We had neighbors like the first story in Germany. One family told us who we should and shouldn't associate with. Another let his dogs roam on the public street to attack people. The "undesirable" people we were told to not associate with were the kindest, most enjoyable people to spend time with.
First Story: Once a neighbor a bit drunk stopped me on the street and said that he had seen me around for years and didn't know anything about me. So he asked me, "who are you?" I told him, "A neighbor that doesn't bother." This cracked him up. And THAT is the way to be.
Last story-I'd be tempted to ask for reimbursement for the family vacation that got cut short too. I love how no one realizes how much old growth healthy trees are worth.
I would have tried to settle for their house. It is easier to not live next to your tortfeasor. Especially with such house conditions being a topic of discussion on a sore ego. It's just brutal
There is a house, very old house about two miles from me. I pass it every time I go to town. A couple of years ago we had a bad storm and the next time I drove past, there was a huge tree that fell right on the house. Completely took out the whole front of the house leaving a big gaping hole. The couple who live there were elderly. I finally stopped one day when I saw the son there. He told me the tree came down in the storm. Weird thing was the tree was healthy, no rot inside or anything. Took them months and they finally got a modular home on part of the property next to the house. He told me his mother was sitting in that room when it happened.
So she must get traumatised when she sees a public pool, anyone using a pool anyplace, or the beach? Give her a straw and tell her to suck it up! Don’t get me wrong. It’s a tragedy her child passed, but why wasn’t she watching her child?
When the movie "out of the blue" was made about the Aramoana massacre, Aramoana residents complained that the community "hadn't been consulted" and were hurt that the movie was being made when they were still dealing with the event. The producers were confused, because they'd spoken to everyone they could find who lived there at the time. It turned out all the complainers were people who had moved there after the fact. Seriously.
First story, the fact you let them follow you into your house, room to room, was your first mistake. Should've closed the door or asked them to leave right there to establish bounderies.
On the pine tree that was cut down. Industry standard is a log to be 8 feet in length. The further up a tree has its first branch the better. This means the wood would be cleaner (lacking knots). If the type of tree is good for veneer ( the veneer presses are set for 8 foot logs), a premium price is paid. Getting a tree to fall where you want it is a skill unto itself. For large trees you don’t make a single cut through a tree because that is asking for trouble. Your chain saw can get snagged inside the cut as the tree leans into it, etc. That company was definitely rookies.
The location makes a big difference, too. I live in an area famous for furniture manufacturing, and manufacturers only buy trees from certain locations.
@@mbyerly9680If you are in the Allegheny mountains and had a Black Cherry tree that grew like that pine, you are talking a fortune. Veneer and high quality furniture making would be the best use of it.
It's depressingly easy for a child to drown with even vigilant sober adults watching. They don't do dramatic splashing or anything. They just sink silently.
In the pool story, I think they could find out the date of the accident and reach out to the parents of the kid who died and say they will not use it on the anniversaries. But people die tragically all the time; it doesn’t follow that where they died can never be used again. Life has to go on. But anniversaries are particularly difficult and you will show your respect by not using it on those days.
The pool story, if every house, pool, car, church a person passed in was no longer allowed to be occupied... that would be crazy. I feel for the parents that lost their child tho. Still, they need to work that grief out. If that means moving it does.
The house i grewup in. My neighbor to the right had a pool. I was at school when this happened but my mom was home when she heard a blood curdling scream. Their granddaughter had wandered out into the pool and drowned. The mom found out too late...
Some friends I knew in Florida had a pool. All the grandchildren were taught how to swim from an early age. What they weren't taught was water safety. They all know now. One of the grandkids was in the back by the pool, jeans, tennis shoes, and slipped in. He was found very quickly. The head of the EMT service said he got the best care possible before he ever made to the hospital. His grandpa was a retired EMT, His grandma was a RN with a Master's, His father was an EMT and mom was a nurse. He came out of the hospital in about a month with flying colors. He was very lucky. His grandpa now talks about water safety and not just swimming.
Yeah, even perfectly healthy trees can come down if the ground becomes too saturated with water for the roots to hold, especially in high winds. But in these situations the roots would have torn the ground up
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Personally, I won't have a large tree near my house, and especially not a white pine. Every time we have a bad wind storm here, I'll see several of them down. That being said, I'm also not going to tell you what you can and can't have growing on your property.
