When I purchased my home and property, I had a 6' chain link fence put completely around my property. The reason for this, is I have always wanted a “living fence”. A living fence is when you have plants and vines that cover the fence and make it private and it looks beautiful.
When I did this, I did not even know my next door neighbors. After the fence was erected he let me know he wasn't pleased that I had errected a chain link fence instead of a privacy board fence. Of course, he didn't tell me this until the fence had already been erected and nor did he offer to pay for part of it.
After several years and the ivies had taken hold on the fence, he asked me why I wanted a chain link fence. I told him, “I have always wanted a living fence.” Apparently, this pissed him off and he put weed killer along the line of the fence on his side, which promptly killed all my ivies, roses, and other shrubs.
I expressed my anger to him about what he had done, and oddly, after that my shrubs, bushes and vines started being killed off. It was a very ugly mess and my the taste in my mouth of this person is very very bitter.
I had a beautiful Malmute watchdog and a friend came over to visit and caught him sticking a stick through the fence trying to hit my dog.
His daughters went out in front of my house on the street on July 4, and pointed all their fire works straight over into my yard. My dogs are terrified of fireworks. The next morning, I had to pick out the litter from the fireworks from inside my bushes, off the roof of my house, and every place you can imagine — inside my yard. I was fit to be tied.
When I watered “my fence”or what was left of my plants, their daughter would stand out there water and make fun of my watering skills.
They wouldn't pick up the dog waste from their dogs even though I asked them several time to do so. (They were causing a great deal of flies). They did nothing. I went and bought a nice super duper pooper scooper and put it over the fence to their side. They still wouldn't pick up their dog's waste.
One day he had his pit pull over into his yard and the pit bull climbed over his fence on the other side away from me. (The side that had a solid wood fence). He took that dog and stuck it into my yard. I went over and asked him to remove his dog. He didn't make a single move. I called his wife and told her what he had done and all she did was laugh. I went back over to my yard to try and get the dog out of my yard and the dog started growling at me. I went back over and asked him to come remove the dog, because it was growling at me. He then came over and got the dog out and then just released it to the streets to fend for itself. He literally dumped his dog on the streets.
Since all of this, I have called this family, “My Neighbors from Hell.”
They finally moved away, but they rent out their house. So unfortunately they come over to the house from time to time.
The moral of this story is, regarding the saying, “Fences Make Good Neighbors, in my experience, Fences DO NOT make good neighbors.
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I have a neighbour who like to control things too. She dobbed my dog into council for fictitious barking. Refuses to cut down trees and after we had paid ahead of time for half a fence, had the fence changed to something she liked, and we had a devil of a time getting any reimbursement from her. I wish she would move away… .but alas no….. we are stuck. I do sympathise. Fences do not make good neighbours. A little respect and consideration by these people might…Thanks for posting.
I’m sorry to hear that you are stuck with your neighbor “from hell”. I do hope things get better for you with your neighbor because I know how terrible it is when they are so difficult to live near. I’m glad to hear you were finally reimbursed for the money you paid out for a fence. One thing I forgot to mention in my post, during the time he was poisoning my plants, he also poisoned my little dashound dog and he died.
OMG that is so awful. I don’t know what I would do if they did anything to my dog. They would have to restrain me, I think. It is enough that she has complained to council about my dog.
It was a terrible time – for sure. Such mean mean people. I was so relieved when they moved.
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Ugh!!! I have a neighbor from hell too. Fortunately we are moving soon and I will say “good riddance”!!
LOL! I am sure you are VERY glad to be moving. I know I certainly was glad when they moved!
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Wow P.J. what an odious family. Glad they moved away but pity you still have to deal with them.
Fortunately, I don’t have to really deal with them anymore, just see them over at the house occasionally. One thing I forgot to mention, while he was poisoning my plants, he also poisoned my little dashound dog and killed him. I was VERY glad when they moved.
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Heartless family! I’m glad they moved too.
I know we are suppose to forgive and I think I have forgiven them, but I can’t forget. Whenever I see him next door, I can tell I automatically go into “defensive/guard” mode. Thank you for understanding. (They lived next door to me for 16 years. Ugh!)
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Just because we forgive doesn’t mean it is wise to forget how we’ve been treated.
This is true. I doubt that I could ever trust these people again.
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Really? You put up with crap without calling the police? How about standing up for yourself PJ, with a can of mace ready to spray right in that idiot’s stupid face if he threatens you. Goodness, friend, don’t let the world walk all over you like that.
Oh yes, I did call the police several times, but they couldn’t do anything because I did not have any evidence of him doing it. He would do the poisoning at night when I was asleep. It is very difficult for a woman alone to try and take up for herself. Whenever I did, he would just increase the vandalism and the police wouldn’t do anything.
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I see. I’m sorry you had to suffer because of this belligerent fool, PJ.
Thank you, I appreciate that. It was miserable time for sure.
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I used to have neighbors from hell bka my “out-laws” (hubby’s parents). She always stuck her nose where it didn’t belong. Always pitched a fit, griped & moaned whenever people wouldn’t DO what SHE THOUGHT they should or DIDN’T DO what she thought they should.
We never got along from the beginning really, but living on their property took the cake. I haven’t been on speaking terms with them since we left summer 2012.
She had told hubby before we left, “It’ll be a cold day in hell, before I speak to your wife again”.
I’m OK with that. Here’s my reason why:
“Make no friendships with an angry man. And with a furious man do not go.” Proverbs 22:24 (NKJV)
I don’t blame you, I wouldn’t want to either. That’s too bad though, not to be able to have a good relationship with your in-laws.
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Nasty people
LOL! Yes, just mean spirited.
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Wow. Just. Wow. I don’t think I’d cope with that at all. I think I’d want to move first.
I have been lucky enough not to have a neighbor like that. I almost did one time at this house we were going to “fix to keep” and the neighbors continually insisted that my driveway was theirs and they would not stop parking there. We quickly decided that it was not worth the hassle and chose a different house.
Oh my gosh! I don’t blame you!
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