they are my neighbours too ....to clarify and avoid confusion, thats the true silverstone meaning of the word neighbour...
Makes a refreshing change, this bright and sunny monday morning, for you to pick on a single word in an description of events - more usually you are 'challenging' an OPs version of events, the integrity/actuality of his/her description of what has taken place and seeking third party witnesses, just in case an OP is seeking sympathy and a 'Daily Mail-esque ' indignant-type reaction. 'Neigh' - the noise a horse makes( from the front end...) 'Bour' - a small chamber or cottage. Neighbour - in the context of this post, someone/people living close enough to be able to be near/within earshot of the OP when he is cleaning his bike. In other contexts, sentences and usages, clearly, the word means other things. Pretty clear to me.....and although i am shy, i have overcome that to post it here.
Sheesh - sounds like everyone has issues with their neighbours....I seem to be quite lucky in that everyone in our road pretty well knows everyone (about 40 or so houses - cul de sac) Mother in law across the road so babysitting duties are sorted. Right hand side house is empty. Both of them died about a year apart from each other, very old. So at the moment we've got a free range on noise....my kids are pretty good - ive never known them to be overly noisy outside... All the "other halves" in some shape way or form get together now and again for the odd evening and go to a different house (in the road of course before someone gets that joke in). They have what they call "book club" which I think just involves gossiping and getting drunk, but I get to hear any rumour's that are going round... They also have "gin night" which I think really is getting pissed and gossiping...cant see the difference myself but apparently there is....interesting at the end of either of the night's as there's usually a few staggering back to their houses... So, if anyone wants to live in Bristol, there'll be a house next to me going, 3 bed, garage, semi, convertible basement and loft, nice area of town....although saying that our neighbours across the road are thinking of buying it to downsize from theirs which has 6 bedrooms, double garage etc etc... Let the piss taking commence thought id give you all something to get stuck into....
Turned into a very funny thread! Tbh, I can accommodate a bit of noise from the kids - they should be having fun when the sun is shining, its that the parents don't suggest that they moderate the noise and often shout louder than the children. The parents should know better...
And we're off....never saw it that way unless theyre all a bunch of lezzer's.....and I just don't know about it - ill ask the wife tonight...hell I can even get some baseless rumours going myself now...
I will happily admit that our previous neighbours (on our left moved about 2 months ago). While we got on with them on the face of it they were a nightmare....8 in the house all massively overweight. Their shitter blew last year and caved in my patio out the back of my house....it was funny standing outside the back of our house and I said "your sewer has blown....and its all over my patio"...."that's not sewage.." to which he put his hand on the floor dragged his fingers through the "mud" - which wasn't...
I think I am a problem neighbour, with my bikes, noisy dog, small kids and a brilliant stereo in the living room. Unfortunately this is Britain and the neighbours wouldn't dare knock on the door and ask me to change any irritating behaviour as they are afraid of conflict. If they did have something they needed changing they need only ask and I'd do what I could to make life a little bit nicer for everyone. But they don't. In all seriousness though, I think our household isn't really a problem. I understand where you are coming from Pete with your 'neighbour' question. It's a very interesting social science concept; to balance the demands of private and social life. British culture seems to tie itself in knots when it comes to dealing with conflict.
