Motoring Discussion > Being a nosey neighbour!! Miscellaneous
Thread Author: BobbyG Replies: 22
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 13:49 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - BobbyG
So just after midnight last night I hear the noise of a truck outside in the street.
Look out the window and there is my neighbour's car being reversed down off a low-loader recovery truck (911 for those who live locally).

Once it is reversed down my neighbour gets in it and drives it up her driveway. No obvious sign of any physical damage. Neighbour immediately went into her house, no thanking the recovery driver or any acknowledgement of him.

So what's your thoughts on what has happened?
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 13:57 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Old Navy
She had abandoned it in the snow?

Being returned after a service?

She doesn't talk to the hired help?
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 14:34 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Cliff Pope
It overheated and lost its coolant.

The recovery man advised it would be OK to start it for a few seconds just to move it off the road, but don't hang about.

They had already done all the thanking etc in the cab. It was freezing outside and he had a wife and family to get home to.
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 14:34 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - -
Ah ignoring the male maybe for any witnesses...i sense a bit of too much covering fire being laid down there, nudge wink.

Mind you lack of common courtesy or indeed wealth/social standing unrelated pig ignorance has reached epidemic proportions, so could be anything.

Pics especially unclad would be helpful.

:-)
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 15:28 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Stuu
I can confirm that they do the paperwork in the cab, so can get out and go inside - who would wanna wait outside when its like this anyway.
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 17:09 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - BobbyG
Well how boring.
Turns out she got a puncture and her spare was also flat. So got recovered back to her house.

I was expecting something a bit more juicy!
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 19:22 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Bigtee
Instead of peeping out the window raid the fridge get a beer or have sex and stop been so miserable wondering what there upto.
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 23:28 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - bathtub tom
>>Turns out she got a puncture and her spare was also flat.

She drove it into her driveway with a flat tyre?
Last edited by: bathtub tom {p} on Sun 26 Dec 10 at 23:28
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 07:30 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Cliff Pope
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>> She drove it into her driveway with a flat tyre?
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Good idea. She had already driven some distance at a normal speed before slowing down to investigate, so 10 yards at 5 mph won't do any more harm.
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 23:37 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Ted

You want lessons in noseyness ?
Come and see my next door neighbour. It's the house across the drive. Slam a car door and he's at the window. Get the shopping out...the same. Friends or relatives come and if he knows them....he's out before they can make my front door.
It's become a point of honour to avoid him !

Just before Chrimbo I drove other side neighbour's car down to the workshop to change a coil....my old Scenic. Owner came down to see how it was done. I had left the gate open for him....big mistake. Mr Nosey made at least 6 trips down with spurious enquiries...' Where can I get cheap oil ? '...' How much anti-freeze does son's car take ? '...etc.

Just wanted to see what was going on. No hobbies or interests..under 70 yrs old. Sad.

Ted
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New Sun 26 Dec 10 23:40 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - bathtub tom
I've got one like that.

I think of it as care in the community!
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 08:52 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - jc2
When I used to take my girlfriend home,a curtain across the road from her parents' house was always twitched-I started to carry a powerful torch in my car and shine it at the twitcher!
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 09:58 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Zero
I never thought BobbyG was a sad curtain twitcher, oh how your visions of people change!
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 10:09 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - BobbyG
Not at all zero, was just going to bed, had put the lights out and could see flashing yellow strobe lights shining through, opened the blinds to see what was going on and thought it strange that a low loader was delivering an undamaged car that could be driven off and into a driveway!

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New Mon 27 Dec 10 11:16 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - R.P.
That's a quite normal reaction Bobby.
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 11:18 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Zero
Mybe, but then specualting on here about fanciful things isnt it.

He's an old gossip is what he is.
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 11:19 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - bathtub tom
I always pull back the curtains and peer out just before climbing into bed.

I like to make sure no-one's nicked the Pride.
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 11:22 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Zero
Never mind, your luck might change one day, some drunk might have it away to get home.
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 11:38 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Manatee
>> I like to make sure no-one's nicked the Pride.
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Try leaving the keys in.
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 11:47 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - madf
We used to have a young neighbour who enjoyed undressing in front of her bedrrom window. .. It was fascinating how many curtains twitched..

Her bedroom was at the rear of their house... about 60 metres away but nothing if you have good eyeslight (and binoculars).

Some sod's wife complained and spoiled the show...
Last edited by: madf on Mon 27 Dec 10 at 11:47
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 12:13 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - -
>> Some sod's wife complained and spoiled the show...
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Some twerp (not the sort i'd want to share a tent with) masquerading as a lorry driver complained to the old bill when a woman drove her car alongside him and gave him a show... good girl, every proper red blooded bloke i know wished it was them.

In the ensuing case the complainant was named, quite sure every bloke who knew him said exactly what they thought of him.
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 16:38 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - bathtub tom
He probably had blue LEDs in his windscreen.
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New Mon 27 Dec 10 20:12 
 Being a nosey neighbour!! - Old Navy
And his fog lights on.
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