tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659715953846222592.post5085637418501328322..comments2023-11-03T02:59:20.738-07:00Comments on BLACKFORK: Neighborhood NutshellRobert Langhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497658569363397644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659715953846222592.post-23428076760606714712009-02-09T15:57:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:57:00.000-08:00Most probably BF... Those things tend to spiral ou...Most probably BF... Those things tend to spiral out of control if not stopped up front. I actually traded my neighbor back yard area for front yard area (we were in a curve) and it worked to everyone's satisfaction, but there again, we had agreed ahead of time too.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659715953846222592.post-54326517614650861012009-02-09T12:44:00.000-08:002009-02-09T12:44:00.000-08:00I have mostly agreed with the sentiment that good ...I have mostly agreed with the sentiment that good fences make good neighbors. However one of our neighbors sold to a guy who put 'deferred maintenance' in the dictionary. As a result one or more dead pine trees (his) took out our fence during the 1 hr windstorm that was Hurricane Ike.Hit in a couple of places and costing some amount of money to replace. He has more dead trees one of which could reach my kids playhouse. I am thinking that shouldnt be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659715953846222592.post-72703174144263091552009-02-09T11:12:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:12:00.000-08:00I'm with Kilgore. Good for you. Just be sure to re...I'm with Kilgore. Good for you. Just be sure to remain the civil one. When I was a child in the 60's the neighborhood was maturing to the point that people were putting in fences between back yards. Our neighbor put a chain link fence around his property and for some unknown reason put a gate on our side at the extreme alley end of the property. His was the corner lot and he evidently did not want the gate on the sidewalk side. My Dad told him he planned to put in a raised cement block flowerbed in that corner next to the garage, and it would block passage through the gate. He did not mention that he objected to Mr. Silva passing over our property to access the alley, but that was the unspoken motivation. Silva put in the gate, and we put in the flowerbed, and the other neighbor's Grandmother told us later that she thought what we did was really good as it put Silva in his place. <BR/>A small issue, but when you pay a lot for a little, small issues matter more.<BR/>It was all handled politely, but then you seemed to be handling it well, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659715953846222592.post-34468566160244275292009-02-09T10:18:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:18:00.000-08:00It sure seems simple if you keep it simple.It sure seems simple if you keep it simple.Robert Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497658569363397644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659715953846222592.post-17818545258238372542009-02-09T10:14:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:14:00.000-08:00Just feel good that it was a neighbor rather than ...Just feel good that it was a neighbor rather than the .gov . I am still having trespass discussions with the local town. They threatened emminate domain ( with the cravat that should i donate said property they would name the street after me ) until i pointed out that they had an issue of prior trespass which might well run into criminal . Where we stand now is that they are not happy , they fenced folks off my land ( at their expense ) and we still have not settled on the easement trespass ( they plowed all utility phone, and cable company lines across my ground that had run overhead ). I do have easements , but only for the business next door , not for anyone else . When they looked it up it seems that even what services that are there ( the sewer line i use , the power line i use , ect.. is in place totally illegally ) . Now in the next year or so ill put up private property signs just to keep that pesky " common use " clause from kicking in and making it elgable for seizure . However i have all the " city dads " as well as the county commissioners pouting now , and i have not yet told them to get their junk ( overflow from " landscaping and leveling " ) off my property yet . I am just contrair enough to enjoy keeping them in trouble .Farm.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383613366815582389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659715953846222592.post-82858734083019673452009-02-09T07:20:00.000-08:002009-02-09T07:20:00.000-08:00Good for you. Clear boundaries early on prevent g...Good for you. Clear boundaries early on prevent growing hard feelings later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com