Our Neighbors - Page 2

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Bad neighbors - everybody's nightmare, eh?

We are pretty lucky on our little street but the guy who owns the house on one side of ours (actually, I think his mother actually owns the house) has become a problem because he decided, out of nowhere, to start a feral cat population explosion.

It is so irrresponsible to attract them by feeding them and just let them over-populate and spread disease. I've tried to get my husband and two of our other neighbors (also guys because this guy doesn't seem to give women much credit) to get together and talk to him. All of us take care of the birdies and it's very upsettings to have to deal with this thing.

My point is just that if he wants to feed them - fine. But it becomes his responsibility to have them spayed/neutered, get shots, and then bring them into HIS house.

SahmIam · ‎04-16-2010

You have 3 choices:

1) Move

2) Ignore and accept

3) Use the law to enforce good conduct from your neighbors.

I mean, there really isn't anything else you can do. Your neighbor has the right to put up a basket ball hoop (if there are no rules about it). Kids have the right to run around, yell, play and do what kids do (unless you live in an over 55 Adults Only community). The sound of Big Wheels, motorized toys, etc is all part of kids living there. When they have friends over, they play outside and they get loud.

Where, exactly, do you expect them to play and burn off energy?

Now, the bow is another thing. Check the law in your area. You may be surprised at what you find. In the end, unless your property is damaged in some way by this neighbor, you can't do anything except talk to him (now sure why but ok) about it.

Good luck.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

Wow, that compound bow seems really scary. I would think its use in a neighborhood would be illegal, it would be here, especially by a child. If I were you, I'd call the police just to ask what the regs are for that.

I get the basketball thing, our next door neighbors' son used one in the front of their house for years, and he had numerous kids over playing with him. I had a talk with myself and decided I could handle it, it was the sound of kids and life.

We had a garage band on the other side for about 6 months. They played until 5 am most of the time and we had to call the police often. Long story, but we got them kicked out finally.

Now we have aloof, unfriendly neighbors where the band was, and the boys of basketball grew up, the son became a hero in several ways.

Good luck!

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

The way to keep feral cat colonies under control is to do TNR, which stands for Trap, Neuter, and Release, because adult feral cats seldom can be made in to house cats.

sandraskates · ‎06-26-2014

I commiserate on your issues with your neighbor. You might try having a friendly chat but it may not do any good.

At my prior house the neighbors put up a basketball hoop right by the fence. It was actually closer to my bedroom window and patio then their house areas. I hated the ca-chung-ca-chung-kathoong. We were on pretty friendly terms so I asked if they could move the thing. And she said it was in the only place that had cement.

That started me on my quest to move to a quieter area.

Funny thing tho, when the neighbors on the other side of her house moved she told me she hoped that whomever moved in did not have a noisy dog!

I wanted to smack her.

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

I had a neighbor like that , he was a real beauty. He felt entitled because his family is prominent in town. When he and his family moved, I did the happy dance !

" You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Plaid Pants2 wrote:
The way to keep feral cat colonies under control is to do TNR, which stands for Trap, Neuter, and Release, because adult feral cats seldom can be made in to house cats.

Thanks for that info! I wish the guy would be responsible, but I don't expect that to happen.

bri20 · ‎03-10-2016

The neighbor behind us bought his sons a BB gun for Christmas. They have already shot our patio doors twice. Neighbors can be so annoying. They think the world revolves around them and their noise

Preds · ‎12-17-2012

We've had trouble like that. Explained to the neighbor and they set a cut off time. DH had a problem with football being thrown in the street in the evenings. I sent him out there to "talk" to the big kids. He did ... he joined in ... and they learned a cut off time and a new player. I think he misses those boys.

Fate whispers to her, "You cannot withstand the storm." She whispers back, "I am the storm."

SahmIam · ‎04-16-2010

@bri20 wrote:
The neighbor behind us bought his sons a BB gun for Christmas. They have already shot our patio doors twice. Neighbors can be so annoying. They think the world revolves around them and their noise

The cops would have been called on that those events. First time, well a warning from the cop should be enough to stop the behavior. Second time? See you in court. Of course, in my area, a BB gun being fired is against the law in a neighborhood setting; I know that isn't the same everywhere.