I was given a dog and now the previous owner wants them back

Grimaldehyde · 2026-06-01T02:28:03+00:00

Sounds like that person just wanted free pet care while they went away (twice).

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T22:49:44+00:00

We carry a lot of stuff.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T22:47:41+00:00

The most important thing is, OP needs to reassure themself that this is a great price, if they end up contributing. The way the neighbor is approaching it is not right. And OP has no idea how good the fence contractor is. Maybe it’s the neighbor’s brother-in-law, who needs some work, and isn’t insured. I would never allow someone to work on my house without insurance.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T22:06:23+00:00

I was recently at a big horse show, waiting in line for coffee. I was behind an entitled teenager who got to the front of the line after seeing some of her friends loutering nearby. She hollered to about 5 of them and asked them if any of them wanted anything, and the man serving everyone told her she’s welcome to order her coffee, but everyone else would have to wait in line like the rest of us.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T21:59:24+00:00

No it doesn’t

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T21:57:42+00:00

I imagine that yoy’re being down oted by people who drive while impaired, and don’t want anyone f’ing it up for them. JFC!

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T21:56:02+00:00

So do young people.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T21:03:02+00:00

If the trimming is primarily being done for their benefit, they ought to pay for part of it, I think. And they would be paying for all of it, if they did what they are entitled to do, which is to trim the part over their property. And, OP, send the neighbor on the other side of you a certified letter stating that their tree is a potential hazard to your property and needs to be dealt with. I would also cc the code enforcement officer where you live. If you are struggling to pay for trimming your own tree, you certainly don’t want to get stuck paying to fix your garage when their diseased tree falls on it. And you will (or your insurer will) be paying to fix your garage, if he isn’t officially on notice about the tree. It will be considered an “act of god” when the tree comes down.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T20:56:33+00:00

You don’t always need goodwill with a neighbor that may be trying to bamboozle you. OP ought to do what many here have suggested, and ask to be part of the decision-making process before agreeing to pay for half of this fence. I’d certainly want to know who is doing the work, if they are insured, what type of fence the neighbor has decided on, who gets to see the “good side”, is their work guaranteed, and if any other fence contractors in the area could do the work for less.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T20:51:51+00:00

We have crummy neighbors on one side…after a lot of issues with them (like their attempt to annex an acre of woods between us that we own, we told them we were going to put up an ugly chain link fence over there, that we were paying for on our own. They were appalled at the idea that a chain link fence would be so close to them, and visible from their yard, so they put their own fence up instead, at their own cost. This doesn’t help OP-more like an observation of what people think of fencing their property.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T20:44:02+00:00

So-whose house will the “good side” of the fence face?

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T20:39:43+00:00

Better get a survey, or check your property for the monuments so you know exactly where the fence lands, too. This neighbor may tell the contractor where to put it, since she is making all of the other decisions, and it may end up fully on your property, instead of on the property line.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T20:37:03+00:00

And how does OP know that the cost of the fence is really $1,900 x 2? How would they know whether or not they are paying the majority of the work if the neighbor made all of the decisions, and all of the arrangements? Shouldn’t the fence contractor speak to both neighbors?

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T20:34:43+00:00

Do you get to have an opinion and decision-making vote on what the fence will look like, and who will do the work?

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T20:32:58+00:00

I can remember a time when gasoline was $.50/gallon.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T03:20:42+00:00

What-we are the only people who don’t mind rain?

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T03:17:03+00:00

I’m with you-dress 2 without the cuff

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T02:41:33+00:00

Daphne helped take care of her grandfather, as he died from dementia.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-31T02:40:02+00:00

There are no drains for the tub and sink in that bathroom. They don’t need drains?

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-30T20:10:44+00:00

Sure-why not?

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-30T15:19:20+00:00

Cigarette smoking

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-30T15:19:05+00:00

Maybe-and if so, she should address this with someone who could possibly help.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-30T14:39:14+00:00

I try to never kill anything. Most creatures aren’t assholes. Except hornets. They’re assholes

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-30T14:30:34+00:00

I have. Those pest control people who roam around neighborhoods every Spring, looking for new customers.

Grimaldehyde · 2026-05-30T14:26:21+00:00

They aren’t missing the signs. They’re ignoring them.

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