Weird neighbour update

Froggie asked for an update on our crazy neighbour, so here 'tis.

The good news is that they've sold their house! Not sure when they're moving but hopefully soon and hopefully the new neighbours aren't weird/crazy/petty. In the meantime we have planted a hedge of Lilly Pillys which will sheild our house from theirs and should reach full height in the next 18 months - 2 years.

These neighbours are a couple, about my age, who are renowned in our area. They have no children, live in a five bedroom house on a 1/4 acre block on the lower north shore and the wife has no discernable occupation unless you count annoying neighbours and pestering council as an occupation.

Throughout our renovation the wife would call Workcover, the local council or whoever to complain about anything. If the builders stepped foot on our property at 6.59am she'd call, if they swept up and dust blew anywhere near her yard she'd call.

At the back of their house is a large conservatory with no blinds on any of the windows. Any passerby can stare straight into their house from the road and yet they objected to us replacing our entry stairs to the property because it would affect their privacy. They objected to their other neighbour's plans to increase their deck by 1.5metres (which sits on the service side of their house) because it would affect their privacy. They objected when the other neighbour enclosed a 1.5 x 1.5m section under their entry stairs to create a small cubby house for their 18month old because it would affect the filtered light coming into their property.

But the kicker is that even after they had sold their house they insisted that the above matter be referred to a full council meeting AND turned up to argue strenuously against the changes.

At that point I think even the council realised they were crackers and approved all requested changes.

We're not sure when their settlement is but there will certainly be a large street party to farewell them. And I doubt they will be invited to it!