moany neighbours

d70cw6

just tell him you think his wife's face is an eyesore, but you've kept quiet about it so far...

dodger1

Grimbal wrote: »

I didn't "add information", I was merely venting that the neighbour was complaining a mere half day after the spoil heap appearing that it "was an eyesore".

Even is someone hadn't been forewarned, it was a spoil heap. It wasn't blocking his access or affecting him any way apart from visually. In my view, it is unreasonable to object to something if it doesn't affect you materially & is obviously a work in progress which will be removed when necessary.

I was referring to you going round the neighbours and letting them know what was happening and giving them goodies, this wasn't mentioned in your original post so was added information.

Grimbal

I realise what you meant, but I was venting that the neighbour saw fit to complain after half a day about something that did not materially affect him.


Maybe I'm just more easy going. If I were to see a spoil heap appearing in a neighbours garden, my first action would not be to charge around after only a couple of hours and complain to the landscapers.


It's gone now, it was picked up on Thursday afternoon, taking about 20 minutes. For all of that time, the neighbour slowly mowed his 2x1m piece of lawn...

Grimbal

Rotor wrote: »

I have a lot of soil in my garden , all brown and disgusting, so what I did was to level it and cover it with plants (mostly grasses) so the filthy colour couldn't be seen.
I must be quite the trend setter because I notice many of my neighbours have done the same thing!


I should explain to your neighbour that you fully realise the horror the brownness of soil can cause and that it will removed/covered ASAP


In the meantime offer them a pair of blinkers : these are easily and cheaply fabricated by getting a cheap pair of poundland sunglasses, taking the lenses out and sellotaping these to the side arms of the glasses.


Bingo - he/she can walk out of their house without the disgust of the nausea inducing soil in their peripheral vision!


I live to help others so I hope this is of use to you.


rotor

You are quite the inventor, I doff my hat to you sir!

dodger1

Grimbal wrote: »

I realise what you meant, but I was venting that the neighbour saw fit to complain after half a day about something that did not materially affect him.


Maybe I'm just more easy going. If I were to see a spoil heap appearing in a neighbours garden, my first action would not be to charge around after only a couple of hours and complain to the landscapers.


It's gone now, it was picked up on Thursday afternoon, taking about 20 minutes. For all of that time, the neighbour slowly mowed his 2x1m piece of lawn...

I agree with your vent, but out of curiosity what did he say when you originally told him about the work?

Grimbal

dodger1 wrote: »

I agree with your vent, but out of curiosity what did he say when you originally told him about the work?

They were pretty positive to our faces. We said to them at that time that if they have any worries or concerns,please just pop over. Instead, he's just moaned to the builders/landscapers & not actually talked to us

paulsad

Send him an invite to the jacuzzi party

dodger1

Grimbal wrote: »

They were pretty positive to our faces. We said to them at that time that if they have any worries or concerns,please just pop over. Instead, he's just moaned to the builders/landscapers & not actually talked to us

Some people are only happy when they're moaning I guess.