Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

After the storm passes, we will make a sad trip to CA. A little over a month ago, our beloved Golden Retriever passed. He was only 8 1/2 years old. My wife and I still grieve his loss.

Strong love.

 

[Thomas]

The scams out there are unbelievable, I wish these people would find a real job !

They have no pride or honor.

 

[Thomas]

19F partly cloudy steady wind from north gusting 25mph.

Been good day...got everything done I wanted little bit more.
Plans for the evening...after dinner feet up watch who done it movie and share bowl ice cream.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! (Actually, it's well past noon).

61F @ 1:30PM. Mostly cloudy skies. High 59F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Looks like the wet weather has slipped to Saturday, but we'll still get several days of mild rain out of the next storm.

So let him try to fix it and call in MDOE if it fails or
Call in now and report it
and let him go through the new permit process?

Has he received a "Cure Notice" sent registered mail from you? That would be your first step in the legal direction. Then if he continues to ignore it, contact the zoning/building department and file a formal complaint. If that is ignored, file a lawsuit in small claims, or if over the small claims limit, hire an attorney and file in superior court. Just make sure you track your time and expense in making any repair to substantiate your damage claim. I don't believe you can sue for emotional distress in small claims, but you can in a higher court if damages are substantial. Unfortunately, the higher the legal escalation, the more it will cost you before any satisfaction is obtained. And even if you get a judgement against him, you might well have to spend even more money to collect it.

There are some pretty sad tales floating around here on TBN about neighbor issues. I hope you can resolve the problem quickly and inexpensively, maybe with just a letter from an attorney.

Good luck...

Thought I had unloaded all the boxes, but I forgot about the ones that came down in the Camry. One had a bunch of bananas, and it's been sitting in the car since last Thursday. Now they're very ripe, but very sweet, too, just the way I like them. I knew I'd packed all my tableware to bring down, fully expecting a box from the trailer or van to contain it. I unpacked the Camry boxes this morning, and there it was. Now I'm washing the tableware I was using, a mish mash of old cutlery and my camping pots'n'pans. Serviceable, but not as nice in your hands. More incentive to get the move done and someone else in that house up north.

Installed four TapCon screws in the toilet flange yesterday, but didn't torque them very tight, having no experience with either the screws or the plastic toilet flange. Better safe than sorry. Should the rest of the install done this afternoon.

Happy Hump, and Valentine's, Day to you all!

 

[daugen]

Frits, I would send pics and ask formally for a timeframe to fix.
I would send it certified mail. Sounds like you need to document your issues and not by email.
if he ignores you, call it in
anyone who blocks your phone call is unlikely to be your friend...

Amazon delivered my propane tank finally, so I drove up to TSC and got it filled.
very pretty out, bright blue sunny sky and very "white" out, lot of glare off snow
flowers in greenhouse look a lot happier since I turned the heat up in there but I think I did mess
up some zinnias that were too close to the side.

for fun I also planted a few bush beans in pots.
want to take pics each day for nephew's little kids.
I also planted some cucumber seeds and will repot them several times, see if they will grow in greenhouse until April.
they will get staked when they go out. Safest day here is allegedly April 15.

 

[plowhog]

Call in now and report it
and let him go through the new permit process?

I only know part of the circumstances.

But one thing that is universal is to have good documentation of events. That helps in every case if it has to escalate.

I think I would begin sending letters to your neighbor as you encounter added work or damage. Remember that such letters are more probably for a judge or regulator to read, down the road, not so much the unruly neighbor. So keep the letters polite, professional, non-accusatory, and stick only to the facts. A judge or regulatory agency will appreciate that down the road.

I would point out that the pond used to exist without prior problems. Then changes were made and problems began. And on X number of occasions, you have had to expend X labor hours and X amount of equipment time. Identify a reasonable number for labor and equipment and put down a total cost you are out. Include some photos if there is a reasonable way to get them.

Conclude by asking that the pond be restored to a manner where it no longer causes a problem.

I would keep sending letters each time you have to touch this. And I don't bother with certified mail-- the neighbor can just refuse delivery. And as you send each letter the cost for your time and equipment goes up.

This doesn't mean you can't try other things. But I would get the documentation trail revved up if it is not already.

Good luck with this ... aaggghhhhh.

 

[sodamo]

Drew “What if it's been that way for hundreds of years?”
I think that is part of the problem. Almost nothing is like it was for hundreds of years. I think we are over run with examples of things changed uphill with little to no regard for the results. I think this idea Frits situation to some extent.
When we lived in Atlanta we had a similar problem. Almost any rain and our street would overcome with waterflow, even some yards flooded. Neighbors were quick to say that when the area was new that was never a problem, but it became one when the MARTA station was built about 1/4 mile and uphill away. Being a different government entity, no problem. The only solution years later was to add a curb type (think speed bump) at driveway entrances on the downslope side of the street in hopes of diverting most of the flow. We were fortunate, but I’ve seen where our next door neighbor couldn’t get to or from their car, let alone store anything in their crawl space.

Living on the side of a mountain in an area that expects 120” plus a year, this is something we pay attention to and sometimes shake our heads when the latest mainland arrival quickly recontours their property, often expensively.

 

[sodamo]

Good Morning, currently 48°

Buckeye, that was a nice looking buger, I could't figure out the onion rings, dang it looked good -- cardinal pic was really nice along with the dino pic, you were lucky to get away..lol...

Plowhog -- nice pic of lion

Drew -- nice cruise ship to Hawaii could be waiting for you..I wonder how many days it takes..I need to google that..

Have a nice day..

Mark

Sadly, unless things have changed, no cruise ships to Hawaii as a final destination, just a short stop. Something related to shipping laws, like Jones Act. We had some old neighbors recently cruise from west coast to Tahiti with stops in Hawaii. I think there are also cruises from west coast with multiple island stops that return to west coast. About 14 days trip.

 

[sodamo]

Scag has lost out.

A nice quiet morning just piddling about the house. Made a nice surf and turf for my favorite Valentine. After a glass of wine, no longer motivated to play mechanic as opposed to just being in the presence of my best friend and love.️

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) early arvo. Overnight Low of 7.8C and it's presently 24.9C, clear and calm.

Lovely, intimate, Ash Wednesday Service yesterday. The wee jobs at the Church Hall went well... I installed a couple of 'latches' on some doors to render them safe for when Sunday School is underweigh.

This morning involved a 'Foot Dude' appointment to have my toenails cut & calluses trimmed. (it's a Type II diabetes thing = no ingrown nails). Seeing as I was close to town, I headed in to have some scripts filled and paid my annual bill for having a PO Box. At least I get charged half price for it because the PO don't deliver to my address.

Other than that, I've got a dinner/meeting this evening @ 1730.

That's about it, take care all.