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ok, let me set the scene:

not had a single fire (except odd bbq during the summer) for at least a year.

had a fire yesterday afternoon to burn a few old documents, bank statements, old petrol reciepts, old bills from years ago... that sort of thing. nothing rubber, no piant, or oil. just paper.

this morning, when my girlfriend was leaving for work, the next door neighbour collared her it seems, and complained about the fire. i don't know what happend or what she said yet cos g/f is not home yet, but people like that drive me nuts.

the way i see it, is that my desire to have a fire is as legitiment as somebodies elses desire to, say, sit outside.

since one can't override the other, my response to anybody who even dared to speak to me about something like that (especially since we haven't had a fire for such a long time) would be less than charming.

what i can't understand is why people think the world, people, me, society *owes* them a smoke free sunday afternoon? it doesn't. life isn't fair. get over it.

rant almost over

Please excuse the swear words I use in this post.

I can understand that neighbours might be worried to see a fire in your garden, but its not something I'd complain about. AFAIK anyone can have a fire in their garden, it's done here quite a lot, and no one gives a pigs arse. It's not like you're doing it every week or every day.

You'd really have something to moan about if you had my neighbour. How do you fancy being reported, receiving filthy parcels, being accused of staring in their window (when it is in fact them who have been spying on us), being told by them that they're going to report you for going out (yes, going out!), and having them spread vicious lies to other neighbours and strangers in the street?

My Dad has been accused of not having the serious operation he had last year - apparently it was all put on so he could get benefits. Apparently he is also shagging a woman down the road and seeing my Mum (they divorced years ago) at the same time.

We've also been accused of celebrating the death of my cousin, according to her, we had a party the very moment my cousin was found dead a few years ago (I'll never forgive her for that, the sick bastard). She has also tried to split the family up by saying that we hate certain members of the family. That didn't work, because we all know what a twisted evil cow she is, and her pervert of a husband as well. I know of a girl who was 14 at the time and she felt so uncomfortable that he kept looking at her every time she was outside.

I had a visitor from the Job Centre because this neighbour wrote 3 letters to them accusing me of doing things I shouldn't be doing, and she continues to write letters even though the man that came round has told me that I'm clearly doing nothing wrong. Even so, the whole experience scared me shitless and made me so fucking angry. Her ink is wasted because the JC say they are now shredding everything they get from her from now on.

Every time we have a parcel delivered she spreads another lie, telling people that we're in debt. No, I'm not rich, but I'm not in debt either. If we're so much in debt, she wants to see the things we're having delivered in the next few weeks! It's fuck all to do with her anyway.

How about having to live with that, as well as looking after a disabled father and dealing with your own problems? Tell the cow moaning about your fire to piss off, the fire was safely set up and safely put out. The last thing you need is for people to start being like that.


Sorry for the long post but I've also taken a slight disliking to whinging neighbours, believe it or not!

The particulars of the conversation I'm not aware of, but I do have to sympathise with your neighbour somewhat.

Quite why people feel the need to burn papers on a bonfire these days is slightly beyond me. Certainly, I understand the desire to destroy some documents, but today there are low cost cross-cut paper shredders available that will do the job for you without the need for a fire.

I'm not a clean air freak by any means - I strongly oppose all attempts to make smoking in public bars illegal for instance because people make a conscious decision to enter them and if they don't like there being smoke around them then they're able to get out of it - but having said that, starting a fire outside, the smoke of which can be smelt for miles around and which your neighbours cannot escape from is a bit inconsiderate imo.

Aww Lee.

Keep yer chin up. I don't suppose you have have an ASBO placed on her?

cwathen wrote:The particulars of the conversation I'm not aware of, but I do have to sympathise with your neighbour somewhat.

Quite why people feel the need to burn papers on a bonfire these days is slightly beyond me. Certainly, I understand the desire to destroy some documents, but today there are low cost cross-cut paper shredders available that will do the job for you without the need for a fire.

I'm not a clean air freak by any means - I strongly oppose all attempts to make smoking in public bars illegal for instance because people make a conscious decision to enter them and if they don't like there being smoke around them then they're able to get out of it - but having said that, starting a fire outside, the smoke of which can be smelt for miles around and which your neighbours cannot escape from is a bit inconsiderate imo.

well, nobody seems to consider my feelings when farmers spread shit on the fields, the smell of which can be smelt around all the villages and the entire town sometimes.

reading what lee has to put up with (and if anybody asked to see what parcels i had delivered, i think i'd probably loose it), i think they have it good.

lee, your neighbours seems particularly bizzare, is there not anything you can do?

I have no ASBO placed on her. I've been wanting to find out what I can do to try and sort it, but I've got enough on my plate at the mo. I'd rather let her get herself all wound up, there's nothing I'm doing wrong and in all honesty it is quite entertaining to hear some of the things I'm supposed to be doing.

But obviously it does get a little out of hand sometimes when she accuses us of stuff and it's certainly not something I want to live with, I don't want to have to move either, I've been here a lot longer than her.

I'm all for paper burning too. However it *is* common courtsey to not do it when the neighbours have their washing out, or to let them know if they do. Other than that at this time of year and if it's only paper, there's no real problem.

Incidentally cwathen, why buy a low-cost paper shredder when matches cost only pennies?

Funny place this Norfolk, isn't it?

Perhaps the good doctor and Lee should stop living next door to one another?

Lee - I don't know how you go about it, but get an ASBO on her!

Is this lady neighbour "crazy old lady" (say the cat loving woman from the Simpsons) or "crazy-middle through old aged lady" (FAR too much lipstick, cigarettes, and a general drama queen [I've got one of these near me]) or a younger (5 children and chav) bitch. Just as a matter of interest?

Dr Lobster* wrote:burn a few bank statements, old petrol reciepts, old bills from years ago

Tut tut tut! If the inland revenue decided to inspect you they would be less-than-amused at this knowledge I think you have to keep things for 7 years or somethign silly.