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from (Steve Harris) contains these words:

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(Katharine Mill) wrote:

77-year-old who shot and injured several people
at a neighbour's noisy barbecue

So, are they legislating against 77 year olds, barbecues or both?

Just noise. Though surely anyone genuinely concerned about noise, would
have used a silencer.

Janet.

BAC wrote in message ...



So I understand, the victim apparently remonstrating with a person
believed
to have cut it down without consent. Both people are said to have been
keen
gardeners. It's a very great shame when things get so out of hand.

True it was about the height, but is was because the hedge was too
SMALL. The hedge as shown on local TV was about 18" high and in between
the front garden. AFAIK the dispute is that one wanted it higher for
some privacy and the owner of the hedge kept cutting it down. Still
doesn't excuse the shooting.

Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk

In article ,
says...

BAC wrote in message ...



So I understand, the victim apparently remonstrating with a person
believed
to have cut it down without consent. Both people are said to have been
keen
gardeners. It's a very great shame when things get so out of hand.

True it was about the height, but is was because the hedge was too
SMALL. The hedge as shown on local TV was about 18" high and in between
the front garden. AFAIK the dispute is that one wanted it higher for
some privacy and the owner of the hedge kept cutting it down. Still
doesn't excuse the shooting.

Looking at the photos in the Independant.. yes the disputed hedge was
scrawny, but looking to the front of the picture. There's a proud and
nicely clipped Leylandii at about 15' so looks as though one of the two
made sure his 'rights' were being properly imposed.

Whatever happened to the neighbour thing?

I got rid of the fecking big leyandii across the bottom of my garden
over a year ago just after we moved in. My house was the last South
facing back garden in a cul-de-sac. Down the West/North edge of our
garden we have seen teh following activity...

2 conservatories erected, 1 barren/weedscape cleared and 1 planning
application for a slightly larger conservatory. That's a direct result
of a few conifers going bye bye and the households getting some morning
sun.

Warwick

In news:MPG.1959c0afbc2b64a5989799@lateinos,
Warwick typed:

I got rid of the fecking big leyandii across the bottom of my garden
over a year ago just after we moved in. My house was the last South
facing back garden in a cul-de-sac. Down the West/North edge of our
garden we have seen teh following activity...

2 conservatories erected, 1 barren/weedscape cleared and 1 planning
application for a slightly larger conservatory. That's a direct result
of a few conifers going bye bye and the households getting some
morning sun.


How to make friends and influence people! I bet you were flavour of the
month!



pk

"Warwick" wrote in message
news:MPG.1959c0afbc2b64a5989799@lateinos...
: In article ,
: says...
:
: BAC wrote in message ...
:
:
:
: So I understand, the victim apparently remonstrating with a person
: believed
: to have cut it down without consent. Both people are said to have been
: keen
: gardeners. It's a very great shame when things get so out of hand.
:
: True it was about the height, but is was because the hedge was too
: SMALL. The hedge as shown on local TV was about 18" high and in between
: the front garden. AFAIK the dispute is that one wanted it higher for
: some privacy and the owner of the hedge kept cutting it down. Still
: doesn't excuse the shooting.
:
: Looking at the photos in the Independant.. yes the disputed hedge was
: scrawny, but looking to the front of the picture. There's a proud and
: nicely clipped Leylandii at about 15' so looks as though one of the two
: made sure his 'rights' were being properly imposed.
:
: Whatever happened to the neighbour thing?
:
: I got rid of the fecking big leyandii across the bottom of my garden
: over a year ago just after we moved in. My house was the last South
: facing back garden in a cul-de-sac. Down the West/North edge of our
: garden we have seen teh following activity...
:
: 2 conservatories erected, 1 barren/weedscape cleared and 1 planning
: application for a slightly larger conservatory. That's a direct result
: of a few conifers going bye bye and the households getting some morning
: sun.
:
: Warwick

From the photo in the Independent, the hedge didn't seem to be near the
houses at all.

K