The private property you live on.....

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:52 pm

How do you feel when your neighbour puts grass from mowing their lawn on your driveway?

Because it is a law, that no one can put anything on your property, how does it make you feel?

Have you ever said anything or do you just not care?

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:55 pm

My neighbors aren't close enough but if they were and if they did, I'd have to say something!

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:18 pm

Odie did this happen to you?

Grass wasn't my problem....

I don't own a animal - have a beautiful lawn/yard and work on it daily.

And nearly Daily I have Dog Waste in my yard... I got fed up posted and staked a sign:

"If Your Dog Sh**s In My Yard - You Clean It Up.!!!!!

Funny thing - my husband came home - saw a sign posted in the front yard - thought the House was For Sale....wah...!!!

Of course I'd speak up - If I wanted grass/junk piled there I'd put it there.. and may be you should.??

Patsy

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:17 am

Truly awful Odie. I'd be absolutely furious !!!

People need to clean up after themselves.

Seems like you, Gill and I have the same type of neighbors.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:18 am

Patsy Warnick;1321626 wrote: Odie did this happen to you?

Grass wasn't my problem....

I don't own a animal - have a beautiful lawn/yard and work on it daily.

And nearly Daily I have Dog Waste in my yard... I got fed up posted and staked a sign:

"If Your Dog Sh**s In My Yard - You Clean It Up.!!!!!

Funny thing - my husband came home - saw a sign posted in the front yard - thought the House was For Sale....wah...!!!

Of course I'd speak up - If I wanted grass/junk piled there I'd put it there.. and may be you should.??

Patsy

Great story Patsy :wah:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:13 am

Zapata;1321623 wrote: My neighbors aren't close enough but if they were and if they did, I'd have to say something!

thanks Zapata!

Patsy Warnick;1321626 wrote: Odie did this happen to you?

Grass wasn't my problem....

I don't own a animal - have a beautiful lawn/yard and work on it daily.

And nearly Daily I have Dog Waste in my yard... I got fed up posted and staked a sign:

"If Your Dog Sh**s In My Yard - You Clean It Up.!!!!!

Funny thing - my husband came home - saw a sign posted in the front yard - thought the House was For Sale....wah...!!!

Of course I'd speak up - If I wanted grass/junk piled there I'd put it there.. and may be you should.??

Patsy

your just like me, I keep my front yard immaculate, now this will make you laugh, I use my leaf blower on the driveway when I use the lawn mower, weed eater or when a storm hits and there is crap everywhere, I have had several compliments over the years. I cannot put a sign there...as it would be on their property.

Kathy Ellen;1321636 wrote: Truly awful Odie. I'd be absolutely furious !!!

People need to clean up after themselves.

Seems like you, Gill and I have the same type of neighbors.

I am furious Kathy, she and I do not get along, she is a miserable old bat who has harassed me for years and I have done nothing wrong, she has nothing else to do it seems and some older people are that way.

So 2 years ago I told her to never never talk to me again.

My other neighbour says if I write her a letter, it may start a war, her son comes over and cuts her grass, he may even leave more there or do something worse. He said, its only grass...the rain or wind will take it away...

...not so, the other day it rained and the grass has now stuck to my driveway.

would any of you put a letter in her mailbox?

and thank you everyone, as I thought it was just me who would get upset.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:34 am

I don't think I'd put anything in her mailbox...might just give her ammunition to retaliate....

Think I'd just clean it up and throw it back on her property......Return her gift.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:10 am

Kathy Ellen;1321654 wrote: I don't think I'd put anything in her mailbox...might just give her ammunition to retaliate....

Think I'd just clean it up and throw it back on her property......Return her gift.

Good advice.

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:27 am

Odie;1321647 wrote:

I keep my front yard immaculate, now this will make you laugh, I use my leaf blower on the driveway when I use the lawn mower, weed eater or when a storm hits and there is crap everywhere, I have had several compliments over the years. I cannot put a sign there...as it would be on their property.

