Perchoutofwater Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Build your own large privacy fence right on your property line. You don't need to worry about the gap created...it's on her property. I would have never tied into her fence to start with. Why? Because she can legally pull her own fence down at any time and if your dogs escape, it's not really her fault. Hell, legally (especially being backwoods Texas) she could pull one section down, let your dogs on her property, shoot them, claim they were attacking her and then sue you and win. She maintains control as long as it's her fence on her property you are using to control your animals and create the separation. Build a very, very tall privacy fence. I don't have a privacy fence on my property, and don't want one. I agree I probably should move the fence, but at this point she has pissed me off so much I'm going to make it as hard on her as possible, and I'm going to get compensated for the damages she has done to my property and use those damages to pay for the fence along with pocketing about $1,500. If I do end up building my on fence, she is going to have to come up with a way to maintain that 8", prior to me doing so, or she can take me to court over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 I couldn't imagine the TCEQ would be all that excited about sticking there nose into a neighborly dispute involving one incident of a minor silt run off. And frankly they got better things to spend taxpayers funds on. The local inspector is the father of a girl on my daughter's soccer team. I think I could get it done, if they can still do a fine at this point in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Remove your fence. Let her worry about that section that may not be maintained since its her property if I understand correctly. If she does not maintain it call the City Inspectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Remove your fence. Let her worry about that section that may not be maintained since its her property if I understand correctly. If she does not maintain it call the City Inspectors. If we lived in the city, I might consider this. Unfortunately we are not in the city, so there is no inspector to come force her to do something. If she would do something so it wouldn't encroach on my property then I'd probably just move it as well. Still based on how un-neighborly she has been I still think I want compensation for the damages done to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Still based on how un-neighborly she has been I still think I want compensation for the damages done to me. Are you ? Because if you aren't, you just handed all us wussy liberal socialists a HUGH club to beat you with next time you start on about tort reform, lawyers, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Are you ? Because if you aren't, you just handed all us wussy liberal socialists a HUGH club to beat you with next time you start on about tort reform, lawyers, etc. I'm not looking for anything more than I would have had to pay had I hired someone to clean up the mess she made. I don't see how that applies. Also as I said previously had she been rational, hell or even civil about it, I probably wouldn't be seeking that seeing as I haven't sought compensation in the last 18 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 If we lived in the city, I might consider this. Unfortunately we are not in the city, so there is no inspector to come force her to do something. If she would do something so it wouldn't encroach on my property then I'd probably just move it as well. Still based on how un-neighborly she has been I still think I want compensation for the damages done to me. Move your fence. If weeds start to get overgrown shoot some roundup on them. She couldn't prove you did anything. File for reimbursemet for the damages if you really want to deal with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) These boundary disputes are always tedious for everyone involved. Emotions run high, the solution always costs more than it should, and it invariably impacts the long-term relationship between neighbors. Escalating things is rarely the best move. If you can: (1) let your attorney be your spokesperson; (2) communicate in writing; (3) take a dispassionate position that is consistent with the law; (4) avoid polluting this issue with other issues; and (5) be patient. I've dealt with a few of these for family and friends. It usually comes down to who is willing to outlast the other person, and papering the file so that if things do go nuclear you can persuade a mediator (you'll probably never see a judge) that you aren't the problem. Edited January 25, 2011 by yo mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Move your fence. If weeds start to get overgrown shoot some roundup on them. She couldn't prove you did anything. File for reimbursemet for the damages if you really want to deal with it. This. And what Yo said... Holy, god, I never imagined I'd agree with both of these "rational" human beings at the same time. Edited January 25, 2011 by SEC=UGA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 IMO, you are causing yourself more stress. I'd move the fence and just stop being a good neighbor from now on. You choose to clean the silt back then and not say a word, this should not change the outcome. you are a better person and know you did the right thing back then...going forward be very nuetral to this neighbor and thats that. She lost a good neighbor which is invaluable IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTheWebToedBoy Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 1) She was pretty good looking when she moved in 3 or 4 years ago, but she's been going down hill fast. 2) She hasn't given me a legal reason to. Now if she comes on to my property and picks up something of mine, that might be an option I'm willing to pursue. 3) If she thinks my are annoying and have a loud bark, wait until she hears the .454 Casull's bark. I've never been a big fan of assault rifles, but I might just have to buy one and take advantage of a 30 round clip. Move the fence, it's on her property...... Just remember to be as big of a pain to her every chance you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yeah, you're probably being a little pissy, but I'd probably do the same thing. Some people will just run over others until someone puts a stop to it. If you're willing to go to the mat on it, it really sounds like you're being pretty reasonable. Oh, and look for the 30-round AR mags with the light-green plastic followers. Those are the best mil-spec ones and I've never had feed issues with them. The cheap ones with the stamped "pot-metal" followers aren't worth th $3/per (in quantity) that they cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) You are worried about what she might do if you get your $hit off her lawn? ETA: She sounds like a real jerk but I don't see where you have a choice. Edited January 25, 2011 by Clubfoothead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 After this she posted on the web page that due to the fact that she is being ostracized from helping the community that she would withdraw from the book club and that they could just all move on with out her... I'm sure the book club membership plumetted after she withdrew. By the way, I absolutely hate HOA's, very un-American. She doesn't like my dogs. She says that bark too