My neighbour broke into my garden and stole fruit from my tree – I’m absolutely outraged
THERE’S nothing more annoying than having an awkward neighbour.
Whether they constantly moan about the bins or are always stealing your car parking space, it can be highly irritating.
A woman has taken to Mumsnet to reveal that someone has been stealing fruit from her tree[/caption]The ones that are over-friendly and always rock up on your doorstep can be highly irritating too.
But one woman revealed that she was gobsmacked when a stranger, who she thinks was related to her neighbour, broke into her garden and stole fruit from her tree.
In a shocking turn of events, the woman is now convinced that the peculiar antics stemmed from the next door neighbours – who own the rights to the tree.
The woman took to Mumsnet to explain what happened.
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She said: “My neighbours have an apple tree, which partially hangs over my property.
“They have said I can pick as many as I want (there are loads), and I have had a few so far, but I was waiting till they were ripe before I picked them.
“The other day when I got home, I noticed that all the fruit on my side had gone. Their side is still fully loaded.
“My son said he saw a woman picking them, not one of the neighbours that he recognised. She even said hello.
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“I have a feeling it was probably a mother of one of the next door neighbours.
“I know that the fruit is legally theirs, but I’m pretty sure they can’t come onto my property without permission to pick them. Am I right?
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“We have a really good neighbourly relationship – feeding cats, watering plants when away etc, so I’m not going to even mention it”.
Mumsnet users rushed to the comment section to share their thoughts on how they believe the woman should proceed.
One person suggested: “Chop back their tree so it doesn’t hang over your side at all. I think they were very rude to do that.
“But I’m a bit torn between being, yeah, whatever, it’s only some apples, and close friends deliberately stripping the fruit on my side”.
A second said: “It’s still rude to just let yourself into someone else’s garden, so I’d want to let them know this had happened and I didn’t want it happening again”.
A third agreed: “It’s not on for someone to come into your garden. They should have knocked and asked”.
However, a different user wrote: “One of their parents may not have known about the arrangement or thought you weren’t going to pick them because you hadn’t done so far”.
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Someone else added: “Why not speak to the neighbour and ask if the person was connected to them or not? If they say no then you have a laugh about the cheeky fruit stealer and you can both keep an eye out in future for the intruder.
“If they say yes you can say you were waiting for theirs to ripen, and you’d love any excess apples they have. No drama”.