Kyle and I were gone this afternoon working on a project and upon our arrival home I noticed our neighbor shoving branches into his garbage bin. As we pulled closer to our driveway we noticed he had actually removed a bush from our yard! You can see a distinct property divide between ours and his, by our grass mowing.
Kyle and I looked at each other dumfounded... We've never been in a situation like this so we both were like "what are we supposed to do?"
We decided to go over and ask him why he decided to remove a piece of our property, but he beat us to the punch. He knocked on our door and said "I'm asking you after the fact if it's okay for me to remove your bush." Kyle then asked why he removed it without our permission.
"Well, its roots were soaking up all of my yard's nutrients and it's difficult to keep my lawn green."
So, we were responsible for this? A small bush near our property line? (Actually, it's about a foot West of his yard to be precise).
Anyway, after a petty discussion and him offering to "pay half" for the stump removal, we just kindly asked him to get our permission BEFORE removing anything else from our yard.
In the end, really no big deal... but, if anyone is reading this... please tell me your opinion on what your reaction would be or help us recover with a past similar story of yours.
God says to love your neighbors. Well, that may be a difficult thing to do!
Till next time- here's our gorgeous stump.
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2 comments:
That is hysterical!! :-)
You handled it well; asking for future purposes was a great reaction, although he should definitely pay for the complete removal of the stump, getting him to agree is another story. Befriend him and he may feel more compelled to be a good neighbor.
If all else fails, you can post on “rottenneighbor.com!” :-)
Good luck!
Not a bad idea mom... I've also been advised by friends to ask him to replace a tree or bush of similar size and completely remove the stump on his wallet.
Thanks for the advice!
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