Never, EVER invite The Man into your life, IMO. 
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Never, EVER invite The Man into your life, IMO.
I have called the police one time in the 15 years I have lived here. A former friend and neighbor hood guy had gone completely off the rails and despite me telling him repeatedly he was no longer welcome he kept coming around. I had already posted no trespassing signs and sent him a letter, while he was in jail for some of his stupidity, informing him he was not allowed on my property. He showed up beating on both my doors. I called the cops, they came and escorted him of my place and informed him he would be arrested if he ever came back.
Except for a warning for speeding, stopping in to renew my carry permit, and having a couple pot luck suppers with the Sheriff and his family, at scout award nights, that's the total of my interactions with the local LEOS
So, while will I agree that most times and place it is not a bad idea to fly completely under their radar it isn't 100% true
But, never ever, put a bullseye on your back. Hanging with thieves or druggies, driving like a maniac, or looking like a thug, constantly parking in front of the bars etc are not the best plan. Birds of a feather, looks like a duck, acts like a duck and all that.
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You can never live too far away from neighbors.
THE PILGRIM
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Just yesterday Amazon delivered 2 packages, left them at my front door.
What’s the problem? Not my Packages!
Not my name, not my address. One Digit off on the address!
Finally got customer assistance person who barely spoke English.
I say, pick up these packages and deliver them to the proper address.
She say, that option is not available.
I say, what options are available? Keep them, or discard them.
Oh ****! So I delivered them.
Not that big a deal, just another irritation of living in the online world!
What’s the problem? Not my Packages!
Not my name, not my address. One Digit off on the address!
Finally got customer assistance person who barely spoke English.
I say, pick up these packages and deliver them to the proper address.
She say, that option is not available.
I say, what options are available? Keep them, or discard them.
Oh ****! So I delivered them.
Not that big a deal, just another irritation of living in the online world!
Hair Trigger
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I'd have walked over and given her the phone number. There weren't any noise restrictions, I guarantee.
Her biggest problem was that she rented a resort house during the greatest cataclysm to hit the Appalachians in over 100 years. Not her fault, maybe, but totally her problem. She ought to have been out there with a rake and wheelbarrow herself.
A little known fact is that when our Founding Fathers drew up the Constitution they put s law (in fine print) that every neighborhood has to have at least one (1) complaining neighbor. Now you found yours.
Doug M.
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I generally avoid interacting with people who annoy me (in my private life; at work I have no choice). My pleasant temperament might agitate some, so I have learned to just let LE deal with the stuff that presents a problem.
A couple months ago (at work) we had to address some loud party issues with a VRBO, and the owners were exit portals when the neighbors with a little baby complained. It's amazing what a cranky lawyer with access to the county code and the SO can do to help people be less stupid.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder is not a problem; it is a condition precedent to going to law school. I will be as nice as people let me be, but if they want to see if I am patience challenged, there is always option 2. There is a YouTube video I will not link lest I get points, but you can find the guy with the white board graphing how the more one FA, the more they FO.
A couple months ago (at work) we had to address some loud party issues with a VRBO, and the owners were exit portals when the neighbors with a little baby complained. It's amazing what a cranky lawyer with access to the county code and the SO can do to help people be less stupid.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder is not a problem; it is a condition precedent to going to law school. I will be as nice as people let me be, but if they want to see if I am patience challenged, there is always option 2. There is a YouTube video I will not link lest I get points, but you can find the guy with the white board graphing how the more one FA, the more they FO.
CAJUNLAWYER
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The absent landowner is only interested in his profit, not the welfare of those living in the neighborhood. If his next tenant turns the loud speakers on, all night, all day, all week, he won't care about how the neighbors feel, as long as he makes his profit.
These house rentals ruin neighborhoods.
These house rentals ruin neighborhoods.
Perhaps organize a Big Wheel tricycle race with the local elementary school kids. Qualifying runs start at 7:00 and end around 10:30 PM. Of course, the night before you offer a peace treaty "apologizing" the neighbors, all the booze they want. Of course they don't know about the kids racing those plastic noise machines the next day.
Well, I’m sure you understand not everyone lives on a property where a rake is a practical choice.
I use a very powerful backpack blower. In fact, at my age, it’s getting to be too much for my lower back, in spite of waist and chest straps to help distribute the weight, so I can only use it 2-3 hours at a time. I know it is loud and annoying. Unfortunately, I’m using it almost every day for a couple weeks when the leaves are falling. I have no neighbors close by, but I’m sure as far away as they are, they can hear the thing going. If I had a less intrusive option, I’d be happy to use it, but a rake isn’t it.
I’d like to have a quieter blower, possibly an electric blower, with the “horsepower” to match my CE-powered blower - at a comparable weight and price. Unfortunately, those I’ve looked into are both heavier and move less air. Maybe some day that will change. I try to do “leaves detail” in the afternoon or early evening, when it’s probably least likely to disturb the peace. That’s about all I can do. This year, with exceptional spring moisture, we had a bumper crop.
