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roofman
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If they have kids then a cardboard cutout of Jimmy Savile in the front window should keep them away, if they have brought there elderly parents then one of Dr Shipman should sort them out....as for the new owners, just play that one by ear for now until you know what sort of enemy your dealing with
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Don’t be so stupidIf they have kids then a cardboard cutout of Jimmy Savile in the front window should keep them away, if they have brought there elderly parents then one of Dr Shipman should sort them out....as for the new owners, just play that one by ear for now until you know what sort of enemy your dealing with
they won’t know who he is lol
roofman
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They wont need to as he looks creepy enough...open your mind
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That'd be my approach too.
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and id tell you where to go pronto saying that to me if i moved in. the place im at now the neighbours over the road got together and complained about me doing the house up even though it was at reasonable timesI like to knock on the door, introduce myself as the chairman of the residents association and tell the new folk "we like things just the way they are around here"
i told the guy im going to get a load of geese and let the local travelers on my land with there caravan dogs and crap piles if i hear any more of it 
never heard a peep
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Thanks for those replies. It would certainly be a very pleasant change to have some good neighbours there; I like the suggestion about popping round when the removals men are there; good reason to say hello; measure the response then leave. As I posted on the "our hobby and our neighbour" thread, the house sold for mega money, my belief being that somebody wanted the 4-car garage to run a business from... I wonder if he needs an old geezer to do odds and sod - but who only get's out of bed for some multiples of the minimum wage! I don't do anything that could bother anyone, but I have some biggish trees which the last neighbour moaned about, but one of them holds up my ham radio aerial, so that's not negotiable (though it is highly visible).
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Best shirt & tie, briefcase or heavily loaded shoulder bag, knock on door, introduce yourself as neighbour-next-door, then say 'can I talk to you about our Lord Jesus?' whilst pushing a leaflet (in reality, a chinese takeaway menu) at 'em.... you'll never know they're in....
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Treat them as you would like to be treated.
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Did you think I have any other kind?
Tinbasherdan
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Just be decent, you never know what might happen. When we moved in I was told by the previous owner that the farmer who’s fields border our paddock is a “right rough git, and a tosser”
it turns out he keeps a bloody clean farm with well kept stock, and when I introduced myself and told him we would be getting someone in to sort the paddock fence out to stop his cattle getting in he came and dropped a tractor and post knocker off for me. In fact I’ve two of his tractors on the drive at the moment. Absolutely top bloke
it turns out he keeps a bloody clean farm with well kept stock, and when I introduced myself and told him we would be getting someone in to sort the paddock fence out to stop his cattle getting in he came and dropped a tractor and post knocker off for me. In fact I’ve two of his tractors on the drive at the moment. Absolutely top bloke
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That's what we did, they all replied how nice it was that we'd done that, as they knew half the neighbours, and it was like the other half didn't exist or even say hello.
Five years later, I tell them when we're having parties, and if the noise pees them off to phone.
They've all got my mobile number, I've got theirs.
They never do and say it's nice to have a bit of music.
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By chance we met our new neighbours, a young couple of first-time buyers, while they were viewing the house. Spent a few minutes chatting about the area and wished them luck. A few weeks later they knocked on the door to tell us they were successful in buying the house. We got on well with them but sadly, they split up with the male partner leaving. Hopefully the young woman will be able to stay if her family can rally together to help her with the mortgage. No problems with our neighbours on the other side, we get on like a house on fire and most of the others are ok as well. We've had one or two bad ones here and there but luckily they seem to move on fairly quickly.
