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Just watched Redding Weddy again. The bit where the Captain is explaining limpet mines to Robin, that they attached with suckers, and Robin repeats 'suckers' to indicate he understands, and the way Laurence Rickard says it, the eye flick, I don't know, but it's just so funny. He really is a brilliant comedy actor (and writer, of course). He packs so much into the briefest of moments, it's like a sort of comedy shorthand. Anyway, just wanted to say that.

Hi, hope you can help me.

My next door neighbour, with whom I do not get along, has taken to leaving lit candles and tealights burning in the back garden unattended; in fact, she just goes to bed and leaves them to extinguish naturally. She doesn't do it often, but when she does they are on the edge of a wooden planter and less than two feet from the fence between our properties.

Yesterday morning, I opened the curtains to see she'd stuck three of those tall metal oil lamps into the planter. Last night, she didn't light them, but had a naked flame which appeared fuelled by gas or similar; about 12" high at first which she increased to about 18". She and a companion were in close attendance but I could see no purpose for the flame.

I had already contacted the local fire service about the candles/tealights but they were unable to help beyond putting a fire safety flier through her door. This morning, I emailed the anti-social behaviour people at the council but they say this doesn't amount to anti-social behaviour.

I feel nervous of what might be next. She seems rather too interested in creating fire and the oil lamps are very close to the fence.

Is there anyone else I can contact to try to stop her doing this? Or am I worrying too much about it?

Thanks.

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Hi, hope you can help me.

My next door neighbour, with whom I do not get along, has taken to leaving lit candles and tealights burning in the back garden unattended; in fact, she just goes to bed and leaves them to extinguish naturally. She doesn't do it often, but when she does they are on the edge of a wooden planter and less than two feet from the fence between our properties.

Yesterday morning, I opened the curtains to see she'd stuck three of those tall metal oil lamps into the planter. Last night, she didn't light them, but had a naked flame which appeared fuelled by gas or similar; about 12" high at first which she increased to about 18". She and a companion were in close attendance but I could see no purpose for the flame.

I had already contacted the local fire service about the candles/tealights but they were unable to help beyond putting a fire safety flier through her door. This morning, I emailed the anti-social behaviour people at the council but they say this doesn't amount to anti-social behaviour.

I feel nervous of what might be next. She seems rather too interested in creating fire and the oil lamps are very close to the fence.

Is there anyone else I can contact to try to stop her doing this? Or am I worrying too much about it?

Thanks.