tyno
War Eagle's friend
In 7 years since graduating college and living out in the world, I've never....not once, had good neighbors.
Feel free to discuss your similar problems with neighbors in this thread.
Unfortunately, this post will turn into a situation about my current neighbors and dogs, etc....but I just needed to get it out somewhere.
My first apartment was all that I could afford just coming out of school, so it's understandable that the others that lived there weren't the best types of people. Looking back though, those ones did the least amount of "bothering", but it's not as if we hung out or even knew each other.
Quickly I looked for a different (better) place and happened upon this house for rent that my buddies had lived in before. The price was great for what we got, especially being able to split it with another person, and for a period of time 2 other people. It was amazing to me that 20 some year-olds were ever able to rent a house that nice.
The neighborhood however, was crappy, and the houses were only feet apart. Everyone was old or on welfare and were not friendly. Again, I guess I shouldn't have expected any better. One guys dog would bark all day/night and someone called the cops on us once for playing music too loud. C'mon man. It was the middle of the day in the middle of the summer! But I guess it was "live music" which can get pretty loud in close quarters....
Next I moved closer to my job and again split an apartment with a buddy of mine. Problem was, the town I moved too was even worse. LOL. But for the quality and the price, you again...couldn't beat it, especially splitting it! It was a "side duplex" so the neighbors basically lived in the same house. But when we moved in, no one else lived there yet. Then these people moved in soon after...one guy was an alcoholic and his girlfriend was weird. They had a dog who they couldn't maintain, as he was vicious and would bark and growl at people or soon after, my dog. Also the guy that lived across the street owned the loudest motorcycle on the planet, and I swear he'd rev it up for 20 minutes at 6am before he would even take off. When my now wife moved in with us for a bit when she was doing a medical rotation in that area, we couldn't get out of there fast enough. It sucked.
So finally we got married and bought a house. A great house for a first house IMO. I really stand by the price I was able to get for it, paying less that it was worth and the area isn't that bad at all. We're kind of in the country but not too far away from the closest Walmart or gas station. None of the neighbors were really "welcoming" so to speak. Most of them are older/retired, but don't go out of their way to be nice, save maybe 1 of them. But the biggest issue is the next-door neighbors who have gotten on my nerves every day for 4 years. Their kids have no respect for boundaries and they do nothing about it either. The girl would rather talk on her phone than watch her kids do whatever they want. I've seen their 6 or 7 year old son play with a bow & arrow, fire, and a weed-whacker, all unsupervised. They've had domestic issues multiple times and the state police have been at their place 3 or 4 times that I know of. The guy doesn't live there anymore and supposedly he had issues with prescription medication, but I don't know if that's true. He's also been super nice to us and is quick to discipline his kids and or dogs when they're out of line. The dog is the worst part. It's collarless, supposedly licensed...but always roaming free in the neighborhood, especially in my yard. It would piss me off if I didn't have dogs as well, but I do. I have 2, and they go absolutely nuts when that dog is in our yard....and rightfully so. My dogs are on a wireless fence, and if they've ever left my lawn...it's possible that their battery ran out or they chased another dog from our yard, and gotten shocked and not cared. If it's ever happened, it's could only be once or twice. They respect the fence very well. As of late, and it coincides with the guy moving out...their dog has roamed free just about every day. It's in my lawn constantly, I've seen it in other people's lawns and even seen it play in the road for a good amount of time. When confronted about it, the girl was immediately defensive and just the type of person who will deny and lie about things to start an argument when all I wanted to do was reach out and ask if they could keep a closer eye on their dog. She claims that it knows how to open the gate and escapes all the time. And while I believe that, I've also seen it roam free while they are outside and able to keep an eye on it. I've never seen it on a leash or with a collar, and she claims that my wireless fence interrupted their fence so they can't use it anymore. I know that is possible, but my fence barely stretches from the sides of my house, leaving plenty of space that the boundaries shouldn't join. I'm just sick of always having to do the right thing, but never having respectful people around me that will do the same. Like I mentioned, I confronted her about it and she immediately was on the defensive and started an argument, claiming that my dogs are in her lawn every day and attack her dog. Needless to say, I got upset and the discussion went poorly. As a neighbor, I just want their dog out of my yard or just to have them at least have a system in place to control it. And if accidents happen, I understand that. But as a person, it would be nice if they could take better care of their dog.
So unfortunately, most of what I've read sucks....and it ends up being my word against hers most of the time. I could call animal control if I felt the dog wasn't contained or being mistreated, which in some ways, I do....to which she said she'd gladly pay a fine and then accuse me of harassment and trespassing! LOL! All because I asked nicely if they could please keep their dog out of my yard. Then you basically start some type of war, when all I want is to just be left alone and never have to talk to any neighbor! It's a pretty crappy situation I know...and I'm just really lost. I hate having to put up with this stuff because one person just can't be decent about something. I don't understand why I always have to be the one who suffers because I do the right things.
