Advice on the new neighbors
 

Okay, so I just moved into the neighborhood about 6 months ago. The people next to me just moved in about 1 month ago.

How do I tell them, I've never met them by the way, that they need to mow their backyard without coming across like a dickhead neighbor. Having never met them, I don't want to start things off on a bad foot, but their lawn is shin high and it's starting to piss me off.

Interestingly, they have mowed the front lawn twice.
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Put up a fence? Good fences make for good neighbors.

paging mr donger, mr donger you have a call on thread 2

ROFL

They should know right now about their anal neighbor. Shin high

This is why God created HOA's

Buy a goat, then turn it loose in their yard

Anti-freeze will definitely kill the grass but then again so will fire.

You don't. Unless there's a HOA, you really don't have any say in how they care for their lawn.

My guess is they do the front to keep up appearances, but are too lazy to do the back. If they gave a shit how you felt about it, they probably wouldn't let it get to that point to begin with. Any way you approach the subject, whether they take it as rude or neighborly, is unlikely to make any long term impact on their laziness.

It sucks to live next to those sort of people, but you really have no say in it. Maybe you could check with city hall to see about ordinances, but I doubt it's bad enough (yet) to warrant any action.

Walk over to the neighbors on the OTHER side of them, and place a note there saying:

Dear neighbor, please mow your damn lawn, it looks like shit. Do not ask me about this note, I will deny ever writing or placing it here.

come clean, you're skip - aren't you?

Talk to city hall, see if they have a nuisance inspector/enforcer. He can give them a "to be in compliance by... or else....." letter.

But that will just lead to them finding out it was you anyways.

At least then you won’t have to look at the field mouse, flea and mosquito farm.

I know. I read the title and first thing I thought was the neighbors slapped down a kiddy pool in the driveway and are sitting in it downing Milwaukee’s Best by the case.

Same thing happened to me when my new neighbor moved in. I eventually went over and just mowed it. It turns out that it was a single woman who hadn't been able to find someone to mow it for her yet. She was very thankful, which made me feel bad since I did it out of spite.

Ask them if their mower runs out of gas before they can get to the back yard. With gas prices so high they may be able to afford to mow the back yard. :shrug:

Yes, because single women are not capable of mowing a lawn....

What an asshole! How dare you mow that woman's lawn. I guess next you will be trimming her bush.

He totally got gratitude head and just doesn't want to brag....

She is extremely petite. I think it would be really tough for her.

Poop on their yard.

He wishes he was Skip, Likes peeps to think he is Skip. But hes not

how would he even know who skip is then?

In the middle of the night, sneak over there and trim (MOW ME).


It's the equivalent of writing "wash me" into the back window of a dirty van.

You win.

Step 1: Fire, and lots of it.
Step 2: Salt the Earth.

Now they have a maintance free back yard.

Everyone wins.

Put on psywar op, make it loud. This is a Romeo Foxtrot, shall we dance?

They're the best. Small hands are good for my self esteem.

Funny to see this thread.

My wife and I are house hunting and last night we were shown this beautiful craftsman bungalow. Upgraded everything, absolutely gorgeous on a nice, quiet street. The only problem was the neighbor next door had to have been a hoarder. Their backyard was a wreck, you could see all the shit piled up in their house through their windows, and they had a grass roof that hadn't been maintained. On top of that, they had religious/political charged bumper stickers all over the minivan in their drive. They looked like an absolute nightmare.

It was an absolute deal breaker. Once we commented on it, our realtor said he'd shown the house a couples days before and the potential buyer had the same reaction. This neighbor is likely going to cost this seller tens of thousands of dollars in their sale price.

Obviously a lot different than an unkept lawn, but **** shitty neighbors.

small hands make your dick look almost normal sized too? That's why I like midgets...

It very could be the reason FAX hates midgets. That shit creeps him out.

not that I think about poster's member sizes, but if I were to imagine FAX, he's black and lives up to all the hype about black dudes and the size of their wieners....

They were primarily created by men, actually, to make money. Also, to allow insignificant people who are unhappy with their lives to exercise some control over something.

Write CUT YOUR GRASS in their yard with some round up in huge letters while they're gone and claim to know nothing of it if asked.
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do what my family does - make fun of the person for their flaw until they develop a disorder

I saw the dude out mowing a couple days ago and actually joked to the wife, "I wonder if he's going to mow the back yard this time." Then I got home in daylight yesterday, and there it was .... looking like ass.

You know, my wife and I hate yard work. Hate. It. But dammit, we do it every week because it's the right thing to do when you live in a nice neighborhood.

If you do a call to the code enforcer, do you have to give a name?

Starting off on the right foot is way overrated.

The old habit of a good relationship that sours over the years from various scrapes and petty disagreements needs to die.

In todays world we sidestep those little steps and go straight to "I'm only tolerating you. Welcome to the neighborhood. Here's 3 eggs and a cup of sugar for the future. This will be the last time we talk."

ROFL

They've been there a month, and I have yet to meet them. The wife talked to them briefly on move-in day.

I'd hire a really talented cropduster.

You have two options.

Option 1, be a dickhead neighbor.

Option 2, get the **** over it.

You have to do both. It's the only way to be sure.

Have a crop duster spray his yard with Roundup, its “nuke it from orbit” on a smaller scale.

Give them the address and go from there. Every city is different on how they proceed. Our city doesn't ask for names. They focus on the problem and go from there. I live in a small town though.

Tell them the address, what's wrong, and they should be able to go from there.

Your problem is so simple, it shouldn't be hard for them to take care of. a simple letter should get them to take care of it, but they'll know it was one of their neighbors. Nobody would know about their backyard unless it was a neighbor.


EDIT: If they've only been there a month, and they're already letting shit go like that, chances are they've had problems at other places as well, and they're familiar with how the nuisance enforcement works. They'll push it as far as they can until someone forces them to clean it up.

