Family Feud
So my dad fell out with 2 of his brother 2 years ago and we've never been the same since. Now theres been some instances where we have had to complain to the council and in extreme cases the police but that has only been on 2 occasions.
Overview of the problem, we wanted to build a bungalow on our land and my uncle didnt like that so he kicked off and tried everything in his power to stop that from happening. Long story short we have pretty much finished the bungalow, we just need the electricity, water and gas to be put in. It was scheduelled for yesterday morning, me my mum, dad and brother worked all weekend to dig the hole and tidy everything up in preperation for the install and it was all going well until the guys got there.
The install guys arrived, brought all the equiptment required, ready to get going, put all the cones and barriers up. Then they get a call from their manager... "Guys you're gonna have to come back, we dont have permission to do it today"
So obviously we were a bit annoyed and confused, so we give the manager a call and ask whats going on. My uncle hired a solicitor and paid him a fair amount of money to look into the install and try and stop it every way he can. This was because we were going to connect into his lines, which is perfectly okay becasue the company said that is what they were going to do, but my uncle thought you couldnt.
So he paid for a solicitor to try and stop it completely, he obviously failed because it is completely fine to do that. So the only thing that he could do was postpone it for anoher 2 and a half weeks becasue thats how much notice you need to give before we do anything.
So as you can imagine it is more tense than ever right now.
Dont you just love family...
Overview of the problem, we wanted to build a bungalow on our land and my uncle didnt like that so he kicked off and tried everything in his power to stop that from happening. Long story short we have pretty much finished the bungalow, we just need the electricity, water and gas to be put in. It was scheduelled for yesterday morning, me my mum, dad and brother worked all weekend to dig the hole and tidy everything up in preperation for the install and it was all going well until the guys got there.
The install guys arrived, brought all the equiptment required, ready to get going, put all the cones and barriers up. Then they get a call from their manager... "Guys you're gonna have to come back, we dont have permission to do it today"
So obviously we were a bit annoyed and confused, so we give the manager a call and ask whats going on. My uncle hired a solicitor and paid him a fair amount of money to look into the install and try and stop it every way he can. This was because we were going to connect into his lines, which is perfectly okay becasue the company said that is what they were going to do, but my uncle thought you couldnt.
So he paid for a solicitor to try and stop it completely, he obviously failed because it is completely fine to do that. So the only thing that he could do was postpone it for anoher 2 and a half weeks becasue thats how much notice you need to give before we do anything.
So as you can imagine it is more tense than ever right now.
Dont you just love family...

Oh dear Dave, not good at all! Just rise above it all buddy...and you'll all be soon enjoying a nice bungalow! ;-)
ReplyDeleteYeah, Im not too bad about it because im barely at home but its just my mum who's getting affected by it the most. I've said to her just ignore it and move on
DeleteIt's tough indeed...and you're rightly worried for your loved ones; just remain calm and smooth oil over troubled waters!
ReplyDeleteHi Dave, sorry to read that that and I hope it is all sorted now? As the saying goes.......you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family! How was Christmas?
ReplyDeleteWell its more of an ongoing issue that will be there for a very long time. So no its not really sorted but its not that much of an issue because we are getting the bungalow fitted with the water and gas soon so they cant cause much more of an issue... I hope. And appart from the family thing its been a very good Christmas
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