Alcohol causes soooooooo many problems!!! I quit drinking in 1977. I don't miss it at all. Some drunk causes some serious damage, and people will say "oh, he was just drunk. He is not usually like that." So everyone has to give him a get out of jail free card for "just" being drunk? Not in my book.
Pool Story: If I were OP, the ONLY concession I'd make to the Family that lost their child is to enclose the pool in a sound dampening greenhouse like building... I'd do that even if a child hadn't died in the pool before I bought the Property because it would keep local insects, critters and leaves and debris out of the pool as well as stop birds from crapping in it and slow water loss from evaporation. It would also increase Safety/Security by creating an extra barrier to stop people from accidentally getting too close to the pool and allow it to be used year round by keeping heat in and snow/rain/lightning out...can you imagine how cool it would be to be swimming in the pool during a thunderstorm knowing you can't get fried?
Story 2: NTA. It sucks that the neighbors lost their kid but to expect OP to not use the pool or to fill it in because of the neighbors trauma is idiotic. That would be like me telling all my neighbors that since I've lost 2 close family members to car accidents (and one of those being another fool drinking and driving), then nobody in the neighborhood can use a vehicle or drink any type of alcoholic beverage. Stupid and entitled. On a slightly related vein, why was the kid not being watched? Sure they said it was a pool party but as far as I'm concerned that doesn't mean a sober adult shouldn't have been watching.
1st story: Don't you just love it when neighbors try to steal land that they have no right to? 2nd story: It's your pool, you have the right to do with it as you will 3rd story: These karens have the biggest egos and entitlement so big that they needed a bigger yard to fit in I'm surprised that they didn't have to sell their house to pay for the damages
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Last story about the tree: I grew up in a logging family and when the op said the tree was healthy I was thinking either someone cut it down with a clue what they were doing (very dangerous btw unless you know what you’re doing you won’t be able to tell which way it’ll go), or that there were high winds, there is the possibility of it rotting from the inside out but you can always tell. I do find it funny that they didn’t even try to make it look like it naturally fell 😂😂😂😂
1st story is why there needs to some sort of limit for calling in false police reports before it becomes a crime you can be arrested for. Neighbors like Fran need to be slapped in cuffs for wasting emergency services time by being a busybody.
Story 2: I will say this as nicely as possible. What they do with their house is not their business. He needs to move or get into therapy and let them enjoy their pool.
story 2: not the a**hole, its sad they lost their son, but that doesnt give them the right to dictate wether or not kids use that pool, the pool belongs to OP, just because you lost your kid in the pool doesnt mean everyone who lives there has to listen to you and not let their kids swim in it or even get rid of it, did you think nobody with kids would ever move into that house? if the sound of kids swimming in that pool is so traumatic, then move, also, seek therapy to help you deal with the grief, its healthier than trying to tell people they shouldnt use the pool they own
First story: so this hedge.... she admitted that she planted it, that it was her property and could not be legally removed... but when it came time to maintain it, it was on OP's land and their responsiblity? it's either the OP's hedge and theirs to do with what they will, or it's Frans hedge and they should be maintaining their own damn hedge.
The pool story, it's too bad that a child lost their life in the pool. But that isn't the OP's fault or problem. They bought the house specifically because it had a swimming pool. As others have said. *IF* the family who lost a child was so upset at the thought of children playing in und enjoying the pool. They should have either bought the house und removed the pool, or just moved.
The pool story. Not your problem. You bought the property n pool after the fact of the child dying in said pool. My question is who wasn't watching said child when it drowned. If the neighbors don't like it let them move.
Chopped tree: I'd have so much fun preventing any tradespeople from getting work done to repair Karen's house. Call cops saying it looks illegal, there's no permit, there's asbestos, children are on site and another for kids being employed illegally.
PSA: Always have security cameras if you have an HOA, Karen or Kevin...anywhere in the area. Always call police if crimes are committed against you or your property. Story 1: I would have put the hedge straight into wood chipper...grinning at Fran the entire time. Yup...I'm just that petty too :) Story 2: OP is NTA. I can sympathize with the neighbors but no matter who moved in they would be using the pool...no one buys a house with a pool unless they are going to use it. Story 3: Karen is really lucky that OP didn't go after punitive damages as well...that number is usually TRIPLE whatever the actual damages were. An extra $720,000 more added on.
