What cheeses me off

[Pushka]

]I headed out to rope it off, only to find they have snuck back while I was getting organised

 

[Cossie]

Happy to provide a ETag exchange service if they are happy for a third party to give it over the counter.

But the mailing costs would exceed the video matching fee?

I just have to go to Queanbeyan early, and not lunch time.

 

[MARTINE]

Its been mentioned previously but those annoying followup emails for something ordered online or a restaurant in which you had a meal.
‘Thanks for buying from us’… please write a review.. a week later ‘gentle reminder to write your review’… a week later again ’your review — where is it?’

Even if you unsub from restaurant booking engines you eventually use them for another restaurant and it starts again.

When I unsub I give the reason as ‘being stalked for reviews- go away!’

 

[LCC]

Unfortunately their vehicle is positioned in a way that makes that impossible, I can't get the stakes under the car (and wouldnt want to be liable for damage).

Maybe a polite note in the letterbox or attached to their windscreen advising of a request not to park on your verge in future, and also advising of your intent to rope off the area in the hope of regenerating the lawn damaged by their vehicle once they have kindly moved it. Also you could cheerfully advise that at this stage in the interests of being neighbourly you will not be contacting the council to report their misdemeanour

 

[drron]

Unfortunately their vehicle is positioned in a way that makes that impossible, I can't get the stakes under the car (and wouldnt want to be liable for damage).

So get one of Denali’s movement activated sprinklers. You have to water the lawn as it is dying. Bound to at least make them think.

 

[equus]

So get one of Denali’s movement activated sprinklers. You have to water the lawn as it is dying. Bound to at least make them think.

Why bother with movement activated - just put the sprinkler on so that they have to get wet to get into the car. Bonus points if you can arrange it to so that when they open the door, the sprinkler actually sends water into the car.

 

[RooFlyer]

When I unsub I give the reason as ‘being stalked for reviews- go away!’

I give them a 1 rating; Reason: 'Getting pestered by review requests'

 

[DejaBrew]

Bonus points if you can arrange it to so that when they open the door, the sprinkler actually sends water into the car.

Oh that’s evil. But I love it!

 

[prozac]

Oh that’s evil. But I love it!

I'd be inclined to start sprinkler an hour or so before you know the owner is likely to use the car. They either have to run the gauntlet or come to ask if you will turn off the sprinkler. If they do neither and turn off themselves of axe the hose then I'd call the council ranger when they next park on the council verge.
Actually, do nothing so as not to alert your displeasure. Call council and get it fined. Plead ignorance, telling them a friend copped a warning only last week. I dislike entitled Tesla drivers.

 

[MARTINE]

Use Snap Send Solve to report to council

 

[blackcat20]

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[cove]

Our neighbour uses granite rocks to stop idiots cutting across his two front lawns.

 

[prozac]

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Now plant another tree 4-5m away from this one.

 

[Pushka]

Maybe a polite note in the letterbox or attached to their windscreen advising of a request not to park on your verge in future, and also advising of your intent to rope off the area in the hope of regenerating the lawn damaged by their vehicle once they have kindly moved it. Also you could cheerfully advise that at this stage in the interests of being neighbourly you will not be contacting the council to report their misdemeanour

Honestly don't think this will achieve the desired result.

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why the heck would they park there up the gutter ridge. Good luck. If you know their routine id get the sprinkler active.

 

[p--and--t]

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What no “police tape”

 

[p--and--t]

Our neighbour uses granite rocks to stop idiots cutting across his two front lawns.

Now plant another tree 4-5m away from this one.

BCC bans the planting of trees and the use of any “hard” landscaping materials by residents. Only the council can plant or prune trees. No rocks, gravel, bricks, blocks etc permitted. They have a list of recommended shrubs and ground covers if you don’t want to mow grass.

 

[DejaBrew]

What no “police tape”

Or a chalk outline of the offending vehicle (replete with evidence markers)?

 

[JohnK]

People are just lazy and really don't give a toss about anyone but themselves.

Oh!

 

[jastel]

Try to pay a bill today from a large banking/finance company in person, at their office in town.

Me: I just wanna pay this bill.

Greeter: ok sit there it will be about 20 minutes, she goes back to playing on her computer

10 minutes later

Agent: (not greeter person who was still ordering new people where to sit) Can I help etc.
Me: I just wanna pay this, give him printed sheet HIS company sent me with all details.
Agent: I'll just need your license to ID you...
Me: Why, its a simple renewal, details are all on the paper
Agent: Well, to prove its you...
Me: (Gives him License)...Can I also please have the special form that allows someone else to pay my bills as well.
Agent: Um....Err...There is no form for that.
Me: So ANYONE can pay my bill but you want to ID me first BEFORE I can pay my own bill?
Agent: Yes, well...err...your details may have changed in the meantime..
Me: Well that would be MY problem if I didnt update them wouldn't it...also who was ID the scammer from Nigeria that took $$$ from my card and caused me all the headaches a few months ago. Who checked HIS ID to TAKE MY MONEY, not GIVE you money?
Agent: ............

I also wanted to pay cash, the bill was not large, but that meant another wait for the one agent that could take cash....so I folded and used my card.
I had to go to another place in the same centre anyway but should have just done it online and supported the call centres in India instead of real people in my town,

 

[CMA222]

Try to pay a bill today from a large banking/finance company in person, at their office in town.

Me: I just wanna pay this bill.

Greeter: ok sit there it will be about 20 minutes, she goes back to playing on her computer

10 minutes later

Agent: (not greeter person who was still ordering new people where to sit) Can I help etc.
Me: I just wanna pay this, give him printed sheet HIS company sent me with all details.
Agent: I'll just need your license to ID you...
Me: Why, its a simple renewal, details are all on the paper
Agent: Well, to prove its you...
Me: (Gives him License)...Can I also please have the special form that allows someone else to pay my bills as well.
Agent: Um....Err...There is no form for that.
Me: So ANYONE can pay my bill but you want to ID me first BEFORE I can pay my own bill?
Agent: Yes, well...err...your details may have changed in the meantime..
Me: Well that would be MY problem if I didnt update them wouldn't it...also who was ID the scammer from Nigeria that took $$$ from my card and caused me all the headaches a few months ago. Who checked HIS ID to TAKE MY MONEY, not GIVE you money?
Agent: ............

I also wanted to pay cash, the bill was not large, but that meant another wait for the one agent that could take cash....so I folded and used my card.
I had to go to another place in the same centre anyway but should have just done it online and supported the call centres in India instead of real people in my town,

Yes and then the banks win !! They want to make it as difficult as possible to interact with anyone that knows what they are doing and direct you to someone on the phone, that has no idea. They call that "Service". Paying cash is my preferred method just to enjoy how much hassle it causes. But hey it always works when the internet isn't ! Ask the people in the Qld floods at present.