Neighbors

So we have the new neighbors now we will call them Al and Peggy.

The Cedar hedges that kept us private from them are now lowered and we can see clearly into their back yard.. oh yay!

You see, they are good people, but now it is constant yelling back and forth over the hedges. I can not even BBQ without one of them making a comment about it.

Today I made BBQ Ribs and I felt like hiding the entire time I was out there.


However, it has been a little more nerve racking as they are replacing all the siding on thise house. The new owner has a Siding company and he is doing his own home all in wood.

Which would be fine if he did it on weekends. I work from home and have to deal with customers and it makes it a bit hard when the neighbor has the stereo blasting, hammers and skill saws going all the time.

Ok, I could close the windows and turn the C/A on to avoid the noise.. but I am a fresh air nut!

I am patiently waiting the day when he is done.

Now, just when you think it is a trivial problem.. it gets better!

The neighbor next to him is a real pain in the arse, we will call him Dufus! He is a guy on compensation for his leg. Normally I would have no problem with this but this past weekend he was out there playing Volleyball in his back yard with his friends over for a BBQ. He even carried 4 cases of pop into the yard. Does not sound like his leg is doing that bad now does it.

So my good neighbors were away for a few hours. So I was sitting in my backyard and caught the Dufus neighbors friends were jumping Als fence to fetch a ball. Also, within City limits there is no backyard fires allowed. Well guyess what? You guessed it.. Dufus decided he was going to get a firepit going.

So Al and Peggy come home, I called them over to explain about the fence jumping.

While they were here, Peggy and I decided to call the fire department on the Dufus. They came, large firetruck and lights flashing. The dufus is told to put the fire out and it was his only warning. We are sitting on my deck laughing our butts off.

So Al and Peggy leave.

The day after, the police are sitting in front of my house. Apparenly the dufus thought it was Peggy and Al that called the fire department on him. So he wrote down their licence plate numbers and threatened to have someone break into their cars.. Now this guy is seriously distrubed..

Peggy told him that he just crossed the line and she called the police..

So, here I sit, wondering what will happen next.. It has been nothing but excitement since Al and Peggy moved into the neighborhood.

I guess you can say we are like the show Married with Children..

Sure sounds like it!