tiredretired
The Old Salt
I have 3. So I am batting .333 in the asshole neighbor category.
We share the same end of the driveway. Prop line runs right down the middle of the entrance. The driveway almost immediatley turns to the left which is all on my property. Been that way since 1949.
Written easement filed with the town. Been that way since 1949. So we both have access to each others little piece of paradise.
When the neighbor builds his house, I decide to move the entrance of my driveway to be entirely on my land. The town says NO! They deny my permit application. They claim it will require a new culvert which is on their right of way and they will not install it. I say I will pay for the culvert and I will have my contractor do it when he moves the driveway and restores the land. The town says no, they have to do it and they give me a price 3 times more than my contractor. Basically sue us if you do not like it.
So I live with it. We all have to live with a lot of things we do not like. My neighbor now wants me to change the gravel on the end to match his, instead of the crushed grey Vermont ledge with quartz that I prefer and have had for 20 years now. I say no. It's been this way since 1949 and staying this way.
He threatens to block half the driveway. I respond that if he does I will sue to take his half of the driveway by adverse possession. I do not want to but if I see a Jersey barrier there I will. Try that on for size you fucking prick I say.
Then he is out there measuring, so my wife video records him. He goes ballistic and tries to grab the camera. Swearing and threatening. He is usually drunk and that day he was hammered.
Now today. He is there with some buddies and his wife and yells something to me. I did not hear so I went over and asked for a repeat.
I've been called all those names before so nothing new there.
The looks on everyone's faces was priceless (including his wife's) when I mentioned the video and asked if he would like to take a look at it when I download it to Youtube. Very quite when I walked away. Could hear a pin drop. Oh, I did hear his wife say, what video?
Did I mention he is a liberal and has bitched to me more than once about the smoke from my two stroke Lawnboy? Of course when I see him outside I hit the choke a bit to make it smoke even more.
We are planning on moving to a red state in a few years when my wife retires, so the next couple of years should be interesting.
We share the same end of the driveway. Prop line runs right down the middle of the entrance. The driveway almost immediatley turns to the left which is all on my property. Been that way since 1949.
Written easement filed with the town. Been that way since 1949. So we both have access to each others little piece of paradise.
When the neighbor builds his house, I decide to move the entrance of my driveway to be entirely on my land. The town says NO! They deny my permit application. They claim it will require a new culvert which is on their right of way and they will not install it. I say I will pay for the culvert and I will have my contractor do it when he moves the driveway and restores the land. The town says no, they have to do it and they give me a price 3 times more than my contractor. Basically sue us if you do not like it.
So I live with it. We all have to live with a lot of things we do not like. My neighbor now wants me to change the gravel on the end to match his, instead of the crushed grey Vermont ledge with quartz that I prefer and have had for 20 years now. I say no. It's been this way since 1949 and staying this way.
He threatens to block half the driveway. I respond that if he does I will sue to take his half of the driveway by adverse possession. I do not want to but if I see a Jersey barrier there I will. Try that on for size you fucking prick I say.
Then he is out there measuring, so my wife video records him. He goes ballistic and tries to grab the camera. Swearing and threatening. He is usually drunk and that day he was hammered.
Now today. He is there with some buddies and his wife and yells something to me. I did not hear so I went over and asked for a repeat.
I've been called all those names before so nothing new there.The looks on everyone's faces was priceless (including his wife's) when I mentioned the video and asked if he would like to take a look at it when I download it to Youtube. Very quite when I walked away. Could hear a pin drop. Oh, I did hear his wife say, what video?
Did I mention he is a liberal and has bitched to me more than once about the smoke from my two stroke Lawnboy? Of course when I see him outside I hit the choke a bit to make it smoke even more.
We are planning on moving to a red state in a few years when my wife retires, so the next couple of years should be interesting.
I used to be like that. Here is what my nearest neighbor is up to.
