Keeping up with the Joneses

jon1redleg

So two weekends a go I spent hours re-landscaping the front of our house, new trees, 3 tons of top soil,2 tons of rock and all sorts of plants. I was wanting to do this for a long time, the last time it was done was 13 years ago and
needed a big make over. Every thing is new and looks nice and should look better as things grow and fill out the area better.

The funny part is the my nieghbors who are very much busy bodies when it comes to who has what or what is going on with so and so, and of corse they are better than the rest. You do not see them out very much but are
always watching ( freaky ) but over the last few days WOW they are busy.

They have put down new mulch, bought new plants, put in a little fish pond, park benches, solar lights etc...
They really went all out in what seems like a I"LL SHOW YOU kind of thing.

I am now wondering what I could put in my yard to see if they one up ?????

mdaudioguy

http://getflocked.com :exclaim: :cheesygrin:

soundfreak1

Do the pink flamingo thing it will piss them off even if they dont copy you. Lol

Systems

They are jealous because they cannot turkey hunt as good as you!
I get that alot around here myself!

Jstas

You should put a Ferrari in your yard.

jon1redleg

TOO FUNNY I showed them to my wife the last trip to K-MART, She didn't like the Idea too well

jon1redleg

pepster wrote: »

They are jealous because they cannot turkey hunt as good as you!
I get that alot around here myself!

Maybe I should start getting the turkeys mounted and put them in yard!

mrbiron

Moat and draw bridge...
or maybe a sign that lets the neighbors know they're a couple of Bean-bags. I'd personally go with the moat.

jon1redleg

Jstas wrote: »

You should put a Ferrari in your yard.

I really want a Cadillac CTS- V but will have to wait and settle for just a CTS

chumlie

Try a giant flagpole.

Toolfan66

Yeah we painted our house this year and had a new roof and new gutters as well and this lady up the street (that we hate) just hates the fact that we are able to do things we do and now that our house looks better then hers she even throws those dirty looks our way even more, and with two new cars sitting in front of our house it was just classic!! Our neighbors that we are close to around here says she is just talking smack about us..

We are really quiet people around here and mind our own business but I would be lying if I said I don't mind getting under her skin. Remember that lady that lives across the street on that show Bewitched? That's her all day long.:cheesygrin:

jon1redleg

maybe a set of these and play DISTURBED REALLY FULL BLAST

Toolfan66

Jstas wrote: »

You should put a Ferrari in your yard.

That would do it!! LOL!!

Toolfan66

chumlie wrote: »

Try a giant flagpole.

No a stripper pole would be better with three fine looking lady's all over each other would be better!,:razz:

obieone

I had an old neighbor like that. 'Joe-competitive-homeowner' I called him:rolleyes:
I tried to inform him of a deal I got on a 24v Rigid 4-piece tool kit. Not bragging, just sharing a deal.
He misstook that coment for a 'tape measure', and proceeded to tell me HE had a 36v DeWalt drill. I was like, 'um...okay...?'

If you REALLY want to get under their skin, go rent a Caddy or Merc for week or two. When they ask, tell them you just got a BIG promotion, and a bonus. As soon as they show up with a BMW 7-series, you return the rental.
"HA-HA, you're stuck with a 6 year note on a car you can't afford":razz:

jon1redleg

Toolfan66 wrote: »

Yeah we painted our house this year and had a new roof and new gutters as well and this lady up the street (that we hate) just hates the fact that we are able to do things we do and now that our house looks better then hers she even throws those dirty looks our way even more, and with two new cars sitting in front of our house it was just classic!! Our neighbors that we are close to around here says she is just talking smack about us..

We are really quiet people around here and mind our own business but I would be lying if I said I don't mind getting under her skin. Remember that lady that lives across the street on that show Bewitched? That's her all day long.:cheesygrin:

This guy rubbed me wrong the first day we moved in, you know the ones that you get a feeling about and think what a jerk!!

