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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?

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

Oh! A cherry picker.

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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?

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

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

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

glad i bought some new waterproofs grin

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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.

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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.

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

Ok! Flame thrower ready? Stand clear alie

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

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

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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.

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AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 21:09:15

We must be starting early. OK - let's go. Drinks LATER!
jeni - I am actually glad it's raining! Do get the tallest tree for me.

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AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 21:22:04

Can we get the helicopter on moving skips to the road?

Whoever is in that one - did you nick the vodka jellies? Get out of there! If you can....

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jeni Sat 24-Nov-12 21:23:58

Oh! Sorry! Thought that was next door? No? Must have got the wrong one!
Sorryblush

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Nanadog Sat 24-Nov-12 21:27:15

We'll be along shoon. Jamie shays we'll just finish this likkle drinkie and then ...loft off, no lift offfffff. smile

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glassortwo Sat 24-Nov-12 21:31:14

Oooopppps I have had a wobble and couldn't get up was a bit like a weeble....weebles wobble but dont fall over....yes sorry I have had a glass of wine grin and I have singed [sp) my pants with the blow torch.....

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AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 21:31:46

SNAFU.
I should have expected this!
Everyone look out for that helicopter!

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glassortwo Sat 24-Nov-12 21:34:03

I am just shimmying under the hedge.... nanadog watch that flame thrower shock I know I need my roots done but leave some for the hairdresser.

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glassortwo Sat 24-Nov-12 21:35:14

Do you think I could get a wig shock

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AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 21:35:48

I am keeping WELL out of the way here. Who is that on the roof?

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Nanadog Sat 24-Nov-12 21:36:42

Couldn't wake Jamie up,again, so it's me up here in the hecilopter. Can you see me, I'm shinying the lighters into the gardening.

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glassortwo Sat 24-Nov-12 21:36:51

I have dug a hole beside this root quick where is the round up.. Some one is peeking through the window duckkkkkkkkkkkk

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AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 21:37:42

Don't worry they can't see a thing.

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Nanadog Sat 24-Nov-12 21:37:58

It's me. I've parkinged the hecilopter here.

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glassortwo Sat 24-Nov-12 21:38:18

Watchhhhhhhhh the telephone lines nandog go up a bit.......... pull the thingyy is back or forward oh I dont know

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AlieOxon Sat 24-Nov-12 21:39:32

Too late.

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jeni Sat 24-Nov-12 21:39:49

Back to go up! I thinkconfused

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