I have some questions about the first story: * When you're buying a house in the US isn't a property survey part of the process? In the UK you normally get a survey done which is primevally to assess that the house is really worth the asking price (mortgage lenders won't agree to funding the purchase of a house in poor condition) * Aren't there laws against wasting police time? It is an offence in the UK and although it's rarely ever actually used, someone making repeated nuisance calls would sooner or later incur a wasting police time charge.
A property survey wouldn't necessarily be required if there was no mortgage, or if the mortgage company didn't insist on one, which is actually possible given that OP said they bought the neighbour's property. Additionally, a lot of "surveyors" just look for the markers and don't look closer, and almost certainly do not look at historical surveys or other records. You might be surprised at how bad some of those surveys actually are. And that's assuming this wasn't in an area where there are a lot of old properties where there was never a survey in the first place and property lines are defined by landmarks in which case survey requirements would be even less strict. As far as wasting police time goes, OP addressed that. The reports were "just reasonable enough". The problem is that if they go after someone for wasting their time, the *police* have to prove it in court and that is not at all certain for marginal cases and depending on the actual frequency of calls, it may actually be more cost effective to just respond to the calls. And it also allowed them to keep an eye on the situation.
Fran and Ken are lunatics, unfortunately they sound like my neighbors. 1 is on HOA board and other is attorney for state. Id lose my shit if someone tried to follow me around my house while working.
People have told me that I won't see the trees grow to maturity in my life. I think I'm aware of that and said I never plant trees for me. I plan ahead and knew the 2 Turkey Oaks close to my house would eventually have to come down, they tend to rot in about 75 years, and had started to dropped branches on my house. Nothing wakes you up like branches falling on the roof. So after 10 years I did take down the Turkey Oaks and in another 5 years my Live oaks will be giving my house afternoon shade at a safe distance from the house. In my life I have planted hundreds of trees. The Ohio campground I sent my summers at backs up to an interstate. I planted pine cones. The tree❤s are now 20' tall. I also planted the Arbor day tree packages on a side of the camp that boarders a farm. My girlfriend had an area her hubby called Judy's forest where I planted oak seedlings that are also mature.
If those neighbors have a problem with the pool they need to move. Just tell the neighbors that they can pay the x number amount of money it would cost to fill in the pool and find my kids in an above ground pool. The only thing I can think of they could do to appease the neighbors is by having some kind of dedication or a blessing ceremony that the neighbors can see and participate in and show respect for the kid that died. Or maybe even set up a college fund in the name of the kids so that way they feel that they're not disrespecting him.
The tree story, what's that you had to hire an arborist to appraise the tree I hope to God that you counted the cost to hire the arborist in what you sued for.
This neighbours knew the tree wasn’t there. Following who rules:This neighbour hate hole neighbourhood and the neighbourhood has the problem. This there new neighbour was whole trim the tree. Completing kids coming from school at 1530 or 3pm because she to sleep. They seal land illegally.
This is going to sound crazy but bear with me Those neighbors came over to bring demons and evil spirit and whatever evil energy into their home If you ever have that happen to you politely ask them to leave with no explanation
With the second one your home your problem not anyone else's I cannot tell you what to do on your own property I can suggest but that's as far as they can do not without getting called by the cops
With the first story, I can be one vindictive man!!! If you are nice to me, I will be nice to you, HOWEVER if you are an ass to me, I will return that in spades to you. I am not against telling anyone what I think of them in language that is very vulgar and mean. I would keep poking the bear until the bear would end up doing something to get themselves arrested for. That can be dangerous, but I can modify my actions as much as needed. I had a neighbor once that gave me the "low-down" on everyone in the neighborhood. It turns out that HE was the a-hole, and everyone else was great. We had a fence between our properties that he told me the first day that we met, that the fence was 4 feet on his property. He had done that so that one of the former owners of my house could dump big rocks into the creek that ran behind our properties. We moved to a much nicer house that was just down the street 100 yards. We kept our old house and rented it out. The renters asked if they could plant some flowers. I said "No problem." A day later I saw the old man next door over shaking his finger at my renters, so I walked down to see what was happening. I asked what the problem was, and the old man said, "They are digging up MY grass!" I replied, "I am so sick of hearing about your fence, either move the Damn fence or shut the f up." He then said, "If I was 20 years younger,............." I replied, "If you were 20 years younger, I would kick your A....!" About that time his Wife came out and drug him back to the house. The renters were shocked, and I told them to go ahead and plant their flowers, you will not have any more trouble with him. The neighbor on the other side had the land surveyed and found that the fence was 4" on her side, so I came home one day to find my gate laying in the grass and the fence moved. The neighbor lady came over and told me what she did. I just said ok. One weekend she had mentioned to some other people that she was going over to the coast for the weekend. (She did not tell me) Saturday I noticed water running out her front door. A pipe broke in her old trailer house. (10 by 60) I knew where the water shut-off was, and if she had not been such a b-hole about the fence, I would have shut off her water. BUT, she was, and I did not. It caused a ton of problems for her. Do you think that the 4 inches of property was worth it? I will probably get flamed for doing that, but I do not care. Like I said, I am a good friend, but I would not want me as an enemy.
