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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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.
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