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Oh yeah, I forgot that part. You definitely want to make sure it's when the neighbor is at work. Better yet, have your son do it when the neighbor is at work. Then, if anyone says anything, just shake your head and say "Kids".OHHHHH I love how you think!!!!! I can see that is gonna go over real well... might win me the most loved neighbor award! I love the idea.... I guess I could do it one day while they are at work. It would be so obvious tho!!!
Devious!!!!
Hey Sattie - I think you can just take 'em over and dump them in Smoke King's yard.8 or 9 bags!!!! I'll tell you what I would do. I would rake them into a big pile, go all the way across the street, take a good run at em' and dive into the pile!!
I don't ever want to grow up!!
Oh yeah, I forgot that part. You definitely want to make sure it's when the neighbor is at work. Better yet, have your son do it when the neighbor is at work. Then, if anyone says anything, just shake your head and say "Kids".
I'm not sure if it's the law around me, but over here it's pretty much understood that you can only cut branches that overhang your property if they are interfering with something.
To the post: I only rake where I have to.
8 or 9 bags!!!! I'll tell you what I would do. I would rake them into a big pile, go all the way across the street, take a good run at em' and dive into the pile!!
I don't ever want to grow up!!
Hey Sattie - I think you can just take 'em over and dump them in Smoke King's yard.
Hey Sattie - I think you can just take 'em over and dump them in Smoke King's yard.
As for the overhanging branches... the tree is too pretty to mutiliate it like that. And even if I did cut the branches off, I would still end up with the leaves.
I appreciate nature to much to do something that selfish over leaves. Plus I don't even think it would help to cut the branches in this case.Good for you! It almost sounded like some people were advocating mutilating trees to remove some branches.
I love to rake leaves, by the way...need any help? The fragrance is maddeningly wonderful, coupled with the thought of irish coffee upon completion of the task.
All the homes on my street are fairly close, yet we all have a few trees on our lots....some more than others.
I get your frustration and even get that this is mostly tongue in cheek.. which is why my initial thought was to pick them up and return them to your neighbour.
But, upon further consideration, I realize this is the type of thing that keeps neighbours from talking after a few years. I see it this way: The trees, in general, make the entire street look nice and we all benefit from the shade they provide in the summer, the birds they attract in the spring and the rainbow of colours this time of year. I would never suggest that you cut any portion of the tree, regardless of where it hangs. That kind of trauma could damage the tree permanently with no promise of the remaining leaves not blowing into your yard; not to mention how horrible the resulting branch mutilation would make the rest of the tree look.
8-9 bags is alot. Hopefully, writing about it here, and discovering that other people feel your pain will make the clean up easire for you. If you can bear it, bake a batch of leaf shaped cookies and bring them over to your neighbour. Tell him that he so thoughtfully gives you so many each year that you wanted to return the gesture. If nothing else, you'll get the last laugh.
I love to rake leaves, by the way...need any help? The fragrance is maddeningly wonderful, coupled with the thought of irish coffee upon completion of the task.
Made your head hurt? Imagine if you had to read the original law book!
In our other house we lived in was close to neighbors, they were always racking their leaves. One fall off the tree they were out there. I never racked them till they were all down. They use to drop lil hints. Wow your leaves are falling, or your going to have a big while when you rack. The thing is i ended up never racking them, once all have fallen I would mow over them instead. They were not happy when they saw me. More lil hints came out. Like your not going to leave them there and i would say the snow will be covering them up soon. I also told them if you don't like my leaves you rack them up - they never did- But come spring when they are fertlizing their lawn I had a very green lawn, and when planting my flowers, my flowers were always the healthiest on the street. No chemicals at all. They also suck up all the grass in the summer when cutting their lawn, the lawn losings its nutrients.
So my turn --I dropped lil hint Like the leaves sure make a nice fertilizer. They never again bothered me. I did however sweep my sidewalk so when rain no ne would slip on them. When spring came the mowed leaves disappeared back into the lawn.
We moved many years ago and I don't have as many trees.
The trees themselves don't really have a smell but the sap on them has a strong pine scent. The cones also make great fire starters. Pinon wood burns very hot and doesn't pop like some other woods.Those pinon trees... do they smell anything like the oils I find here? I love that scent!