Weird this topic should come up. Just yesterday evening my wife and I were trying to watch a movie and relax after a hard days work when the jerk neighbor kept passing by the living room with his lawn mower. It burnt my biscuits so bad that I went out there and told him about himself, after all it was almost 2100. Dirtbag told me to get off his property. Ticked me off so bad it almost ruined my buzz.
Are people going off the deep end ?
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we have another male neighbor across the street that lives alone and claimed to have seen the VIRGIN MARY in our front storm window of house when 1st moved in . When we had the old windows replaced with thermopane it never was mentioned again . Watches this place like a hawk . Very creepy . He also makes sarcastic remarks as well . While working on front steps few days ago he stood in street with his lawnmower and said he hopes the HONDA C.R.V. coming around the corner will hit him and put his troubles to an end . It's an epidemic . No way I could make this cr*p up . :- )
Originally Posted By: 97f150
It burnt my biscuits so bad
But did it grind your gears?
It burnt my biscuits so bad
But did it grind your gears?
So in short, you live next to a drunk and a drug addict.
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Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie
My guess it's not really the time you mowed, but the frequency of the mowing. Are you one of these guys who mows 100 times a year? I see people saying, "oh it's MY yard, I can do whatever I want". Well, yeah but the noise goes *outside* your yard. Make a silent mower or contain the noise from your thing and you shure can do whatever you want. Doesn't you neighbour have any rights? If so, what exactly are they?
I have a single theory that address all things nusinance/noise related. If you can't do "your thing" w/o disturbing your neighbours, then you don't have enough room to do "your thing", and should move to Montana ranch. Read up, you know who your are- not happy without some motorized implement running.
fwiw, I do all my landscaping by hand.
AJ - don't tell me you've been damaged by your epic conflict with Ignorant Developer Man and the She Devil?
I kinda admired you being a lone beacon of light in a world gone small town corrupt.
All comedy aside, I'd just let it go. Attempt to be sensitive to how you impact others ...to a point. Beyond that point ..tell them to stuff it ...and have a nice day.
My guess it's not really the time you mowed, but the frequency of the mowing. Are you one of these guys who mows 100 times a year? I see people saying, "oh it's MY yard, I can do whatever I want". Well, yeah but the noise goes *outside* your yard. Make a silent mower or contain the noise from your thing and you shure can do whatever you want. Doesn't you neighbour have any rights? If so, what exactly are they?
I have a single theory that address all things nusinance/noise related. If you can't do "your thing" w/o disturbing your neighbours, then you don't have enough room to do "your thing", and should move to Montana ranch. Read up, you know who your are- not happy without some motorized implement running.
fwiw, I do all my landscaping by hand.
AJ - don't tell me you've been damaged by your epic conflict with Ignorant Developer Man and the She Devil?
I kinda admired you being a lone beacon of light in a world gone small town corrupt.
All comedy aside, I'd just let it go. Attempt to be sensitive to how you impact others ...to a point. Beyond that point ..tell them to stuff it ...and have a nice day.
Originally Posted By: 97f150
Weird this topic should come up. Just yesterday evening my wife and I were trying to watch a movie and relax after a hard days work when the jerk neighbor kept passing by the living room with his lawn mower. It burnt my biscuits so bad that I went out there and told him about himself, after all it was almost 2100. Dirtbag told me to get off his property. Ticked me off so bad it almost ruined my buzz.
thanks for your concern .
Weird this topic should come up. Just yesterday evening my wife and I were trying to watch a movie and relax after a hard days work when the jerk neighbor kept passing by the living room with his lawn mower. It burnt my biscuits so bad that I went out there and told him about himself, after all it was almost 2100. Dirtbag told me to get off his property. Ticked me off so bad it almost ruined my buzz.
thanks for your concern .
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Originally Posted By: smokey1
we have another male neighbor across the street that lives alone and claimed to have seen the VIRGIN MARY in our front storm window of house when 1st moved in . When we had the old windows replaced with thermopane it never was mentioned again . Watches this place like a hawk . Very creepy . He also makes sarcastic remarks as well . While working on front steps few days ago he stood in street with his lawnmower and said he hopes the HONDA C.R.V. coming around the corner will hit him and put his troubles to an end . It's an epidemic . No way I could make this cr*p up . :- )
You might want to get the water tested. That movie, IMPULSE comes to mind. Any chemical or government facilities in the area that have long been shut down??
we have another male neighbor across the street that lives alone and claimed to have seen the VIRGIN MARY in our front storm window of house when 1st moved in . When we had the old windows replaced with thermopane it never was mentioned again . Watches this place like a hawk . Very creepy . He also makes sarcastic remarks as well . While working on front steps few days ago he stood in street with his lawnmower and said he hopes the HONDA C.R.V. coming around the corner will hit him and put his troubles to an end . It's an epidemic . No way I could make this cr*p up . :- )
You might want to get the water tested. That movie, IMPULSE comes to mind. Any chemical or government facilities in the area that have long been shut down??
