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Random Irritations

D-S said:
Just because the previous owner was happy to have golf balls raining into their garden, doesn’t mean you have to be. If someone built a golf course alongside your house and golf balls rained into your garden would you accept it?
Unless there is a covenant on the house saying that the golf course can shell balls regularly into your garden (which might cost the course a lot to have and would result in a much cheaper purchase price) no one has the right to fire objects into your garden or house.
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maybe people shouldn’t buy a house next to a golf course/village cricket pitch/church etc that have been there for years and years
 
I used to play cricket in Cromer. Several new houses were built along one end of the ground. One of our players was a roofer and would fix any broken tiles and the club picked up the bill. One old battle axe moved in and complained constantly about noise, balls going into her garden etc and even wrote to the council to try to get the club closed down. But she didn't object to the ground being there when she was able to hop over her garden fence and take a short cut into town across the pitch.
 
Dando said:
maybe people shouldn’t buy a house next to a golf course/village cricket pitch/church etc that have been there for years and years
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Unless there is a convenant saying that firing objects into my garden is something I should accept and that the seller discounts the price accordingly why on earth should I accept it?
We all know that people hit golf balls considerably further than they did many years ago (the same is true in cricket) so this suddenly gives them the right to fire objects into my garden?
 
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D-S said:
Unless there is a convenant saying that firing objects into my garden is something I should accept and that the seller discounts the price accordingly why on earth should I accept it?
We all know that people hit golf balls considerably further than they did many years ago (the same is true in cricket) so this suddenly gives them the right to fire objects into my garden?
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Well if it was me personally I probably wouldn't buy a house backing onto a golf course/rugby pitch/football pitch/cricket ground. I wouldn't have an issue if it was just me (hell I'd love to have a house backing onto a golf course) but I'd be very wary of letting my young daughter play in the back garden if there was a real risk of her being hit by a solid object and it would be a deal breaker for the house purchase.

Unfortunately a lot of the people who do this (buy a house next to an existing recreational ground) buy the house because they no doubt love the idea of having open space out their back garden without actually giving any thought to why that open space exists. As a result I have very little sympathy for these people when they complain that the neighbouring land is being used for its purpose.
 
backwoodsman said:
???.
I was just trying to indicate that folk who post an 'irritation' are not expecting an explanation of why they are wrong to be irritated. They are sharing that they are irritated, and that's pretty much it really? Anyhow, me out.
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I can provide information that could help the irritated individual get over their irritation, or realise they need not have been irritated, but in truth I can’t tell them they are wrong to be irritated.?
 
D-S said:
Unless there is a convenant saying that firing objects into my garden is something I should accept and that the seller discounts the price accordingly why on earth should I accept it?
We all know that people hit golf balls considerably further than they did many years ago (the same is true in cricket) so this suddenly gives them the right to fire objects into my garden?
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Like I said, don’t but a house near a sports facility
 
Dando said:
Like I said, don’t but a house near a sports facility
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Where does it say that sports facilities are allowed to send hard objects into your garden?
Does a sports facility by its very nature have rights over your property? Can they regularly make sitting in your garden dangerous because they were there first? Or perhaps sports facilities should compensate all property owners who now, due to more players hitting the balls further and wider, are endangered in their own property.
Lets hope that they don’t decide to open an archery school for beginners..
 
D-S said:
Where does it say that sports facilities are allowed to send hard objects into your garden?
Does a sports facility by its very nature have rights over your property? Can they regularly make sitting in your garden dangerous because they were there first? Or perhaps sports facilities should compensate all property owners who now, due to more players hitting the balls further and wider, are endangered in their own property.
Lets hope that they don’t decide to open an archery school for beginners..
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I’m sure people aren’t deliberately hitting golf balls into the gardens
 
ColchesterFC said:
I used to play cricket in Cromer. Several new houses were built along one end of the ground. One of our players was a roofer and would fix any broken tiles and the club picked up the bill. One old battle axe moved in and complained constantly about noise, balls going into her garden etc and even wrote to the council to try to get the club closed down. But she didn't object to the ground being there when she was able to hop over her garden fence and take a short cut into town across the pitch.
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Thing is, if she got the cricket club closed down, the land would possibly be sold off for housing, and she would have an estate on her doorstep rather than green stuff

Maybe the devil you know is better.

