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#1 Postby j » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:55 am

My Redneck neighbor, who in the past has:

knocked over my lightpost while rolling in neutral trying to find a gear (of course never admitted to it). How do I know? -- because I've seen him almost do it a hundred times before

has repeatedly backed on to my lawn with an assortment of huge trucks....

who never rakes leaves, but when he does he burns them whereever they end up...drinking beer and littering the pile with the empties

Mows weeds once or twice a year, while drinking beer. My fertilizer is just a waste of money.

Has Charlie Manson eyes

Owns a Rottweiller named "Annabelle" who of course is never on a leash

If you've seen the Movie "The Burbs" with Tom Hanks, you know what i'm talking about here...



HAS MOVED !!!!!!!!!!! :D
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#2 Postby Skywatch_NC » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:25 am

So HAPPY for you j and your other neighbors!!! :D :D

Eric
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#3 Postby Pburgh » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:36 am

The value of your home has just increased and your blood pressure has decreased. Congratulations.
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#4 Postby O Town » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:39 am

Just pray better neighbors move in. Not to be negative, but it can always get worse. Been there. Enjoy being nieghborless in the meantime. :wink:
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#5 Postby sunny » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:46 am

lol - good for you, j!! Question - how'd you do it?! I have a couple neighbors that it wouldn't hurt my feelings in the least if they should move :D
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#6 Postby Skywatch_NC » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:48 am

sunny wrote:lol - good for you, j!! Question - how'd you do it?! I have a couple neighbors that it wouldn't hurt my feelings in the least if they should move :D


Ah...the boa handlers? :wink:
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#7 Postby sunny » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:50 am

Skywatch_NC wrote:
sunny wrote:lol - good for you, j!! Question - how'd you do it?! I have a couple neighbors that it wouldn't hurt my feelings in the least if they should move :D


Ah...the boa handlers? :wink:


lol - yep, Eric! I'm still freaked about that :eek:
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#8 Postby alicia-w » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:50 am

same here. there are a couple of rednecks sorta across the street who are talking about swinging folks from their hickory tree. and then next door there are some new people who have SIX kids. toys out all over the yard. just kind of shabby looking... all of the other neighbors are great!
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#9 Postby gtalum » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:03 am

It's stories like this that make me happy to live in a deed-restricted community. :lol:
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#10 Postby alicia-w » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:05 am

we live in a restricted community too, but it doesnt seem to matter that much
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#11 Postby Skywatch_NC » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:06 am

gtalum wrote:It's stories like this that make me happy to live in a deed-restricted community. :lol:


Deed-restricted community? :wink:
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#12 Postby gtalum » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:09 am

When you buy the house, you agree to community rules regarding the upkeep and appearance of your property, among other things. If you break the rules, you get warned, and if you continue to do so you get fined. In Florida, homeowners associations have great power to enforce these rules and collect the fines.
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#13 Postby Skywatch_NC » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:12 am

gtalum wrote:When you buy the house, you agree to community rules regarding the upkeep and appearance of your property, among other things. If you break the rules, you get warned, and if you continue to do so you get fined. In Florida, homeowners associations have great power to enforce these rules and collect the fines.


Sounds more like Big Brother-government controlled IMO.
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#14 Postby gtalum » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:20 am

Skywatch_NC wrote:Sounds more like Big Brother-government controlled IMO.


Well it would if it were the government, but homeowners' associations rae private entities. And we enter into them voluntarily.

The best part is they prevent neighbors like those described above from ruining property values.
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#15 Postby alicia-w » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:25 am

enforcement is the biggest issue here. there are people who still park their boats in their yards and stuff and no one does much about it.
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#16 Postby Skywatch_NC » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:26 am

gtalum wrote:
Skywatch_NC wrote:Sounds more like Big Brother-government controlled IMO.


Well it would if it were the government, but homeowners' associations rae private entities. And we enter into them voluntarily.

The best part is they prevent neighbors like those described above from ruining property values.


It sounds like neighborhoods for the elite and wealthy...certainly out of my price range.
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#17 Postby gtalum » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:31 am

Skywatch_NC wrote:It sounds like neighborhoods for the elite and wealthy.


I wish I were elite and/or wealthy. I'm on my way but I'm not there yet, not by a long shot. :)

Here in Florida a large portion of neighborhoods at all price ranges are deed-restricted. I didn't liek it at first, but they are good for keeping property values relatively high.
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#18 Postby Kim_in_MN » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:11 am

alicia-w wrote:same here. there are a couple of rednecks sorta across the street who are talking about swinging folks from their hickory tree. and then next door there are some new people who have SIX kids. toys out all over the yard. just kind of shabby looking... all of the other neighbors are great!


My previous next door neighbors had seven kids, most of which ran wild and got into everything (I will leave out the babies, since I didn't see them much LOL). Now there is one woman with her 2 year old boy in that house - what an improvement!

As of yesterday there are three empty houses across the street from me, and I am scared to see who will buy them! Seems like each time someone moves out and someone new moves in, there are just a little worse than the previous owner. Maybe everyone thought that about us when we bought our house too - since we bought it from a 70 something woman who was a member of the garden club and kept her flowerbeds immaculate - with two kids, a large dog, and work, I don't have time for that <g>. But I do keep my kids under control; they are respectful and don't run wild.

Kim

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#19 Postby Stephanie » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:19 pm

God Bless the poor suckers he's living next to now!! :lol:

That's great news j!! :D

Did you help him load up the moving van? :lol:
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#20 Postby Skywatch_NC » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:23 pm

Stephanie wrote:God Bless the poor suckers he's living next to now!! :lol:

That's great news j!! :D

Did you help him load up the moving van? :lol:


And then for a send-off...Have a nice life you son of a ........! :grrr: :lol:
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