llywela | (no subject)

My Nudist Neighbour appears to have broken the little rotary washing line we share in our communal garden space. Stupid idiot. He has a really bad habit of putting heavy stuff on the line, like towels and blankets, and then leaving them there for days on end, in torrential rain, in the vain hope that they will miraculously become dry however bad the weather is. Except, of course, that heavy towels which are then soaked through simply become heavier and heavier, and little rotary washing lines are not that strong. So, this morning I noticed him putting some large towels and blankets out, despite the rain that was forecast. It rained heavily for a lot of the day. Tonight, the washing line is broken. Might not have been because of him...but I tend to think it probably was.

I hope the landlord notices and repairs/replaces it. And I hope he works out who is responsible and makes him pay for it!

Maybe I'd be less cross if said neighbour didn't have a bad habit of using his barbeque right on my back doorstep so frequently. And if he hadn't suddenly developed a taste for nudism, when he really doesn't have the figure to carry it off! I mean, honestly - if nothing else you'd think that mid-winter would be a bit chilly to wander around naked all the time! Except that I would be cross anyway, because that washing line is meant to be for all of us, not for him exclusively, and when he leaves his stuff out for days at a time (in good weather when it is possible to dry things) nobody else gets to use it. And now it's broken anyway. Silly, selfish man.

End of grumble. *G*

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Does your landlord know what he does (no clothes with the curtains not closed) ? This is not appropriate behaviour.

I doubt he knows - I'm the only one with windows facing this bloke's flat. I'm not reporting anything to the landlord, though, until I've actually got around to getting rid of that stupid car my sister gave me, which is still gathering rust!

*makes mental note to make enquiries about scrapping the darn thing*

Your driving lessons ... had forgotten about those.

That's because they don't happen any more!

*makes resolution to get back to them at some point*

Good ... maybe when the weather is a bit better.

*Bobby feels your pain* Wow, that is unfortunate. First the guy scars your retinas and invades your space with his relentless bbq-ing, and now this? Are you sure you aren't living in some kind of bad sitcom?

Thank goodness I live out in the sticks, where my only neighbors are dogs and coyotes. Although, they're usually naked, so...

Are you sure you aren't living in some kind of bad sitcom?

I do sometimes wonder. I think my life is more like a really trashy soap opera, at times, though!

Hmmm, so the real solution of reporting him is out. :(

Other than confronting him how about subtle (or not so subtle) hints? Like maybe you should leave packages of clean underwear for him to find. Or anonymous stalker letters with letters cut out of magazines threatening bodily harm or sending pictures to his mom? LOL

Sorry for the not so good help. Hopefully at least worth a laugh. *hugs*

so the real solution of reporting him is out. :(
It kind of is until I get my backside in gear about that wretched car! My landlord's been really good about it, so I feel all kinds of guilty every time I speak to him.

Hopefully at least worth a laugh. *hugs*
Definitely giggle-worthy suggestions *G*

Maybe instead of discreetly looking away every time I see him lounging around nude in his kitchen, I should pull faces of deep disgust...

"My Nudist Neighbour"... damn, when an LJ entry starts like that, you know you want to read on! Too bad he doesn't have the figure to carry it off!

It really is too bad. I mean, if he looked like Jensen Ackles or Jared Padalecki, I'd have no complaints at all...

Edited 2007-12-29 08:09 (UTC)

Can you get your own birly? I live in a tenement with a communal drying green and got so sick of never getting my washing out, I asked the landlord if I could get my own birly.

Oh, the fun I had with asshole neighbour and that birly...

Eh, it would be great to have one that was just for me. Alas, there just isn't the possibility. Where I live is a block of three old Victorian villas converted into flats and all sharing the same communal space out back. There are two of these little rotary lines, one directly behind mine and the Nudist's back doors, and the other further over, nearer to the third back door. They are there for all of us to use - even if another was added, there would be nothing to stop anyone else from using it.

The joys of shared living space, eh!

Not necessarily. The space is communal. The birly would be your property and they couldn't use it. My birly is in a communal space, but because the birlies are private, they don't get touched only the the two landlord provided lines get used in a block of 6 flats.

That's not to say one of the neighbours that everyone hates didn't try that on, but she soon got told where to go, especially when the landlord agreed that the birlies were private. Then she tried that the other girl said she could use hers, to which I said, well why didn't you use hers, considering it's closer to the lines and the fact that she can't stand you and would never have said you could use it in a million years

Then she stopped taking the piss and took to locking all the kids out and me when I was in the back green. I had my keys on me anyway and we complained about that, so she stopped. She left in the end and took all her boyfriends furniture. Oddly he went from being a complete dickhead to actually being quite nice

Still, my next door neighbour says she'll never quite get over the picture of me trying to fold my fully laden birly to get it through the door while Tracy is trying to get her washing off - I'd just told her it it came off now or I was throwing it out the window and arguing with her 6ft 4 boyfriend that it was my birly, I bought it and I could take it to the pub if I wanted. And he could go fuck himself with a cactus.

Ah, yes. Communal living.

Dontcha just luuuuurve people?

Right now it's too rainy to be worried - my washing dries better indoors in front of the storage heater! But come the sunshine, I shall want it replaced.

He definitely is not a good neighbour. Fancy showing off all his wobbly bits, when they are so unattractive. Now, if a certain Ray Doyle were living there..........

I don't know what your rotary clothes line is made of, but here most people have Hills Hoists which are very strong. Galvanised iron upright and arms with wire for the line. Mine is still going strong after years of kids using it as a merry-go-round.

Hope you can get him sorted out soon.

Fancy showing off all his wobbly bits, when they are so unattractive. Now, if a certain Ray Doyle were living there...

Well, quite...

I dunno what the line was made of. It seemed as sturdy as any line I've known, but it was abused a fair bit by this bloke in particular. I doubt the landlord paid a huge amount for it...

Hopefully he'll replace it when the weather improves. Probably not much point at this time of year when it's too wet to dry clothes anyway (although that doesn't stop the Nudist from trying)!

My Nudist Neighbour appears to have...

*breaks out into immature laughter* Oh god, I can't control myself sometimes! I really should grow up! :D I guess the beginning sort of caught me by surprise.

Shame that reporting him is out of the question. Maybe send him an anonymous letter hinting your complaints? I doubt you'd want any confrontation, if I were in your shoes I probably wouldn't, so I'm not going to say just talk to him. I hope the landlord notices all this washing line breaking, nudist palaver!