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.

 

[Buppies]

36 right now breezy maybe some light snow Friday I’m not hold my breath

M7040 as has been said keep good records time spent for repairs made by you materials equipment time etc.

Plowhog sorry about loss of golden we have has four thru the years always hard

Thanks BEF

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Still feeling miserable. Glad this is after the trip.
Was asleep on lazyboy earlier with pebbles asleep in me, now in bed with her asleep on me

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 41ºF for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Brisk wind with strong gusts, mostly sunny, and high temp was 66ºF. Men's meeting to start day, found a bill I missed the other day, got it paid. Trip to town for lunch and heart Dr. No new problems .
Dennis neat pic. Did not eat at seven brothers.
Ron Glad Sassy back to cutie status Hope grocery shopping went well. Sorry your friend lost his mother. Hope he gets estate finished. Nice woodpecker.
NHBX sorry you missed out, Thunder snow storms are like that predicting where storms will track beyond weather guessers. Not on the track, gets a dusting, in the track gets 4" to 2' of snow.
Kilroy sorry Mrs not getting better very fast. Hope the time off helps. And to think you missed out on the entertainment. I promise not to go to Chicago . Pretty commute. Nice pic
Drew sorry propane supply so spread out among many bottles. Hope you can get some filled soon.
Buppies sorry minimal sleep. Prayers sent.
Mike hope weather was fun to watch, hope you dry up some.
Billy sorry about price jump, jumped here too. Hope ankle did well. Thanks for crocus update.
Bill sorry about freezing rain, I hate it. Sorry knee giving you trouble.
Drew never had much trouble with twofootitus, always had to trailer the boat
Thomas hope day went according to plan
Paul glad plowing went well. I like the cardboard aided design . Hope you found assistant for gearbox and spindle mounting,
Scott(vt) hope you enjoy the snow. Sorry about the scam. Remote battery checking high up on the list. Thanks for the warning.
Don congrats on 53 valentines day
Frits that is a lot of water to deal with. Send the pics to the enforcement people.
Plowhog sorry for the loss, my condolences. Trail cam pic - yikes.
Ken hope the seat time was fun. Sorry about the pills.
Dennis glad taxes done and not a big bite either. Glad you found a slow station to get the last of the gas.
Drew you can't do anything or neglect anything that would result in changes of water flow. Since Frits neighbor is not maintaining the water flow out of the pond so water spills over the side.
David sorry about fridge repair. Good to hear Scag parts there, hope putting parts on went well.
Mike sad sad story.
Frits has "bad" neighbor been their long?
Thomas glad day went well
RNG Glad you found bananas before they were gone. Hope you can get move finished and other house sold. Hope tapcon hold the flange in place.
Drew glad you got new tank and its now full. good luck with new seeds.
David sorry about Atlanta. The way recontour land is amazing seems bite them in long run.
David glad you had noce day with valentine !!
Randy(wag) glad good Ash Wednesday service, latch installs went well. Hope foot care went well. Plenty on plate today.
Buppies hope you get your snow, and some sleep!
Dennis sorry you having cold, sounds like kitties missed you. prayers sent.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid,blood sugar /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[1Mech]

Here near Tulsa, the thermometer says 55 and clear, good breeze out of the south. Heading to Yellville, Arkansas later this morning, hoping to dig some fence post holes on the creekside property, then returning on Friday with the trailer in tow so I can haul the fencing back the next time we make the trip.

 

[Helogabals]

Good morning !

Thaw here... got feeling that on some roads asphalt melted together with snow

But at least heat pump's appetite is reasonable

Was busy days, finally guy from HQ left. Seemed happy about how we are working. At least didn't complain in my face
Finally today can turn to my regular duties

Still no luck finding heater for Tesla.

Probably will go shopping for new saw

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking cup of coffee. 25° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 39° with clouds, snow and wind. Grocery shopping was good. Except forgot my list. Managed to to get all things that were on it but one. Its already on next weeks list. Started working on a dolly for weight box. Will continue with that today.
Woodpeckers a going through suet cake quickly this year. Hope Menards has a sale on them soon.

Everyone one stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, low 14, high to 27°F. Wind SE 7 mph. Snow! All day and all night. We could end up with about a foot, IF the system goes right over us.

Today is dump/town run. After that, watch the snow accumulate.

Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

good morning all
brrrrrr, 18 out now, only getting up to high 30's today
looked out and greenhouse was faintly glowing red, so heat stayed on it there.
I put a full propane tank in there late yesterday, and this one has a built in gauge, with an internal float.

I told my friend to forget about getting a 100 pounder for me. It's just too much for me to do
myself, so I'm sticking with 4 30 pounders.

not sure what I'll get in to today.

Ron, I bought several of those big seed cakes, was so impressed with yours, and of course they
did not fit in regular holders. So I tried to cut them in half. Tough stuff. Finally got a big cold chisel and a
hand sledge and wailed on it, that did it. Stuffed halves and pieces into some existing bird feeders and once the
big birds like cardinals and blue jays found it, started pecking away. With all this snow on the ground, birds have less natural
food out there, sure seem to like my to go meals. There is one spot under my picnic table that did not get snow so I put seed under there and little
birds love it.

that does remind me, need more bird feed. Local tru value has a pretty good selection. We also have a "gourmet" bird place nearby
but their prices are pretty high. Hard to beat sunflower seeds, but those seed and suet cakes seem pretty popular in colder weather.

I hope you all have a nice day and feel well.

Welcome to GM 1Mech.

 

[wngsprd]

24 going up to 55 and delightful. Possible snow is being whispered for tomorrow night.

Plowhog, can certainly understand how you feel about losing your retriever. That cougar looks hungry.

Scott, glad to hear Zicam really works. Never tried it.

Spent all day on taxes. This has been the hardest year but got them e-filed last night...just need to drop the K-1s into the mail. I guess I'm not the first one to say how messed up the tax regulations are...if you agree, substitute your choice of terms for "messed up." Even using Turbo Tax for this was clumsy and unhelpful. Now I need to start on my own taxes...should be simpler.

My valentine finally came home at bedtime from staying with her mom. Both of us worn out.

I'm gonna do something fun today. Don't know what, yet. Any ideas?

 

[Thomas]

13F clear might reach 30F cloudy afternoon snowstorm arriving around 8pm.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today... 8 hours at parts store,afterwards attach plow to pickup maybe little puttering.

Enjoy your day all.