My Other Neighbour - Moan

I know I've said in the past how well I get on with my neighbours but now I'm starting to get a little tired of my neighbour (not the one who is still sleeping with lots of women, the other one on the other side)

Ever since we moved in this neighbour has been throwing her slices of bread on her garage roof which adjoins my garden, most of this was taken up by the birds and a few bits would land in my garden.I was fine with this as usually the birds would take it up anyway.

Nearly 3 years on, she has now decided to throw, large lumps of unsliced bread, tortilla wraps, fruit cake and croissants up there. These are rejected by the birds and are now ending up being blown in my garden. I've started seeing a rat visiting the garden and am convinced it's her fault and want to put a stop to this before it gets worse. I don't know if I have any right to stop her from doing this and don't really want to fall out with her over this. The other half just suggests throwing the stuff back over her fence, but I don't think that fixes the issue.

Also she's decided to put her son's trampoline right next to our fence so he stands on the trampoline staring into our garden. I have no privacy as a result. Again can I complain about this?

Some advice would be appreciated

 

Hmmm you may be able to politly comment on the food debris (be nice) But dont think you could say much about the trampoline, Maybe if nothing happens about the food problem you could contact the council , possibly your nieghbour dosent realise there is a problem and wouldnt do it if it was politly pointed out to them

 

I'd be tempted to have a polite word regarding the Rat situation JJ....even if you don't mention the 'food' bit at first ,it might just be enough for them to cotton on...

Trrrrampolines......

 

I'd just throw the food back over into their garden. They'll soon get the message.
And as for the boy on the trampoline, I'd just stick my tongue out at him. He'll soon stop staring then.

 

Throw the food back onto the trampoline?

Ooooh, I'm getting nasty in my old age!

 

I think a lot of times people aren't inconsiderate , its just that they don't see the problem.
As above I would exaggerate a lot ! You may have seen a rat as big as a cat with yellow fangs

 

I agree with the tongue sticking out idea! Or setting up a sprinkler at just the right angle so it catches anyone standing just there in the face...

 

Here's a different spin (lived through pretty much the same situation at my last house).

The food situation: Just have a word. Explain that you've seen rats taking it. Tell them best not do it any more. In any case the birds don't want the junk food. Its not good for them.

As for the kid on the trampoline, its not the poor kid's fault where his parents have put it. Kids are nosey. There is nothing at all anyone can do about that. Kids are incapable of thinking like grown ups, for a simple reason, they are kids. Grown ups on the other hand are capable of thinking like kids. We were kids once (and apart from the steady decay of physical prowess, we are still kids on some level). Just talk to the kid on kids terms. Talk about football or aeroplanes or the 10 legged weird green and purple thing you saw walking through the garden the other day (straight faces required). Interesting conversations will happen, and you will quickly re-learn how much fun it is to imagine the ridiculous. As an example, I remember a conversation with the kid from next door but one who was being nosey as I came out with my cuppa one time. They asked what was in it. I said herbal tea. They asked why. I told them it keeps me young. They asked how old I was. I told them I was over 2000. They asked about the dinosaurs. I told them yes, I'd had to fight loads of them, including a T-Rex once. That won me quite a lot of respect.

 

I should update this thread as it's nearly a month old.

I spoke to my neighbour who seemed fine with it at first, although said she hasn't seen any rat and food has stopped being thrown on the garage roof. She instead puts it out on mass on her bird table instead. I'm sure the rats will be along sooner or later.

But things have become a bit frosty with her and us. Good example is that she no longer takes our bins in for us while OH and I are at work all day long, while she sits at home all the time. Also I'm sure her son is throwing his litter in our garden now (although said trampoline has since moved slightly away from the fence).

So petty. I haven't got time for her and her sulking.

 

I HAD a neighbour like that, when we moved here it was, "tell me if I am making too much noise,or doing something that annoys you." So after about 6 months I did, she didn`t speak to me for 6 months, blissful.
just carry on in YOUR property,

I am sure she doesn`t spend ALL day sitting ,and would possibly enjoy some form of employment. I know when I stayed at home while our children were young I envied people with an outside interest.

I find lots of sweet wrappers on my garden, but being a corner property , the wind probably blows them there, but I also suspect some of being dropped over fence.

 

It's a good job your're not Ziggy. I've already got pictures of humane rat traps and letter boxes in my head.