One year he planted new grass at edge of the driveway we share and drove 1 inch pipe in the ground to protect it from being drove into. He did it at night and didn't tell no one and didn't even mark them in any way, just rusty pipe. Well I hit one and did $400.00 damage to my truck, this jerk off was pissed that I bent his pipe and HAD THE BALLS TO SAY " I DIDN'T PUT THEM THERE SO THEY COULD BE HIT " No I'm sorry about your truck..... nothing to this day


PAY BACK WAS A REAL B$%CH !!!!:evil:

greyford1979

I built a pergola and new fire pit 2 weeks ago and ofc my neighbor sent his wife over to do the dirty work of asking what I was building. Also laid down a nice stone pathway with lights. Now I'm waiting to see what they will do especially after seeing the look on his wife's face after I told her what I was building lol. If you're handy, building one of those would definitely piss your neighbors off lol.

jon1redleg

greyford1979 wrote: »

I built a pergola and new fire pit 2 weeks ago and ofc my neighbor sent his wife over to do the dirty work of asking what I was building. Also laid down a nice stone pathway with lights. Now I'm waiting to see what they will do especially after seeing the look on his wife's face after I told her what I was building lol. If you're handy, building one of those would definitely piss your neighbors off lol.

Done that! I built a patio out of paver stones and retaining wall blocks about 6 years ago and put a fire pit in and wouldn't ya know they had a patio and fire pit 2 weeks later. I never see them out using it, we are out almost every night during summer till fall.
Kids love roasting hot dogs and marshmellows, the wife and I have a few cocktails and talk about the day.
I want to put up an out door theater system this year yet but have not got around to it. I am sure that will piss them off!!!

Might even put on some **** for them:cheesygrin:

Jstas

jon1redleg wrote: »

I really want a Cadillac CTS- V but will have to wait and settle for just a CTS

1st gen V specs are coming up used in the high $20K- mid $30K range depending on year and mileage. Maybe grab one of those?

But you can get a Ferrari for about $35K. Find an early 80's 308 nearby. They are a dime a dozen, pretty much shunned by collectors and even if you never drive it, just park it in the driveway, it's distinctively Ferrari and everybody knows it's Magnum P.I.'s car.

But I know what you're saying. One of my neighbors is selling their house...or, well, sold it actually. The realtor that sold his house was trying to get me to unload mine. Nevermind how stupid of an idea that is. She told me that one of the selling points the new owners said sold them on the deal was that my house is in nice shape and taken care of. Unlike most of the other houses on the street. So I guess I'm the Joneses. But you'd think neighbors would be glad their neighbor is keeping up a decent property instead of turning it into a pissing contest.

Upstatemax

Jstas wrote: »

But you'd think neighbors would be glad their neighbor is keeping up a decent property instead of turning it into a pissing contest.

You would think so...

When we purchased our home our yard was a MESS. Our street is pretty clean cut and usually very well cared for. Everyone on our street HATED the people that owned our house before us.

Almost everyone has stopped by to tell us how happy they are that we live there now. We have put a lot of money and work into our yard just to make it presentable.

But now it's turning the other way. Our yard is starting to look better than the neighbors. Now I get some dirty looks from a few...

Lol, you can't have it all.

greyford1979

A couple years ago, they put up a privacy fence so that I couldn't stare at his wife(my neighbor I like told me why they put it up). Like I would ever stare at her wrinkly chewbaca ****$ :eek: BARF!!!! Especially when I have my fiance who is 100 times better looking to stare at lol. I guess everybody has to have at least one of these neighbors around :rolleyes: And yes an outdoor theater would be awesome, talk about pissing your neighbors off:cheesygrin:

Gadabout

Jon,

The way to really get under thier skin a bit more is to have the neighbor wives constantly talking about what you have done. So your next project should appeal to the more femine side of the couples. This way, it will constantly be a topic of discussion around your neighbors house, and will eventually lead to projects being planned for the husbands.

Might I suggest a wind sculpture or water feature (even it it is really nice copper bird baths). The other thing you might consider is the green side of things. You know how popular it has become to have renewable wood floors (bamboo) or use low VOC paint etc... . For landscape, things like drip irrigation or fertilzer injector systems always strike the green cord.

Another thing you could do to make them crazy, is start planning right now for a Xmas light show. Even better if you do one set to music (played over a low wattage radio system). By the time they see what your doing when you setting up your lights, it will be too late for them this season and you will have the best light show on the block. That would keep them buzzing all year about what they have to do for the next christmas. (If your going to do this I'd recommend Light-O-Rama , as they have DIY kits and great setup guides.)