You can see the back yard from the street, so I don't think it's a definite that it would be one of their neighbors... but yeah, I think you're right. :grr:

Just mow the goddamn yard.

I'd be more pissed at ya for not just coming and asking. However, my wife has OCD and our yard has to be perfect so you would like to be my neighbor.

Quick call to police and our town does have an ordinance on lawn height. Still don't know what it is yet and haven't decided whether or not to do it myself or let the Popo deal with him, but the code guy is Option 3.

Yeah... that's part of the problem. I'd rather be upfront about it, but I don't want the first time I meet them to be, "Oh, and by the way, your yard looks like crap. Can you mow that shit or what?"

We had the same problem when we got a new neighbor.


I ended up mowing their back yard, and when he came over to apologize/thank me I just told him,"You just moved in, you are busy, this is our way of saying 'Welcome to the Neighborhood'". We proceeded to have a beer together.


The guy never let his lawn grow high again. People are strange, they would rather please a person they like/respect then apease an asshole next door.

I'll give you another option.

I'm looking for a career change.

Asshole for hire.

Pay expenses and a small fee, and I'll tell your neighbor.

Why have you waited so long to meet them and introduce yourself?

Pretty solid advice.

They're rarely home when I'm home. Just hasn't happened. We met the other folks very early on.

That's a pretty good solution.

http://library.municode.com/index.as...teName=Alabama

---- search for grass, it's the top option


Sec. 12-61. - Overgrown grass or weeds prohibited and declared a nuisance.

It shall be unlawful and declared a nuisance and injurious to public health, safety and general welfare for any occupant, owner, lessee, or person in control of any property within the city or any occupant, owner, lessee or person in control whose property abuts city streets to allow an abundance of overgrown grass or weeds to exist if any of the following conditions are met: (1) the grass or weeds provide breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes and other vermin, insects and pests; (2) the grass or weeds attain such heights and dryness so as to constitute serious fire threat or hazard; (3) the grass or weeds bear wingy or downy seeds, when mature, that cause the spread of weeds, and when breathed, irritation to the throat, lungs and eyes of the public; (4) the grass or weeds are capable of hiding debris, such as broken glass or metal, which could inflict injury on any person going upon the property; (5) the grass or weeds are unsightly; or (6) if not grown as ornamental plant growth, the grass or weeds exceed 12 inches in height. Said property shall include, but not be limited to, sidewalks, city right-of-way strips, alleys, parking lots, driveways, grounds, fences, walls, property lines, privately owned storm drains, and vacant lots within the city.



EDIT: If their grass violates any of these, it's breaking the law.

I'll tell you what, tell the cops i saw a rat come out of their yard. There, now it's against the law.

I agree...introduce yourself, welcome them to the neighborhood, then ask them if they need any help with anything like mowing the lawn, etc....

I like the way you think. :thumb:

Burn it, that is the only to be sure.

WTH? Wouldn't that be just about any height of grass?:spock:

you could always take a dump in a box and place it in their mailbox....

Assume much?

These new neighbors being "habitual offenders wherever they go" is only 1 of about 648 reasons that their lawn could be long.

Instead of playing psychic for a day, he should just go and ask them. You'll be amazed at what human contact can reveal.

Is the grass height hindering flow of water, is there standing water, is it over 12 inches (which is really high for a grass ordinance) etc...

They know there are mosquitoes in all grass, but is the grass the reason there are more of them. Is it aiding growth in population etc..

more often than not, they're repeat offenders IMO.

But yes, talking to them would be the easiest course of action.

Yeah, that makes sense. He said shin high. Doesn't sound like its quite a foot tall. Only one way to find out. Take a tape measure over there. :D

That's what I was going to say.

This happened last year to an old lady that lives next door to Bugeaters moms house. She had flier's all over the hood. Stating she would pay $1000.00 cash for any tips on who did the ROUNDUP to her yard. It wrecked the old bags yard.

Just spray roundup on it. They'd probably thank you. :p

No seriously just call the code enforcer. Let us know what happens.

Coming from you, this is freaking hilarious. I gotta tell Dad.

:spock:

Dude, when I was in Warrensburg (outside city limits and no one gave a crap), we didn't either. That was the last time we mowed - 2006. Now we live in a nice neighborhood, and believe it or not, that shit hasn't gone more than a week and a half without being mowed.

So shut it.

Build a giant lower-case "t" out of wood, put it in their yard, and light it on fire. They will understand that the "t" stands for "time to mow".

Well that's too bad,I kinda hate it for the "old bag". My neighbors only mow when I do and its kinda funny cause sometimes I'll wait a extra day or so just to see if they'll mow first.It never fails though,as soon as I start cutting,here they come.
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ahhhhhhhhhh

It is wierd how many people think they are good people, but rarely do the right thing. Instead of being an asshole, give them one of your playboys (the one with the least amount of Jizz) and Poisen's "look what the hat dragged in) tape. You will be surprised at the amount of awesome comes out of being awesome

you should mow every 2 days for a couple weeks.

"Cat" you ****ing uncultured rube.

What the ****ing "Cat Dragged In."

AND ****ING SPELL POISON right fer' fuggs sake...

Yeah that would be kinda funny and it would be a good way to get more frequent peeks at his old ladies tig ol bitties.She always mows in them tiny shorts and a sports bra looking thing....Thank you!!!!
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Heck, I figure that if I can just make out a Demonpenz post without a secret decoder ring, I'm doing good.

We're beyond that.

He ****ed up and let people know he had more than one lonely brain cell bouncing around in there...

Why is his lawn any of your business? Does he tell you how to **** your wife? If not, don't tell him how to mow his lawn. You have a fence between the two of you right?