Inconvenient Annoyances

My husband literally just shot an arrow accidentally over the fence at our neighbours shed.....

My husband literally just shot an arrow accidentally over the fence at our neighbours shed.....

Like, archery target practice gone wrong? Yikes! Hopefully no one was out by the shed when it happened.

Overnight the aphids moved onto another plant so that's another one getting tossed, just hundreds of them . These things are invasive! Time to visit a garden center for help so they don't come back after I replace these.

Stupid in-bred f*ck-wit neighbours not only had a barbecue at 1am in our shared back court, this morning they decided to empty the coals from their barbecue into the strip of waste ground between our back court and the railway line.... only to find out the coals were still burning and now the fire brigade are out there trying to put out a full-on conflagration, and they've had to stop the trains as well.  And of course as it's been so hot (yes, hot), all my windows are open, so my flat is stinking of smoke.

Overnight the aphids moved onto another plant so that's another one getting tossed, just hundreds of them . These things are invasive! Time to visit a garden center for help so they don't come back after I replace these.

Add washing up liquid to water and spray on them, there is not much else that is safe for something that you intend to ingest.

Or ladybugs/ladybirds. 

Stupid in-bred f*ck-wit neighbours not only had a barbecue at 1am in our shared back court, this morning they decided to empty the coals from their barbecue into the strip of waste ground between our back court and the railway line.... only to find out the coals were still burning and now the fire brigade are out there trying to put out a full-on conflagration, and they've had to stop the trains as well.  And of course as it's been so hot (yes, hot), all my windows are open, so my flat is stinking of smoke.

Liking for the descriptive of the neighbours which is epic, NOT for the situation, which sucks!

Stupid in-bred f*ck-wit neighbours not only had a barbecue at 1am in our shared back court, this morning they decided to empty the coals from their barbecue into the strip of waste ground between our back court and the railway line.... only to find out the coals were still burning and now the fire brigade are out there trying to put out a full-on conflagration, and they've had to stop the trains as well.  And of course as it's been so hot (yes, hot), all my windows are open, so my flat is stinking of smoke.

Wow. I hope the council knows it was them so they know who to fine. What ignorant and dangerous people. I hope the smoke clears quickly! I'd close windows til the air is clear and go for a visit to a nice air conditioned pub!

Add washing up liquid to water and spray on them, there is not much else that is safe for something that you intend to ingest.

Or ladybugs/ladybirds. 

Since its indoors i guess washing up liquid is it! I think isopropyl alcohol is what I need to save the outdoor plant. *sigh* glad I started small so it's not a huge loss while learning to deal with these.

Like, archery target practice gone wrong? Yikes! Hopefully no one was out by the shed when it happened.

Yeah like an archery arrow (he got a new bow and the knock (is that even spelled right?) was off.... nah nobody was out as it was 11:15pm so that’s why they wanted to give it a go like excitable children.

He literally thought I was being unreasonable to be irritated that he had done that and that I had anxiety over the confrontation.

He did go around to the neighbours about a half hour ago and he said they seemed more annoyed he came to retrieve it than that it was there lol he said it was no problem but jeeez did I panic throughout the night


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Stupid in-bred f*ck-wit neighbours not only had a barbecue at 1am in our shared back court, this morning they decided to empty the coals from their barbecue into the strip of waste ground between our back court and the railway line.... only to find out the coals were still burning and now the fire brigade are out there trying to put out a full-on conflagration, and they've had to stop the trains as well.  And of course as it's been so hot (yes, hot), all my windows are open, so my flat is stinking of smoke.

Is this real life?!? I thought our arrow shenanigans was bad...but that’s BAD.


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Since its indoors i guess washing up liquid is it! I think isopropyl alcohol is what I need to save the outdoor plant. *sigh* glad I started small so it's not a huge loss while learning to deal with these.

The link I gave earlier gives a mixture you can use, theirs includes cayenne pepper. 😁

Is this real life?!? I thought our arrow shenanigans was bad...but that’s BAD.

Oh yeah, at around 10pm they congregated down there, kids playing football, adults drinking, laughing.  Around midnight I became aware of the smell of smoke, so looked out the window and they had either a barbecue or a chimenea fired up, and having a grand old time down there.  No regard for people who would be trying to sleep at that time of night.  Last time I looked it was just after 1am and they were still out there with the fire going, laughing and talking loud, so I stuck the earplugs in and went back to bed.

This morning around 10 am I smelled smoke again, and looked out the window and there was a huge fire, and they were out there in dressing gowns throwing CUPS of water (!!!) at it.  Fire brigade turned up eventually and sorted it.

I am inexplicably furious.
I mean, much more enraged than I should be.

Oh yeah, at around 10pm they congregated down there, kids playing football, adults drinking, laughing.  Around midnight I became aware of the smell of smoke, so looked out the window and they had either a barbecue or a chimenea fired up, and having a grand old time down there.  No regard for people who would be trying to sleep at that time of night.  Last time I looked it was just after 1am and they were still out there with the fire going, laughing and talking loud, so I stuck the earplugs in and went back to bed.

This morning around 10 am I smelled smoke again, and looked out the window and there was a huge fire, and they were out there in dressing gowns throwing CUPS of water (!!!) at it.  Fire brigade turned up eventually and sorted it.

I am inexplicably furious.
I mean, much more enraged than I should be.

You are entirely correct to be angry.  Is it the same landlord as you?  You could drop a quiet word in his ear. He doesn't want the place burned down either.

Oh yeah, at around 10pm they congregated down there, kids playing football, adults drinking, laughing.  Around midnight I became aware of the smell of smoke, so looked out the window and they had either a barbecue or a chimenea fired up, and having a grand old time down there.  No regard for people who would be trying to sleep at that time of night.  Last time I looked it was just after 1am and they were still out there with the fire going, laughing and talking loud, so I stuck the earplugs in and went back to bed.

This morning around 10 am I smelled smoke again, and looked out the window and there was a huge fire, and they were out there in dressing gowns throwing CUPS of water (!!!) at it.  Fire brigade turned up eventually and sorted it.

I am inexplicably furious.
I mean, much more enraged than I should be.

Are they Spanish or something?? Asking as the Spanish are the only ones that I know that tend to eat (and have their kids eat) that late at night. My ex-coworker who is Spanish has 3 young children and she said that in Spain, because it's soo hot during the day, they wait until things cool down much later in the evening and they would eat between 10 and midnight. Still, that is so wrong that they decided to do this loudly and in a shared space and then just dumped their smoking mess when they were done! I would definitely be telling whomever is the right point of contact for this (either the council or a landlord).

Yeah like an archery arrow (he got a new bow and the knock (is that even spelled right?) was off.... nah nobody was out as it was 11:15pm so that’s why they wanted to give it a go like excitable children.

He literally thought I was being unreasonable to be irritated that he had done that and that I had anxiety over the confrontation.

He did go around to the neighbours about a half hour ago and he said they seemed more annoyed he came to retrieve it than that it was there lol he said it was no problem but jeeez did I panic throughout the night

Yikes! I assumed it was an arrow with a sucker!    I'd have given him hell for that!