Little Community Relations!

George Grand

The guy that moved in next door isn't a BAD guy. Just not normal, like me. First week he was here we had an altercation. First couple mornings they were here, they sent their terriers ( glass breaking barks) out back at 5 AM. Our bedroom windows are right there. It was like a bomb went off. My wife, the former Theresa Talamonti, doesn't generally use swear words. The first thing out of her mouth that morn was "WTF is THAT!?" Well, when it happened the next morning at the same time, I opened my eyes and Theresa was half-dressed and headed for the door. Nope, that's MY job. Throw on my pajama bottoms and head on over. The guy actually gets pissed at me cause I "disrespected his house" by not putting a shirt on before I came over. "Eat me, shut those dogs up or I'll call the cops. My wife and daughter don't have to be woken up at this hour every day, and are NOT GOING TO BE." Tells me to go ahead and call the cops. OKAAAAY! Last I saw of him he was getting paperwork from the cops, and the next time I spoke to him he was a changed man.

Last night about 40' of MY pine tree snapped off and did HIS fence, a couple of HIS ornamental light poles, tore up some of HIS shrubs, and missed HIS brand new above ground pool by INCHES. When I went over there first thing in the morning to show concern, he was packing the car for a trip to Niagara Falls. We hashed it out a little and they're on the road.

So, you think he's going to have ANYTHING other than that tree on his mind for his entire vacation? GOT 'EM, without even trying. Heh-heh.

mhardy6647

sounds like karma to me.

that's why we live (relatively speaking) out in the boondocks. I never got really good marks in "works and plays well with others"....

demaples

Sorry to hear about the neighbors George. I'm with mhardy, I live in the middle of 12 wooded acres and the worst I have to deal with is critters while sitting on the back porch. Could not stand living in a subdivision ever again.
Dennis

George Grand

Yeah, development living is a trip sometimes.

Mark, karma or ..... check your PM's.

Jstas

Want me to do donuts on their front lawn?

George Grand

No thanks John, but what a humanitarian gesture! Like I said, he ain't a BAD guy, just a little hard-headed. I already told him that because it was my tree, and the right thing to do, anything he spends that his insurance company doesn't cover I will, within reason. We both agreed there is surprisingly little damage, and the lions share will go to the tree removal guy (who I already recommended and will pad the HELL out of the bill).

Knowing I got his vacation is sweet, in my book. Hope his family has a good enough time for all of them.

Jstas

Well, if you change your mind, give me a day or two advanced notice so I can swipe a set of plates off of another car and swap them out with mine.

ohskigod

George, same tree?

steveinaz

There isn't anything worse than a yapping g'damn dog. It's straight rude and self centered of the owners. We have some poor souls that live (I'm guesstimating) about 10-12 house down that have the unfortunate luck of a constantly barking dog next door. Luckily our town has a "3-call" rule. The third time cops are called, the dog goes to the pound.

OWNERS--Take responsibility for your annoying pet. A constantly barking dog is a sign that the dog has not been "dominated" or in laymans terms, thinks he is the "Alpha" in the house.....DOMINATE his ****, or get rid of it. The only time I ever received a complaint from a neighbor (my dogs rarely bark), there were about 26 illegals in the semi-completed house across the street--BP helicopters followed. My neighbor felt pretty stupid, especially when I called her a week later to let her know HER cat was in my house. Good cat though, I have to admit...came right to me when I called her.

danger boy

I feel for you George..

My neighbor and I may be heading to the arena here soon ourselves. Right now everything is still at the cordial level.. but if he continues to get his way on everything we're trying to work out.. i'll have to bring out the boxing gloves and go a few rounds with him.

He lives two houses from me.. but late last year purchased the property and house next to mine. Now he wants to put up a 6 foot high chain link fence on his property that separates our properties. Fine, but we share a common drive way to my back yard.. and now he want to put two locked gates on this fence.. and every time I want to use that common driveway, I'd have to go ask him for the key. :mad:

First off.. why even lock two chain link fences? having just a gate there without a lock can accomplish the same thing. Well mr neighbor is lock happy.. he has a 10 foot high wood fence on his corner lot and has three locked gates just on his fence. I guess he doesn't want anyone to see into his back yard and vice versa. He's lock happy I think.

Oh and there's more.. sorry to derail your thread George .

He hired a guy to cut down three tall pine trees. He said he'd give me several days notice before the tree cutters came. Well, guess what? I get a call last night at 9pm. Ooops.. I got to busy to call. Guess who got woke up this morning @ 7:15am by chainsaws blaring? Yup ME! :eek: :mad:

sda2mike

i hate those little yappers!:mad: not the dog's fault, though:rolleyes: GG you must be a sight if that dbag said you disrespected his house!:D what does he want you to wear? a tux? find out when he goes to bed. wait an hour or so. then run around your yard shirtless and barking. don't forget the pics:p

George Grand

The whole dog thing was resolved last year, and I have never seen or HEARD them outside since. I don't know. he's got some kind of big bird in there too. I can hear that thing when it's had a little too much seed. Every once in awhile, if the windows are open and I'm out back, there's a squawk that sounds like it could be a freakin' pterodactyl.

I didn't want or hope my branch would hurt any of his stuff, but it did, and it didn't hurt any of my stuff.

Yes Lou!

No way I'd let that guy lock me out of my own driveway Dangerboy. He's giving me a key just to get me to think about saying yes.

RuSsMaN

Forget the neighbors, it's those loonies in the woods that freaks me out George.

Jstas

RuSsMaN wrote: »

Forget the neighbors, it's those loonies in the woods that freaks me out George.

HEY! I resemble that remark! :mad:

daboyz

Roundup grass killer and a couple balloons can do wonders to a neighbors yard. Just put the chemical in the balloons and shoot them over there some night and sit back and enjoy the carnage.;)