Range wars

[Smart Red]

I side with your son and DH on this one. At the edge of the property, I might give them the wood. Traipsing all over my property after what they have put you through, NO.

BUT and that is a big one, if we don't give the wood away, DH will have to pick up the tree (in pieces) several times before it is where someone can haul it away anyway. I would love to keep DH from having to do all the work. On the other hand, he loves doing that kind of work. It's just so hard.

 

[baymule]

So post it on Freecycle or Craigslist and give it away. Just NOT to your neighbors.

 

[Smart Red]

Well, supposedly the big reveal is coming up soon. July 15th is (hopefully) our final court date and the neighbors will know what is theirs and what is ours. They certainly don't know now. Monday evening the sheriff's deputy was out for the third time because I mowed my property -- not land that was in dispute,(which is still ours until the Court says otherwise) but land that has been ours for the last 40 years.

The neighbor saw me mowing in the gully and watched as I removed the metal stakes I had put there. They have never been in a straight line. They have never been 'boundary' stakes. They have never been on or close to the disputed area. They have never been in the same place for more than 5 days other than during the frozen winter months. Still, he believes that I did something illegal when I moved my stakes to mow my land. So he called the sheriff's department.

Once again I had an officer suggest that I leave my land alone until the case is settled. MY LAND! Not disputed land according to the attorneys. I was definitely and positively on my side of the disputed 15 feet!

I showed the deputy pictures of the disputed area and where my trailer -- future chicken coop -- was sitting. He went back to talk to the neighbor, 'cuz he could see there was no reason for him to be called, but no one will actually do anything until the case is settled. This is the third time for the same mown area and I call it harassment. I told the deputy I could have been calling the sheriff every week when he mows part of my property. His eyes got big and he sighed, "Please don't". I wouldn't but only because someone has to be the grown-up here.

Poor neighbor! He seems to think he is fighting for 40-some feet of my land in the gully between his house and ours when he is actually going to lose 15 feet of land East of that 40 feet. That will put our boundary line within 20-ish feet of his back door instead of an additional 55 feet closer to mine. He wouldn't be happy even if he gets what he is suing for. He sure won't be happy when he loses.

 

[seedcorn]

U reap what u sow. Hope they enjoy their loss. Tell them to enjoy it with sugar and milk.

Even IF it was theirs, I'd tell you to mow away. In fact, you can come mow my yard if you want......

 

[Carol Dee]

Well, supposedly the big reveal is coming up soon. July 15th is (hopefully) our final court date and the neighbors will know what is theirs and what is ours. They certainly don't know now. Monday evening the sheriff's deputy was out for the third time because I mowed my property -- not land that was in dispute,(which is still ours until the Court says otherwise) but land that has been ours for the last 40 years.

The neighbor saw me mowing in the gully and watched as I removed the metal stakes I had put there. They have never been in a straight line. They have never been 'boundary' stakes. They have never been on or close to the disputed area. They have never been in the same place for more than 5 days other than during the frozen winter months. Still, he believes that I did something illegal when I moved my stakes to mow my land. So he called the sheriff's department.

Once again I had an officer suggest that I leave my land alone until the case is settled. MY LAND! Not disputed land according to the attorneys. I was definitely and positively on my side of the disputed 15 feet!

I showed the deputy pictures of the disputed area and where my trailer -- future chicken coop -- was sitting. He went back to talk to the neighbor, 'cuz he could see there was no reason for him to be called, but no one will actually do anything until the case is settled. This is the third time for the same mown area and I call it harassment. I told the deputy I could have been calling the sheriff every week when he mows part of my property. His eyes got big and he sighed, "Please don't". I wouldn't but only because someone has to be the grown-up here.

Poor neighbor! He seems to think he is fighting for 40-some feet of my land in the gully between his house and ours when he is actually going to lose 15 feet of land East of that 40 feet. That will put our boundary line within 20-ish feet of his back door instead of an additional 55 feet closer to mine. He wouldn't be happy even if he gets what he is suing for. He sure won't be happy when he loses.

*sigh*

 

[journey11]

We may have to crowd-fund you a nice privacy fence when all of this is over. Crazy neighbors...

 

[Smart Red]

Not necessary, Journey11. The only thing I asked from the judge is an order to put in a line fence that will keep their dog from wandering onto my property. When the case is settled, they should have to pay for half the installation and fencing.

A privacy fence wouldn't do them any good. Our property is sited on a hill above theirs with the gully between. It would have to be a pretty tall fence to keep us from looking (as if we wanted to) and run-off water needs a place to flow through the gully for their sake.

Since we built maybe 200 feet from their house, we wouldn't need a fence at all other than to keep the neighbors confined their own land.

 

[baymule]

I can't wait for these idiot dumbos to get slapped back--away from YOUR land!

 

[thistlebloom]

We should all have an online celebratory party when you win your own land back Red. I'll bring the ice cream!

 

[baymule]

I'll bring pecan pies. @MontyJ is in charge of BBQ.