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Right so i moved not to long ago to a seaside town with my family and there was this old woman across the street, the first time i met her i was walking my dog, she told me that she has a disease where she suffers from burns(?) from electric devices and things like phone lines and wi-fi, she talked with me about the disease and how she's done her research and that even though the doctors dont believe her she's definitely go this thing for about 45 minutes (against my will) whilst my dog just sat there clearly bored as shit.

She was clearly crazy from first glance she's 70 odd and has a massive purple wig with tonnes of weird make up on.

Now about an hour ago she knocked on my door with a pen and paper, she'd asked to come in as it was really windy so she made her self comfy and then demanded i tell her what electrical stuff i had like how many computers,tvs and who's my ISP, Phone people etc. , now i dont like being mean to old people and would rather avoid conflict so i complied, she then said there had been a cable installed into my house last week, she leads me round to where it is and it's a disused phone cable that's been there longer than she's lived her but she has just spent 20-30 minutes telling me how she can feel it and that its making her 'buzz' Now i say this and she basically calls me a liar and says she'll be back

Now I'm not saying that the disease isn't real, apparently it's a recognised disability in a few countries in Europe? But this crazy lady for the whole half an hour she bombarded me with this shit has been telling me she can feel the phone in my pocket as its emitting these microwaves and that i shouldn't keep it in my pocket, very awkward seeing as i left my phone at a friends a couple days ago and am yet to retrieve it.

SO this all being said i dont even know what to do, because i know she'll be back and i have no idea what she's going to do with all this information i've willingly given her but i sense a storm is a coming.

What can i do GAF?
 
Ignore her. If she comes onto your property and vandalized your equipment, call the police.


Edit: I like Dicer's idea. Put a sign on your lawn saying, "warning: electrical devices operating"
 
Now I'm not saying that the disease isn't real, apparently it's a recognised disability in a few countries in Europe? But this crazy lady for the whole half an hour she bombarded me with this shit has been telling me she can feel the phone in my pocket as its emitting these microwaves and that i shouldn't keep it in my pocket, very awkward seeing as i left my phone at a friends a couple days ago and am yet to retrieve it.

SO this all being said i dont even know what to do, because i know she'll be back and i have no idea what she's going to do with all this information i've willingly given her but i sense a storm is a coming.

What can i do GAF?

Don't worry, the disease isn't real.

She's a crazy old lady who wants to try and feel like the reason her body is falling apart is something that she can control. Be gentle with her, but let her know that you aren't going to participate in her delusions.
 
Right so i moved not to long ago to a seaside town with my family and there was this old woman across the street, the first time i met her i was walking my dog, she told me that she has a disease where she suffers from burns(?) from electric devices and things like phone lines and wi-fi, she talked with me about the disease and how she's done her research and that even though the doctors dont believe her she's definitely go this thing for about 45 minutes (against my will) whilst my dog just sat there clearly bored as shit.

She was clearly crazy from first glance she's 70 odd and has a massive purple wig with tonnes of weird make up on.

Now about an hour ago she knocked on my door with a pen and paper, she'd asked to come in as it was really windy so she made her self comfy and then demanded i tell her what electrical stuff i had like how many computers,tvs and who's my ISP, Phone people etc. , now i dont like being mean to old people and would rather avoid conflict so i complied, she then said there had been a cable installed into my house last week, she leads me round to where it is and it's a disused phone cable that's been there longer than she's lived her but she has just spent 20-30 minutes telling me how she can feel it and that its making her 'buzz' Now i say this and she basically calls me a liar and says she'll be back

Now I'm not saying that the disease isn't real, apparently it's a recognised disability in a few countries in Europe? But this crazy lady for the whole half an hour she bombarded me with this shit has been telling me she can feel the phone in my pocket as its emitting these microwaves and that i shouldn't keep it in my pocket, very awkward seeing as i left my phone at a friends a couple days ago and am yet to retrieve it.

SO this all being said i dont even know what to do, because i know she'll be back and i have no idea what she's going to do with all this information i've willingly given her but i sense a storm is a coming.

What can i do GAF?
Ignoring people is an actual thing you can do.
 
  • Do not engage her in a conversation, if she engages one with you just stare at her and nod and interrupt her saying "I'm sorry for interupting you, but I need to get going" and just leave.
  • If she tries to get inside the house stop her and say that you have some work to do and just close the door on her.
  • If she is already in her house, then say that you have some work to do and that she must leave the house.
Good luck!
 
Besides, this isn't a crazy neighbor, just wait till you have a crazy pissed off Australian trying to bust down your door.
 
I'd say try and humor her and be nice, especially if you'll be living there for a while.
And yeah, don't let her in your house!
 