The next time they start mowing, fire up your leaf blower! As they mow, blow it back, right along side of them. Actions speak louder than words, they'll get the hint eventually.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:32 am

Mustang;1321663 wrote: The next time they start mowing, fire up your leaf blower! As they mow, blow it back, right along side of them. Actions speak louder than words, they'll get the hint eventually.

Hysterical Mustang....great advice:yh_rotfl

I'd like to be there to see this happen:wah:

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:36 am

Kathy Ellen;1321665 wrote: Hysterical Mustang....great advice:yh_rotfl

I'd like to be there to see this happen:wah:

:wah:

When you can't communicate with some people, why stress out over them. What's the saying, 'don't get mad, get even!' :p

Post by **spot** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:11 am

Mustang;1321666 wrote: What's the saying, 'don't get mad, get even!' :pI tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:37 am

I say, Don't sweat the small stuff. Life is too short.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:41 am

YZGI;1321673 wrote: I say, Don't sweat the small stuff. Life is too short.

Good luck with that one.

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:44 am

spot;1321670 wrote: I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.

Speaking from experience?

Post by **spot** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:59 am

Mustang;1321676 wrote: Speaking from experience?Oh yes, absolutely, praise be.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:09 am

Just make sure you know exactly where your property line is before taking action of any kind. Here in California the sidewalk and the drive in ramp to your driveway belongs to the city, your driveway starts on the otherside of the sidewalk that runs infront of your house that is the only part of the driveway that is private.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:16 am

Its fricken grass, if it bothers you take your blower out and blow it off.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:21 am

I tend to agree with you YZGI not worth the stress sweep it up and move on.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:25 am

CARLA;1321687 wrote: I tend to agree with you YZGI not worth the stress sweep it up and move on.

I think its nice that her son comes over and mows her lawn. At least its not overgrown and looking trashy.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:01 am

Kathy Ellen;1321665 wrote: Hysterical Mustang....great advice:yh_rotfl

I'd like to be there to see this happen:wah:

so would I!

:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:05 am

YZGI;1321685 wrote: Its fricken grass, if it bothers you take your blower out and blow it off.

I've been doing that.:-5

and dam well tired of doing it, especially when I have already cleaned up.

yes, it fricken bothers me as I kept my property clean.

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:20 am

I think I would check with the city to see what action you could take. If she's dumping stuff on city property, i.e. the driveway, then the city should be able to do something about it. If it's on your property, then you should be able to do something. But you say you don't speak to her. I might be nasty enough to make a little grass package with a note attached, saying, "I think this belongs to you," and leave it on her property.:wah: Oh, wait, that's breaking the law and leaving evidence! Hmm, have to think about this one. I would NOT touch her mailbox. I believe that's an offense.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:32 am

Zapata;1321707 wrote: I think I would check with the city to see what action you could take. If she's dumping stuff on city property, i.e. the driveway, then the city should be able to do something about it. If it's on your property, then you should be able to do something. But you say you don't speak to her. I might be nasty enough to make a little grass package with a note attached, saying, "I think this belongs to you," and leave it on her property.:wah: Oh, wait, that's breaking the law and leaving evidence! Hmm, have to think about this one. I would NOT touch her mailbox. I believe that's an offense.

The city has nothing to do with it, as said, no one is allowed to put anything on someone else s property...its the law.

but I can mail her grass to her & say, 'doesn't this belong to you, I didn't know why it was on my property?

oh see now, I'd love to do that.:sneaky:

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:15 am

Patsy Warnick;1321626 wrote: Odie did this happen to you?

Grass wasn't my problem....

I don't own a animal - have a beautiful lawn/yard and work on it daily.

And nearly Daily I have Dog Waste in my yard... I got fed up posted and staked a sign:

"If Your Dog Sh**s In My Yard - You Clean It Up.!!!!!

Funny thing - my husband came home - saw a sign posted in the front yard - thought the House was For Sale....wah...!!!

Of course I'd speak up - If I wanted grass/junk piled there I'd put it there.. and may be you should.??

