Grumpy Old Man
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I am grumpy with my new neighbours on two fronts.
One, they have a German Shepherd that every time they are out it barks like mad and jumps at the fence like it wants to eat us. I was hoping the bloody thing would be used to us by now but it's been a month so I am not sure it is going to. It's at the stage where we feel we can't go outside in our own yard because of the bloody thing.
Two, and I might be being petty because I am pissed about the dog, but the neighbours put their rubbish bins in front of our house. I'd understand if there was no room outside their house for them but there is. And to piss me off even more they leave them out for days on end. Would the bins annoy anyone else or and I being a grumpy old man?
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@crazy-horse both those things would annoy me
ive never had a dog but always kind of thought training was pretty important, hell, our cats have been known to go nuts every so often so we checked with the neighbours to see if they heard them
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@kiwiwomble I am thinking I am going to have to pick my battle with them. Find a way to speak about the dog and hope they are reasonable, and let the bins slide. I have seen plenty of things go to shit between neighbours.
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@crazy-horse well the bins thing is pretty odd... almost seems like they're baiting you! You could always just put your bins in front of their house and see what happens.
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@crazy-horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
@kiwiwomble I am thinking I am going to have to pick my battle with them. Find a way to speak about the dog and hope they are reasonable, and let the bins slide. I have seen plenty of things go to shit between neighbours.
Wear your uniform when you pop next door ...
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@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@crazy-horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
@kiwiwomble I am thinking I am going to have to pick my battle with them. Find a way to speak about the dog and hope they are reasonable, and let the bins slide. I have seen plenty of things go to shit between neighbours.
Wear your uniform when you pop next door ...
Quickest way to get me in trouble! I think they know what me and the missus do so at the very least I will be recording the conversation in case they claim I tried intimidating them.
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@crazy-horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
Find a way to speak about the dog and hope they are reasonable
TBF, unless you tell them, they will likely be oblivious...
BUt yeah, neighbours can really impact your life negatively if they are shitbags.
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@crazy-horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@crazy-horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
@kiwiwomble I am thinking I am going to have to pick my battle with them. Find a way to speak about the dog and hope they are reasonable, and let the bins slide. I have seen plenty of things go to shit between neighbours.
Wear your uniform when you pop next door ...
Quickest way to get me in trouble! I think they know what me and the missus do so at the very least I will be recording the conversation in case they claim I tried intimidating them.
bit of a different approach but potentially ask if you can meet the dog with the owner so that the dog can see you are not a threat. If you explain the situation it might show you are trying to help and not just have a go at his dog.Potentially at the very minimum it might help give you peace in your back yard if the dog knows you.. (downside is it may take a couple of visits).
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@bayimports brilliant idea. Thanks mate.
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@crazy-horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
I am grumpy with my new neighbours on two fronts.
One, they have a German Shepherd that every time they are out it barks like mad and jumps at the fence like it wants to eat us. I was hoping the bloody thing would be used to us by now but it's been a month so I am not sure it is going to. It's at the stage where we feel we can't go outside in our own yard because of the bloody thing.
See if you can't meet the dog with the neighbour so the dog knows your scent and comes to understand it doesn't need to protect its property from you.
edit - what @bayimports said.
Two, and I might be being petty because I am pissed about the dog, but the neighbours put their rubbish bins in front of our house. I'd understand if there was no room outside their house for them but there is. And to piss me off even more they leave them out for days on end. Would the bins annoy anyone else or and I being a grumpy old man?
That would fuck me right off. As in "I'd also appreciate it if you didn't leave your bins outside my house for days on end".
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@Crazy-Horse good luck with the meet-and-greet mate.
You've made a great contribution around here over the years, you'll be missed
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@catogrande I would upvote that, but I can’t really be arsed.
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@catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:
Also:
Interviewer: Describe yourself in three words.
Old man: Lazy.
Bastard.
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@crazy-horse
There are other peoples’ dogs, and then there are your own.
I looked out of the window, and there was one of our dogs eating the other one’s fresh shit off the grass.
I don’t like that sort of thing. -
Or neighbour is a mate, works at school like me, has a retriever that goes mad when we're at the shared section of the boundary fence. If I jump the fence I'd get nothing but love. But still goes mad at everything on the other side, so be prepared for a dog that knows you took still go nuts!
