Neighbour being a pain - dad very depressed

Fang_3

Oh and by 'SS' I mean Social Services. I'm not suggesting you should resurrect Himmler and set him on her, however tempting it may be.

Fang_3

KiKi wrote: »

That sort of thing may be taken out on the parents, though, fuelling her vengeance further, and OP's dad's depression. I think she's being very nasty, but I'm not sure making things worse between them will help, as the birds may well return in a week or so!

KiKi

It's my experience that people like this don't need any external fuel - they're inner hatred does enough of a job. They need taking down hard and fast and she only has one chink in her armour worth using against her.

meritaten

What a beetch!!!! to use an eagle and an owl shows she must have researched how to keep birds away - these are predators and most wild birds avoid them like the plague! as other posters have said - for this summer grow some fast-growing tall plants in front of the offending items. I would be sorely tempted to grow some conifers along the fence too- and hope it blocks all her sunlight! I can understand why your dad is so upset - I too love to watch the wild birds feeding in my tiny garden!

flippin36

Because social services have loads of spare time to sort out neighbour disputes....

Fang_3

flippin36 wrote: »

Because social services have loads of spare time to sort out neighbour disputes....

Surely when a vulnerable citizen is being abused by their neighbour then Social Services should be involved?

flippin36

Fang wrote: »

By that I mean if certain information or as I like to call it 'concerns' are expressed to the local gossips, and then some well-aimed phone calls to certain departments in regards to her noise levels/parenting skills/health in general, then when she is investigated (which will hopefully be stressful as hell) then the local gossips will do their part and her reputation (not to mention her nerves) will shot to !!!!.

Whats any of this to do with her parenting skills. I'm absolutely 100% on the side of OP and agree neighbour is a right piece of work...but I don't think SS has an infinite amount of resources to get involved in tit for tat.

purplerose

Whilst the woman doesn't sound all that nice to live next door to, she may have her reasons for putting up the ornaments. In our old house the neighbour fed the birds and it attracted so many that it got to the point my mum couldn't hang out her washing because the birds would be pooping all over it. Our conservatory got covered in bird poop too. Eventually my parents had enough and got an owl ornament and that was the end of that problem. The birds eventually came back to the neighbours garden but they steered clear of ours.

Fang_3

flippin36 wrote: »

Whats any of this to do with her parenting skills. I'm absolutely 100% on the side of OP and agree neighbour is a right piece of work...but I don't think SS has an infinite amount of resources to get involved in tit for tat.

I can live with you not agreeing with me. I'll find a way to go on.;)

meritaten

Its one thing to put bird scaring ornaments IN your own garden - its another to put them on the fence of a bird-loving neighbour! Personally I would knock the darn things off thier perches! but the peaceable way is grow plants to obsure them. A nice butterfly friendly buddlea? grows fast and is bird, bee and butterfly friendly!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

meritaten wrote: »

Its one thing to put bird scaring ornaments IN your own garden - its another to put them on the fence of a bird-loving neighbour! Personally I would knock the darn things off thier perches! but the peaceable way is grow plants to obsure them. A nice butterfly friendly buddlea? grows fast and is bird, bee and butterfly friendly!

Just think of the number of wasps they could have coming in the windows. Or huge, flappy moths. Or bats flitting round the garden at dusk


Mind you, I am a crack shot with a fishing catapult. I specialise in targeting red maggots to within 2 inches' accuracy at 10 yards. Although I could also get groundbait [STRIKE]pigeonfood[/STRIKE] onto a next door neighbour's roof if asked