Feel free to discuss your similar problems with neighbors in this thread.
Unfortunately, this post will turn into a situation about my current neighbors and dogs, etc....but I just needed to get it out somewhere.
My first apartment was all that I could afford just coming out of school, so it's understandable that the others that lived there weren't the best types of people. Looking back though, those ones did the least amount of "bothering", but it's not as if we hung out or even knew each other.
Quickly I looked for a different (better) place and happened upon this house for rent that my buddies had lived in before. The price was great for what we got, especially being able to split it with another person, and for a period of time 2 other people. It was amazing to me that 20 some year-olds were ever able to rent a house that nice.
The neighborhood however, was crappy, and the houses were only feet apart. Everyone was old or on welfare and were not friendly. Again, I guess I shouldn't have expected any better. One guys dog would bark all day/night and someone called the cops on us once for playing music too loud. C'mon man. It was the middle of the day in the middle of the summer! But I guess it was "live music" which can get pretty loud in close quarters....
Next I moved closer to my job and again split an apartment with a buddy of mine. Problem was, the town I moved too was even worse. LOL. But for the quality and the price, you again...couldn't beat it, especially splitting it! It was a "side duplex" so the neighbors basically lived in the same house. But when we moved in, no one else lived there yet. Then these people moved in soon after...one guy was an alcoholic and his girlfriend was weird. They had a dog who they couldn't maintain, as he was vicious and would bark and growl at people or soon after, my dog. Also the guy that lived across the street owned the loudest motorcycle on the planet, and I swear he'd rev it up for 20 minutes at 6am before he would even take off. When my now wife moved in with us for a bit when she was doing a medical rotation in that area, we couldn't get out of there fast enough. It sucked.
So finally we got married and bought a house. A great house for a first house IMO. I really stand by the price I was able to get for it, paying less that it was worth and the area isn't that bad at all. We're kind of in the country but not too far away from the closest Walmart or gas station. None of the neighbors were really "welcoming" so to speak. Most of them are older/retired, but don't go out of their way to be nice, save maybe 1 of them. But the biggest issue is the next-door neighbors who have gotten on my nerves every day for 4 years. Their kids have no respect for boundaries and they do nothing about it either. The girl would rather talk on her phone than watch her kids do whatever they want. I've seen their 6 or 7 year old son play with a bow & arrow, fire, and a weed-whacker, all unsupervised. They've had domestic issues multiple times and the state police have been at their place 3 or 4 times that I know of. The guy doesn't live there anymore and supposedly he had issues with prescription medication, but I don't know if that's true. He's also been super nice to us and is quick to discipline his kids and or dogs when they're out of line. The dog is the worst part. It's collarless, supposedly licensed...but always roaming free in the neighborhood, especially in my yard. It would piss me off if I didn't have dogs as well, but I do. I have 2, and they go absolutely nuts when that dog is in our yard....and rightfully so. My dogs are on a wireless fence, and if they've ever left my lawn...it's possible that their battery ran out or they chased another dog from our yard, and gotten shocked and not cared. If it's ever happened, it's could only be once or twice. They respect the fence very well. As of late, and it coincides with the guy moving out...their dog has roamed free just about every day. It's in my lawn constantly, I've seen it in other people's lawns and even seen it play in the road for a good amount of time. When confronted about it, the girl was immediately defensive and just the type of person who will deny and lie about things to start an argument when all I wanted to do was reach out and ask if they could keep a closer eye on their dog. She claims that it knows how to open the gate and escapes all the time. And while I believe that, I've also seen it roam free while they are outside and able to keep an eye on it. I've never seen it on a leash or with a collar, and she claims that my wireless fence interrupted their fence so they can't use it anymore. I know that is possible, but my fence barely stretches from the sides of my house, leaving plenty of space that the boundaries shouldn't join. I'm just sick of always having to do the right thing, but never having respectful people around me that will do the same. Like I mentioned, I confronted her about it and she immediately was on the defensive and started an argument, claiming that my dogs are in her lawn every day and attack her dog. Needless to say, I got upset and the discussion went poorly. As a neighbor, I just want their dog out of my yard or just to have them at least have a system in place to control it. And if accidents happen, I understand that. But as a person, it would be nice if they could take better care of their dog.
So unfortunately, most of what I've read sucks....and it ends up being my word against hers most of the time. I could call animal control if I felt the dog wasn't contained or being mistreated, which in some ways, I do....to which she said she'd gladly pay a fine and then accuse me of harassment and trespassing! LOL! All because I asked nicely if they could please keep their dog out of my yard. Then you basically start some type of war, when all I want is to just be left alone and never have to talk to any neighbor! It's a pretty crappy situation I know...and I'm just really lost. I hate having to put up with this stuff because one person just can't be decent about something. I don't understand why I always have to be the one who suffers because I do the right things.
