A rather stressful evening / early morning .
Next door neighbour took a grudge to a leak from the neighbours below ours, flat
They've gone away for the Christmas .
She was Banging on our downstairs door around 9pm
Left a note they're not happy with leak
Contacted neighbours not long after who are arranging to get the letting agency around to check what leak is and effect repairs
Neighbour from hell came back around 2am with baseball bat, smashed all the windows in downstairs front door.
Reaching in, let herself in then proceeded to knock on doors until she got to ours
Lauren didn't want me going out to her, but I needed to get her away from Lauren, so I went out to talk to her .
All passive aggressive, something with my job I've been very used to over the years, so not too bothered, however fully aware I'm not best placed to defend myself like I once could.
So while I engaged and tried to deescalate the situation, I made sure to be just out of range or too close to be hit ....ready but not wanting to take the kind of action to damage or put her down
Thankfully police arrived and took over the situation
End result they took her away, may charge her with criminal damage, & possible breaking & entering ..will find out more tomorrow
I SO don't need a neighbour dispute
We spent early hours of this morning dealing with her, talking to the police, cleaning up all the broken glass & boarding up the door.
Wendy all fingers & thumbs come diy & me with a gammy hand, a dodgy shoulder & one good leg.
Exhausted, tired & aching to high heaven, but I just couldn't leave anything to chance given she's such an unpredictable quantity
Daylights arrived, so I feel safer leaving Lauren alone chatting to everyone she knows it seems, while I drag myself off to bed
Ladies clearly not right
Suggestion is police neighbourhood teams get involved and we sit down and have some mediation meeting.
I'm hoping that clears the air, but not holding my breathe as yet.
It all came out of the blue.
Note on door at 9pm
Banging on door early morning,
Smashing windows not long after
And in-between she popped a Xmas card through tte door with
"Merry xmas, I smashed your windows" written in it ..I kid you not
Which I discover when police are inspecting the door damage and all the broken glass
So it's mediation and we're all be like little fonzies .
Or
Await the next moment and escalate to pressing charges.
Piddle poor choices, so I pick A
Wish me luck