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Need help re neighbours, who are causing me problems....it's not me!

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AlieOxon Thu 11-Oct-12 11:53:31

I have ivy growing into my roof from the next door garden. I say garden - it's a wilderness. The ivy is all over their roof, but that's their concern.
Everything there has not been touched in about five years.

My gardener has had go from a ladder on my side, but hasn't managed to reach the stems that go to the roof. He has cleared the ivy on my wall. And a bit further, which I didn't ask him to do but will delay its growing back.

Now the additional problem. This couple next door are so reclusive they don't answer their door and haven't answered my recent notes re the ivy. I haven't seen either of them for about three months....this is a source of worry sometimes, but she has put washing out of the window - hung on the gutter (!) recently so I know they are alive!

I offered for my gardener to go round and sort it. No response.
This is preventing me from getting all my gutters fixed.

I was going to try the CAB, but have not managed to get to talk to them, and their system seems much less user-friendly than it was a few years ago...
any ideas please?

Nanadog Sat 24-Nov-12 21:05:35

Have we got time for a drink? Jamie (the pilot) wants a large whiskey, to steady his nerves he says.

Ella46 Sat 24-Nov-12 21:05:15

OMG! That was my hair Jeni Keep the flame up a bit!

jeni Sat 24-Nov-12 20:59:29

Ok! Flame thrower ready? Stand clear alie

AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 20:58:49

Hope they are radiation proofs too....lead ones?

Is anyone near here yet? I'll put the kettle on.

Nanadog Sat 24-Nov-12 20:58:39

Ah...I didn't realise. Perhaps if I just provide the transport. I'll go and untie the pilot.

london Sat 24-Nov-12 20:55:58

glad i bought some new waterproofs grin

AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 20:55:31

RIGHT NEXT DOOR.....In the other half of the semi......whoa, crazy grandma!

Nanadog Sat 24-Nov-12 20:46:57

Only a small one Alie , just a point of interest ...how far away from this neighbour do you live?

jeni Sat 24-Nov-12 20:26:29

Oh! A cherry picker.

AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 20:23:51

Can anyone get hold of a triffid?

No, not the one at the bottom of the garden next door, the kind of big machine they use to change light bulbs in the street lights - to get the ivy off their roof!

Ana Sat 24-Nov-12 20:21:17

Only after Mission Accomplished, jeni - otherwise, it could get dangerous up those ladders!

AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 20:19:32

If you bring them, jeni !

OMG nana i hope it's a really small one! We are only trying to clear next door's garden!...but if you must, then....

If no Santa (and I am beginning to think he is still asleep) then we do need a helicopter! Just ask for Alie in Didcot. The police will know....

jeni Sat 24-Nov-12 20:15:05

Do we get vodka jellies?

Nanadog Sat 24-Nov-12 20:10:57

I don't know if my flame thrower will work in this rain, so I've improvised a small h-bomb. I got the 'recipe' off the Internet and tested it out earlier (see the 10 o'clock news). Now I just need the name and address please.

What do you need ladders for? I have hijacked a helicopter. Just tell me where and when and I'll pick you all up.

mad, mad grin

jeni Sat 24-Nov-12 20:10:20

After Merlin!

AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 20:07:45

No-one's going to see much tonight, it's throwing it down now...waterproofs and umbrellas to the fore!
I don't think anyone will be looking out their windows either.

Lovely day night for ducks, as my mum used to say (whoops, wrong thread!)

Ana Sat 24-Nov-12 19:59:59

That's the look we're going for tonight, glass. Well done! grin

glassortwo Sat 24-Nov-12 19:56:41

I am here, just caught sight of myself in the window and I look like the Michelin Man who has fallen in the coal scuttle. grin

london Sat 24-Nov-12 19:36:34

me alie i have nowt eles on

AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 19:34:39

Hi jeni! Hi Ana and london

We just all muck in...when you get here, the first thing is to get those skips in place! Can anyone get here early?

london Sat 24-Nov-12 19:27:59

am ready what eles do we need or all just do the heavy work smile

Ana Sat 24-Nov-12 19:00:37

I've got a container of illegal super-strength weedkiller in the shed - might finish off the stragglers!

jeni Sat 24-Nov-12 18:49:05

Me with ladders and killing look!

AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 18:41:16

Well let’s see who we’ve got.

Glass and nana with blowtorch and flamethrower….whoo!

Ella, anno and Flickety with pruners, loppers and secateurs – great.
Glamma with night glasses

…and London and maybe Ana too – we will need helpers and haulers!
And two GS….underfeet probably, but whatthehell…..

Hang on - who has ladders?

AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 18:38:32

Be ready to get picked up 9.30 - 10!