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I have lived in my flat for about 5 years now and I love it here. It's right next to two town centres, is in a lovely old maisonette block and most of of my neighbours are great. Except for one smelly old racist busybody.
From almost the first day I lived there she has picked on me. Here's just a brief glimpse at her greatest hits. She has gone through my rubbish (that one still mystifies me, she has accused my dog of crapping in her garden (it's a three legged Bichon Frise and can't get up and down stairs properly so quite how she would have gone down two flights of stairs, over a fence, done the business and come back again is beyond me).
I shouldn't walk around my flat at night...
I've had this old busybody quiz me on why I come and go at so called strange hours. I have also had her tell me that I shouldn't walk around my flat at night. What business is it of hers anyway? All of this pales into insignificance though compared to her actions the other day.
My cousins had popped down from London to visit me and after them making a fuss of my dog and having a bite to eat they were waiting outside whilst I sorted the dog out. This was my neighbours cue to come out of her place and tell them to move as "your sort ain't wanted here, this is England" and "You blacks are always up to no good".
Did I mention my 2 cousins were mixed race and female, and that I was a great big white geezer? Sorry!
So I came out of my place as my cousins were getting upset. She took one look at me and said "I should have know you were one of those types, a *****r lover". I was too dumbstruck to say anything straight away and since then I haven't seen her either.
I can't clump her because she is an old woman, I can;t go to the Old Bill as they'd laugh at me. There's not a lot my landlord can do as I am a council tenant and she is private. At least the rest of the neighbours hate her too!
Still, bloody old people eh?
By: Cookie Monster
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Now I don't know what I can do. My child and I were really upset by it. I have to fork out for a big fence to put there, that's all.
Surely the police HAVE to act on a complaint of racist abuse, especially if there are witnesses? And as for all the other appalling stuff I'm sure this must come under the recently instigated law as regards stalking - because that's just what this is.
On the other hand, if you've got the patience you might find that these kind of people usually push things too darn far and then one fine day...................(!)
where to put our rabbit hutch ( in our own garden!)
Where to put our wheely bins (in our own garden!)
My kids are not allowed balls of any kind. if they do have them and they so much as HIT their fence on OUR side then we get "no ball games!" shouted over the fence.
one of them watches out the back bedroom window and if theres a sweet wrapper blowing around my garden or my dogs been digging then shes on my doorstep reporting it to me. I dont. care about petty stuff like that so why should she and more to the point wtf has it got to do with hwr? If she doesnt like it she shouldnt bloody look, simples! We are NOT a rowdy family, keep ourselves to ourselves, our kids and. animals are under control and our kids are polite and not crazy like some kids these days.
one of them came wandering into my house one day without even knocking cos some of my post had been delivered to her house. what was wrong with her posting it thru my bloody letterbox??? I was fuming!!! we OCCASIONALLY have our friends over, dont have mad parties, dont play load music so what their problem is i will never know. one of them told me that when u settle down to family life and have kids, you shouldnt have friends!!! My partner told her in no uncertain termsvto get stuffed, its none of your business! If they want something PROPER to moan about then it can easily be sorted. I could always throw a huge garden party in the summer when our gardens finished and get our friend down with his dj stuff. my partner and i have respect for our elders but sometimes they are so OTT its unreal and its hard to bite your tongue at times, it really is. But we dont moan when their families block our drive with their cars or when they decide to start hammering at 10pm at night when our kids are in bed or the fact that one of their husbands keeps us awake cos we can hear him bloody snoring like an elephant through the walls or when one of their grandkids was throwing empty coke bottles in our front garden....
She can be evicted if there is enough evidence of anti-social behaviour - but you need the EVIDENCE and from enough sources as possible.
Be patient and her time will come when she gets so old she has to go to home.
I am a researcher at ITV and would like to try and help you.
If you want to get in contact then please email on nick.cardwell@itv.com.
Take care
Nick
collar
To the original poster of this gripe.
To all the meddler who cannot leave others alone inside or outside of their houses.
The situation posed by the griper was very dangerous. They are simple and selfishly thinking only of the color of the people's skin and manners they would like to receive in this situation. They have NOT put themselves in the shoes of the original griper. They have not examined the social class difference that might exist between people of color and the person taking the micky. My reference to shopping in the ASDA a day or two ago was to make you think of the social differences that might have cropped up then. My little supermarket story (whilst true) was simply a demonstration of what may come, that are already partially in the making. The one constant in all this is that there is an aspect of institutioalised racism in our society between those who have color and those who do not.
The bigots of this world demand attention. The griper here is plainly aware them.
Collar is sympathetic to his/her plight.