Neighbour trouble

aileth

Does anyone know where one gets anti-vandal paint from? Will B&Q stock it? How does it work, aka would she realise she has got it all over herself or would the Rozzers have to scan her or something?

Lokolo

When I was a kid we used to play football in a green area which was surrounded by houses. We used to play football.

http://goo.gl/maps/VdoSC

You can see here.

Once it went into one of the gardens of the houses surrounding it, the guy came out, stabbed the ball.

We then called the police and he got in trouble, bought us a new ball and apologised.

They're kids !!!!!!, they most probably don't understand how it's annoying you by kicking it against a wall at the side of your house.

Have you told them that it causes problems or have you just assumed a kid would know?

Oh and if it went over a fence and the people weren't in, we would quite happily climb over fences to get the ball back.

I guess I'm a massive criminal!

go_cat

http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/paint/exterior-paint/black-grey/specialist-exterior-paint/2_5l/Fortress-Anti-Burglar-Paint-Black-2-5L-11348435?skuId=11858645

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Anti+vandal

pigpen

aileth wrote: »

Does anyone know where one gets anti-vandal paint from? Will B&Q stock it? How does it work, aka would she realise she has got it all over herself or would the Rozzers have to scan her or something?

Yes B&Q have it.. and it is thick black greasy sludge.. like tar.. she would know!

aileth

Lokolo wrote: »

When I was a kid we used to play football in a green area which was surrounded by houses. We used to play football.

http://goo.gl/maps/VdoSC

You can see here.

Once it went into one of the gardens of the houses surrounding it, the guy came out, stabbed the ball.

We then called the police and he got in trouble, bought us a new ball and apologised.

They're kids !!!!!!, they most probably don't understand how it's annoying you by kicking it against a wall at the side of your house.

Have you told them that it causes problems or have you just assumed a kid would know?

Oh and if it went over a fence and the people weren't in, we would quite happily climb over fences to get the ball back.

I guess I'm a massive criminal!

Don't think you read my original post really did you? It's one kid and his mother, and it isn't really the kid that's a problem. This has been going on for six months but has gotten incredible during the past week. Every single time we've asked politely for them to, a) stop kicking the ball against the wall as it's very loud, b) especially not at the windows and c) to please be more careful because it keeps going in the back garden and we are not here to fetch them their ball.

When mother is not there with son, ball never goes in back garden and never hits the wall, so we've come to the conclusion she encourages it.

We had enough when in the space of maybe 15 minutes during our dinner we had to fetch it for them twice, which is the culmination of months of doing so.

We don't mind her getting it when we aren't in. What we DO mind is her coming and getting it when we are, which is what she threatened and what she has actually done once.

I'm not quite sure how you'd feel if after six months of constantly banging against your house, telling them every half an hour to please cease and desist politely, and then twice to three times every night for weeks fetching them their ball and asking them to be more careful, but nevertheless we're not exactly happy.

On another topic, what are the legal implications of the vandal paint? I've read that if she slipped and bonked her noggin she could sue, or that we need signs?

gazzak_2

Lokolo wrote: »

They're kids !!!!!!, they most probably don't understand how it's annoying you by kicking it against a wall at the side of your house.

It appears it's not the kids, it's the attitude of the witch Mother that doesn't think this is an issue, which is obviously being passed on to the kids.

Lokolo

aileth wrote: »

Don't think you read my original post really did you? It's one kid and his mother, and it isn't really the kid that's a problem. This has been going on for six months but has gotten incredible during the past week. Every single time we've asked politely for them to, a) stop kicking the ball against the wall as it's very loud, b) especially not at the windows and c) to please be more careful because it keeps going in the back garden and we are not here to fetch them their ball.

When mother is not there with son, ball never goes in back garden and never hits the wall, so we've come to the conclusion she encourages it.

We had enough when in the space of maybe 15 minutes during our dinner we had to fetch it for them, which is the culmination of months of doing so.

We don't mind her getting it when we aren't in. What we DO mind is her coming and getting it when we are, which is what she threatened and what she has actually done once.

I'm not quite sure how you'd feel if after six months of constantly banging against your house, telling them every half an hour to please cease and desist politely, and then twice to three times every night for weeks fetching them their ball and asking them to be more careful, but nevertheless we're not exactly happy.

On another topic, what are the legal implications of the vandal paint? I've read that if she slipped and bonked her noggin she could sue, or that we need signs?

Right apologies. When you said "she" I thought it was a son's friend, not the mother. And that the son's friend was the one ringing the doorbell constantly!

Perhaps you could print off a few "Football Lessons" flyers and give them to the mother, as she clearly has none?

aileth

There is literally a massive park about 30 seconds walk from the house (and I mean massive). On it being suggested to her that maybe she could play there and put herself out of the 'inconvenience' of ringing our doorbell over 10 mins and us going out all the time, she said, and I quote 'I'm not f**ing taking my f**ing son and the ball there, it's f**ing ages away. There's nowhere else to f**ing play so I'll f**ing play where I want."

I would love to ruin her gorgeous lemon adidas tracksuit in grease.

go_cat

aileth wrote: »

I'm not f**ing taking my f**ing son and the ball there, it's f**ing ages away. There's nowhere else to f**ing play so I'll f**ing play where I want."

She sounds such a great role model for her child :eek::eek:

aileth

And further information on this parent of the year, I was lying in the bath with the window vented and heard her calling her son a 'B*stard' 'If you f**king kick that f**ing ball at me again I'll f**king kick it at your f**king head.' 'I'm f**king knackered, you little sh*t' 'For f**k sakes what are you doing 'What the f**k did you do that for?!

I weep for him, I really do, but I hope that gives some information on the person I'm dealing with! I don't think I've heard him swear once. The one time we give him a word was when he trampled some of our flowers and we asked him to be careful as they're only baby plants (lol) and he was ever so sorry and genuinely remorseful. She could take tips from him.