furrybean

I've got an old bloke who rents next door and has done for years before I bought my house. My house is an end terrace with access either end and wide enough to leave your car. I used to get on with the old neighbour just mutual whingin' about some ballacks until he goes and bricks up a shared surface drain running behind the houses so he can put his plant pots on the bricks. I asked him to move the bricks but he went mad calling me a control freak and its nothing to do with me ha ha, well the bad rain the other month meant my cellar almost flooded because of these bricks so I got my SDS drill and promptly removed them.

I hadnt seen him since but last weekend I had some time so I cleaned up behind the house and swept up the bits of brick and removed the rough bits of mortar. He must have taken offence to this as he had some bedding plants up the gable of my house where the drive drops down from the main road, he likes to garden so he uses my side too which was fine with me. I saw him doing this and shouted jolliley "hiya, ya'll right?". No response and I was in a rush so I left it too him and my housemate and girlfriend were about so I guess he felt too outnumbered to voice his concern.

Later that day he had moved his car to block my access across the back of the houses and started setting too at me, complaining about my parking and getting hesterical. It was another one of his bug bears that I didnt leave my car right in the corner of my plot so he can swing straight in with his mondeo estate. If I am in a rush or need to get into my boot I reverse into the corner and not have it right up, and leave a 2 or 3' gap, bugger all really. Technically all I have to do is leave access and if I wanted to be childish I could leave my car on the edge next to his house if you know what I mean and then he wouldnt have any room to park except on the road.

That was Tuesday and still havent seen his car being moved. All the other neighbours have to reverse from their end in and I reverse in from my end because of him. I've tried knocking on his door to sort it out reasonably but he isnt answering, he has a strange body clock and sleeps all day but I try at approx 7pm! Shall I start getting petty and take down the washing line on my house that he uses and park my car next to his side or just leave it and try and reverse down the drive?

Sorry its a bit of a rant but its pishin me off now after 4 days and would like someone elses perspective with it!