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But with some neighbors, it's impossible to get along. I have city people next door who tore down the farmhouse that's been there for nearly a century, to build a micromansion, complete with in ground pool, and sport courts (basketball court right outside my bedroom window which I never complain about their bazillion kids playing basketball at 8 am or earlier, on Saturday mornings). Or their constant leaf blowing, dogs barking, lawn mowing every time their grass grows 1/2" (literally, the guy mows at LEAST once a week, rain or shine). And their goody-2-shoes brats tease my son about how small our house is, or how he doesn't have a $3,000 play structure, etc - I used to let him go play with them when they first moved in, but after the second time he came home crying (I talked to the mom about it the first time) I can't let him go over there any more.
These people are NOT worth my time or efforts to have "nice" neighborly relations with, they are uptight snooty people, and I don't give a
what they think, or how irritating they think my roosters are.
Of course I do not need to point out to you that it said "try to get along". Obviously that does not always work. A couple days back I related my story of how an old neighbor set up a bow and arrow range with the target on my lot line and arrows flying thru the back yard. And how I asked him could he move it for safety reasons. And how the next AM he filed a complaint which resulted in the township suing me to get rid of my poultry. I am well aware that some folk just are not able to play well with others. I am just saying don't be an instigator.
This year we took the wheat off the fields and discovered that the fella who owns a couple acres out on the road had actually mowed a lane up the center between two fields extending from his house a full 800 feet into the farm property. His kids were running their ATV up it all summer. Somehow he did this without being seen and the kids never ran the machine when I was in that area. When discovered I walked back to look at it....nice looking strip of grass BUT....I found a salt lick and a trail cam at the end of it in preparation for a little poaching. First he denied it, then he admitted it but gave no explanation. I told him to continue (without the hunting) but that we were running wire fence across that section this fall and he would have to discontinue it all at that time. I assured him the fence was to keep the dogs from running and had been planned all along. No problem so far.
But with some neighbors, it's impossible to get along. I have city people next door who tore down the farmhouse that's been there for nearly a century, to build a micromansion, complete with in ground pool, and sport courts (basketball court right outside my bedroom window which I never complain about their bazillion kids playing basketball at 8 am or earlier, on Saturday mornings). Or their constant leaf blowing, dogs barking, lawn mowing every time their grass grows 1/2" (literally, the guy mows at LEAST once a week, rain or shine). And their goody-2-shoes brats tease my son about how small our house is, or how he doesn't have a $3,000 play structure, etc - I used to let him go play with them when they first moved in, but after the second time he came home crying (I talked to the mom about it the first time) I can't let him go over there any more.
These people are NOT worth my time or efforts to have "nice" neighborly relations with, they are uptight snooty people, and I don't give a
Of course I do not need to point out to you that it said "try to get along". Obviously that does not always work. A couple days back I related my story of how an old neighbor set up a bow and arrow range with the target on my lot line and arrows flying thru the back yard. And how I asked him could he move it for safety reasons. And how the next AM he filed a complaint which resulted in the township suing me to get rid of my poultry. I am well aware that some folk just are not able to play well with others. I am just saying don't be an instigator.
This year we took the wheat off the fields and discovered that the fella who owns a couple acres out on the road had actually mowed a lane up the center between two fields extending from his house a full 800 feet into the farm property. His kids were running their ATV up it all summer. Somehow he did this without being seen and the kids never ran the machine when I was in that area. When discovered I walked back to look at it....nice looking strip of grass BUT....I found a salt lick and a trail cam at the end of it in preparation for a little poaching. First he denied it, then he admitted it but gave no explanation. I told him to continue (without the hunting) but that we were running wire fence across that section this fall and he would have to discontinue it all at that time. I assured him the fence was to keep the dogs from running and had been planned all along. No problem so far.