It's like if somebody falls down a flight of stairs and breaks their neck and dies should everybody avoid that flight of stairs for the rest of everybody's life in the world? No you should not it's your pool your property they should get over it sorry to sound so cold and insensitive about it but they're the ones calling you the a****** no you're not an a****** they are and if they're upset about it what's the obviously not they would have moved and I say this because them being in the same house the same neighborhood they would have moved because of the emotional stress of thinking I remember my child coming through here I remember my child playing over there they're just looking to lash out at someone that's the situation so go ahead and enjoy your pool with your children
OP 1; people need to grow a pair and just tell idiots to F off. This stupid over concern that most people have with thinking that it’s their responsibility to not "offend" anyone. If someone chooses to take offense that’s their problem. Just grow up and tell others to do the same. And why would you not care about someone stealing a few feet inside your property line? No one is that dumb. I call BS on the whole story. OP 2; I don’t know why tree loppers or arborists aren’t required to gain proof of authorization if the laws require a permit or at the very least require official documentation from a city qualified surveyor that proves that the land belongs to them. To just walk onto a property and start carving down trees on the say so of some random person is the grossest of negligence. OP should’ve gone after the moron who cut it down without proof that the person requesting the job owned the property.
"the nicer i was, the angrier she got" ... I SO did this in 20 years of IT support.
I guess if a person died while driving you should NOT drive again! It is YOUR pool and NOT theirs!!!
We had neighbors like the first story in Germany. One family told us who we should and shouldn't associate with. Another let his dogs roam on the public street to attack people.
The "undesirable" people we were told to not associate with were the kindest, most enjoyable people to spend time with.
"If you met assholes in the morning, assholes at noon and assholes in the evening - it might be you that is the asshole."
@@christopherg2347 One might ASSume that to be the case, but you could be wrong.
You might just be in an asshole rich environment.
First Story: Once a neighbor a bit drunk stopped me on the street and said that he had seen me around for years and didn't know anything about me. So he asked me, "who are you?" I told him, "A neighbor that doesn't bother." This cracked him up. And THAT is the way to be.
Last story-I'd be tempted to ask for reimbursement for the family vacation that got cut short too.
I love how no one realizes how much old growth healthy trees are worth.
I would have tried to settle for their house. It is easier to not live next to your tortfeasor. Especially with such house conditions being a topic of discussion on a sore ego. It's just brutal
There is a house, very old house about two miles from me. I pass it every time I go to town. A couple of years ago we had a bad storm and the next time I drove past, there was a huge tree that fell right on the house. Completely took out the whole front of the house leaving a big gaping hole. The couple who live there were elderly. I finally stopped one day when I saw the son there. He told me the tree came down in the storm. Weird thing was the tree was healthy, no rot inside or anything. Took them months and they finally got a modular home on part of the property next to the house. He told me his mother was sitting in that room when it happened.
The pool story. It's not your problem that a a kid died in the pool. If the neighbours can't cope they should move.
100%.
So she must get traumatised when she sees a public pool, anyone using a pool anyplace, or the beach? Give her a straw and tell her to suck it up! Don’t get me wrong. It’s a tragedy her child passed, but why wasn’t she watching her child?
@@paulredinger5830 Sometimes it just happens - and after it happend you always knows better.
