Neighbors from Hell are Back - No Fence High Enough

Putting Up the Princeton Panels Fence on One Side of the House

I'm sure we could all compare horror stories about neighbors. I prefer not to go into detail. Let's just say that I was granted a one year protection order, and the neighbor got suspended jail time and probation. So, I'm not just spouting off. This was serious.

The neighbor moved after she had her day in court. But, now she is back. And, of course, the protection order and probation are up.

If she does threaten me or the boys with bodily harm or with threats to property damage to our face (not second hand to others), the procedure is to go to the magistrate and file. Then you take off work to go to court again and again. The lawyers hope you can't afford to take off work and will give up if they keep getting extensions. You are not notified of this. You take the time and show up and then get told when to come again. That stinks.

In any case, I kept showing up. The judge found in my favor. Given the fact that I never said but one sentence to the woman ever and only when she asked a question rather than the usual curse fest and jumping up and down on the porch like one with mental problems, she really didn't have much to say. Her defense was that she was moving.

End of that . . . until now.

I see the neighbors from hell have moved back. This happened yesterday.

Fortunately, I had put up a fence on one of the property lines. I got a Princeton Panel fence. It's a 6 foot privacy fence. The lot is big (close an acre), so I only got one line covered at $3000. You can do the math. I really could not afford to do the entire yard. The other issue was that I have some trees on or close the line at the back. The trees would have to be cut down and stumps ground out - also expensive.

I must say that I'm very glad I do have the one side fenced now. This may perhaps prevent the neighbor's kids from cutting through my yard and cutting up my new glider as well as busting the cement on my porch and putting holes in the shed floor.

Maybe I will win the lottery. I suppose I'd have to buy a ticket though. I have been very happy with the privacy fence - but only wish I could get it on all four sides instead of just the one.