it is clean thou.

**Disco Dan** · 15th November 2007, 10:01

Originally Posted by Elise

Moved in to a flat with Motoracer this July. We live down a long driveway, shared by 3 houses.

I live down a long driveway.. I also have a camera.... You sure IM not your neighbour???

**Mikkel** · 15th November 2007, 10:04

Originally Posted by crashe

Have you actually thought of knocking on his front door and introducing yourself and talking about these issues.

I hope that they have.

If they haven't had a chat with their neightbour - then I can't see why they'd even consider wasting bandwidth with crying about the issue here.

That being said he sounds like a special guy alright.

**Elise** · 15th November 2007, 10:08

Originally Posted by Finn

He has a point though. Dirty neighbours that don't clean their rubbish bins piss me off too. I bet your house is filthy as well.

I like this guy.

Actually, there were no maggots in our bin..so im not sure what he was on about. As for our house being dirty, low blow, and also untrue, but its great to see you sterotyping people, good stuff

**FlangMasterJ** · 15th November 2007, 10:08

Do the right thing and tap into his camera feed, dress up like a ghost stand on the driveway and put that footage on loop. He'll come out to see what the fuck is going on and see that there is nothing there but this eerie figure will still be on his monitor

Yes Speed was on Sky movies a few days ago.

or...... you could just kick him in the gonads and tell him to leave your shit alone.