Kids Alive, Do The Five:
• Fence the pool
• Shut the gate
• Teach your kids to swim
• Supervise
• Learn CPR
When the movie "out of the blue" was made about the Aramoana massacre, Aramoana residents complained that the community "hadn't been consulted" and were hurt that the movie was being made when they were still dealing with the event. The producers were confused, because they'd spoken to everyone they could find who lived there at the time.
It turned out all the complainers were people who had moved there after the fact. Seriously.
I'm shocked Fran didn't get arrested for faults police report
Lazy Officers that just didn't want to deal with her Insanity or do the extra Paperwork...
First story, the fact you let them follow you into your house, room to room, was your first mistake. Should've closed the door or asked them to leave right there to establish bounderies.
On the pine tree that was cut down. Industry standard is a log to be 8 feet in length. The further up a tree has its first branch the better. This means the wood would be cleaner (lacking knots). If the type of tree is good for veneer ( the veneer presses are set for 8 foot logs), a premium price is paid.
Getting a tree to fall where you want it is a skill unto itself. For large trees you don’t make a single cut through a tree because that is asking for trouble. Your chain saw can get snagged inside the cut as the tree leans into it, etc. That company was definitely rookies.
The location makes a big difference, too. I live in an area famous for furniture manufacturing, and manufacturers only buy trees from certain locations.
@@mbyerly9680If you are in the Allegheny mountains and had a Black Cherry tree that grew like that pine, you are talking a fortune. Veneer and high quality furniture making would be the best use of it.
Last week, Calif. was hit with a strong storm. I was sleeping and was rudely awakened by a loud crash. A large tree that is old and dying
It's depressingly easy for a child to drown with even vigilant sober adults watching. They don't do dramatic splashing or anything. They just sink silently.
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I think that the police would start finding that woman for all the useless calls to 911.
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The evil neighbors didn't realize they weren't the dangerous ones, OP and his wife were. The pool story is the start of a horror movie.
NTA you are responsible for your own triggers if you need help with that seek it out. Have fun in the pool.
In the pool story, I think they could find out the date of the accident and reach out to the parents of the kid who died and say they will not use it on the anniversaries. But people die tragically all the time; it doesn’t follow that where they died can never be used again. Life has to go on. But anniversaries are particularly difficult and you will show your respect by not using it on those days.
I thought Karens usually had a sour face most of the time. Great stories, Ripe.
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If they make the old a-hole neighbors house a community garden, it woukd be amazing!!!
The pool story, if every house, pool, car, church a person passed in was no longer allowed to be occupied... that would be crazy. I feel for the parents that lost their child tho. Still, they need to work that grief out. If that means moving it does.
At least Karen had a light at the end of the tunnel, she didn't have shade anymore.👍
That's what I was thinking. Enjoying that sunny yard neighbor?😂😂
@@donnamcmanus7360with what it cost her, was it worth it?🧐
@@donnamcmanus7360 I hope that it gets here house incredibly hot!!!!
The house i grewup in. My neighbor to the right had a pool. I was at school when this happened but my mom was home when she heard a blood curdling scream. Their granddaughter had wandered out into the pool and drowned. The mom found out too late...
Some friends I knew in Florida had a pool. All the grandchildren were taught how to swim from an early age. What they weren't taught was water safety. They all know now. One of the grandkids was in the back by the pool, jeans, tennis shoes, and slipped in. He was found very quickly. The head of the EMT service said he got the best care possible before he ever made to the hospital. His grandpa was a retired EMT, His grandma was a RN with a Master's, His father was an EMT and mom was a nurse. He came out of the hospital in about a month with flying colors. He was very lucky. His grandpa now talks about water safety and not just swimming.
Yeah, even perfectly healthy trees can come down if the ground becomes too saturated with water for the roots to hold, especially in high winds. But in these situations the roots would have torn the ground up
I had a pine tree fall into my neighbour's house because the ground was oversaturated thanks to Cyclone Marcia.
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Personally, I won't have a large tree near my house, and especially not a white pine. Every time we have a bad wind storm here, I'll see several of them down.
That being said, I'm also not going to tell you what you can and can't have growing on your property.
I've been there. Had the wind from Cyclone Marcia blown a different direction, I would have lost a part of the house I rented.
So, this child drowned at a pool party? I wonder where the parets were and how much alcohol was involved.
Alcohol causes soooooooo many problems!!! I quit drinking in 1977. I don't miss it at all. Some drunk causes some serious damage, and people will say "oh, he was just drunk. He is not usually like that." So everyone has to give him a get out of jail free card for "just" being drunk? Not in my book.