If you buy a house adjacent to a golf club, it is almost inevitable that the odd ball may escape, there are things that can be done to mitigate, nets etc, but these can be unsightly
Insurance is a must, but we live in a changing world, where often the law is an ass and common sense does not prevail
 
PhilTheFragger said:
Thing is, if she got the cricket club closed down, the land would possibly be sold off for housing, and she would have an estate on her doorstep rather than green stuff

Maybe the devil you know is better.

If you buy a house adjacent to a golf club, it is almost inevitable that the odd ball may escape, there are things that can be done to mitigate, nets etc, but these can be unsightly
Insurance is a must, but we live in a changing world, where often the law is an ass and common sense does not prevail
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When the houses were built they used a special glass in the windows facing the pitch to try to stop them being broken. Didn't work 100% of the time as a low, flat direct hit would sometimes break one but they would break without shattering and remain in place. Probably saw that twice in over 20 years playing there and the club bore the cost of the repairs. The roof tiles were a different matter as they would regularly get broken but generally were replaced the following day at no cost to the house owner. If house builders are going to build properties alongside existing sports facilities then it should be them that should be responsible for any issues, or failing that there should be a very clear clause in the deeds that states that the homeowner accepts the risk of buying a house next to a sports pitch.
 
While playing Son Vida [ old course ] Majorca in the early 80s, my mate hooked his drive left onto a 2nd-floor balcony, scattering a family peacefully sitting and having their morning coffee.
I'm ashamed to say, 3 of us found it very funny :eek::D:p:ROFLMAO:
 
Recording a football match only to find it only recorded the 1st 20 mins then buffered and froze.
Then attempt watching it on Youtube where it immediately showed the final score, worse still the replay was virtual WTF :mad::mad:
 
Fantasy League - thought I'd had a storming week but so has everyone else. Since they chucked in the unlimited transfers for the World Cup break, everyone's teams are now 90% the same with only a couple of players different. You can't even catch up with smart captain choices because you need to make Haaland captain every week. Everyone has Haaland & Kane, everyone has Rashford, Almiron, Trippier, Martinelli etc. It will just be a procession to the end now unless a lot of other players suddenly hit form.
 
Orikoru said:
Fantasy League - thought I'd had a storming week but so has everyone else. Since they chucked in the unlimited transfers for the World Cup break, everyone's teams are now 90% the same with only a couple of players different. You can't even catch up with smart captain choices because you need to make Haaland captain every week. Everyone has Haaland & Kane, everyone has Rashford, Almiron, Trippier, Martinelli etc. It will just be a procession to the end now unless a lot of other players suddenly hit form.
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Stopped playing it a long time ago as it's way to easy now.
 
PhilTheFragger said:
Thing is, if she got the cricket club closed down, the land would possibly be sold off for housing, and she would have an estate on her doorstep rather than green stuff

Maybe the devil you know is better.

If you buy a house adjacent to a golf club, it is almost inevitable that the odd ball may escape, there are things that can be done to mitigate, nets etc, but these can be unsightly
Insurance is a must, but we live in a changing world, where often the law is an ass and common sense does not prevail
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We have a popular singing person in a house just to the side of our 1st tee.
I bumped into his girlfriend walking the course and she mentioned that golf seems to start very early in the morning...
Often big groups having a chat there first thing, plus OB right means plenty of rude words at any time of day.
 
People (one actually) deciding that they know how to do the job better than the way it's been done for ages and making it take two hours longer than it should have. That said. it did mean I didn't get asked to do a horrible job that I usually drop for. I did pass on my thoughts to the team leader (who, initially thought the person had been really helpful), but luckilly noticed the chaos the person had caused.
 
pendodave said:
We have a popular singing person in a house just to the side of our 1st tee.
I bumped into his girlfriend walking the course and she mentioned that golf seems to start very early in the morning...
Often big groups having a chat there first thing, plus OB right means plenty of rude words at any time of day.
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Come on who is it????
 
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