Was there a news special on this or was it in the papers. This happens a lot when they do a news special- people suddenly have the diagnosis and come in.

Anyway contact nearest kin if you can. Otherwise ignore. That's pretty sad though
 
Maybe you could ask one of your other neighbors? Chances are they've had similar experiences with her, and it might be good to see if any of them have had any success in handling the situation.
 
Ignore her. If she comes onto your property and vandalized your equipment, call the police.


Edit: I like Dicer's idea. Put a sign on your lawn saying, "warning: electrical devices operating"

You made my idea even better, nice work!

I can even add to the idea, play this over your stereo loud enough so she can hear it, and totally do the sign thing too...
 
Scare her away by pointing the remote control at her.
 
Was there a news special on this or was it in the papers. This happens a lot when they do a news special- people suddenly have the diagnosis and come in.

Anyway contact nearest kin if you can. Otherwise ignore. That's pretty sad though

Good advice here.
 
Turn everything on in your house.
Leave a blowdryer at her door step. That will teach her.

i actually thought about experimenting with some old nokias, go over the road in the dead of night and strategically place them around her house then see what happens
Hang a bug zapper by your front door, maybe that will keep her away?
Another good suggestion
Don't worry, the disease isn't real.

She's a crazy old lady who wants to try and feel like the reason her body is falling apart is something that she can control. Be gentle with her, but let her know that you aren't going to participate in her delusions.
Exactly why i didn't demand her to leave, she is a fairly nice lady just really nuts

Ignoring people is an actual thing you can do.

She saw me come home im guessing because she knocked 2 minutes after i got in so i didnt have much choice, she'd seen me through the window as i walked to the door, alas it was too late to turn back
 
Was there a news special on this or was it in the papers. This happens a lot when they do a news special- people suddenly have the diagnosis and come in.

Apparently there was a feature in the paper about her(so she says), but i live Devon which is like countryside so if a cow got cancer there would be a feature
 
take an ordinary funnel

wrap it in tinfoil

tape it to your phone

download some kind of tune that makes a repeated loud ZAPZAPZAP noise

next time she comes over point the wide end at her and yell 'stay back'
 
take an ordinary funnel

wrap it in tinfoil

tape it to your phone

download some kind of tune that makes a repeated loud ZAPZAPZAP noise

next time she comes over point the wide end at her and yell 'stay back'

This is definitely my favorite suggestion
 
i actually thought about experimenting with some old nokias, go over the road in the dead of night and strategically place them around her house then see what happens

Another good suggestion

Exactly why i didn't demand her to leave, she is a fairly nice lady just really nuts



She saw me come home im guessing because she knocked 2 minutes after i got in so i didnt have much choice, she'd seen me through the window as i walked to the door, alas it was too late to turn back

I know it's awkward, but even if she saw you through the window, there's nothing saying you HAVE to answer the door.
 
tell her that you feed off the signals all your electronics give you and then it can become a superhero vs supervillian sort of thing
 
I know it's awkward, but even if she saw you through the window, there's nothing saying you HAVE to answer the door.

But i dont wanna be mean, she's a nut but i dont want to hurt her feelings, she clearly has issues, guess i will next time though


tell her that you feed off the signals all your electronics give you and then it can become a superhero vs supervillian sort of thing
Another good one :lol
 
But i dont wanna be mean, she's a nut but i dont want to hurt her feelings, she clearly has issues, guess i will next time though

But the more you indulge her, the more she'll impose on her. If you draw clear boundries (willing to nod and say hi, but don't engage in long, protracted conversations) I think in the long-term you'll be a lot happier.

Another option would be to answer the door, but claim that you can only chat for a moment, and can't let her in. Say you just started cooking dinner or something.
 
But the more you indulge her, the more she'll impose on her. If you draw clear boundries (willing to nod and say hi, but don't engage in long, protracted conversations) I think in the long-term you'll be a lot happier.

Another option would be to answer the door, but claim that you can only chat for a moment, and can't let her in. Say you just started cooking dinner or something.

It sounds fairly easy but it's kinda hard, she's just one of those people who bombard you with words before you've even said Hi, i will take that for future reference though

There is no reason to ignore her, just tell her that you won't participate in her delusions.

I think i need a politer way to say it
 
I think i need a politer way to say it

"Listen you old shriveled up prune I don't care if my Wi-Fi signal is making your grandchildren smoke Crack you can sit on a damn drill with a big fist attachment before I'd ever give into your crazy notions brought on by the mental frailty of age!"

Like that, but more polite.
 
marrec's is way nicer than mine, go with that

edit: seriously though, you do want to be careful about being TOO nice, she's going to be upset either way and the more accommodating you are the longer this is going to drag on
 
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