Last story. You don't have to "estimate" the age
of a tree! Just count the growth rings.
steve
Provided the stump or trunk is available to examine by a pro. Pretty sure it's not completely fool proof, but that would be pretty rare
@@marjoriejohnston4905, in this story, they are accessible.
steve
Pool Story: If I were OP, the ONLY concession I'd make to the Family that lost their child is to enclose the pool in a sound dampening greenhouse like building...
I'd do that even if a child hadn't died in the pool before I bought the Property because it would keep local insects, critters and leaves and debris out of the pool as well as stop birds from crapping in it and slow water loss from evaporation.
It would also increase Safety/Security by creating an extra barrier to stop people from accidentally getting too close to the pool and allow it to be used year round by keeping heat in and snow/rain/lightning out...can you imagine how cool it would be to be swimming in the pool during a thunderstorm knowing you can't get fried?
Look up the Kids Alive, Do The Five campaign.
I guess that Karens take after one another.
Story 2: NTA. It sucks that the neighbors lost their kid but to expect OP to not use the pool or to fill it in because of the neighbors trauma is idiotic. That would be like me telling all my neighbors that since I've lost 2 close family members to car accidents (and one of those being another fool drinking and driving), then nobody in the neighborhood can use a vehicle or drink any type of alcoholic beverage. Stupid and entitled.
On a slightly related vein, why was the kid not being watched? Sure they said it was a pool party but as far as I'm concerned that doesn't mean a sober adult shouldn't have been watching.
It only takes a couple of seconds for a kid to fall into the pool and drown.
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when dumb karens meddle with trees
"I'm sorry your child died here. I guess that you should move to different area to avoid any bad memories. Meanwhile, I'll enjoy using my pool."
1st story: Don't you just love it when neighbors try to steal land that they have no right to?
2nd story: It's your pool, you have the right to do with it as you will
3rd story: These karens have the biggest egos and entitlement so big that they needed a bigger yard to fit in
I'm surprised that they didn't have to sell their house to pay for the damages
bit of a funny i just remembered someone came into a dessert shop which translates roughly to "just desserts" to order a pizza and the waitreess said "oh do mean a pizza cookie?" and the customer said "no i meant a pepperoni pizza" and the waitress said "we only serve desserts here" and they both laughed about together
Clearly the cops never heard the story of the Boy who cried Wolf.
Love the cat rocker that is really cute !
Last story about the tree: I grew up in a logging family and when the op said the tree was healthy I was thinking either someone cut it down with a clue what they were doing (very dangerous btw unless you know what you’re doing you won’t be able to tell which way it’ll go), or that there were high winds, there is the possibility of it rotting from the inside out but you can always tell. I do find it funny that they didn’t even try to make it look like it naturally fell 😂😂😂😂
Did Karen have to recompense the family for their having to return early from their vacation?
Nta. Then they need to move.
My cousin's 2 year old son drown in the swimming pool.
1st story is why there needs to some sort of limit for calling in false police reports before it becomes a crime you can be arrested for. Neighbors like Fran need to be slapped in cuffs for wasting emergency services time by being a busybody.
Story 2: I will say this as nicely as possible. What they do with their house is not their business. He needs to move or get into therapy and let them enjoy their pool.
story 2: not the a**hole, its sad they lost their son, but that doesnt give them the right to dictate wether or not kids use that pool, the pool belongs to OP, just because you lost your kid in the pool doesnt mean everyone who lives there has to listen to you and not let their kids swim in it or even get rid of it,
did you think nobody with kids would ever move into that house? if the sound of kids swimming in that pool is so traumatic, then move, also, seek therapy to help you deal with the grief, its healthier than trying to tell people they shouldnt use the pool they own
People drown in the ocean everyday,you really can’t fill it in,accidents happen
First story: so this hedge.... she admitted that she planted it, that it was her property and could not be legally removed... but when it came time to maintain it, it was on OP's land and their responsiblity? it's either the OP's hedge and theirs to do with what they will, or it's Frans hedge and they should be maintaining their own damn hedge.
Yay
Why couldn't OP just call his insurance company???
The pool story, it's too bad that a child lost their life in the pool. But that isn't the OP's fault or problem. They bought the house specifically because it had a swimming pool.