much. My backyard neighbor's dogs are little Chihuahua bassturds that bark in the early morning and seemingly, all the time. I haven't said anything all these years as I'm a good neighbor, but I'd never go after her because of her irritating dogs all these years. Some people need to just relax. Perch, if you do the gun range thing, get an MG42, I'd love to hear one of those going off...I'll make the trip over to your place and let's make some noise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 The local inspector is the father of a girl on my daughter's soccer team. I think I could get it done, if they can still do a fine at this point in time. Are we talking like 40 tons of silt that you had to excavate with machinery from yer yard? A state environmental agency assessing a fine on a resident for a past (assumedly minor) silt run-off, when the run-off has already been cleaned up, seems more than over the top, in addition to it being a bad PR move and at the very least questionable judgment on the agency's part. If the TCEQ made a habit of fining residences for minor one time offenses such as a silt run-off, you'd be the first one to criticize them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrumjuice Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 You people with neighbors are a chirpy bunch. Grow a pair and move off the grid ya sissiess!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 You people with neighbors are a chirpy bunch. Grow a pair and move off the grid ya sissiess!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 You people with neighbors are a chirpy bunch. Grow a pair and move off the grid ya sissiess!! I enjoy buying my meat in nice hermetically sealed packages, thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) You're letting your emotions get the better of you, this should not be an emotional decision. You've got your panties in a bunch because she wasn't nice to you. Grow yourself a pair. And move your fence, it's on her property. Sheeesh, 45 posts on this? Really? And I'm not tryong to be a dick Perch, but she's a b*tch, you can't change that. Your fence is on her property, you need to change that. Bringing up how you may have been a good neighbor means nothing. This is simple, move the fence, maintain your property as you see fit, and run the c*nt over with your truck the next time you see her in the street. Edited January 26, 2011 by Hugh 0ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 You people with neighbors are a chirpy bunch. Grow a pair and move off the grid ya sissiess!! Exactly. If you are on county water and have access to Comcast and pizza delivery then you a flaming homo that deserves what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 You're letting your emotions get the better of you, this should not be an emotional decision. You've got your panties in a bunch because she wasn't nice to you. Grow yourself a pair. And move your fence, it's on her property. Sheeesh, 45 posts on this? Really? And I'm not tryong to be a dick Perch, but she's a b*tch, you can't change that. Your fence is on her property, you need to change that. Bringing up how you may have been a good neighbor means nothing. This is simple, move the fence, maintain your property as you see fit, and run the c*nt over with your truck the next time you see her in the street. I'm trying to make her see reason. I know by rights I have to move the fence, but I'm not going to just do it, when I've offered to pay for a solution that will improve her property, keep her property from encroaching on mine, and better protect her dogs and mine. I've since cooled down a bit, and I will move the fence before it goes to court, but if she is adamant about me moving the fence, I'll be adamant about her paying for the damages she did to my property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Are we talking like 40 tons of silt that you had to excavate with machinery from yer yard? A state environmental agency assessing a fine on a resident for a past (assumedly minor) silt run-off, when the run-off has already been cleaned up, seems more than over the top, in addition to it being a bad PR move and at the very least questionable judgment on the agency's part. If the TCEQ made a habit of fining residences for minor one time offenses such as a silt run-off, you'd be the first one to criticize them. It was somewhere close to 7.5 tons. 1 Tons was in the grass which I just left and planted sod over. The other 6.5 tons I moved by hand because I didn't want the scoop of a bobcat to mark up my driveway. I stockpiled it back corner of my property opposite her and put silt fences around and threw some seed on it to keep it from eroding onto my other neighbors property. Basically I put it in the corner of my yard near the woods, so that you can not see it from the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 It was somewhere close to 7.5 tons. 1 Tons was in the grass which I just left and planted sod over. The other 6.5 tons I moved by hand because I didn't want the scoop of a bobcat to mark up my driveway. I stockpiled it back corner of my property opposite her and put silt fences around and threw some seed on it to keep it from eroding onto my other neighbors property. Basically I put it in the corner of my yard near the woods, so that you can not see it from the street. I was gonna call BS on this... But before anyone else does, A backyard swimming pool holds roughly 170 cubic yards of water, so let's say they displaced 170 cubic yds of dirt. a cubic yard of dirt, depending on compaction, soil type, etc... weighs roughly 1,900 lbs. so for the pool they moved 161.5 metric tonnes of dirt!!!!! 7.5 tons would be roughly 5% of this dirt escaping, which is very plausible in my opinion. Holy crap, dirt is heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 I was gonna call BS on this... But before anyone else does, A backyard swimming pool holds roughly 170 cubic yards of water, so let's say they displaced 170 cubic yds of dirt. a cubic yard of dirt, depending on compaction, soil type, etc... weighs roughly 1,900 lbs. so for the pool they moved 161.5 metric tonnes of dirt!!!!! 7.5 tons would be roughly 5% of this dirt escaping, which is very plausible in my opinion. Holy crap, dirt is heavy. I had 2" of sand on a 16' x70' are of my driveway. Additionally I had at least 2" of sand on a 4'x35' are of my yard. 16'x70'x2" of silt on the driveway equals 186.667 c.f., or 6.3913 cubic yards. I figured 75# a c.f. or 2025 # a c.y. Remember this is silt so it had a very high moisture content, and due to the fine aggregate and high moisture content was fairly well compacted. Additionally she not only installed a pool, but reworked all the landscaping in her back yard. It took the pool contractor over 3 months to do the work as he would sometimes not show up for a week at at time. Additionally no silt fences were installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) Simple answer....when they are out enjoying their pool, you go outside in a Snuggie and rub yer nipples staring at them. Maybe set up a stripper pole in your backyard to really get into it? Always, always, always, always, always, always, always, always, always be crazier than your neighbors if you want to keep your sanity and avoid situations like this. Edited January 26, 2011 by TimC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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