Neighbour's Problem Flag

patman99

Tina20 wrote: »

People who put flags up are morons

I'll pass that comment on to the Scout Association.

Tommo781

mamabuddah wrote: »

I have a neighbour who has bird feeders out which she regularly fills, even now when they don't need it, she also has a bird table upon which she scatters food, she also tosses bread (about half a loaf at a time) onto her front garden.

1) Birds don't need feeders this time of year
2) Scraps on table attract grey squirrels (vermin and should be culled)
3) Bread on ground which she puts out late evening (not many birds around) attracts rats, even seen a fox and whats left in the morning attracts about 20 ferral pigeons.

So if I thought flying a flag would deter all of this...I would do it....do you know if your neighbour is unhappy about all the extra bird poo you're attracting to his car, buildings, clothes line etc?

Perhaps not...he may view you as one of those awkward neighbours, hard to talk to....you know the sort that feed birds when there's no need that cause cars, clothes etc to get covered in !!!!

I have done voluntary work for the RSPB for years, and you are wrong. Birds should be fed all year round. It is a question of what you feed them and when. http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/helpingbirds/feeding/whentofeed.aspx

Your neighbour is feeding anything. We are specific, and have never had vermin in the garden.

But, the neighbour also feeds the birds, so he is not trying to deter that. The flag is situated so it does not disturb his feeding area.

As to us being hard to talk to, you are like a lot of others on this thread, prejudging a complete stranger. The neighbour in question is known throughout the neighbourhood as an awkward so and so who has no consideration for others. The remainder of my neighbours are super, we all get along famously, and do favours for each other.

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

All of these replies are gob smacking. People are suggesting the OP is the 'awkward' one for complaining about this??

Is this forum full of royalists? If so I may need to de-register as I could not stand the kind of comments about how great the Royal family and the Jubilee is.

Each to their own but when your 'patriotic' side means affecting your neighbours then clearly the guy is in the wrong. OP I would have a word with the awkward guy right away, why should you wait 3 weeks for the Jubilee to come and go?

Thankyou for agreeing with me. Unfortunately, as I've tried to say to others on this thread (many of whom point the finger of blame back at me when I have done nothing) my neighbour is not the type who can be talked to.

sophieschoice wrote: »

Check with your local Council. There is a height limit on what is put up.

Thankyou. I may well ring them.


May I say that I am as patriotic as anyone else. If I wanted to fly a flag, I would get one. But I would position it in such a way that it did not affect my neighbours. Apart from the person in question, we get on very well round here.

But I do not need to fly a piece of cheap material to show my patriotism.

BTW, when it was flying over our garden last evening, we noticed - it is upside down! Surely a true patriot would ensure the flag was the correct way up. So, if he says anything, we now have the perfect response.

dickydonkin

Tommo781 wrote: »

I have done voluntary work for the RSPB for years, and you are wrong. Birds should be fed all year round. It is a question of what you feed them and when. http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/helpingbirds/feeding/whentofeed.aspx

Whether it is right or wrong to feed the birds or whatever the time of year it is is not the point - you have the right to enjoy the widlife that comes into your garden.

We used to get all sorts of birds in my garden and I always fed them whatever the time of year, however, after next door decided to introduce her cats - I just cannot tempt them into the garden.

A flag can be removed or relocated - there is not a lot I can do about the cats - legally anyway!

duchy

Many councils don't like the principle of flags (mainly because a significant number are flown by knuckle dragging BNP supporters and are considered inflamatory especially as many councils are painfully PC) and will be helpful in finding reasons to request removal like planning permission, height etc so it would be worth approaching them for advice.

evenasus

mamabuddah wrote: »

I have a neighbour who has bird feeders out which she regularly fills, even now when they don't need it, she also has a bird table upon which she scatters food, she also tosses bread (about half a loaf at a time) onto her front garden.

Now that is just very wrong.
I do have a neighbour who's garden backs onto part of my back garden. They have a bird table, which encourages the damn pigeons. At least it's in the back garden.

mamabuddah wrote: »

1) Birds don't need feeders this time of year
2) Scraps on table attract grey squirrels (vermin and should be culled)
3) Bread on ground which she puts out late evening (not many birds around) attracts rats, even seen a fox and whats left in the morning attracts about 20 ferral pigeons.

I hate the damn pigeons that poop all over anything in my garden. And I swear they dive & fly sideways, so as to poop on my windows.

A couple of weeks ago, we had a couple of pigeons, who'd obviously built a nest in my next door neighbours very large tree. (Don't get me started on neighbours trees)
Suddenly a very large crow tried to get at the nest. There was my husband, trying to scare the crow away and me trying to stop him scaring the crow away.

I feel like the cartoon that used to be on TV - that one where the 'Get that pigeon' was always being said.

The crow got at the nest, as the next morning there were broken bird eggs in the garden.

clemmatis

mildred1978 wrote: »

Very different countries.

Wales has too small a (working) population. We don't have oil. Our industry is too small to provide enough jobs. Our natural resources have already been plundered - only thing we have in abundance is water. Our politicians aren't up to the job. It would cost far too much.

Yes. And in particular, our politicians aren't up to the job. It's already costing us too much. We have a ramshackle underfunded NHS. We're short of doctors. And now, the Welsh Language Tsar has announced that any Welsh speaker in any part of Wales will able to demand a Welsh-speaking doctor and, if they're in a care home, a Welsh-speaking carer, etc. etc., and that there'll be fines for non-compliance.

There's a "consultation", but we all know what that means.

Callie22

It's hardly very 'patriotic' (and nor does it really show your support for the UK) to adorn your home with tat that's more than likely been made in China ...

System

Callie22 wrote: »

It's hardly very 'patriotic' (and nor does it really show your support for the UK) to adorn your home with tat that's more than likely been made in China ...

Of course its patriotic to show the flag. How can it not be?

I am surprised how the neighbour can be considered "awkward" when its the OP who is thinking about phoning the council to complain about the British flag being displayed. I would be surprised if this course of action leads to good neighbourly relations!

This year we have the Olympics and the queens jubilee. More people should display the flag and celebrate Britain.

pelirocco

goater78 wrote: »

Of course its patriotic to show the flag. How can it not be?

I am surprised how the neighbour can be considered "awkward" when its the OP who is thinking about phoning the council to complain about the British flag being displayed. I would be surprised if this course of action leads to good neighbourly relations!

This year we have the Olympics and the queens jubilee. More people should display the flag and celebrate Britain.

Maybe you should go back and read the OP , he isnt complaining that the neighbour is flying a flag , he is complaining that the flag is effectively flying his garden. However I suspect you only post to get a reaction

System

pelirocco wrote: »

Maybe you should go back and read the OP , he isnt complaining that the neighbour is flying a flag , he is complaining that the flag is effectively flying his garden. However I suspect you only post to get a reaction

Its still a very petty complaint to take to the council, if it was there permanently then that's fair enough but as I suspect its only there for a few weeks then in the interest of amicable relations its better to just live with it than to report the guy to the council.