Re: critters > fence ideas

Dear God Kitty.  I admire your restraint.  I'd have decked the cow.  No one
would talk to me like that on my property.  No one.

On 6/22/07, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
>
> Wow Kitty...that's one of the MANY reasons we live out in the country.
> You don't have to deal with neighbors like that. And kids will be kids,
> but parents need to teach them manners and boundaries as well. When I
> lived in K.C. I had a sidewalk in front of my house and then a green
> area of grass beyond that..until it hit the curb to the street. The
> sidewalk and that green strip supposedly was city property, but it was
> still your yard. People would walk their dogs, let them poop there, and
> continue walking. They never scooped up their animal's mess. Some of
> these dogs were BIG - a great dane, standard poodle, lab and airedale
> terrier. I had to mow that area and keep it nice and it just made me so
> MAD when they did that. I put a little sign out there that said "please
> scoop if your dog poops", they just knocked it down. Very frustrating.
>
>
> You need a James Bond type fence. One that will lower to the ground for
> the utility company, and one that will shoot water at the neighbors kids
> when they walk by!!!
>
>
> Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
> So sorry about the babies Jesse.
> as for critters....
> My property had a chain link fence across the back west end that was
> barely
> noticeable until several yrs ago the new neighbor limbed up all the huge
> pines I enjoyed as a 'borrowed' backdrop and installed a privacy fence.
> The
> 2 fences, about 7ft apart due to easement allowance looked dumb so I took
> mine down. Kids from the east started cutting through my garden to take
> the
> easement behind the houses as a shortcut to the school bus stop. So I
> refenced, leaving a gap below for the cats to come and go.
>
> Now the kids are coming through from the north and south traveling through
> the back of my yard as a shortcut. they drop trash, have dug holes, buried
> something, have killed the groundcover, and congregate back there. I don't
> want them there; I want my privacy. I fenced off both ends and they tore
> it
> down and brought their moms over, one of which who puffed away profusely
> on
> her cigarette, stinking up my yard while yelling at me that the "path"
> belongs to the city. the other mom yelled at me for a good 1/2 hr that her
> kids have every right to walk through there, calling me a b**** at least a
> dozen times. She also made note that I have no property rights because I
> don't have a "partner" and I am "old" and that my yard is an overgrown
> trash
> heap. And she says that, oh no, she would never sue me if her kid got hurt
> back there.
>
> So, I have to spend more money. The surveyor should be here within a week
> to mark the exact line and a privacy fence is going up. I showed my old
> survey to the city planning office and she said I can build a fence up to
> 7ft high on the property line. Since the neighbor has his very close to
> the
> line it may pose a hindrence for the utility access. So depending on how
> close he is to the line I may ask if I can simply tie in to his fence, but
> apparetnly he likes the kids and isn't a fan of mine so I doubt he'll
> agree.
> If not and I build a fence, I'd like to engineer something sectionally
> removable to aid the utility people.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Geez critters are a lot easier to deal with. They came through again as I
> was writing this.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jesse Bell"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:55 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Re: critters
>
>
> > Thanks. I'm such a sucker for critters. I love them all. (except snakes
> > and spiders, but they aren't really critters)
> >
> >
> > Lynda Young wrote:
> > Oh, Jesse - I'm so sorry.
> >
> > Lynda
> > Zone 7 - West TN
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf
> > Of Jesse Bell
> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 8:29 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: [CHAT] Re: critters
> >
> > I don't know!!! But it's not over yet.
> > My baby turkeys didn't make it. They are so hard to raise when they are
> > that little and have been under stress. I did everything I could
> > do.....sadness abounds today.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Bonnie Holmes wrote:
> > Why not?
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Jesse Bell
> >> To:
> >> Date: 6/20/2007 4:56:51 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Crab watch
> >>
> >> I haven't had a moose or a hedgehog.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Pam Evans wrote:
> >> oh what a riot and I would love to see a picture! Jesse dear, is there
> > any
> >> critter smaller than an elephant and larger than a fire ant that you
> > haven't
> >> had as a pet at some time in your life? You're so funny.
> >>
> >> On 6/20/07, Jesse Bell wrote:
> >> >
> >> > That's right! I forgot about that. I had several shells in my
> container
> >> > and it seemed like they played "musical shells" a lot. They would try
> >> > on
> >> > shells until they found just the right one. And when it left it's old
> >> > shell, one of the other ones would go try his shell on for size. Too
> >> > funny.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > james singer wrote:
> >> > Well, if it hasn't moved by morning, I'll go buy it a couple of
> >> > additional options. Thanks for the advice.
> >> >
> >> > On Jun 20, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Andrea Hodges wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > We used to keep a variety of empty whelk shells available for them
> >> > > (had them in a touch tank at the Museum in Charleston) and they
> would
> >> > > run around checking each on out before they chose. You might need a
> >> > > couple more shells Jim. Those little guys can be picky sometimes!
> >> > > A
> >> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer"
> >> > >
> >> > > To: "Garden Chat"
> >> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 8:22 AM
> >> > > Subject: [CHAT] Crab watch
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >> Ms Fatma is baby-sitting a hermit crab this summer. A week or so
> ago
> >> > >> we noticed that it seemed a bit large for its shell, so we
> purchased
> >> > >> a larger one at a local souvenir shop. For the first few days, it
> >> > >> dragged the new shell all around its tank--into its water bowl,
> into
> >> > >> its food bowl--like it was introducing a new chum to the
> >> > >> neighborhood. Well, last night, it parked next to the new shell,
> >> > >> opening to opening. We think, maybe, it's going to move into the
> >> > >> larger shell today or tonight.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Island Jim
> >> > >> Southwest Florida
> >> > >> 27.1 N, 82.4 W
> >> > >> Hardiness Zone 10
> >> > >> Heat Zone 10
> >> > >> Sunset Zone 25
> >> > >> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> > >> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
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> >> > Island Jim
> >> > Southwest Florida
> >> > 27.1 N, 82.4 W
> >> > Hardiness Zone 10
> >> > Heat Zone 10
> >> > Sunset Zone 25
> >> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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> >> >
> >> > Jesse R. Bell
> >> >
> >> > "Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.
> >> > I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends
> >> > and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that.
> >> > That's what's insane about it." - John Lennon
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> >> --
> >> Pam Evans
> >> Kemp TX
> >> zone 8A
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> >> Jesse R. Bell
> >>
> >> "Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.
> >> I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends
> >> and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that.
> >> That's what's insane about it." - John Lennon
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> > Jesse R. Bell
> >
> > "Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.
> > I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends
> > and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that.
> > That's what's insane about it." - John Lennon
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> > Jesse R. Bell
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> > "Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.
> > I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends
> > and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that.
> > That's what's insane about it." - John Lennon
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> Jesse R. Bell
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> "Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.
> I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends
> and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that.
> That's what's insane about it."  -  John Lennon
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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