Posted by Hugh Jampton on October 15, 2007, 3:32 pm
I live on a very narrow lane on the edge of a village. The newish owner of
quite a large bungalow (with large garden) a bit further down the lane has
approx. 50 yards of awful 12ft high Leylandi hedge. He had it trimmed last
friday (long overdue). The trimmings - lots of it - have just been left
lying in the lane covering half of it. Still there today.
Never seen anything like this before. Or am I just getting old and having a
moan about nothing ?
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Regards,
Hugh Jampton
Posted by Chris J Dixon on October 15, 2007, 3:54 pm
Hugh Jampton wrote:
>I live on a very narrow lane on the edge of a village. The newish owner of
>quite a large bungalow (with large garden) a bit further down the lane has
>approx. 50 yards of awful 12ft high Leylandi hedge. He had it trimmed last
>friday (long overdue). The trimmings - lots of it - have just been left
>lying in the lane covering half of it. Still there today.
>Never seen anything like this before. Or am I just getting old and having a
>moan about nothing ?
A near neighbour of mine has apparently been the victim of a
scam. Some itinerants called, and told him that he had to let
them trim several large trees because the chap next door had
complained, which was completely untrue.
To say the result was butchery would be an understatement. They
didn't remove any material, and charged him £400 for the job.
Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK
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Posted by Hugh Jampton on October 15, 2007, 6:35 pm
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:54:13 GMT, Chris J Dixon wrote:
> A near neighbour of mine has apparently been the victim of a
> scam. Some itinerants called, and told him that he had to let
> them trim several large trees because the chap next door had
> complained, which was completely untrue.
>
> To say the result was butchery would be an understatement. They
> didn't remove any material, and charged him £400 for the job.
Nasty - but in this day and age - normal I guess :-(
Not applicable in the case I've mentioned though. The new owners of the
bungalow are not very nice and certainly would not employ anyone to do
anything. They run a business from their house - bathroom fitting (council
estates) for the local council. They bring all the old baths etc. and burn
them in their garden. Young lad (employee) - loud music all day long -
bonfire - toxic smells all day long. Luckily I live some way away. Don't
know how closer neighbours manage.
Nice doctor lived there before - kept the lovely garden nice ..... please
come back :-)
And *yes* I have contacted our local council - they don't want to know :-(
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Regards,
Hugh Jampton
Posted by Sacha on October 15, 2007, 6:52 pm
On 15/10/07 23:35, in article k2ad8bu1pamv.1stt40yj7onj1.dlg@40tude.net,
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:54:13 GMT, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>
>> A near neighbour of mine has apparently been the victim of a
>> scam. Some itinerants called, and told him that he had to let
>> them trim several large trees because the chap next door had
>> complained, which was completely untrue.
>>
>> To say the result was butchery would be an understatement. They
>> didn't remove any material, and charged him £400 for the job.
>
> Nasty - but in this day and age - normal I guess :-(
>
> Not applicable in the case I've mentioned though. The new owners of the
> bungalow are not very nice and certainly would not employ anyone to do
> anything. They run a business from their house - bathroom fitting (council
> estates) for the local council. They bring all the old baths etc. and burn
> them in their garden. Young lad (employee) - loud music all day long -
> bonfire - toxic smells all day long. Luckily I live some way away. Don't
> know how closer neighbours manage.
>
> Nice doctor lived there before - kept the lovely garden nice ..... please
> come back :-)
>
> And *yes* I have contacted our local council - they don't want to know :-(
Environmental Health are who you need to talk to.
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'
Posted by shazzbat on October 16, 2007, 3:33 am
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:54:13 GMT, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>> A near neighbour of mine has apparently been the victim of a
>> scam. Some itinerants called, and told him that he had to let
>> them trim several large trees because the chap next door had
>> complained, which was completely untrue.
>>
>> To say the result was butchery would be an understatement. They
>> didn't remove any material, and charged him £400 for the job.
> Nasty - but in this day and age - normal I guess :-(
> Not applicable in the case I've mentioned though. The new owners of the
> bungalow are not very nice and certainly would not employ anyone to do
> anything. They run a business from their house - bathroom fitting (council
> estates) for the local council. They bring all the old baths etc. and burn
> them in their garden. Young lad (employee) - loud music all day long -
> bonfire - toxic smells all day long. Luckily I live some way away. Don't
> know how closer neighbours manage.
> Nice doctor lived there before - kept the lovely garden nice ..... please
> come back :-)
> And *yes* I have contacted our local council - they don't want to know :-(
> --
Wrong council. Contact your county council and specifically the waste
management director. Don't phone, write. They have to log it in and action
it then.
Several offences are being committed here.The bathroom fittings etc are
controlled waste and subject to duty of care restrictions. They are
certainly not allowed to burn those baths. Specifically ask for an
inspection of the site. Health and Safety will also want to know, both about
the burning of controlled waste and the road hazard. Environmental health
will also be interested in the noise pollution, councils have an officer
dedicated to noise issues.
Steve
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>quite a large bungalow (with large garden) a bit further down the lane has
>approx. 50 yards of awful 12ft high Leylandi hedge. He had it trimmed last
>friday (long overdue). The trimmings - lots of it - have just been left
>lying in the lane covering half of it. Still there today.
>Never seen anything like this before. Or am I just getting old and having a
>moan about nothing ?