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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
Put on your thinking caps and review the pic below.
http://tinyurl.com/2her7v How do you like the view from my dining room? I asked my neighbor to clean up his mess. He said he would. That was two years ago. I called code compliance once. That made him mad. Hate to go thru that again. I hung a neighborhood clean up reminder on his door. He must have overlooked it. I don't have a truck to haul it away. Hate to pay someone every month to come around again. Only things left are murder and landscaping. Any thoughts on some type of screen to block this off? A trellis with some type of evergreen that would grow thick and fast and last thru the winter? It's limited space, about five feet, so I think a typical holly would be way too big. Zone 7, full sun. Pokey. |
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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
To be perfectly honest, with the amount of space you have, a picket
fence would be your best bet. If that is too expensive for you, the box stores sell bamboo screens and those cost about 20 dollars for 16 feet, 6 feet tall. You'd still need to put in stakes. You can call around for pricing on putting in a fence for the length of the heaps of crap. It may not be as expensive as you think and you'll gain privacy and peace of mind. On 22 May 2007 16:49:17 -0700, Pokey wrote: Put on your thinking caps and review the pic below. http://tinyurl.com/2her7v How do you like the view from my dining room? I asked my neighbor to clean up his mess. He said he would. That was two years ago. I called code compliance once. That made him mad. Hate to go thru that again. I hung a neighborhood clean up reminder on his door. He must have overlooked it. I don't have a truck to haul it away. Hate to pay someone every month to come around again. Only things left are murder and landscaping. Any thoughts on some type of screen to block this off? A trellis with some type of evergreen that would grow thick and fast and last thru the winter? It's limited space, about five feet, so I think a typical holly would be way too big. Zone 7, full sun. Pokey. |
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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
You don't seem to be winning this war. You mentioned this before. May I
suggest you hang a curtain and forget it. -- BetsyB "Pokey" wrote in message oups.com... Put on your thinking caps and review the pic below. http://tinyurl.com/2her7v How do you like the view from my dining room? I asked my neighbor to clean up his mess. He said he would. That was two years ago. I called code compliance once. That made him mad. Hate to go thru that again. I hung a neighborhood clean up reminder on his door. He must have overlooked it. I don't have a truck to haul it away. Hate to pay someone every month to come around again. Only things left are murder and landscaping. Any thoughts on some type of screen to block this off? A trellis with some type of evergreen that would grow thick and fast and last thru the winter? It's limited space, about five feet, so I think a typical holly would be way too big. Zone 7, full sun. Pokey. |
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Uh,
Isn't most of that stuff fencing? Volunteer to help put it back up! Pokey wrote in article .com... Put on your thinking caps and review the pic below. http://tinyurl.com/2her7v How do you like the view from my dining room? I asked my neighbor to clean up his mess. He said he would. That was two years ago. I called code compliance once. That made him mad. Hate to go thru that again. I hung a neighborhood clean up reminder on his door. He must have overlooked it. I don't have a truck to haul it away. Hate to pay someone every month to come around again. Only things left are murder and landscaping. Any thoughts on some type of screen to block this off? A trellis with some type of evergreen that would grow thick and fast and last thru the winter? It's limited space, about five feet, so I think a typical holly would be way too big. Zone 7, full sun. Pokey. |
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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
On 2007-05-22 21:15:23 -0400, "betsyb" said:
You don't seem to be winning this war. You mentioned this before. May I suggest you hang a curtain and forget it. Some people just have NO pride. I think most of us have similar problems.... You're not alone.... |
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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
Pokey wrote:
Put on your thinking caps and review the pic below. http://tinyurl.com/2her7v How do you like the view from my dining room? I asked my neighbor to clean up his mess. He said he would. That was two years ago. I called code compliance once. That made him mad. Hate to go thru that again. I hung a neighborhood clean up reminder on his door. He must have overlooked it. I don't have a truck to haul it away. Hate to pay someone every month to come around again. Only things left are murder and landscaping. Any thoughts on some type of screen to block this off? A trellis with some type of evergreen that would grow thick and fast and last thru the winter? It's limited space, about five feet, so I think a typical holly would be way too big. Zone 7, full sun. Is you neighbor really out of compliance with something? Do you share a housing situation in which you can mandate how another property owner keeps his/her property? Do you have license to snottily insist via "neighborhood clean up reminders" that you expect action pronto? Do you have right of way to clean it up yourself? Or are you just being one of those jackasses? It's a shitty view to start with, and it'll be shitty cleaned up. It's your misfortune, not your neighbor's. Hang some pretty curtains and be done with it. |
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On Tue, 22 May 2007 19:53:24 -0600, Pennyaline
