Yet another one for Adam

[GB]

Can someone help me with a problem please? I don't know what to do.

Opposite the late MIL?s bungalow is a fairly newly built House. Until today, I did not know that the bathroom is at the front of the house. I can now report that they have a shower right next to the frosted glass window. And a delightful young lady decided to take a a shower with the lights on after dark.

So, the question is whether I should let them know that this bathroom is not as private as they think it is? Or should I just assume that the young lady is an exhibitionist?

I asked my family, and their replies were not 100% helpful:

?I think traditionally you don a dirty raincoat and shuffle about on the pavement outside with the other older fellows?

?Surely if you ask anything it's whether she keeps to a regular routine?

[Robin]

I am unclear if the subject indicates (a) you think Adam Wadsworth is uniquely qualified to advise or (b) you are referencing "the old Adam" - i.e. humanity's - or at the very least your own - sinful and unregenerate character.

Anyhow, I thought another, more modern, option was to take video, post on YouTube (with commentary/soundtrack and - crucially - address), using

- and this is also crucial - an anonymous account and VPN. Oh, and security wipe the camera's memory.

[Brian Gaff]

That would be a little unfair. It might be a case of where honesty is the best policy really. Brian

[Nick Odell]

Just claim the cam as Christopher Taylor's 773rd hack

Nick

[Nick Odell]

Many years ago the neighbours of the place where I was then living had a patterned glass window in the bathroom and used no curtains. I think the little bobbles of glass in the pattern must have behaved like a Fresnell lens because although activity in the bathroom was mostly an amorphous abstract blur, there was one point, about halfway down the garden where everything came neatly into focus. DAMHIKT.

I think in your situation more research is needed. It might be that you are the only one able to see anything - or do I mean, everything?

- because of where you are and anybody in a different location would see nothing. Try walking around a bit next time and find out if there is a point at which the scene goes out of focus. If that is the case, maybe it would be neighbourly of you to paint a bold, yellow-and-red demarkation line down the appropriate part of the street and in even bolder letters write "Please do not pass beyond this point when the lady opposite is taking her shower."

HTH

Nick

[The Natural Philosopher]

Surely the thing to do is get the council to erect one of those roadsigns for 'viewpoint'

Here's one I made earlier

I think that printed out and laminated and stick on a nearby pole should do the trick

[Nick Cat]

an anonymous written note

[Brian Gaff (Sofa]

Everyone on here seems to be having a laugh. All one may be able to do if you do not feel able to confront them at the door is write a note explaining the situation, After all a cheap upull down blind from Wilkinson should suffice, then if it continues you know its on purpose. Brian

[Bob Eager]

Just go round and politely tell them.

But wear a dirty raincoat.

[Spike]

Post this on uk.legal.moderated

[Dave Liquorice]

Do you wish to get to know this delightful young lady any better? If so knock on the door when she's in and be terribly appologetic about noticing the problem and suggest a black out blind would be a good idea and offer your services. Fitting the blind for her, what do you think I meant?

Chances are she is not aware that frosted/patterened glass (or nets, light weight curtains, cane/straw blinds, etc ) only work well when the outside has a higher light level. Reverse the light levels and the frosting/window "covering" may as well not be there. Of course on the inside they can only see the covering and assume, incorrectly, others can't see in.

[Adrian Caspersz]

That's it!

Buy a cheap pull down blind from Wilko, wrap it up in xmas paper and leave it anonymous on their door step, labelled "for your bathroom window"

Let them puzzle it out ...

[#Paul]

Probably - and also just say something like "when someone was taking a shower a few days ago ..." to lessen the chance that any particular individual feels embarassed or spied upon.

#Paul

[Dave Liquorice]

Like it, unless one wants the introduction B-)

[mm0fmf]

I would think the image goes out of focus when GB is on the last of vinegar strokes?

[Andrew]

None of the privacy glass types mentioned here are called Tits_on_show, or anything like that.

Print this off and shove it through their letterbox.