As others have said. *IF* the family who lost a child was so upset at the thought of children playing in und enjoying the pool. They should have either bought the house und removed the pool, or just moved.
The pool story. Not your problem. You bought the property n pool after the fact of the child dying in said pool. My question is who wasn't watching said child when it drowned. If the neighbors don't like it let them move.
I would’ve sued that tree lady for slander after what she was trying to blame me for house being destroyed to the neighbors
Chopped tree: I'd have so much fun preventing any tradespeople from getting work done to repair Karen's house. Call cops saying it looks illegal, there's no permit, there's asbestos, children are on site and another for kids being employed illegally.
"Good people" wouldn't move property markers. ps 'THEY DID IT AND RAN AWAY" is a classic lie that people use to falsely accuse people.
The first one was unbelievably long. Was it created by AI?
Has anyone else noticed how so many of these reddit stories copy one another nearly identical?
Sensationalism sells, while the truth is boring. Just look at the news.
@@Absaalookemensch My Mass Media teacher in high school, during the late 80's, said the same thing.
Probly because they all come from the same 5 subs
My opinion. When a story gets a lot of attention plenty of people jump on the bandwagon with fiction stories with the same storyline
@@hellznaw1134 My thoughts exactly, the theme being who can embellish the best.
PSA: Always have security cameras if you have an HOA, Karen or Kevin...anywhere in the area. Always call police if crimes are committed against you or your property.
Story 1: I would have put the hedge straight into wood chipper...grinning at Fran the entire time. Yup...I'm just that petty too :)
Story 2: OP is NTA. I can sympathize with the neighbors but no matter who moved in they would be using the pool...no one buys a house with a pool unless they are going to use it.
Story 3: Karen is really lucky that OP didn't go after punitive damages as well...that number is usually TRIPLE whatever the actual damages were. An extra $720,000 more added on.
I have some questions about the first story:
* When you're buying a house in the US isn't a property survey part of the process? In the UK you normally get a survey done which is primevally to assess that the house is really worth the asking price (mortgage lenders won't agree to funding the purchase of a house in poor condition)
* Aren't there laws against wasting police time? It is an offence in the UK and although it's rarely ever actually used, someone making repeated nuisance calls would sooner or later incur a wasting police time charge.
A property survey wouldn't necessarily be required if there was no mortgage, or if the mortgage company didn't insist on one, which is actually possible given that OP said they bought the neighbour's property. Additionally, a lot of "surveyors" just look for the markers and don't look closer, and almost certainly do not look at historical surveys or other records. You might be surprised at how bad some of those surveys actually are. And that's assuming this wasn't in an area where there are a lot of old properties where there was never a survey in the first place and property lines are defined by landmarks in which case survey requirements would be even less strict.
As far as wasting police time goes, OP addressed that. The reports were "just reasonable enough". The problem is that if they go after someone for wasting their time, the *police* have to prove it in court and that is not at all certain for marginal cases and depending on the actual frequency of calls, it may actually be more cost effective to just respond to the calls. And it also allowed them to keep an eye on the situation.
Fran and Ken are lunatics, unfortunately they sound like my neighbors. 1 is on HOA board and other is attorney for state. Id lose my shit if someone tried to follow me around my house while working.
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People have told me that I won't see the trees grow to maturity in my life. I think I'm aware of that and said I never plant trees for me. I plan ahead and knew the 2 Turkey Oaks close to my house would eventually have to come down, they tend to rot in about 75 years, and had started to dropped branches on my house. Nothing wakes you up like branches falling on the roof. So after 10 years I did take down the Turkey Oaks and in another 5 years my Live oaks will be giving my house afternoon shade at a safe distance from the house. In my life I have planted hundreds of trees. The Ohio campground I sent my summers at backs up to an interstate. I planted pine cones. The tree❤s are now 20' tall. I also planted the Arbor day tree packages on a side of the camp that boarders a farm. My girlfriend had an area her hubby called Judy's forest where I planted oak seedlings that are also mature.
If those neighbors have a problem with the pool they need to move. Just tell the neighbors that they can pay the x number amount of money it would cost to fill in the pool and find my kids in an above ground pool.
The only thing I can think of they could do to appease the neighbors is by having some kind of dedication or a blessing ceremony that the neighbors can see and participate in and show respect for the kid that died. Or maybe even set up a college fund in the name of the kids so that way they feel that they're not disrespecting him.
