tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post4026296125885272030..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Things not worth getting worked up aboutExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-45588773778079093012014-04-02T03:10:45.368+01:002014-04-02T03:10:45.368+01:00I'd go with the funny side at first. Hopefully...I'd go with the funny side at first. Hopefully, they won't blow you off as the cranky old lady next door.leemikceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556230429959451810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-81932293872345878632014-03-29T15:42:43.432+00:002014-03-29T15:42:43.432+00:00Well I'm glad everyone agrees that the bike si...Well I'm glad everyone agrees that the bike situation is taking the mick somewhat. At first I thought "What can I say without sounding really mean" but now that three of them are usually out there - and, get this, their landlady owns the three buildings next to me and has 75 linear feet of railings - I think I will have to take a stand. <br />Now all I how to decide is whether to err on the funny side or plain annoyed. Or somewhere in between, if I could find it. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-35078653198214762472014-03-29T15:04:01.570+00:002014-03-29T15:04:01.570+00:00Oh yes!! I don't understand the selfies either...Oh yes!! I don't understand the selfies either, and while one or two might be ok some people take loads and seem to think we all want to see them! Nooooo!<br /><br />And the bikes - put the notes on them saying 'possession is nine tenths of the law' and give them a date to move them or you take possession.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124374747737466986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-84896991460906765262014-03-28T23:35:02.761+00:002014-03-28T23:35:02.761+00:00Yes, was about to do a par on the Kimmy cover, the...Yes, was about to do a par on the Kimmy cover, then thought I really don't care who's on the cover, they've never pretended to do heart surgeonsAbout Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-52604316037162982912014-03-28T22:52:38.865+00:002014-03-28T22:52:38.865+00:00Unreal. Why don't they chain them to their own...Unreal. Why don't they chain them to their own fence? What a nerve. Try a sign or something, maybe?<br />Clippy Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922234265229327474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-34650366675271516452014-03-28T22:33:25.727+00:002014-03-28T22:33:25.727+00:00I need to learn how to let things wash over me...b...I need to learn how to let things wash over me...because some of that stuff just steams me!<br /><br />Yes, I'd start with a note before escalating it.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-67139286863351849332014-03-28T22:12:52.310+00:002014-03-28T22:12:52.310+00:00Have you got something you could chain to their ra...Have you got something you could chain to their railings - a lawnmower or something of that ilk - but as I type this sentence I am just thinking, wait isn't that how wars start? Our next door neighbours have 3 adult children living at home so we have 5 cars parked outside and I have to consciously rearrange my face into non grumpy lines when I can't get a park outside my house.<br />CxJust Another Day in Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744526376009778275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-24154633432505058952014-03-28T13:13:39.004+00:002014-03-28T13:13:39.004+00:00LCM - yes, I've thought of bolt cutters. I'...LCM - yes, I've thought of bolt cutters. I'll start with a polite note and see what happens. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-87074536677059677232014-03-28T12:33:19.219+00:002014-03-28T12:33:19.219+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198909948862506112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-53324903388257217032014-03-28T11:15:19.993+00:002014-03-28T11:15:19.993+00:00Two suggestions re the thoughtless neighbour's...Two suggestions re the thoughtless neighbour's bikes:<br /><br />1. bolt cutters<br />2. steam roller<br /><br />You get the picture.<br />They will too.<br /><br />LCM xLondon City (mum)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13700717302832203631noreply@blogger.com