Patsy

my old neighbours had two german shepards and for some obscure reason they cut down the fence between our gardens and tethered the dogs to the fence posts!! they did everything they had to do in my garden, nothing was done about it despite repeated requests so i gathered up a weeks worth of doggie dodo in a bucket and tipped it on their front door step, knocked on their door and said, i believe this belongs to you................. within 24hrs the fence was replaced !!!!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:18 pm

Helen;1321719 wrote: my old neighbours had two german shepards and for some obscure reason they cut down the fence between our gardens and tethered the dogs to the fence posts!! they did everything they had to do in my garden, nothing was done about it despite repeated requests so i gathered up a weeks worth of doggie dodo in a bucket and tipped it on their front door step, knocked on their door and said, i believe this belongs to you................. within 24hrs the fence was replaced !!!!

That's wonderful Helen....good for you girl:-6

It would be lovely if we could just let things go, but why should we when we've asked the neighbors to not pollute our yard. They just don't care, and their garbage becomes our problem. I'm sick of it

I replaced my fence that separates my property from theirs. Now I don't have all of their garbage.....tons of cigarettes and paper products....fly into my yard under the old fence.

I just went out and moved their bikes off of my fence. I know that I could probably get a ticket for trespassing on their property, but I don't care anymore. I don't want their bikes thrown onto my new fence. It's bad enough that the nice side of the fence has to face their yard and not mine:mad:

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:37 pm

Odie;1321701 wrote: so would I!

:yh_rotfl

Odie,

Please take a picture of your neighbor mowing his Mom's lawn and throwing the cuttings on your yard, and then you using the leaf blower to blow the cuttings back.

This way Mustang, Helen, Gill and I can have a good laugh with you...priceless...:yh_rotfl

Sorry, couldn't download the actual pictures...

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:42 pm

Odie

Try asking the Son to dump the clippings elsewhere please, like the garbage since your yard is not a compost pile...

I don't understand why there? why not their own yard? So on purpose to irritate you & it's working..

Any way you can put up a border/fence/hedge or call in several huge men...!! little intimidation usually works.

Patsy

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:53 pm

Helen;1321719 wrote: my old neighbours had two german shepards and for some obscure reason they cut down the fence between our gardens and tethered the dogs to the fence posts!! they did everything they had to do in my garden, nothing was done about it despite repeated requests so i gathered up a weeks worth of doggie dodo in a bucket and tipped it on their front door step, knocked on their door and said, i believe this belongs to you................. within 24hrs the fence was replaced !!!!

Good for you Helen!:guitarist

I can well imagine the look on their faces with a weeks worth of dog-poo!

I just don't understand people like that, why even remove the fence?

Why let the dogs do their business in your garden?:mad:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:57 pm

Kathy Ellen;1321735 wrote: That's wonderful Helen....good for you girl:-6

It would be lovely if we could just let things go, but why should we when we've asked the neighbors to not pollute our yard. They just don't care, and their garbage becomes our problem. I'm sick of it

I replaced my fence that separates my property from theirs. Now I don't have all of their garbage.....tons of cigarettes and paper products....fly into my yard under the old fence.

I just went out and moved their bikes off of my fence. I know that I could probably get a ticket for trespassing on their property, but I don't care anymore. I don't want their bikes thrown onto my new fence. It's bad enough that the nice side of the fence has to face their yard and not mine:mad:

I thought you had a new fence put in, best thing you could do Kathy!

You can remove their bikes, its your property.

You should buy one of those signs....NO PARKING and post it to your fence on their side.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:05 pm

Kathy Ellen;1321737 wrote: Odie,

Please take a picture of your neighbor mowing his Mom's lawn and throwing the cuttings on your yard, and then you using the leaf blower to blow the cuttings back.

This way Mustang, Helen, Gill and I can have a good laugh with you...priceless...:yh_rotfl

Sorry, couldn't download the actual pictures...

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

what I can do is take a picture of him doing it, where I last lived with Mike, we had the neighbours from hell, my lawyer advised me to start taking pics.....just in case.

well, the old man there piled up 6 feet of snow against the foundation of our home, including our basement windows and front windows, so I phoned the police who gave them a strong warning.

the old man never listened to them....he went back out during the storm and piled more up against our foundation....the next morning as he was doing the same, I came and watched him and took pictures....within one hour he had removed all snow.

