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Comments (50)tryintobeagdneighbor & maine_lawn_nut: Have been in both your shoes in our last house (and for some reason believe it'll happen in the new one) and I empathize with you both. Kids used our yard as cut-through and used part of it to play ball. We became enemies of some of the neighborhood parents. The other parents who knew better were spectators, agreed with us but could do nothing. Everything became: "you're picking on my kid" / "your house is a target" / "no one likes you" / "why did you move into a neighborhood" with no logical explanation of why they should be in our yard to begin with. One of them was an insurance agent by trade and when we approached it from the liability angle, they still didn't get it. How some parents have become so stupid and ignorant, along with a sense of entitlement - I'll never know. Besides being disliked, we established barrier rows of thorny shrubs (roses, barberry, etc...) that grew well in our area and provided additional beauty. Since we like shrubs - it worked out for the best. It only served as a preventive measure - it did not resolve the issue entirely. In our new house, we have a few "cut through" issues here we need to deal with as well. Thorny shrubs along with a trellis it'll be. Good luck and keep us posted....See MoreI see dead neighbors...............................
Comments (4)My grandfather always said never a borrower or a lender be....now this does not mean he was stingy...in fact he gave to many of his neighbors even sending some of their children to school...but he never ever expected to be repaid. I have grown up the same way...never lend what you can't afford to lose. And school has taught me that many times good samaritans end up getting "screwed" or "sued" in the end. Not exactly sure what the moral of the story is...I have learned though never to alter my property in any way in conjunction with neighbors...no shared fences ...or shared bills so to speak :-)...See MoreWas I being un-neighborly?
Comments (5)I did tell him that on 2nd thought I didn't think it was a good business move (that's when I asked him not to sell this 1 variety at the same market I'm in), he told me a business "tip" not to get into farming in the first place. I laughed and then said I'd help with anything else, that's when I offered to help with the greenhouse or wholesale produce to him for a weekend market (maybe I should even offer him what doesn't sell on Wednesdays for his Thursday market down the road - I don't think I have enough to support 2 markets midweek, much less 3 like he's doing, not to mention the fees, but it might be enough for him to make his stall look a little fuller on Thursdays)? I'd have to see if Thursday's is a "producer only" market but even if it is maybe we can tell the MM (I've spoken to her before) that we're "partnering"? Or maybe he'll take my leftovers on "consignment" and tell her he's helping me out with the extras (last MM let me take some of my great-uncle's blueberries last year when it was too hot for his PYO customers)? I guess I feel bad b/c this is their livelihood, I don't want to say it's a hobby for me (though the IRS might) but if and when I start earning a profit it will just be "pin money" (ultimate goal was to make enough to pay real estate taxes but it's going to take years before that happens)....See MoreMay have to get a shade to cover a skylight in roof
Comments (2)Contact the manufacturer of the skylight and inquire about available accessories. They will be pricey, especially as an add-on plus labor. My skylights are remote controlled roller shades. That is your option if you object to the telescopic pole. We don't close ours anymore since we're up before sunrise so we can witness the sunrise. :)...See Morelily316
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