Leicester_H Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 We're having our side fence replaced using concrete gravel boards & post and wooden panels. Being concerned about hedgehogs, we arranged to have some 5" x 5" holes cut through in a few places to allow them easy passage. Our fence is the end fence for 3 neighbours - so I went round and told them what we were planning out of politeness. One wasn't in, so I left a note. Yesterday, this neighbour asked the workers to get me to talk about something. Turns out she didn't know what a hedgehog was (??) but is scared of them so intends to block the hole ! She doesn't mow her lawn as she seen frogs and is scared of them - similarly, squirrel, pigeons, mice! No point arguing (we'll simply push the blockage back a bit to allow access when she's not looking!). Has anyone else got strange neighbours ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Yes the Italian woman next to us refused to trim the big oak in her garden. She told OH "trees cry" silly cow. Was not impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Years ago when we're having our loft converted a neighbour came round to say he didn't like XYZ the builders were doing... What? "Oh I hopped the fence and climbed the scaffolding to have a look" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) Don't get me started on Grumpy George he is beyond bizarre Edited March 1, 2018 by The Dogmother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Who's grumpy George Clare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) One of ours puts out s"Ooops, word censored!"s of food for the rats and talks to them. .... slightly over keen censoring there! I was just using the normal not sweary word to say small unwanted pieces of food. Edited March 2, 2018 by patsylabrador Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 45 minutes ago, patsylabrador said: One of ours puts out s"Ooops, word censored!"s of food for the rats and talks to them. .... slightly over keen censoring there! I was just using the normal not sweary word to say small unwanted pieces of food. I agree! Makes me want to experiment what else will be over censored... What if I wanted to tell you I have been s"Ooops, word censored!"ing away the snow... or wanted to take on s"Ooops, word censored!"booking? Or visit a skys"Ooops, word censored!"er this weekend? And then visit the s"Ooops, word censored!"heap? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Was it censored before??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Sophie P said: Was it censored before??? The little bits of unwanted food without an s on the end was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators matt_b Posted March 2, 2018 Administrators Share Posted March 2, 2018 Sorry about the overzealous censorship folks, we're fixing that now. The over-sensitive censorship should now be fixed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) 41 minutes ago, matt_b said: Sorry about the overzealous censorship folks, we're fixing that now. The over-sensitive censorship should now be fixed! Yeah! So I can finally take my scrapbook to a skyscraper and start scraping it over their scrapheap? Edited March 2, 2018 by Cat tails 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Hadn't seen the over censoring. I was once put out when they changed the b word (female dog) when I had a brand once. Clare need more on Grumpy George. Sounds a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 When we first had chickens our neighbour hammered a strip of those half round wooden little posts to our fence at the bottom the day after he saw them from his bedroom window. To this day I don't think 3 fat Orpingtons would have managed to slide through a gap that a mouse would have had to squeeze through. So I left my raspberry escapee plants growing along the fence. If they spread into his garden he should thank me for freebie fruit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Lol Valkyrie! I have visions of well endowed Orpington ladies gathering their feathery petticoats, breathing in and trying to gracefully slide through a teeny fence hole 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I'm surprised he didn't put some sort of netting at the top of the fence - they have wings too? Although flying higher than 2 ft was an amazing feat for any of those girls! But then I was at the bottom of the garden when Cheyennes babies took off over my head - synchronised fly-past. They got clipped and never did it again! That was Squirt and Tipsy - still got Squirt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