He knew damn well it was against the law.:-5:-5

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:14 pm

Patsy Warnick;1321753 wrote: Odie

Try asking the Son to dump the clippings elsewhere please, like the garbage since your yard is not a compost pile...

I don't understand why there? why not their own yard? So on purpose to irritate you & it's working..

Any way you can put up a border/fence/hedge or call in several huge men...!! little intimidation usually works.

Patsy

I don't even want to talk to him, as he has no consideration whatsoever, he takes after his mother.

I can't put up a fence as its to close to the road.

I think next time, I will take pictures of him doing it.

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:26 pm

I just don't understand why people do these things?

My old neighbor was working in his yard - then he started cutting on MY TREE. I blew a cork OMG - I would've been scared of me... wah !!

I know your mad -Take your pics - next time the son is mowing grass you should really talk nice to him - ignorant people need guidance. Monkey see Monkey do family..

I know I wouldn't appreciate the mess.

Your snow story - why didn't he pile the snow against his house? what a idiot

I know the son wouldn't have his same habit if you had some MEN over to observe. Cost ya a case of beer..!!

Patsy

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:35 pm

Patsy Warnick;1321761 wrote: I just don't understand why people do these things?

My old neighbor was working in his yard - then he started cutting on MY TREE. I blew a cork OMG - I would've been scared of me... wah !!

I know your mad -Take your pics - next time the son is mowing grass you should really talk nice to him - ignorant people need guidance. Monkey see Monkey do family..

I know I wouldn't appreciate the mess.

Your snow story - why didn't he pile the snow against his house? what a idiot

I know the son wouldn't have his same habit if you had some MEN over to observe. Cost ya a case of beer..!!

Patsy

Was your tree hanging over on his side Patsy? If it hangs on his property, he can cut down the branches.

that old neighbour did things out of spite and just to have a laugh, there had been 10 previous owners live at our home, he chased them away & us.

him shoveling 6 feet of snow against our foundation was just another way of saying, I can do what I want.

He called himself the Mayor, he would do what he wanted and when.

Our front grass touched his driveway...that is how close we were to him, everyday in the summer, he would park his truck right along his driveway where it meets our grass, leave all his windows down so I couldn't put my sprinkler on.

I remember the time he stood laughing at me in hopes that our old tree would come crashing down on his garage during a storm, just so he could get a new garage and that it would come off my insurance.

I loudly laughed back and said, Jerry, have you not read your insurance policy?

If my trees falls on your property, the damages come out of your insurance, not mine....Its called 'an act of god'.

Patsy, I have never seen his short fat body run so fast into his house!:yh_rotfl

He was calling his insurance company, and I knew I was right, as I had already checked into that.

- and..... he never said a word later.

Then one day while my sprinkler was on, it was hitting the sidewalk which is owned by the city, he came running out taking pictures!

I stood up from my steps laughing loudly at him saying, don't you have anything better to do, do you actually think that will stand up in court? and he ran inside.

I've learned so much about all different kinds of laws.... because of our old neighbour.

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:49 pm

You know, in a world where people in many nations are killed by their neighbours because they are of a different religion, ethnicity, tribe, race, or political belief, a bit of grass on my property is of no consequence.

I'm just grateful I live in a society that is based on mutual respect, not hatred.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:36 pm

Richard Bell;1321787 wrote: You know, in a world where people in many nations are killed by their neighbours because they are of a different religion, ethnicity, tribe, race, or political belief, a bit of grass on my property is of no consequence.

I'm just grateful I live in a society that is based on mutual respect, not hatred.

I never said I hated anyone Richard, I am a very caring & respectful individual who goes above and beyond for family and friends.

I just don't understand why some in this world where there are so many tragedies, murders, rapes, countries continually at war, child molesters .....have to be so cruel, manipulative and spiteful to others.

but..that's another story my friend.