The Joy of Home Ownership....

Jody Treadway said:
It's not really the joys of home ownership as much as it the joys of adulthood.
Sometimes you just have to talk to people (including neighbors) and tell them how you feel about their nuisances. Ask them to please keep their animals on their property since it is most likely an ordinance in your county (check that). Make sure that you keep yours on your property too.
You gotta have a tools before you properly work on a car and you gotta have a fence before you properly have a pet. Fair is fair.
As long as you don't come off as a douche, it shouldn't be an issue.
Like Ron said, give them the benefit of the doubt, but voice your dislike or they'll continue to do it.
If that doesn't work, then you may need to look into Braxton's solution.
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ding ding.
I'm failing to see why you can't just be a polite adult and talk to them. This is a communication failure. At the very very least you could have left a note on the care saying "please don't park here, we need this space." instead of being all passive aggressive and doing the 1-inch parking thing.
These are people too, adults, and I'm guessing older than you. Why not treat them as such?

To re-iterate what I said earlier - you're going to be neighbors for a long time. Getting along with these people can make a HUGE difference in how much you enjoy living here. Think about the long haul. This is only the tip of the iceberg in "community relations" you're going to have to be part of.
It seems to me that people being all cold-shoulder to one another is a big part of the problems we have in the country already. If there's anybody you should try to be friends with, it's the neighbors.
 
Whenever I needed to shit, i'd go out in the garage and shit on my shovel, then wait until either really late or really early, and launch it into their yard near where their back steps are for highest potential possibility of them getting the poo shoe.
 
This is all really funny.

But just go talk to your neighbor. Some people in this world aren't out to overrun everyone .... they just don't think.
Unless you plan on moving in the future ... private people or not you're going to be living beside these people for a long time.
Life would be easier if yall were friends, or at least on friendly terms.

If talking doesn't work ... pick any or all of the asinine suggestions above and have fun!


Matt
 
I am going to just have to talk to one of them. Its gonna have to be the wife...her husband is always walking around with his earphones in and never hears anything I say anyways.
Update: This morning I was getting ready upstairs when I heard my wife yell at my dog from outside. I look out and my dog is on a leash and is pulling my wife because yet again, their dog is outside running through our yard and is doing its business... my wife is holding our dog back and I see the lady next door outside yelling for her dog...not going after it or walking towards the dog...just standing there and calling the dog.....my wife is pissed at this point, and I am beating on the window trying to get the ladies attention...but no luck....
I am just going to have to nicely tell these people that we are putting up a fence sooner because of this.

The reason I have held back from saying anything is because I do not like complaining to people about stuff....I figured that they were doing this early in the morning while noone was out or late at night where noone would see them and just didn't want to get caught, so I figured once they were caught, they would stop. after the 3rd time, I knew they had to know we didn't approve. after the 5th time, I know they know we cannot stand it at this point and are pissed.
So Next time I see one of them, I will keep my cool and just politely ask them to let their dog chit in their yard.
 
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Next time they are out in the front yard, get a shovel and sling the poo back in their yard while they watch.
 
Cherokeekid88 said:
....I figured that they were doing this early in the morning while noone was out or late at night where noone would see them and just didn't want to get caught, so I figured once they were caught, they would stop. after the 3rd time, I knew they had to know we didn't approve. after the 5th time, I know they know we cannot stand it at this point and are pissed.
So Next time I see one of them, I will keep my cool and just politely ask them to let their dog chit in their yard.
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really, so how do you know that they know you don't approve?
If they are just being blatant about it, seems to me they are just socially ignorant and not picking up on your little "cues" and just have no clue.

I tend to believe people are stupid before I believe they are mean spirited.
 
twice I have have witnessed their dog running into our yard and chitting while one of them (wife or husband) was outside watching....both times I banged on the back door and both times both of them looked at me and then called the dog back over...they know........
 
Cherokeekid88 said:
twice I have have witnessed their dog running into our yard and chitting while one of them (wife or husband) was outside watching....both times I banged on the back door and both times both of them looked at me and then called the dog back over...they know........
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Stop being a baby and go have a talk with them.
 
Cherokeekid88 said:
twice I have have witnessed their dog running into our yard and chitting while one of them (wife or husband) was outside watching....both times I banged on the back door and both times both of them looked at me and then called the dog back over...they know........
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How about rather than banging on the window you step outside and yell "can you not let your dog shit in my yard?" I would think that would get the point across more than being that weird guy who bangs on his window.
 
Blaze said:
How about rather than banging on the window you step outside and yell "can you not let your dog shit in my yard?" I would think that would get the point across more than being that weird guy who bangs on his window.
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well both times it happened, I was naked :).....Im not wierd just happened that way. I was getting out of the shower both times and was upstairs.
 
Cherokeekid88 said:
well both times it happened, I was naked :).....Im not wierd just happened that way. I was getting out of the shower both times and was upstairs.
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Then stick your head out the window and yell. Or put on some drawers and run down stairs. :p

When I was younger my parents had a similar problem with a neighbor. They asked him to not do it but he was a dick. My dad collected all the dog shit in a box for like two months and then put this massive pile in his driveway. It was pretty awesome. Dog never shit in the yard again. :lol:
 
Cherokeekid88 said:
well both times it happened, I was naked :).....Im not wierd just happened that way. I was getting out of the shower both times and was upstairs.
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Step out in the buff, might be even more effective!!! Plus when the police show up you can discuss the dog situation as well o_O
 
to be honest, I have really tried to turn the other cheek (no pun intended) but now its on. I am waiting for it to happen one more time.
I honestly would love to do some of the forementioned ideas above, but I could see it getting turned into something ugly with all the other neighbors.
 
Blaze said:
Then stick your head out the window and yell. Or put on some drawers and run down stairs. :p
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this.
stop being a whiny ass and just talk to them
 
RatLabGuy said:
this.
stop being a whiny ass and just talk to them
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What rat lab said seriously quit being passive aggressive and just talk to them you will probably have a better relationship with them afterwards if not.you can always start shoveling the pooo onto thier the back porch hopefully while they are standing there
 
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