Chortlepuss Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Bins collected early this morning - Hubby slipped a bit of cardboard into next door's ( near empty) recycling bin last night as ours was full - The woman next door has just been to our house screaming at him for doing so. We've just moved into this rental - it seemed like such a nice area. Is this a shocking thing to do? The bin man has been and gone, no ability to retrieve the cardboard and her recycling bin remained unscathed throughout the experience...neighbourly relations will not remain so though! It seemed like a victim less crime at the time...I must admit I wouldn't give a stuff about someone putting their excess recycling in my bin if I had space (in fact this happened a lot in our old neighbourhood). Am I unusually liberal in this respect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Haha a similar thing happened to my friend the other week (in the UK though). I've never came across anything like it - most people are happy to share bins if they have to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30085 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Some people clearly have nothing better to do! Ignore it, you never know she may be renowned for lively outbursts. Dont start putting old chicken carcass in her rubbish bin though ... just to keep the peace really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zk2102 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Some people need to get a life!! It wouldn't bother me, in fact I was out helping to crush my neighbours excess cardboard (delivery) so she could squeeze some into our box. It's a pretty sad person who would be bothered by that! I hope you laughed it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlhall Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Ignore her, and just get on with enjoying your life, she obviously has nothing better to do, I have never had this happen to me, in fact I find its normally the opposite and neighbours tell us to use their bin if it has room in it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30085 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 On the subject of bins ..... we (neighbours and I) have to take ours to the end of the street as access isn't great and one particular neighbour always has rubbish overflowing and has at least one or two extra bags on top. A few times the refuse collectors haven't emptied said neighbours wheelie bin as its too full etc so instead the friendly neighbour takes mine so he had an empty one. :mad: I work differing hours so can't always retrieve my wheelie bin as early as they can. :mad: And it has my house number painted on it :mad: I have never confronted my neighbour, it really isn't a big deal, I take it to the tip until I can retrieve my wheelie bin. But when I sell this house .... I will be very kind to my neighbour :wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Why didn't you ask them first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 As long as its something that is allowable in the bin, a few years ago someone put engine parts in my mums bin and she could not move it. They are very particular here with what we put in the bin so maybe she has been burnt by someone else like my mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Maybe she had problems with the neighbours before? Playing devils advocate in the UK someone on our road ( never found out who) used to put all their rubbish in bins that were out, overloading them at times, and it was at a time when the bin men were refusing to take bins where the lid was not shut, resulting in ours and others bins not being taken, and unlike here that meant two more weeks before they were taken again. We ended up having to put them out just before the bin men came. Very annoying especially if you have to go out to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortlepuss Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Well I shall get my own back as I have an elusive green bin and was going to offer free space to neighbours as I don't fill it up all the time. Not her tho, she can go stuff herself. She's an older lady on her own so probably gets wound up by little things, but this wasn't doing anyone any harm or putting anyone out. I suppose I object to her coming round screaming, a brief 'please desist' request without the histrionics would have worked better and maintained relations - she didn't have to go off on one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortlepuss Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Why didn't you ask them first? It was my hubby and it was 11pm at night - bins come really early here so he didn't want to disturb her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flybyknight Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 lol sour bitch, not to worry, if she gets that stressed over something so small she'll probably die soon. problem solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 lol sour bitch, not to worry, if she gets that stressed over something so small she'll probably die soon. problem solved :eek: Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 We had same at previous residence, I had to resort to adding stuff to their bin at night. Silly persons...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellers and Whitehead Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 lol sour bitch, not to worry, if she gets that stressed over something so small she'll probably die soon. problem solved wowzers! Such a compassion for the elderly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Using decent citizens bin space is just the start of it all,the catalyst even..