LVSteve
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Well, I’m sure you understand not everyone lives on a property where a rake is a practical choice.
I use a very powerful backpack blower. In fact, at my age, it’s getting to be too much for my lower back, in spite of waist and chest straps to help distribute the weight, so I can only use it 2-3 hours at a time. I know it is loud and annoying. Unfortunately, I’m using it almost every day for a couple weeks when the leaves are falling. I have no neighbors close by, but I’m sure as far away as they are, they can hear the thing going. If I had a less intrusive option, I’d be happy to use it, but a rake isn’t it.
I’d like to have a quieter blower, possibly an electric blower, with the “horsepower” to match my CE-powered blower - at a comparable weight and price. Unfortunately, those I’ve looked into are both heavier and move less air. Maybe some day that will change. I try to do “leaves detail” in the afternoon or early evening, when it’s probably least likely to disturb the peace. That’s about all I can do. This year, with exceptional spring moisture, we had a bumper crop.
With as much land as you appear to have, wouldn't some kind of tractor towed leaf collector be a better plan?
I live in rural mountain New Mexico when home, and even there the noise rules only start at 10 PM and end at 6 AM. Perhaps the VRBO customers could pound sand.
My tendency is to not interact with people like that. It works - they either give up or escalate into a mistake that leaves them with problems.
Over the decades I've observed that some people suck.
My tendency is to not interact with people like that. It works - they either give up or escalate into a mistake that leaves them with problems.
Over the decades I've observed that some people suck.
I have never heard of any noise rules or hours around here. I don't believe I have heard a leaf blower either. Not that many deciduous trees. power mowers, an occasional chain saw and recently my neighbor installing a new roof. I offered him my roofing nailer and nails as I have lots.
Working class people make noise maintaining their property during their time off. I am a working class guy happy to live in a working class neighborhood. If they shoot off fire works till 3am on the forth or play some loud music once in the while I will either live with it or go join them until they are done
Working class people make noise maintaining their property during their time off. I am a working class guy happy to live in a working class neighborhood. If they shoot off fire works till 3am on the forth or play some loud music once in the while I will either live with it or go join them until they are done
Well, I’m sure you understand not everyone lives on a property where a rake is a practical choice.
I use a very powerful backpack blower. In fact, at my age, it’s getting to be too much for my lower back, in spite of waist and chest straps to help distribute the weight, so I can only use it 2-3 hours at a time. I know it is loud and annoying. Unfortunately, I’m using it almost every day for a couple weeks when the leaves are falling. I have no neighbors close by, but I’m sure as far away as they are, they can hear the thing going. If I had a less intrusive option, I’d be happy to use it, but a rake isn’t it.
I’d like to have a quieter blower, possibly an electric blower, with the “horsepower” to match my CE-powered blower - at a comparable weight and price. Unfortunately, those I’ve looked into are both heavier and move less air. Maybe some day that will change. I try to do “leaves detail” in the afternoon or early evening, when it’s probably least likely to disturb the peace. That’s about all I can do. This year, with exceptional spring moisture, we had a bumper crop.
A big thank you sir, as you saved me a lot of typing!
My property is laid out in such a way a backpack is the best chioce. No neighbor is close enough in leaf season that noise is a problem.
FWIW shooting on my own range is a hell of a lot more noise. I limit my shooting when the flatlanders are up to their camps.
Yendor357
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Arguing with a moron just proves there are 2 morons.
Hatred is bad business. Going to war with a neighbor over blowing leaves is stupid. Self induced stress is stupid.
Get an electric leaf blower and limit its use because leaf blowers are irritating. And as it’s been stated, a rakes works.
Hatred is bad business. Going to war with a neighbor over blowing leaves is stupid. Self induced stress is stupid.
Get an electric leaf blower and limit its use because leaf blowers are irritating. And as it’s been stated, a rakes works.
The man can use whatever he'd like to expedite the process. I spent a good 1/3 of my life using pole and root saws for trees, a machete and hedge or loping shears for trimming along with a rake or broom. If any power tool I choose to use at a reasonable hour offends the senses that person is more than welcome to address the issue with me whether or not they can deal with whatever may happen next.
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Thank God never had bad neighbors. This case is just another reason to attempt to not have close neighbors. When on the farm had several 100 acres and friends brought their Mgs and cannons to shoot. Neighbors never complained as closest were 1/4 miles away and usually fired in field surround with woods, lots of woods.
Having that kind of equipment sitting around in the way 50-weeks of the year is not necessary or efficient when a ~$500 backpack blower does the job, for now, at least, and it stores easily in little space when not needed. Driving a tractor around all of the trees trying to collect leaves would be a nightmare. Then there is a secondary benefit to the blower. Walking around with the backpack blower does provide a bit of exercise, which I can certainly use.
CAJUNLAWYER
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If you need to engage morons, there certainly is no reason to explain why
If you need to engage morons, there certainly is no reason to explain why