I have no idea how everyone on here always seems to get into this kind of stuff. I take it you guys aren't really friends at all, which would pretty much prevent this kind of thing from happening in the first place (in my experience). For one, I don't know why everyone automatically seems to expect that he'll do it again. People get drunk and go off on each other. If he does drink a lot, he's probably already forgotten it if you were just a target of opportunity. If it was more that you guys just have a tense relationship in general, then the mowing was probably just a catalyst. You guys talking all about mowing is completely missing the point. What do you guys have in common? Something! Stressed out wives? Maybe he wants a buddy. Bring some beer over to his party or do something neighborly for him as long as you time it so it's completely clear that you're not doing it because you're afraid of him. If all you do besides stay out of his way is focus on noisy mowers and his anger, then that will become the entire relationship pretty soon. A lot of good friendships start with fights. If I was forced to assume something from your quip about him being ex-military, I'd say he probably has MORE control over himself physically than most people, and especially when he's combative (compared to most people). I'm going to take a leap here and assume you don't resemble the kinds of people that have been trying to kill him for the last however many years. That might be naïve of me. If he's willing to go off on you like that, then I'd assume he has no worries about going too far (there's more than one reason that might be the case). If you want my condensed opinion, do ANYTHING but focus on the mowing. He doesn't give a [censored] about your mower. He cares about him and his wife.
Here you go.
All you have to say when he comes over at 8:50 again is this:
"Tell me what law I am breaking."
If he goes off again, say the same thing!
"Tell me what law I am breaking."
He'll have no answer.
Then walk away.
Case closed. Enjoy your life.
All you have to say when he comes over at 8:50 again is this:
"Tell me what law I am breaking."
If he goes off again, say the same thing!
"Tell me what law I am breaking."
He'll have no answer.
Then walk away.
Case closed. Enjoy your life.
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You need to call the police next time he confronts you on your property. Tell them there is someone who is threatening you on your property and you fear they're going to do something dangerous. Cops deal with domestic disputes all day long, so make them do their job.
You also need to get this person on a police record so they know who he is and what he's doing. He's entitled to his peace and quiet just like you are, but he is not entitled to threaten and confront you to get it. Call the cops.
As for the nails-in-the-driveway sabotage, you should look into getting a surveillance camera that overlooks the front of your property. There are IP cameras that can use your computer to record video images. It would be effective if all your neighbors see you install the camera; they know what it means. I will bet you most of the harassment will stop once you've installed a camera and call the cops a few times.
You also need to get this person on a police record so they know who he is and what he's doing. He's entitled to his peace and quiet just like you are, but he is not entitled to threaten and confront you to get it. Call the cops.
As for the nails-in-the-driveway sabotage, you should look into getting a surveillance camera that overlooks the front of your property. There are IP cameras that can use your computer to record video images. It would be effective if all your neighbors see you install the camera; they know what it means. I will bet you most of the harassment will stop once you've installed a camera and call the cops a few times.
Originally Posted By: smokey1
Originally Posted By: 97f150
Weird this topic should come up. Just yesterday evening my wife and I were trying to watch a movie and relax after a hard days work when the jerk neighbor kept passing by the living room with his lawn mower. It burnt my biscuits so bad that I went out there and told him about himself, after all it was almost 2100. Dirtbag told me to get off his property. Ticked me off so bad it almost ruined my buzz.
thanks for your concern .
You can count on me! BTW, that was meant as a joke.
Originally Posted By: 97f150
Weird this topic should come up. Just yesterday evening my wife and I were trying to watch a movie and relax after a hard days work when the jerk neighbor kept passing by the living room with his lawn mower. It burnt my biscuits so bad that I went out there and told him about himself, after all it was almost 2100. Dirtbag told me to get off his property. Ticked me off so bad it almost ruined my buzz.
thanks for your concern .
You can count on me! BTW, that was meant as a joke.
the entitlement mentality of people in the 'burbs amazes me. if you want quiet, move to the desert.
in the city (not a big city, a little city)I live in, we deal w/ horn honking all the time (not for traffic, but to tell the people in the house their ride is here!) at all hours (the car poolers at 6am, and the partiers and drug buyers at night), the 12 mexican drywallers that rent a house 2 doors down party all night long, the puerto rican family across the street drink and talk loudly on the porch until 2am, and you never know what you'll get from one month to the next in the transients who occupy the apartments across the street.
so, I get a certain satisfaction from mowing my lawn at 8am sat or sun; not my fault they are all hung over and sleeping in, is it? never had a complaint.
in the city (not a big city, a little city)I live in, we deal w/ horn honking all the time (not for traffic, but to tell the people in the house their ride is here!) at all hours (the car poolers at 6am, and the partiers and drug buyers at night), the 12 mexican drywallers that rent a house 2 doors down party all night long, the puerto rican family across the street drink and talk loudly on the porch until 2am, and you never know what you'll get from one month to the next in the transients who occupy the apartments across the street.
so, I get a certain satisfaction from mowing my lawn at 8am sat or sun; not my fault they are all hung over and sleeping in, is it? never had a complaint.
Originally Posted By: smokey1
while mowing the lawn this evening ( due to earlier heat ) and nearing the end of it at what I thought was 8:30 P.M.
When I lived in the Dallas, TX area, there would be radio announcements telling everybody to mow your lawn late in the evening to prevent air pollution.
Funny how if you mow your lawn during the day you get attacked by the tree huggers and if you mow it at night your neighbors have a sh*t hemorrage.
I guess you can't win.
while mowing the lawn this evening ( due to earlier heat ) and nearing the end of it at what I thought was 8:30 P.M.
When I lived in the Dallas, TX area, there would be radio announcements telling everybody to mow your lawn late in the evening to prevent air pollution.
Funny how if you mow your lawn during the day you get attacked by the tree huggers and if you mow it at night your neighbors have a sh*t hemorrage.
I guess you can't win.
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