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Should I be concerned? Neighbor issues.
Vigo:
True enough. The same could be said about buying a house with a shed and a fence that had paint overspray all over it. I think the neighbor also shot the value down a tad when they painted their beautiful, all-wood porch gray and bright blue. It was an awesome looking porch.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: thefearsomefearful on October 25, 2011, 11:07:47 am ---Well, trying to defuse the situation does not equal rolling over. And as far as the camera, I was more concerned about his wife being able to know what is going on outside without having to engage the crazy neighbors.
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He has gone well past defusing the situation into allowing them to do whatever they want whenever they want without any consequences. Defusing the situation includes eventual compromise. Where do you see the neighbor agreeing to any reasonable changes to their behavior? Where do you see the neighbor making any considerations whatsoever?
Malenko:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on October 25, 2011, 02:23:19 pm ---I still want to know how moldy bagels and empty cookie trays are racial slurs.
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I guess Jews are known for bagels (I dont get it) and I think its cause you put cookie trays in the oven?
I mean whats the point of a racial slur that no one gets?
Alpha17X:
If you or your wife don't ever want to do anything 'to avoid issues'. Every time something comes up. The issues you're dealing with are obviously frustrating but it seems like every time there was a solution neither of you wanted to take it, giving your neighbors the easy way out and unsurprisingly they continued to walk all over you. Putting things like poisoning their dog of building a trebuchet aside, the police should have been involved long ago, initially the issue should have been taken up with your city's bylaw and licensing department, or it's equivalent. When a contract swings a ladder at your spouse and the goes and causes blatant property damage, that is not the time to remain silent, that's the time to call the police because she was assaulted on her own property.
I feel for you, but my day job is a city administrator, and from that perspective, you have let big things slide so many times that the only thing they're likely to care much about at this point is whether or not the contractors had the appropriate work permits, older issues are over and done with, they might be good legal ammo if you have documented proof they actually happened, but due to the fact that they are no longer occurring, not much can be done about those now.
Document events as they occur and take action immediately. If a contractor assaults your wife, she should be calling the police and reporting and filing charges for assault.
At the end while I wouldn't say you brought any of this on yourself (that would be ridiculous) I can confidently and unfortunately say that you did allow them to continue. These issues all sound like they could have been easily stopped near the very beginning of your ordeal. You need to put your foot down firmly, you've almost literally been letting your neighbors and these contractors walk all over you. Remember you've got a backbone and got to to 'war'using your cities by laws and the law.
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