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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Jjordie, dont have it that bad at the moment but when the kids next door get big enough I expect they'll be clibing my 6 ft fence, they try sometimes now. If they carry on smashing the footballs into it at the rate they are now there wont be much fence left soon anyway.
    And the neighbour says "your fence is getting a bit rotten".
    I've been getting four or five footballs a day until I lost it one day and gave them a right mouthfull, they have tried to stop it a bit, now I only get a couple.
     
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    Uumm... I had a foot ball problem...it just got accidently punctured and thrown back!
    problem gone...
     
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    [​IMG] Rosietu - that's ok if they only have one football! Next door has literally a couple of dozen footballs!

    Pete, I think your fence will get a lot 'rotten-er' before they've grown up :D
    Sorry, not funny when you live next door.

    When our kids were small they were not allowed to kick footballs over next door - if they did we took them away. Some parents today do not reprimand their children at all, do they? :(
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Yeah they have loads of them, thats why they dont bother too much about them coming over the fence, they've always got another.
    But they do have favourite ones. ;)
     
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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    Latest!!!........Contractors are to erect the fence on Wednesday. Seems that a bad back to her friend has forced her to employ fresh.... stock :rolleyes:
     
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    :eek: Let's hope they are carefull...!!! :( At least the worry of it will be over... They usually take care around peoples plants as they don't want earache from the customers afterwards.... ;) :D
     
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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    They'll get more than earache from Mrs Pal if they do!! :eek: :D
     
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    ;) I'm sure they will be carefull if she goes & inspects what they are doing first thing... ;) Sounds like one fiesty lady, your Mrs. Pal... :eek: :D :D
     
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    Didn't see al this through being away - you and Mrs Pal have all my sympathy, Nick - sounds like MF's right, tho - maybe it's the neighbour who'll need the sympathy soon!!

    Really, though - it's incredible how insensitive and downright stupid some people can be. Surely everyone knows it's a good idea to get on well with your neighbours???
     
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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    :D Mrs Pal is worried about the kiddies she minds and their ability to escape throught the smallest of gaps...
    You have to understand...I am caught between a rock and a hard place here...TWO WOMEN :eek: :eek: !
     
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    I think your safer option is to stick with the rock you know!
     
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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    :D :D Yep!!....and keep your head down!
     
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    :D :D Like it Paladin.... ;) :D :D
     
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    I hope it all goes OK this week- no nasty happenings after such a good holiday. [​IMG]
     
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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    150ft of panels..plus concrete posts and gravel boards.... :rolleyes: [​IMG]
    What do you think..?
     
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