ISLAND BAY NOTE-LEAVER ESCALATES TO LAMINATED A4 OVER SINGLE DOG TURD
Author signs off as 'A Concerned Neighbour' but everyone reckons it's the bloke at number 14.
A resident of The Parade in Island Bay has started laminating their notes about dog poo. Locals are calling it a serious escalation in a feud that began with a Post-It in August.
The latest note, zip-tied to a power pole, reads: "To the OWNER of the LARGE BROWN DOG. We KNOW what you did on Tuesday. CCTV is being reviewed." There is no CCTV. There is no large brown dog anyone can name.
Neighbour Polly Whitcombe, 44, said the notes had been getting weirder since spring. "First one was handwritten. Then it was Comic Sans, which I took personally. Now we're laminating? That's a man with a label-maker and an agenda."
A second resident, Hadley, reckons it's the bloke at number 14. "He's got that vibe. Also I saw him buying laminating pouches at Warehouse Stationery." Hadley added the poo in question was "honestly not that big" and possibly a seagull's.
Wellington City Council said laminated signage didn't require a permit, but residents were "encouraged to resolve disputes neighbourly." Asked whether seagulls could be held to the same standard, a spokesperson declined to comment.
A fresh note appeared Thursday morning in a plastic sleeve with a bulldog clip. It reads: "I have a list."
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Reader Letters
BarryBishopdale
Back in my day, you picked it up or stepped in it. No laminators needed. Bloody hell, Island Bay getting soft.
Polly_Wellington
Honestly, I'm starting to think THIS is performance art. Island Bay's turned into a reality show with laminated props.
Trev_Hornby
If he’s got ink and pouches, what’s stopping him from printing something useful, like directions to the public loos?
Garry_Halswell
I bet it’s the same bloke who dobbed in the neighbourhood BBQ for excess smoke in '07. What a knob.
Margaret_F
@Garry_Halswell Sounds like you're onto something! We should start a neighbourhood watch for laminate abuse.