Oh Verdun, that' something that bugs me too, but after years of running for the phone in muddy boots I don't bother any more. If it's important they'll leave a message or ring back.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Trolls ladies are best ignored, do not be drawn into replying to them at all, that gets them very hot under the collar, they say bad things to get recognition so if you ignore them you won they lost. Having been on these boards various for over thirteen years you learn the ropes and if they do annoy you there is always Alert Moderator button. Phones I ignore them too, the family will phone me on the Mobile which is always with me, if it is important people will ring back when you are having a meal, watching the one decent programme on TV or nodded off so worry not.
My lovely(?) neighbours reported me to the the ASBO line for cutting back some shrubs. MY shrubs in MY garden that were completely out of hand! They shouted (their usual way of communication) that the Dr's surgery behind us had complained except, as I am in the garden, several doctors have asked if I can actually cut more down - which I now have. They also dump christmas decorations and bedding plants - in carrier bags - in the space beside my garden - I am the end terrace - and then report me for doing it when I never use bedding plants and have a compost heap. Grrr grrr.
Sorry to hear this, Muvs.Trolls and some neighbours appear to have a good deal in common! Both act out of mischief and some obscure anger. Why are they reporting you? Don't want to stir but I'm wondering whether someone has reported them and they think it might have been you. My neighbour does not speak to us at all (preferable to your experience) and has been rude many times, for reasons we do not understand, since we have actually tried to be helpful to him.
Fully concur with Frank about Trolls. Best ignored. Saying that I once got my wrist slapped for telling a troll to 'bogof'. Was on the Beeb board though and you know what they were like! I haven't really come across any really nasty ones on this forum, just the odd one or two who have nothing better to do for a half hour or so.
Reading the problems some of you have with neighbours, I feel very lucky to have such a lovely bunch, even though I want to shoot the dogs! They are all very much younger me (only one more older neighbour to pop her clogs before I am the longest resident). I'm designated to take in parcels, etc, and they will help me out if they can.
My biggest gripe at present is trying to get an appointment with the Doctor. OK if I want to prebook one 3 weeks Tuesday, but can't have one tomorrow, even though they are available. Who thought up such a stupid system. Anyone else have this system? Have, naturally, already winged my complaint to Practice Manager.
Hi clogger head,to organise my neighbours to as much clean the their own front path would take a major operation since most don't talk to each other and think it beneath them to do so.So I think I am just going to have to do it myself ....off to get a brush and barrow ,see you .
Why all this aggro with neighbours, I do not understand it, my neighbours send each other Christmas cards and never fail to stop and talk if I am working on the front, lovely people all. Saying that we are all fully detached and seemingly all gardeners although one lady over the road gets a bespoke gardener in who makes it last a week with a couple of trucks and machinery. I mind the lttle dog for one while she is at work three days a week, he is a lovely lad she thinks he is a Jack Russel I know he is a Corgi, still good company. Also take in the parcels for them and we chat when they call to pick them up. I ask are we Northerner's actually more friendly or could it be the more space between neighbours the better they become, just asking.
Good point, Frank. Our neighbours on each side are very elderly and I suspect maybe the hostile one is affected by his medication. We have some nice neighbours, too! Small gardens mean we live cheek by jowl and there is scope for silly quarrels. The Welsh are quite friendly really!
its not really agro as such frank its just a moan and no doubt when it really comes down to it,we all have to get on with people our neigbors included as for northeners being more friendly well who knows as my family were all from up north i cant say as im a cockney,through and through but now live in devon
GG I don't know what we have done. We sent a card when we moved in. We being me and my children, one of which is Autistic. We keep to ourselves very much and they told the mediator that we were snobs - possibly because we don't have Devon accents, I am ex-RAF and was out of Devon for more than 10 years so lost my accent. At least we are not the only neighbours who have problems with him but he is on the neighbourhood council which makes things more difficult and we've had to get the police involved at times. We have web cameras with sound now which is really really sad.
