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I was bored at work and felt like reading some of these stories. Here is one I felt was amusing. This is from - http://www.rudeneighbor.com/classic.php
83.# I rented a house in an older neighborhood a few years ago. The area was fairly decent, no crime and quiet. The houses were built in the 50's and 60's but were fairly well kept. My landlord gave me a break on the rent because of some minor repairs needed on the house and the yard and landscaping had been kind of neglected over the years. Well being the handyman and gardener that I am, I proceeded to fix things on the house and bring the lawn back to life. After the 1st year the lawn was lush and flower beds blooming year round, with many nice comments from the neighborhood. Enter the neighbor from hell that lived next door! This woman (in her 40's I guess) prided herself on having the best looking yard on the block. When I first moved in we talked a few times over the fence and nothing more. After awhile she wouldn't even acknowledge me. 2 years ago I had my yard perfect, mowed weekly, and even repaired the splitrail fence across the front. I went out of town for about 3 days on business and when I came home the splitrail fence had been cut down and the yard brown in large spots. After calling the Cops (for the fence) I took several samples of grass plugs to the County Extension Service and they told me that my lawn had been sprayed with a herbicide like "Roundup". My other neighbors (all very nice) were kind of P***** off about what happened. By chance that very week the City held its "Mayors Choice" award for the best yards and lawns in each section of the city with the winners having a sign placed in the yard along with a couple hundred dollars in freebies. Guess who won? Yep the witch next door (has won in this area of town for about 8 yrs straight). Fast forward to this year. I have my yard back to immaculate condition and being kind of an electronics whiz installed hidden (2) cameras under the eves of the house hooked to 3 VCR's to provide 24/7 coverage. I came home a week ago and found my flowerbed pulled up. I reviewed the tapes and you guessed it the witch from next door caught on tape pulling up the flowers. The Cops were called and given the tape. They recommended not filing charges at this time in order to see if she would do anything else. Well she did! Smashed my birdbath, cut my fence down (again!), and poured red paint on my driveway and all of this caught on film. She was arrested and charged with vandalism and destruction of private property. During the court hearing when she was found guilty fined $10,000 and 90 days in jail she threw the plastic water jug on the defense table at the judge and SCREAMED "NO ONE WILL EVER HAVE A BETTER YARD THAN MINE, NEVER!" She was then found in contempt and assault and fined another 10 grand + another 60 days. Justice had been served. Even though I never received the mayors award, her yard looks like S***-after serving jail and forking over $20,000. Even Neighbors from hell stories sometimes have happy endings
83.# I rented a house in an older neighborhood a few years ago. The area was fairly decent, no crime and quiet. The houses were built in the 50's and 60's but were fairly well kept. My landlord gave me a break on the rent because of some minor repairs needed on the house and the yard and landscaping had been kind of neglected over the years. Well being the handyman and gardener that I am, I proceeded to fix things on the house and bring the lawn back to life. After the 1st year the lawn was lush and flower beds blooming year round, with many nice comments from the neighborhood. Enter the neighbor from hell that lived next door! This woman (in her 40's I guess) prided herself on having the best looking yard on the block. When I first moved in we talked a few times over the fence and nothing more. After awhile she wouldn't even acknowledge me. 2 years ago I had my yard perfect, mowed weekly, and even repaired the splitrail fence across the front. I went out of town for about 3 days on business and when I came home the splitrail fence had been cut down and the yard brown in large spots. After calling the Cops (for the fence) I took several samples of grass plugs to the County Extension Service and they told me that my lawn had been sprayed with a herbicide like "Roundup". My other neighbors (all very nice) were kind of P***** off about what happened. By chance that very week the City held its "Mayors Choice" award for the best yards and lawns in each section of the city with the winners having a sign placed in the yard along with a couple hundred dollars in freebies. Guess who won? Yep the witch next door (has won in this area of town for about 8 yrs straight). Fast forward to this year. I have my yard back to immaculate condition and being kind of an electronics whiz installed hidden (2) cameras under the eves of the house hooked to 3 VCR's to provide 24/7 coverage. I came home a week ago and found my flowerbed pulled up. I reviewed the tapes and you guessed it the witch from next door caught on tape pulling up the flowers. The Cops were called and given the tape. They recommended not filing charges at this time in order to see if she would do anything else. Well she did! Smashed my birdbath, cut my fence down (again!), and poured red paint on my driveway and all of this caught on film. She was arrested and charged with vandalism and destruction of private property. During the court hearing when she was found guilty fined $10,000 and 90 days in jail she threw the plastic water jug on the defense table at the judge and SCREAMED "NO ONE WILL EVER HAVE A BETTER YARD THAN MINE, NEVER!" She was then found in contempt and assault and fined another 10 grand + another 60 days. Justice had been served. Even though I never received the mayors award, her yard looks like S***-after serving jail and forking over $20,000. Even Neighbors from hell stories sometimes have happy endings
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