Quite another reason but very handy, we have a Mr.Nasty living four doors down from me.
During lockdown my son brought my shopping for me.
He was rushing because he had an appointment at Blackburn Hospital for a heart scan, and did not want to be late.
There was a smallish space just near Mr.Nasty’s but my son’s front bumper was just over the sloping part of a dropped kerb,belonging to Mr.N.
It was on son’s dash cam.
Out came his wife with a camera ,remonstrating etc, son apologised ,said he was off to hospital and would drop my shopping off and would be gone in seconds.
When Mr.N .came from work he came to me,screaming and shouting ,so violent. I said it was seconds only ,just a few inches on the sloping part and he was gone in literally seconds.
Next time my son came he was able to park at my gate - but along came Mr.N ,grabbed my son’s throat and forced him backwards into the boot ,son had a bag of shopping in each hand so was helpless .
It was disgusting ,son said would Mr N please look at the dash cam —- no of course not.
Since when Mr.N’s van is often parked outside my house ,to my other son ‘s who is here at the moment inconvenience - but unless you have a dropped kerb you have no rights re outside your home.But parking in front of my house saves Mr.N from moving his car when he wants to move his van!
We expected a visit from the Police but no, it was literally just two inches over the sloping part and for less than two minutes as I was waiting with the door open for the shopping knowing son was in a hurry to get to Blackburn.
During such difficult times too, a little give and take helps such a lot.
Neighbours have the assault on their CCTV cameras, and urged us to complain ,but we let it go.
I do however make models of Nr.N in blutack ,stick pins in etc but to date he seems hale and well !
Viktoria.