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Oh Verdun, that' something that bugs me too, but after years of running for the phone in muddy boots I don't bother any more. If it's important they'll leave a message or ring back.
Trolls ladies are best ignored, do not be drawn into replying to them at all, that gets them very hot under the collar, they say bad things to get recognition so if you ignore them you won they lost.
Having been on these boards various for over thirteen years you learn the ropes and if they do annoy you there is always Alert Moderator button.
Phones I ignore them too, the family will phone me on the Mobile which is always with me, if it is important people will ring back when you are having a meal, watching the one decent programme on TV or nodded off so worry not.
Frank.
My lovely(?) neighbours reported me to the the ASBO line for cutting back some shrubs. MY shrubs in MY garden that were completely out of hand! They shouted (their usual way of communication) that the Dr's surgery behind us had complained except, as I am in the garden, several doctors have asked if I can actually cut more down - which I now have. They also dump christmas decorations and bedding plants - in carrier bags - in the space beside my garden - I am the end terrace - and then report me for doing it when I never use bedding plants and have a compost heap. Grrr grrr.
Sorry to hear this, Muvs.Trolls and some neighbours appear to have a good deal in common! Both act out of mischief and some obscure anger. Why are they reporting you? Don't want to stir but I'm wondering whether someone has reported them and they think it might have been you. My neighbour does not speak to us at all (preferable to your experience) and has been rude many times, for reasons we do not understand, since we have actually tried to be helpful to him.
Fully concur with Frank about Trolls. Best ignored. Saying that I once got my wrist slapped for telling a troll to 'bogof'. Was on the Beeb board though and you know what they were like! I haven't really come across any really nasty ones on this forum, just the odd one or two who have nothing better to do for a half hour or so.
Reading the problems some of you have with neighbours, I feel very lucky to have such a lovely bunch, even though I want to shoot the dogs! They are all very much younger me (only one more older neighbour to pop her clogs before I am the longest resident). I'm designated to take in parcels, etc, and they will help me out if they can.
My biggest gripe at present is trying to get an appointment with the Doctor. OK if I want to prebook one 3 weeks Tuesday, but can't have one tomorrow, even though they are available. Who thought up such a stupid system. Anyone else have this system? Have, naturally, already winged my complaint to Practice Manager.
Hi clogger head,to organise my neighbours to as much clean the their own front path would take a major operation since most don't talk to each other and think it beneath them to do so.So I think I am just going to have to do it myself ....off to get a brush and barrow ,see you .
Why all this aggro with neighbours, I do not understand it, my neighbours send each other Christmas cards and never fail to stop and talk if I am working on the front, lovely people all.
Saying that we are all fully detached and seemingly all gardeners although one lady over the road gets a bespoke gardener in who makes it last a week with a couple of trucks and machinery.
I mind the lttle dog for one while she is at work three days a week, he is a lovely lad she thinks he is a Jack Russel I know he is a Corgi, still good company. Also take in the parcels for them and we chat when they call to pick them up.
I ask are we Northerner's actually more friendly or could it be the more space between neighbours the better they become, just asking.
Frank.
Good point, Frank. Our neighbours on each side are very elderly and I suspect maybe the hostile one is affected by his medication. We have some nice neighbours, too! Small gardens mean we live cheek by jowl and there is scope for silly quarrels. The Welsh are quite friendly really!
its not really agro as such frank its just a moan and no doubt when it really comes down to it,we all have to get on with people our neigbors included as for northeners being more friendly well who knows as my family were all from up north i cant say as im a cockney,through and through but now live in devon
GG I don't know what we have done. We sent a card when we moved in. We being me and my children, one of which is Autistic. We keep to ourselves very much and they told the mediator that we were snobs - possibly because we don't have Devon accents, I am ex-RAF and was out of Devon for more than 10 years so lost my accent. At least we are not the only neighbours who have problems with him but he is on the neighbourhood council which makes things more difficult and we've had to get the police involved at times. We have web cameras with sound now which is really really sad.