Whatever you decide it sounds like fun ;-)

Scott

gudnoyez

Yeah that outdoor theater might turn out for the worse, you play some **** and they might turn out to be swingers or something:eek:

Jstas

greyford1979 wrote: »

A couple years ago, they put up a privacy fence so that I couldn't stare at his wife(my neighbor I like told me why they put it up). Like I would ever stare at her wrinkly chewbaca ****$ :eek: BARF!!!! Especially when I have my fiance who is 100 times better looking to stare at lol. I guess everybody has to have at least one of these neighbors around :rolleyes: And yes an outdoor theater would be awesome, talk about pissing your neighbors off:cheesygrin:

I'm working on security cameras and I'm considering 9 ft stockade fence with computer controlled, radar guided paintball turrets at each corner of the house.

I'm not a fan of my neighbors and all the good ones seem to be moving away.



Oh, jon1redleg, the car will really bug your neighbors. It just has to look relatively new and be a badge they think signifies that you made it. So a used Caddy CTS-V or even just a CTS will bug the hell out of them. They will ask about it and then you can talk about the GREAT deal you got on it and that will piss them off even more. When I rolled up in my Lincoln MKX (5 years old at this point), they got ticked off like I was rubbing something in their faces. I told them I got it used and they could get a deal on one too since they recently redesigned them so there were tons on the used market. One neighbor said he couldn't afford a used Lincoln. I paid $27K for mine. He went and bought a new truck. Can't afford a $27K used Lincoln but he can afford a new F-250 Super Duty for $37K? Dunno how that works but whatever. When I moved in I was still driving my Lightning daily. Everybody thought it was new. One neighbor even bought a new truck that he can't afford. Then he asked about my truck and I told him it was 9 years old with 120K+ miles on it. He laughed nervously and said "Jesus Christ! Looks brand new!"

Then I finally got the garage squared away and about 2 weeks later, a flatbed tow truck showed up with my Ranger and dropped it off right in to the garage that was refinished with new lighting, a raised ceiling and a checkerboard floor. If I have the lights on at night and one of the neighbors drives by, they creep real slow, peering into the garage and then speed off like I didn't see them. I know it bothers them and I know they think I am fabulously wealthy and that's not the case. Just smarter financial management than they have managed. Thing is, I don't go out of my way to be a jerk about it. I just want to live my life and be left the hell alone and these asshats all around me don't get that.

I'd move but I am where I am because it's close to work. I like my house and I'm still in the process of making it something I enjoy. At least once a month there are trashbags upon trashbags of demolition debris at the curb and a truckload or two of construction materials being drug in to the house. They all watch and wonder. I can even hear them with my big dumbo ears. But what can I do?

I'll tell you what I did. I painted flames on my lawn tractor and gave it a set of whitewalls for every body to stare at 2-3 weekends a month. That's what I did! Screw them! It's my house, my stuff and if ya can't have fun at what you're doing then you're wasting your life. Seems to me that worrying about what my neighbor has isn't any fun and just makes me miserable. Even if my neighbor has something I don't really want. So what's the point?

Screw your neighbors. Make you and yours happy. Get yours and if they want yours too, they can get their own yours and live a miserable life full of stuff they don't care about because they know more about what you have going on than they do about themselves. That's sad so don't worry about them and be happy.

gdb

try a fountain with The Brussels Boy takin' a leak into the pool below. make sure he's pointed in the neighbors direction !

audiocr381ve

Some of you are unbelievably big babies. Set the example for the good of the community and start being the neighbor you want to have.

Toolfan66

audiocr381ve wrote: »

Some of you are unbelievably big babies. Set the example for the good of the community and start being the neighbor you want to have.

That's what you got from the quotes above??:rolleyes:

Willow

Jstas wrote: »

I'll tell you what I did. I painted flames on my lawn tractor and gave it a set of whitewalls for every body to stare at 2-3 weekends a month. That's what I did! Screw them!

Pink flames will do that to people
Seriously who cares what your neighbours think and do as long as it doesn't affect you and vice versa.

Jstas

Willow wrote: »

Seriously who cares what your neighbours think and do as long as it doesn't affect you and vice versa.

That's all fine and dandy for you but you can't control what your neighbors do. Judging by the stories in the thread so far, the problem isn't with the posters but the neighbors of the posters.

Falke401

You can easily snag a 1st gen CTS-V for around $18K these days.

Willow

Very true, but that is why I said vice versa. The OP should do what he likes and not care what the neighbours do. Enjoy life don't stress about this kind of stuff. Obviously they have something to prove let them!