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Previous owner asking to buy back property!
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Their behaviour is way beyond "acting a bit oddly", and far from harmless. They are delusional, irrational, manipulative and borderline harassing. Burying their "time capsule" gives them (or their relatives) an excuse to ask to come into the garden, it also means a part of the garden has their artefacts permanently in it.GDB2222 said:
I’m still perplexed. It takes a couple of minutes to dig a hole, and bury a box, and that makes a couple of old folks happy. What is the downside to doing that?bouicca21 said:The Time Capsule goes with the other property for them to collect. No need to lie or obfuscate. Just no, we are not burying it on OUR property.
Sure, they are acting a bit oddly, but it all seems harmless.
Never underestimate delusional or irrational people!If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales13 -
GDB2222 said:
I'm astounded at some of the responses.SavingPennies_2 said:
Whilst the behaviour is eccentric and I feel for the OP, there is no need to be intentionally cruel.CasaCroft8 said:
Me too. Sod that. I'd chuck that straight In after opening it and having a laugh. I'd also email back and say I'm not giving you a figure I was just trying to be polite.Martin_the_Unjust said:
Aye I’d bury it too, in the binGDB2222 said:I would just bury the time capsule, as requested. Why not?Pehaps personal memories of annoying, weird and selfish behaviour IRL come into play on threads like this. Some will have suffered more than others.I would rather have these people than one of my neighbours who feels he has extra rights because he has lived in the same small area for about 45 years. He asserted this to a friend when complaining recently about something I'd done, which was none of his business anyway. My friend was gobsmacked, but I'm not surprised; the guy's just developed such a close relationship with the place, any change or agent of change is threatening.(What I did was cut a hedge. It's in a field, not on his boundary. This was 12 years ago!)The OP may wish to take note!
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Not cruel at all. It's cruel to harass someone into selling their house back and leaving absurd notes round in my opinion. As well as putting a house name plaque up. What should be a fabulous time for them has been made less so. It's just not cruel it's being a grown up and putting people in their place before they overstep any more. I had to put my house seller in her place when she came round asking to dig up her dead dog and take roses 3 months after we moved in. I told her no that's absolutely absurd and get off my property. She's fine not crying over cruelty.SavingPennies_2 said:
Whilst the behaviour is eccentric and I feel for the OP, there is no need to be intentionally cruel.CasaCroft8 said:
Me too. Sod that. I'd chuck that straight In after opening it and having a laugh. I'd also email back and say I'm not giving you a figure I was just trying to be polite.Martin_the_Unjust said:
Aye I’d bury it too, in the binGDB2222 said:I would just bury the time capsule, as requested. Why not?4 -
Anyone else want to know what's in the tin?
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bouicca21 said:The downside is that it preserves a connection between them and the house.I’m not getting why this is such a terrible thing, I’m afraid?Maybe I should watch more horror movies?No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?2
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The 5kg of cocaine that 'someone' is going to want to come and 'collect' from the OP's garden at some point in the future and which may be difficult to prove doesn't belong to them if they buried itGDB2222 said:
I’m still perplexed. It takes a couple of minutes to dig a hole, and bury a box, and that makes a couple of old folks happy. What is the downside to doing that?bouicca21 said:The Time Capsule goes with the other property for them to collect. No need to lie or obfuscate. Just no, we are not burying it on OUR property.
Sure, they are acting a bit oddly, but it all seems harmless.2 -
Don't engage further. Silence is sometimes the best response.JuanBallOfWimbledon said:We received a reply stating that they understand, but do we have a rough idea of how long we intend to stay?2 -
bury the time capsule, just not where they suggested then forget where you put it2
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Two wrongs don't make a right and all that... and they do have to live next door to their sister in a home they see as being a long term decision, so it's in everyone's benefit to be firm but polite without resorting to tit for tat and causing bad feeling between new neighbours (which it doesn't sounds like the OP would anyway). The fact you use the term "putting someone in their place" because they asked to dig up their dead dog says it all, you could have just said no.CasaCroft8 said:
Not cruel at all. It's cruel to harass someone into selling their house back and leaving absurd notes round in my opinion. As well as putting a house name plaque up. What should be a fabulous time for them has been made less so. It's just not cruel it's being a grown up and putting people in their place before they overstep any more. I had to put my house seller in her place when she came round asking to dig up her dead dog and take roses 3 months after we moved in. I told her no that's absolutely absurd and get off my property. She's fine not crying over cruelty.SavingPennies_2 said:
Whilst the behaviour is eccentric and I feel for the OP, there is no need to be intentionally cruel.CasaCroft8 said:
Me too. Sod that. I'd chuck that straight In after opening it and having a laugh. I'd also email back and say I'm not giving you a figure I was just trying to be polite.Martin_the_Unjust said:
Aye I’d bury it too, in the binGDB2222 said:I would just bury the time capsule, as requested. Why not?4 -
GDB2222 said:
I’m still perplexed. It takes a couple of minutes to dig a hole, and bury a box, and that makes a couple of old folks happy. What is the downside to doing that?bouicca21 said:The Time Capsule goes with the other property for them to collect. No need to lie or obfuscate. Just no, we are not burying it on OUR property.
Sure, they are acting a bit oddly, but it all seems harmless.
Takes even less time then that to chuck it in the bin. Win win all round.
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