wrote: Is you neighbor really out of compliance with something? Do you share a housing situation in which you can mandate how another property owner keeps his/her property? Do you have license to snottily insist via "neighborhood clean up reminders" that you expect action pronto? Do you have right of way to clean it up yourself? Or are you just being one of those jackasses? It's a shitty view to start with, and it'll be shitty cleaned up. It's your misfortune, not your neighbor's. Hang some pretty curtains and be done with it. What the hell is wrong with you? Gee wiz, can't someone come and just bitch about something without people like you and the other snot reply trying to belittle the person. Obviously this neighbor is an asshole. Obviously, the person posting has to live next to the asshole. I just put up a fence and planted evergreens and vines to grow on the eight foot tall fence. It takes time to fill in, but there is no room for any of that in the photo provided. If you can't be helpful, why not shut the yap? |
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jangchub wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2007 19:53:24 -0600, Pennyaline wrote: Is you neighbor really out of compliance with something? Do you share a housing situation in which you can mandate how another property owner keeps his/her property? Do you have license to snottily insist via "neighborhood clean up reminders" that you expect action pronto? Do you have right of way to clean it up yourself? Or are you just being one of those jackasses? It's a shitty view to start with, and it'll be shitty cleaned up. It's your misfortune, not your neighbor's. Hang some pretty curtains and be done with it. What the hell is wrong with you? Gee wiz, can't someone come and just bitch about something without people like you and the other snot reply trying to belittle the person. Obviously this neighbor is an asshole. Obviously, the person posting has to live next to the asshole. I just put up a fence and planted evergreens and vines to grow on the eight foot tall fence. It takes time to fill in, but there is no room for any of that in the photo provided. If you can't be helpful, why not shut the yap? From your reply, cut and paste: Gee wiz, can't someone come and just bitch about something... It's for the same reason anyone else can come and just bitch. Yap shutting cannot be legislated. Welcome to newsgroups. We all live next door to assholes here. We all have to deal with it. So deal with it. Hang curtains and stop trying to rule the world. |
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On Tue, 22 May 2007 16:49:17 -0700, Pokey wrote:
Put on your thinking caps and review the pic below. http://tinyurl.com/2her7v How do you like the view from my dining room? I asked my neighbor to clean up his mess. He said he would. That was two years ago. I called code compliance once. That made him mad. Hate to go thru that again. I hung a neighborhood clean up reminder on his door. He must have overlooked it. I don't have a truck to haul it away. Hate to pay someone every month to come around again. Only things left are murder and landscaping. Any thoughts on some type of screen to block this off? A trellis with some type of evergreen that would grow thick and fast and last thru the winter? It's limited space, about five feet, so I think a typical holly would be way too big. Zone 7, full sun. Pokey. A trellis with jasmine, http://picasaweb.google.com/jfoote10...17148790388706 |
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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
Stained glass window.
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Put up a fence or move...
Yes, I've got a neighbor I'd rather not look at his yard, but I had a lot of room and waited while the trees got taller. C |
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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
"Pokey" wrote in message oups.com... Put on your thinking caps and review the pic below. http://tinyurl.com/2her7v How do you like the view from my dining room? Put up one eight foot section of privacy fencing in a very carefully chosen spot and plant to either side and a little in front of it. Make a small vignette in whatever style you find pleasing- maybe a bench or water feature. Life is too short to look at crap outside your window, and trying to get them to care seems futile. -- Toni Just moved to 6b Kentucky http://www.cearbhaill.com |
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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
On Tue, 22 May 2007 22:44:52 -0600, Pennyaline
wrote: From your reply, cut and paste: Gee wiz, can't someone come and just bitch about something... Yes, I said this above. It's for the same reason anyone else can come and just bitch. Yap shutting cannot be legislated. Welcome to newsgroups. We all live next door to assholes here. We all have to deal with it. So deal with it. Hang curtains and stop trying to rule the world. No, I didn't say this. Bitch, bitch, bitch. |
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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
jangchub wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2007 22:44:52 -0600, Pennyaline wrote: From your reply, cut and paste: Gee wiz, can't someone come and just bitch about something... Yes, I said this above. It's for the same reason anyone else can come and just bitch. Yap shutting cannot be legislated. Welcome to newsgroups. We all live next door to assholes here. We all have to deal with it. So deal with it. Hang curtains and stop trying to rule the world. No, I didn't say this. Bitch, bitch, bitch. LOL! Reading *is* fundamental! |
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Any ideas on screening out my messy neighbor?
Pokey wrote:
Any thoughts on some type of screen to block this off? A trellis with some type of evergreen that would grow thick and fast and last thru the winter? It's limited space, about five feet, so I think a typical holly would be way too big. Stick some posts in the ground, nail some galvanized mesh to it, and plant confederate jasmin. Water the jasmin and stand back. In a couple of years that stuff will be so intertwined with his junk HE won't be able to find it. (I made the mistake of planting that stuff near my old house. It damn near peeled the vinyl siding off. Looks pretty, smells great, but damn is it agressive.) |
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