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It's disappointing because when you go to the article there is another picture of him pointing to some tyre tracks on the grass verge. So we know he has it in his locker
That's what I didn't get.
Council: Sir your hedge can't go over your property boundary. We are receiving complaints that it is blocking accessibility.
Him: Ahhh this is too stressful! I want an apology now! Also why can't I put a bunch of rocks everywhere to stop people parking near me? This is ridiculous
I can understand why he doesn’t want to cut it back hard, it’s a leylandii hedge and once you cut into old wood it won’t reshoot again, however! These are notorious for inching out of their space each year and it’s imperative it’s trimmed from a young age twice to three times a year to prevent this. Walkways need to be accessible!! We had a local house whose hedge blocked off over half the path! They had no choice but to cut back to the boundary but as it’s leylandii it’s just dead and looks awful now. It needs removing and replacing sadly.
We moved into a house where the hedge hadn't been trimmed for a while. Previous owners did the side that faces onto the garden but didn't trim the top or the other side, that faces onto a park. The branches were getting close to the path that runs through the park when we moved in.
Not long after, the council came along and cut it back to the fenceline. We didn't even notice it had been done as we had no notification and we don't often go in the park.
Looking at the pictures I can see both sides. Parts of the hedge are definitely make walking on the pavement uncomfortable especially if it’s couple of people. That hedge is very neatly maintained, so I understand why the owner is annoyed.
The house at the bottom of my road had a hedge that was half over the path. Council kept sending letters instructing him to trim it right back to his property line which he ignored. Eventually they sent someone to do it then billed hum for it.
When it rained you had to walk on the grass verge if you had an umbrella as the hedge was so far out.
I hope when current millennials and Gen Z are this age we’d simply say “oh shit yeah my bad, let me cut back asap. Cheers for the heads up and apologies for any inconvenience.”
Instead he calls the whistleblower a coward and demands an apology. Mate, the picture clearly shows your shit hedge encroaches on the space where people have a right to walk. Be better.
Gen X here and if this were me I'd be absolutely mortified on two counts - firstly that it got so bad for people that they made a complaint to the council and secondly that they didn't feel able to talk to me directly about it for some reason. I'd be running through every interaction with the neighbours over the last year in my head to see if I'd been an asshole to someone.
hahaha i used to just rip off bits and pieces of a hedge and throw it into the guys pathway. for like 3 months. he finally confronted me, and i just told him to cut his fucking hedge. to my surprise, he did.
the hedge was blocking more than half of a narrow pavement next to a relatively busy street, a baby stroller couldn't fit because of the hedge.
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Bonus points for holding letter but I feel he should be pointing at the hedge as well.
Agreed. Personally, I was struggling to see the hedge.
Planning departments should tell people to fuck off if they've not pointed
Holding his letter in his teeth and pointing to both the letter and the hedge.
It's disappointing because when you go to the article there is another picture of him pointing to some tyre tracks on the grass verge. So we know he has it in his locker
Immediately proving why the neighbor couldn't be bothered confronting him - love it
Trim your hedge back bellend
Arrogant prick thinks he can have his hedges growing over the footway and the law doesn’t apply to him. Why would the council apologise?
Why should someone walk on the grass because he doesn’t think his hedges should be controlled.
That's what I didn't get. Council: Sir your hedge can't go over your property boundary. We are receiving complaints that it is blocking accessibility. Him: Ahhh this is too stressful! I want an apology now! Also why can't I put a bunch of rocks everywhere to stop people parking near me? This is ridiculous
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/sneaky-coward-complained-council-33088967
Yeah, that's taking up almost half the path in one of the pictures. That's ridiculous.
It's easy, just remember the compoface rhyme... "No point means no points though arms crossed means no points lost!'
I can understand why he doesn’t want to cut it back hard, it’s a leylandii hedge and once you cut into old wood it won’t reshoot again, however! These are notorious for inching out of their space each year and it’s imperative it’s trimmed from a young age twice to three times a year to prevent this. Walkways need to be accessible!! We had a local house whose hedge blocked off over half the path! They had no choice but to cut back to the boundary but as it’s leylandii it’s just dead and looks awful now. It needs removing and replacing sadly.
We moved into a house where the hedge hadn't been trimmed for a while. Previous owners did the side that faces onto the garden but didn't trim the top or the other side, that faces onto a park. The branches were getting close to the path that runs through the park when we moved in.
Not long after, the council came along and cut it back to the fenceline. We didn't even notice it had been done as we had no notification and we don't often go in the park.
It does look crap from the park side now.
Looking at the pictures I can see both sides. Parts of the hedge are definitely make walking on the pavement uncomfortable especially if it’s couple of people. That hedge is very neatly maintained, so I understand why the owner is annoyed.
That's some amazing hedge
Textbook compoface this
The house at the bottom of my road had a hedge that was half over the path. Council kept sending letters instructing him to trim it right back to his property line which he ignored. Eventually they sent someone to do it then billed hum for it.
When it rained you had to walk on the grass verge if you had an umbrella as the hedge was so far out.
Get your hedge cut, get your fucking hedge cut.
IDK why every other house owner thinks having their hedges and bushes hanging over into the pavement where people need to walk is okay somehow.
Usually it's people too lazy to walk anywhere who seem to think like this. There is an epidemic of them where I live too.
he needs to cut his hedge and get back in his box
I hope when current millennials and Gen Z are this age we’d simply say “oh shit yeah my bad, let me cut back asap. Cheers for the heads up and apologies for any inconvenience.”
Instead he calls the whistleblower a coward and demands an apology. Mate, the picture clearly shows your shit hedge encroaches on the space where people have a right to walk. Be better.
Gen X here and if this were me I'd be absolutely mortified on two counts - firstly that it got so bad for people that they made a complaint to the council and secondly that they didn't feel able to talk to me directly about it for some reason. I'd be running through every interaction with the neighbours over the last year in my head to see if I'd been an asshole to someone.
He’s not really upset as his arms aren’t folded!
hahaha i used to just rip off bits and pieces of a hedge and throw it into the guys pathway. for like 3 months. he finally confronted me, and i just told him to cut his fucking hedge. to my surprise, he did.
the hedge was blocking more than half of a narrow pavement next to a relatively busy street, a baby stroller couldn't fit because of the hedge.
Is that the guy from Grand Designs?
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