Neighbour doing some ugly alterations...

Hawk Tuah · 25 Jun 2020 at 09:02

Maybe they just like red. Certainly makes a change from everyone painting their houses grey.

arknor · 25 Jun 2020 at 09:59

Chris S said:
Hi,

My neighbour (directly across the road) has a wheelchair ramp as both he and his mother have disabilities, this morning I noticed that they had someone painting this ramp bright red, it was a basic grey metal ramp before.

This is a real eyesore, are they actually allowed to do this? I'm not sure if there's any regulations against it or not. It looks absolutely horrible.

Thanks

maybe you would prefer pink? are you sure you're not "just seeing red" here? I sense the anger towards your neighbours, one does not simply butter the ramp!!!!

Destination · 25 Jun 2020 at 10:34

Minstadave said:
Live with it. This and the eBay lawsuit thread are equally embarrassing.

rofl

neilw · 25 Jun 2020 at 10:50

Does the ramp give better access to the letterbox?

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MadMan-JaMeS · 25 Jun 2020 at 13:02

To be honest, i doubt its bright red.

It may be Red Oxide paint which stops rusts and protects things. Its more of a maroon colour though. Then maybe they are painting another colour on top and not go round to it yet...........

Haze · 25 Jun 2020 at 13:05

Seems like OP needs a good slap really

Dis86 · 25 Jun 2020 at 15:33

Haze said:
Seems like OP needs a good slap really

What, for not liking something aesthetically?

MadMan-JaMeS · 25 Jun 2020 at 18:44

Dis86 said:
What, for not liking something aesthetically?

No.

I don't condone violence, and he doesn't deserve a "slap"

But i think what @Haze is thinking that whilst the OP doesn't like it, does he really need to go so far as to ask them to paint it another colour to please him ?

I don't like black cars, but i'm not starting a petition or moaning to get them removed from the world all together.

People need to learn not everything is has to be to their taste or even like the guy in the ebay thread, to let things go from time to time.

Dis86 · 25 Jun 2020 at 18:51

MadMan-JaMeS said:
No.

I don't condone violence, and he doesn't deserve a "slap"

But i think what @Haze is thinking that whilst the OP doesn't like it, does he really need to go so far as to ask them to paint it another colour to please him ?

I don't like black cars, but i'm not starting a petition or moaning to get them removed from the world all together.

People need to learn not everything is has to be to their taste or even like the guy in the ebay thread, to let things go from time to time.

He never asked them to paint it a different colour. He asked if they're allowed to do what they've done.

koooowweeee · 25 Jun 2020 at 19:51

Minstadave said:
Live with it. This and the eBay lawsuit thread are equally embarrassing.

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing.

MadMan-JaMeS · 25 Jun 2020 at 20:54

Dis86 said:
He never asked them to paint it a different colour. He asked if they're allowed to do what they've done.

Because it was originally Grey which he didn't have an issue with.

Just because he never asked them to change the colour he still doesn't like it cos its not to his taste, so he is clearly thinking of reporting them so it can be changed back which is still pathetic.

Haze · 26 Jun 2020 at 07:55

MadMan-JaMeS said:
Because it was originally Grey which he didn't have an issue with.

Just because he never asked them to change the colour he still doesn't like it cos its not to his taste, so he is clearly thinking of reporting them so it can be changed back which is still pathetic.

This is basically what I meant, when I said he needs a slap, all with what's going wrong in the world, and he's crying about a red ramp, that he only see when he goes outside

bainbridge · 26 Jun 2020 at 08:40

Well that's disgusting. Someone over the road has decided, without consulting the neighbour over the road I'll have you know, to paint something in the colour of their own choosing.

What is the world coming to?

SideWinder · 26 Jun 2020 at 15:58

@Chris S - Post a photo of it.

fastwunz · 26 Jun 2020 at 17:56

neilw said:
Does the ramp give better access to the letterbox?

Post of the week

Dis86 · 26 Jun 2020 at 21:46

Haze said:
This is basically what I meant, when I said he needs a slap, all with what's going wrong in the world, and he's crying about a red ramp, that he only see when he goes outside

Does his house not have windows?

JBuk · 27 Jun 2020 at 07:00

I need to paint the outside of my dormer room, @op, which colours are acceptable ?

Orionaut · 27 Jun 2020 at 08:02

MadMan-JaMeS said:
To be honest, i doubt its bright red.

It may be Red Oxide paint which stops rusts and protects things. Its more of a maroon colour though. Then maybe they are painting another colour on top and not go round to it yet...........

That was my first thought, it might just be an undercoat

Aslo...

Bear in mind that to somebody who is red green colour blind "Bright" red is actually a dark colour and not particularly dramatic. (Not so different to brown really)

They might simply not realise the impact that the colour choice has on other people.

I could easily paint a house bright pink thinking it was magnolia...

Dis86 · 27 Jun 2020 at 08:30

Orionaut said:
That was my first thought, it might just be an undercoat

Aslo...

Bear in mind that to somebody who is red green colour blind "Bright" red is actually a dark colour and not particularly dramatic. (Not so different to brown really)

They might simply not realise the impact that the colour choice has on other people.

I could easily paint a house bright pink thinking it was magnolia...

And this is another reason why I previously mentioned one wouldn't use red as a high contrast colour for those with visual impairments.