Has anyone else been in this position? Been living in my area now for about 24 yrs, when i moved into the cul de sac, we all used to give each other xmas cards and take in mail/parcels etc, move up a bit for parking etc…wait while we unloaded shopping …
Over the years people move out and new in and those old routines have gradually faded out…had a woman move in about 5 years ago, nice enough, then she met a man, who moved in quite quickly…thinks hes the phil mitchell of the road and is always shouting the odds about something…u know the sort…anyway, he has made the front garden into a drive and paid for a drop kerb outside?
I came home from work, and couldnt find a space (another usual thing nowdays cos more people have cars and people also park in from the main street) so i went to the front, and parked up, and although i had a right to be there, it didnt leave much space between my car and another for him to get in from work himself?..so i went in, and thought i would keep checking for a space, come out and move my car a bit better for him when he came in?
So i looked out, saw a space and went to move it back a bit…but this guy had meanwhile came home,and blocked me in by parking in middle of road?..so i went and knocked on the door and said, sorry about that, i will move back now i can see a space so that u can move yours?..(bearing in mind i didnt have to do this as i was not technically in the wrong?)
All hell broke loose from then on, i was called this that and the other, i was threatened and because he was getting verbal back from me, once i sussed he was serious, he didnt like it and went to his car and opened the boot…then this woman came out and SHE started on me, so after telling her that she better do something, stop her waffling, or piss off…to which she did when she saw i wasnt frightened of either of em…then he continues calling me all sorts…(and yeh i returned the compliments)…so i told him he can leave his car there cos im not moving mine now…so he then went into the back to get something out of his car…i asked him if he was threatening me and on being called a c*** and telling me to move my car (which i found funny seeings He was the one blocking me in now) i came in to my other half and told him what had happened?
He came out, went to their house, asked what was going on, was met by the same abuse, he went to go for a piece of wood by his door and other half told him if he picks it up, he will find it taken off him and used! to which he was told to “go on eff off” …and was promptly knocked out, and when he came round, had a busted lip and went crying to the woman showing her his mouth and saying “look what hes done, call the police”
Needless to say, other half was handcuffed, in my home, taken to the cells for few hours, cautioned and came home and told to behave for 5 yrs !!
NOW…when you apply to the council for a drop kerb…where does it say that other car owners can not park in the surrounding area that they USED to park in before the kerb was dropped? I think the fact i knocked and offered to move my car was neighbourly enough? i pay my taxes and am entitled to park on the street, as long as im not ON that kerb or in his drive…
Plus, what has happened to todays people? years ago, if u had a dispute like this? a few words and it was done, OR if it came to a fight there was NEVER a call to the police? Have we all become victims of our own society where we have to report everything, have we become weak people with no backbone?
At school, if a teacher smacked you one, no police were called, it was taken…nowdays you cant touch a bluddy 14 yr old mouthy bar steward, spouting all this rap type talk to you and thinking u can understand a damn word, threatening you with guns in the head etc, and thats just the girls !! And they KNOW you cant touch em, thats WHY they are so mouthy…end of the day? one on one?..they would run a mile! Whats happened to people with bottle? (guess theyve all been shot dead eh?)
Still wanna know where i stand on the kerb thing though?..im waiting for council warden to visit me now, they are not happy, cos police were called and its a neighbour dispute problem or something?..but so far im pretty sure im in the right here? 
dont worry, the bladesta bitch will have the last laugh…he will be sent a letter after the council come down…i wasnt near his place, i offered to move back for him, he obviously came from another area and brings his attitude with him, all this my s**t dont stink crap! funny that tho, cos when he got smack in the chops, he did smell bit funky !!! 