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  1. Thevictorian

    Thevictorian Super Gardener

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    Our neighbour has a ring doorbell and everytime the amazon delivery driver comes with a parcel for them, they tell him to leave it around the back but he still comes here and knocks on our door to accept it.

    Cameras don't bother me at all and I think it's just the perceived thought that the world is worse than it used to be, making them popular.

    We were nearly taken out by a e-bike rider the other day. He had a bike that had no where left to attach batteries to and was going faster than the cars. They obviously know they are in the wrong because they always cover their faces and most available skin but this guy had sun glass with a puffer jacket, cord pulled tight so you could see a mm of skin anywhere. Even with all the cameras it would be impossible to find out who he was.
     
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    • pete

      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      I just cant understand why people moan about nosey neighbours and curtain twitchers but are not bothered by having their every move recorded and on peoples mobile phones.
       
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      • redstar

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        the home we have up North in PA does not have any cameras or ring anything. We also set way back, have no curtains for privacy as house is too far eyes to see anything.

        the house we have down south in NC however does have 3 cameras, one aimed at the dock and river, two aimed at both driveways, and it has curtains. When we stay there and I am sitting on the deck I know neighbors can see me. We can bring up the views on my cell. Mostly nothing ever is there, some nighttime creatures roaming about. Or my good neighbor cutting her grass.
         
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        A couple of hours of naked gardening generally gets cameras turned away from your property.
         
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          I hope the founders and current owners of Poundland appreciate the irony of being sold for £1.00.
           
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          • KT53

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            I want to know who's nicked all my grass. It was there when I mowed the lawn about a month ago. I've just returned from holiday expecting to mow it and there is almost no grass to be seen. The 'lawn' is a mass of clover flowers instead. Don't worry, I'm not going to mow those as the bees absolutely love them. No sign of any substantial rainfall in the next week or so, but at least I'm saving on petrol for the mower.
             
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            • Tidemark

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              There’ll be blue birds over the wide lawns of clover…..
               
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              • hailbopp

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                We too do a very good line in clover in the grass which equals loads of bees. When cutting the grass at clover flowering time I have a sit on mower and am armed with an 8ft bamboo cane under my oxter. As I approach any bees gorging on the clover I shift them with the cane, it works! Someone who saw this asked me if I was practicing for a jousting competition….cheek:).
                 
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                  I used to have to mow early in the morning before the clover flowers opened so as not to hurt the bees. With the mower I have now I don't need to as the engine exhaust blows forwards into the path of the mower. Good design. :thumbsup:
                   
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                  • Philippa

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                    So hot and dry here even the clover flowers, of which there are plenty, are looking distinctly fed up.
                     
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                  • Philippa

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                    Not everyone agrees with boundaries set by the Land Registry ( nasty neighbours are a good example ) but as this is the only method we have currently, it sounds as if these developers are pushing their luck. I hope the house owners in question are able to fight back successfully.
                     
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                    • Tidemark

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                      Plus, in England, I believe that if you make use of a piece of land that is not clearly marked as belonging to anyone else, and are not challenged by anyone else, you are entitled to register it as your property with the Land Registry. These householders appear to have used the disputed land as their gardens for twenty years without the developer objecting, so they should be able to make use of that provision in law.
                       
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