Persistent Lavatory Flusher Faces Eviction
16/08/2008 04:13
A woman who wakes her
neighbour by repeatedly flushing the lavatory
at night is facing eviction from her
home.Mwynwen Jones, 57, has lived in her council house in Tremadog, Gwynedd, for more than 20 years but angered another resident by banging her bathroom door and pulling the chain at all hours of the night.
The High Court in London heard that Mrs Jones was guilty of nothing more than making run-of-the-mill "household noises".
But Judge John Behrens rejected her legal attempt to overturn Gwynedd County Council's moves to evict her.
"Whilst flushing a toilet may not be a nuisance, plainly it may be so if it is done repeatedly and at anti-social hours," he said.
Caroline Harris, her barrister, had earlier told the court Mrs Jones was in the habit of flushing the toilet twice after use.
However, the sound insulation in her home was so poor that a neighbour could even hear the sound of her ironing clothes, said Miss Harris.
The sound of ironing here.
SINC SAYS:
Ah yes, the sound of ironing clothes has kept me awake on many an occasion.
