A Little Local Unpleasantness
Jul. 12th, 2025 08:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphilo So the next door neighbour comes storming round, just after Damian's man put the skip down on our drive, saying "You're not having that conman do work for you!" And more to that effect. Damian himself came across and things escalated. Solicitors got mentioned. "You and I are neighbours," says Peter to me "But we're going to fall out big time." I said, "I'm sorry you're upset, but the work has been commissioned and Damian is a friend." I made a point of not getting shouty. And actually it wasn't all that difficult.
"He's not a friend, but a conman...." And so on and on. Peter is a tract-distributing Seventh Day Adventist. If I get the opportunity I may remind him of the things that Jesus said about neighbours....
This comes about because Damian is beginning the second phase of the building work we've asked him to do- the phase that'll see the garage converted into a bed-sit.....
"He's not a friend, but a conman...." And so on and on. Peter is a tract-distributing Seventh Day Adventist. If I get the opportunity I may remind him of the things that Jesus said about neighbours....
This comes about because Damian is beginning the second phase of the building work we've asked him to do- the phase that'll see the garage converted into a bed-sit.....
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Date: 2025-07-12 08:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-07-12 08:26 am (UTC)He and Damian have an ongoing feud. To the best of my understanding he owes Damian money....
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Date: 2025-07-12 02:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-07-12 07:00 pm (UTC)But first you've got to get the parties to come to the table.
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Date: 2025-07-12 03:44 pm (UTC)to bring out the worse
in people. oops
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Date: 2025-07-12 07:00 pm (UTC)