Shaking rugs and blankets out of window

[Mustard]

Is this normal behaviour nowadays? A neighbour does this. The debris from rugs goes into my window if wind is in wrong direction.

Surely people vacuum their rugs now. Or, they go to their garden and do it there. I noticed online that a lot of council tenants are not allowed to do this as it is written into the terms of their tenancy.

Would it be classified as anti social behaviour?

[maxxi]

Be grateful she doesn't have a gazunder.

(I sometimes shake a tablecloth in the garden... for da boids)

[Mustard]

Maybe she does have a gazunder and I haven't noticed....

Shaking a tablecloth outside in the garden is perfectly acceptable and normal, as it's at ground level.

[minder]

Are you trying to get an ASBO on your neighbour about this?

Couldn't you have a chat about it first?

[Mustard]

Hadn't thought of an asbo, just wanted an idea if this was normal behaviour now. It happens frequently. Their English is poor, and they are in social housing. They also do many other things which aren't acceptable, such as congregate outside with friends, smoke, and litter the pavement with cigarette butts. They also leave broken down and discarded items outside the house for months on end. It might be a cultural thing.

[Robert Poste's Child]

As you say, it may be normal for them. I would try having a word direct - you can get away with a lot if you do it with humour and a smile on your face - and if that doesn't work speak to the council.

I've been known to shake rugs out of the window and also fold sheets that way as if you're on the small side it's difficult at ground level.

[Pugwash]

If a council tenant - they have set 'rules' which their tenants are supposed to stick to!!

Some years ago in the council flat next door, there was a Mum with 2 children under 7, who would regularly throw food, toys and general rubbish into our back garden. At the time. my elderly partially sighted aunt was living with us and she was hit on the head by a shoe being slung over the fence by one of the kids. Approaching the Mum, I explained that my aunt had poor sight and could easily trip over objects being thrown over. Mum said kids will be kids you cannot stop them throwing things. I started collecting all the items thrown over - food, rubbish, clothing etc and spoke to their housing officer who came into the garden and agreed that this constituted harassment from our neighbours as had been going on for several months. neighbour was advised that if she wanted to keep her tenancy she had to control her children's behaviour more.

[mickeymonkey]

Mustard Wrote:

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> Hadn't thought of an asbo, just wanted an idea if

> this was normal behaviour now. It happens

> frequently. Their English is poor, and they are

> in social housing. They also do many other things

> which aren't acceptable, such as congregate

> outside with friends, smoke, and litter the

> pavement with cigarette butts. They also leave

> broken down and discarded items outside the house

> for months on end. It might be a cultural thing.

Wow........

[Countrlass22]

Rugs is cultural in European countries they do it alot.but rest isn't allowed in any social housing tenancy.

[Rolo Tomasi]

mickeymonkey Wrote:

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> Mustard Wrote:

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> > Hadn't thought of an asbo, just wanted an idea

> if

> > this was normal behaviour now. It happens

> > frequently. Their English is poor, and they

> are

> > in social housing. They also do many other

> things

> > which aren't acceptable, such as congregate

> > outside with friends, smoke, and litter the

> > pavement with cigarette butts. They also leave

> > broken down and discarded items outside the

> house

> > for months on end. It might be a cultural

> thing.

>

>

> Wow......

Indeed. Well.

[northlondoner]

Rolo Tomasi Wrote:

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> mickeymonkey Wrote:

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> > Mustard Wrote:

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> > -----

> > > Hadn't thought of an asbo, just wanted an

> idea

> > if

> > > this was normal behaviour now. It happens

> > > frequently. Their English is poor, and they

> > are

> > > in social housing. They also do many other

> > things

> > > which aren't acceptable, such as congregate

> > > outside with friends, smoke, and litter the

> > > pavement with cigarette butts. They also

> leave

> > > broken down and discarded items outside the

> > house

> > > for months on end. It might be a cultural

> > thing.

> >

> >

> > Wow......

>

>

> Indeed. Well.

Dear me

[Mustard]

Dear Me, Wow, and Indeed. Well aren't particularly useful comments. Do you three shake your rugs and blankets out of your upstairs windows, or do you vacuum them or use your garden? Do you or would you also let your friends throw their cigarette butts outside on the pavement?

[KidKruger]

i take my rugs down the woods, hang them over a strong low branch and bash them with an old carpet beater or broom.

[Rolo Tomasi]

I don't have rugs but if I did KidKrugers method would be ideal.

We all use stubbies, which are helpfully provided by Southwark libraries and one stop shops.

[Mustard]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> i take my rugs down the woods, hang them over a

> strong low branch and bash them with an old carpet

> beater or broom.

IS that when you are having your teddy bear picnic?

[KidKruger]

No it's when I wanna unload some anger. Regardless of whether the rugs are dusty. Sometimes I don't even take the rugs.

[Countrlass22]

Mustard

I vacuum my rugs blankets aswell cigarette stubs is not nice smells aswell.

after moaning out loud about smell and fed up sweeping up there mess they stopped.

Out front house I've not found solution re congrating.etc

Now mine keep all smelly rubbish in garden. Which isn't allowed.

Hope you able resolve the rugs is cultural but rest isnt.

Hope that helps

[Mustard]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> No it's when I wanna unload some anger.

> Regardless of whether the rugs are dusty.

> Sometimes I don't even take the rugs.

Shame, the teddies would have enjoyed it.

[minder]

Must admit, I shake the one rug I have in the house into the garden and then vacuum.

Upstairs and I've shaken spiders and the odd cat hair from a blanket out of the window.

How did our ancestors cope without hoovers etc.?

[uncleglen]

I lived in a downstairs flat with a garden when my first child was born and new people moved in upstairs. They used to throw their rubbish out of the window into my garden- glass bottles included. The mentality of some people is completely unfathomable! My friend tells me that some people do not actually think...