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30085 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I'm sure Fly By's comment was tongue in cheek, but it really isn't something to be hysterical over is it? I'd rather a neighbour put excess rubbish in another bin rather than dump it on the street ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest16631 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 .......cripes ....! ........though we too have a bin eccentric on our st...... .......they are pedantic about the position it sits on the nature strip.......and from their drive...... .......the numbers are written clearly and it's washed after every emptying....... .......I once picked up some rubbish when walking and as their bin was first I popped it in...( a plastic bottle and a McDonald's box) ....... That evening they put it on the door step...... .......in two bags with a note........that one of the items was a recyclable item and could I not use their bin....! ........guess it's important to them.......checking their bins content....! .......best just stick to your own bin ime....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flybyknight Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 it was tongue in cheek. if you put your rubish in their bin just after it's been emptied then yer, prepare for an ear bashing. but just before the truck comes? she needs to seriously get herself a hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Bins collected early this morning - Hubby slipped a bit of cardboard into next door's ( near empty) recycling bin last night as ours was full - The woman next door has just been to our house screaming at him for doing so. We've just moved into this rental - it seemed like such a nice area. Is this a shocking thing to do? The bin man has been and gone, no ability to retrieve the cardboard and her recycling bin remained unscathed throughout the experience...neighbourly relations will not remain so though! It seemed like a victim less crime at the time...I must admit I wouldn't give a stuff about someone putting their excess recycling in my bin if I had space (in fact this happened a lot in our old neighbourhood). Am I unusually liberal in this respect? I do the same thing myself and have witnessed others doing the same to mine. What a sad neighbour she must be. Don't bother about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 We had same at previous residence, I had to resort to adding stuff to their bin at night. Silly persons...... I assume that was tongue in cheek? I'm pretty easy going, but I get peed off when people take liberties. It's just common decency to ask first even if you know someone won't take offense. Normally the response would be -you don't have to ask - but you do - at least for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 The woman next door has just been to our house screaming at him for doing so. We've just moved into this rental - it seemed like such a nice area. Is this a shocking thing to do? In my experience it's the normal thing to do! :biggrin: Maybe the reason for the rental vacancy...the previous tenants couldn't stand the old biddy any longer. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathancowen Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 HI, HOW DID SHE EVEN KNOW THAT THIS HORRENOIUS CRIME AGAINST HER PERSONAL POSESSIONS HAD BEEN COMMITED?? i'M GUESSING SHE SPENDS ALOT OF TIME LOOKING OUT THE CURTAINS. AS FOR REVENGE, I'M THINKING THAT SUPER GLUING HER BIN LIDS DOWN WOULD BE QUITE FUNNY :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortlepuss Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 In my experience it's the normal thing to do! :biggrin:Maybe the reason for the rental vacancy...the previous tenants couldn't stand the old biddy any longer. :wink: I did think of this!! Fair play if you don't like it but just say so, no need to scream. Makes me wonder what else she'll get upset about. Perhaps I should get my son to exercise his large python on her lawn ('get oorf my land!) - Only joking! It's quite a posh rental and the houses are a reasonable distance apart. We hardly ever need to see her so it will be fine, but my hubby (who is a real softie) was quite stunned. He immediately said 'If it's bothering you then I'll take it out' .... but too late!! I do like to be on good terms with neighbours and I'm quite surprised as an elderly woman alone she has taken this approach, but I know my mum worries about people parking opposite her house etc, so it is a bit of an issue for people with nothing better to do. I have lived in a couple of houses here, always had neighbours who didn't give a stuff about this sort of thing.....As long as they don't put dodgy stuff in the wrong bin, people can use my free space all they like if the bin man is just about to come and I don't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyman Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 if it was me I would give her the benefit of the doubt and get husband to go round and apologize and clear the air as I hate confrontation ....but saying that I have 5 children so I have to use other neighbours bins , I don't put my bins out till midnight so I just top theirs up , sometimes I ask . Only last night I drove to MILs with a big bin liner full of chicken bones and fish ect as her collection is Today ours on Wed so its makes sense for me to get rid of all the smelly stuff as the heat is really kicking in now , lets face it like me ,you made the effort using a bin some people would just dump it .........! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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