The tree story, what's that you had to hire an arborist to appraise the tree I hope to God that you counted the cost to hire the arborist in what you sued for.
The kid died at a pool party. Where were the parents. It was the parents fault
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This neighbours knew the tree wasn’t there. Following who rules:This neighbour hate hole neighbourhood and the neighbourhood has the problem. This there new neighbour was whole trim the tree. Completing kids coming from school at 1530 or 3pm because she to sleep. They seal land illegally.
This is going to sound crazy but bear with me
Those neighbors came over to bring demons and evil spirit and whatever evil energy into their home
If you ever have that happen to you politely ask them to leave with no explanation
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With the second one your home your problem not anyone else's I cannot tell you what to do on your own property I can suggest but that's as far as they can do not without getting called by the cops
With the first story, I can be one vindictive man!!! If you are nice to me, I will be nice to you, HOWEVER if you are an ass to me, I will return that in spades to you. I am not against telling anyone what I think of them in language that is very vulgar and mean. I would keep poking the bear until the bear would end up doing something to get themselves arrested for. That can be dangerous, but I can modify my actions as much as needed.
I had a neighbor once that gave me the "low-down" on everyone in the neighborhood. It turns out that HE was the a-hole, and everyone else was great. We had a fence between our properties that he told me the first day that we met, that the fence was 4 feet on his property. He had done that so that one of the former owners of my house could dump big rocks into the creek that ran behind our properties. We moved to a much nicer house that was just down the street 100 yards. We kept our old house and rented it out. The renters asked if they could plant some flowers. I said "No problem."
A day later I saw the old man next door over shaking his finger at my renters, so I walked down to see what was happening. I asked what the problem was, and the old man said, "They are digging up MY grass!" I replied, "I am so sick of hearing about your fence, either move the Damn fence or shut the f up." He then said, "If I was 20 years younger,............." I replied, "If you were 20 years younger, I would kick your A....!" About that time his Wife came out and drug him back to the house.
The renters were shocked, and I told them to go ahead and plant their flowers, you will not have any more trouble with him.
The neighbor on the other side had the land surveyed and found that the fence was 4" on her side, so I came home one day to find my gate laying in the grass and the fence moved. The neighbor lady came over and told me what she did. I just said ok. One weekend she had mentioned to some other people that she was going over to the coast for the weekend. (She did not tell me) Saturday I noticed water running out her front door. A pipe broke in her old trailer house. (10 by 60) I knew where the water shut-off was, and if she had not been such a b-hole about the fence, I would have shut off her water. BUT, she was, and I did not. It caused a ton of problems for her. Do you think that the 4 inches of property was worth it?
I will probably get flamed for doing that, but I do not care. Like I said, I am a good friend, but I would not want me as an enemy.
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Story 2 nta but domt expect any wath from neighbors or help.
It's like if somebody falls down a flight of stairs and breaks their neck and dies should everybody avoid that flight of stairs for the rest of everybody's life in the world? No you should not it's your pool your property they should get over it sorry to sound so cold and insensitive about it but they're the ones calling you the a****** no you're not an a****** they are and if they're upset about it what's the obviously not they would have moved and I say this because them being in the same house the same neighborhood they would have moved because of the emotional stress of thinking I remember my child coming through here I remember my child playing over there they're just looking to lash out at someone that's the situation so go ahead and enjoy your pool with your children
Whose excited for July 20th ufc match
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The story about the pool and the story about the tree were both in other videos. Please stop repeating stories.
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Shout out to TREE LAW!!!!!
OP 1; people need to grow a pair and just tell idiots to F off. This stupid over concern that most people have with thinking that it’s their responsibility to not "offend" anyone. If someone chooses to take offense that’s their problem. Just grow up and tell others to do the same. And why would you not care about someone stealing a few feet inside your property line? No one is that dumb. I call BS on the whole story.
OP 2; I don’t know why tree loppers or arborists aren’t required to gain proof of authorization if the laws require a permit or at the very least require official documentation from a city qualified surveyor that proves that the land belongs to them. To just walk onto a property and start carving down trees on the say so of some random person is the grossest of negligence. OP should’ve gone after the moron who cut it down without proof that the person requesting the job owned the property.
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