~ Retired and Starting My Future In The Foothills ~

[Kansaseq]

I thought they told Linda to 'tone it down', meaning downsize a bit and fewer roosters? I can see that neighbor complaining about noise, so it might not be a bad idea to go with fewer roosters, at least, to show she is trying to comply?

 

[HHandbasket]

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They didn't tell her she HAD to get rid of a single bird. They SUGGESTED she tone it down. She was given no orders to do anything, only given suggestions. And following those suggestions will, indeed, hopefully give the grouchy old neighbor a little piece of mind (though from what I hear, this is just how this old man is... crotchety, all up in everybody's business). If you saw the street, the complainant's house is across the street and down the hill from Linda's house, EASILY 75-100 yards away, if not more, with about a dozen or so large pines and cedars in between. He's just a nosy, crochety old cuss.

But yes, she is getting rid of a lot of the roosters. I already have 7 of them penned up over here, being prepped to go to the butcher and picking up 3 more from her later.

 

[gryeyes]

Well, I'm never selling any eggs around here at all. Not in El Dorado County. But I have to share two incidents:

This morning, the nice folks behind me were clearing more of the brush on their property, and they both asked how the hearing went (they've had the flu) and both appeared happy I won. She asked for some details, I shared them. She pooh-poohed the "smell" issue, still thinks the rooster noise is nice and country-like and any idiot living in the country should expect it, and rolled her eyes about the egg selling issue. "Oh, that's stupid. People around here sit on the side of the road with coolers of ranch eggs to sell!! That's a preposterous statement."

John came over for a couple tasks, and he had some silly suggestions I really couldn't do, but we laughed our butts off for several minutes imagining them.

First, sneak over at night and leave fresh chicken poop on the complainant's front door step.

Second, get a bench (I have one), set it on MY property but on the outside of the fence by one gate, make up a sign that reads: "Fresh Eggs for Sale, Mother******" and wave as he drives by. Then take it all down again so nobody ELSE sees it. (This would not work, of course, if he has a camera feature in his phone...)

But wouldn't he be recognized as the nut he is, if he reported those two things? "Look! Her chickens come over and [poop] on my doorstep! She is selling eggs, the sign says "[bad word]" on it and she waved right at me!"

 

[HHandbasket]

I'll come over and just wave my middle finger at him.

Hi, neighbor.

Nuff said.

 

[ChicknThief]

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Oh my word I am wiping tears from my eyes hahahahaha

 

[Kansaseq]

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[suebee]

The "Fresh eggs for sale mother*****" sign is the funniest idea ever!!

 

[EweSheep]

No one suggested the favorite "Make my day!" Clint Eastwood style!

 

[gryeyes]

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Especially if you knew John! He just doesn't use language like that - so it cracked me up. I think we laughed at ourselves for a good five minutes. He was still chuckling as I closed the drive gate behind his work van; he pointed out the window right at the spot where the Egg Sales station should go.

 

[maclady]

Congrats on your win.