Woman upset after neighbors set off fireworks in her Calcot garden, leaving a mess.
Katie returned home to her house in Calcot. She saw fireworks in her garden, which someone set off there, leaving a big mess.
The mess bothered Katie, with cardboard tubes, smoke, and water everywhere. She felt they treated her garden like a park, and it upset her.
Katie learned which neighbors used her garden and wondered why they chose her place when they have their own. It worried her a lot.
The fireworks were near her living room, potentially starting a fire, and she felt very distressed. She confronted her neighbors the next day, which was also her birthday.
She asked about the fireworks and they admitted it right away, making no excuses and not apologizing. She told them to clean up.
The neighbors cleaned up the mess, then she called her estate agency asking for advice. She wanted to know what to do.
The agency said it was a police issue and did not handle anti-social behavior. Katie felt vulnerable as a single person and worries about future blame.
She thinks she will be blamed, possibly when she leaves, and fears she will pay for grass damage, as the estate agent told her.
She has other problems with neighbors, including a couple smoking by their front door. The smoke drifts into her place constantly, making her uncomfortable.
During summer, she kept windows shut in her living room because she could smell the smoke inside. She said it was not nice at all.