About my neighbour ?

Give him a wide berth annsixty - the cancer, the treatment and all that goes with a serious illness, is probably getting to him.
Just to keep the peace, can your young GD, move the bin ? That will keep everyone happy (except your GD😂)

Indeed Callistemon. She phoned recently and said would I please ask my husband to put her garden bin directly up against her back gate, not two inches away from it. I won't say what his reaction was. Still she's 95 and worries about these things.

Oh dear! These things matter you know 😁

I too would have smiled, laughed, sympathised and suggested that if fancied doing the moving of the bins he could.
Yes I would find it very unreasonable to move them for his convenience.

an immovable breakfast chair
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I hope you're feeling better now, annsixty

This really isn’t your problem Annsixty and I’m glad you’re feeling a bit better about it now. He’s a grump, probably because of his treatment but he personably told you about that so you wouldn’t invite him to move them! 😂

They're not on his land and they're not blocking his drive.

He will have to sit elsewhere for his brekkie.

As well as the stickers mentioned above, you can get these.

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If the bins are on your land and within your boundary line, it's none of his business where you keep them. If he's THAT offended he can close the curtains! I would tell him it's too much of a struggle for you because of mobility so they will need to stay where they are.

annsixty. You’re 86 with mobility problems putting bins out on your own property. He is still able to get out and about and play golf. I would tell him to stick the bins where the sun doesn’t shine. If he was really bothered by it he could have asked you nicely if you minded him putting your bins back for you!!!!

He does not know how lucky he is that you have them on your own land. In our cul-de-sac our neighbour does not even take his bins off the street and he has extra bins because of a large family. The drive is so full of rubbish they cannot take the bins in . Even worse because he is building an extension, which is taking forever, they have their clothes whirly thing in the front garden . We came home the other day and there was a Google street view van filming our bit of road grey washing and all . All private houses so we can do nothing .

kittylester

As well as the stickers mentioned above, you can get these.

Wheelie Bin Cover Clematis Nelly Moser 002 amzn.eu/d/9kTe7Kk

I like that but £25!

Callistemon21

They're not on his land and they're not blocking his drive.

He will have to sit elsewhere for his brekkie.

Tell him that lounging on the sofa in pj’s eating cornflakes while watching Good Morning is the in thing nowadays 😄
Well, it is in our house.

Oreo

Callistemon21

They're not on his land and they're not blocking his drive.

He will have to sit elsewhere for his brekkie.

Tell him that lounging on the sofa in pj’s eating cornflakes while watching Good Morning is the in thing nowadays 😄
Well, it is in our house.

I'm too busy doing Wordle to look out of the window!
Starter word is usually something I can see in front of me, there are lots of brekkie-related five letter words 😃

I’m sorry you’ve been upset ann. The things folk stress about, of course he could just sit elsewhere.

A decent neighbour would have asked if he could move them for you to their usual space. No, of course you’re not being unreasonable. Forgive him if it was just a bad day. Should he say it again suggest with your sweetest smile that he move them for you as of course he knows it would be too much for you. You’ll be prepared if he comments again, this one was an unwelcome surprise and therefore upsetting.

Although not an excuse, apart from the suffering the disease itself causes, the treatment for prostate cancer can have absolutely dreadful side effects. I suspect he realised as he was speaking that he was out of order and that's why he mentioned the prostate cancer. He may also have a terminal prognosis which won't help his social demeanour. Maybe cut him some slack.

crazyH

Give him a wide berth annsixty - the cancer, the treatment and all that goes with a serious illness, is probably getting to him.
Just to keep the peace, can your young GD, move the bin ? That will keep everyone happy (except your GD😂)

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You must look young and strong if he thinks you can move those bins.
I have an ongoing irritation with the bins belonging to the flats next door to me.
There are about 30 wheelie bins left either on the pavement or/and lining our shared driveway.
I have complained to the council and the factor for the flats but nothing has changed.
I don't have to look at them all day but they are an ugly eyesore and attract vermin.
I hope someone else will take action but they only seem to bother me.
The flats have a dedicated bin store but noone uses it. It's easier to leave them out.

Another neighbour is at war with her other neighbour over something else and has decided to move house! This saddens me.

Kate1949

Looking at bins wouldn't bother me unless they had food hanging out or something. We out the bins back for our 95 year old neighbour. She regularly phones us to say they are an inch or two away from where she likes them.

This made me laugh! She must feel very at ease with you Kate1949, which is kind of nice.

You must look young and strong if he thinks you can move those bins

Come on annsixty, get your shoulder to it and heave!!
You can do it 😁

(No, don't!)

Well if he appears again with the same grouch you can look him straight in the eye and tell him there are a lot of things in life you don't particularly like looking at!
He doesn't get to make everybody miserable just because he is having a rough time of it.
Go hit a ball Mister!

Looking young and strong?
He has seen me on my newish mobility scooter!!
His diagnosis is not terminal, he has had the cancer for a few years and it is kept under control.
To be fair he has coped with it all well.
However it is not the first complaint, we had endless knocks on the door about the gate into the garden banging, once after I was in bed as I go early, this was mostly when other people than us left it open, window cleaner a culprit also gardeners and delivery men.
I had it replaced a couple of years ago and actually told him he had nothing to complain about now.
I have decided to let it go but will try to ignore him to the best of my ability and “keep myself to myself”.

When I was fitter I used to move ours and neighbours bins back into position as they were usually left blocking drives and pavements. The most I moved in one day was 8!

Now I am in need of a little help no one offers. I think the world is a selfish, me, me, me place now.

You d think he d have more to bother him. Leave your bins where you want.

I wouldn't be happy looking at bins from my window but I would have asked if you minded me moving them when I moved my own bin. Perhaps you could talk to him again and point out how difficult it is for you to move them and tell him you're happy for him to move them if he wishes.