So, something close to Wiglaf's lawn-mowing scenario actually happened

[Supr49er]

Develop a love for lawn ornaments. ...

Yep. Several hundred Pink Flamingos all over your lawn will class up the entire neighborhood.

[rah]

screw flamingos, the true tacky is gnomes.

[Garth Vader]

It's responses like this and Riesstiu's that remind me why I come to 'Poly for advice. The swastika is nice, too. The only problem is that I'd hate to saddle some new neighbor with it if he does sell.

This is how you make sure to get the "right" kind of new neighbors.

[Mon River Monarch]

My wife called me last night (as a bit of background, I work about 200 miles away from home during the week) to let me know that our neighbor had, without so much as knocking on the door and asking, come over and started trimming the trees in our yard. Apparently he's selling his townhouse and having an open house Sunday and didn't like the way our yard looked, so he took it upon himself to make the yard look like he wants it to.

Did it make your yard look better? Why the hell won't somebody take it upon themselves to do my yardwork. If you live in the U.S. you will probably have to go through about 20 open houses before it sells

[Solomwi]

Did it make your yard look better? Why the hell won't somebody take it upon themselves to do my yardwork. If you live in the U.S. you will probably have to go through about 20 open houses before it sells

Don't know. I haven't seen it yet. I did find out just a little while ago that he came back to the house about 8:30 last night and handed my wife two dollars "for any charges that may have been incurred on your power bill." She refused it and shut the door on him.

[KrazyHorse]

Cut off one of his arms and tell him that his overgrown limbs were damaging your property values.

[Mon River Monarch]

He sounds like a jackass. I would give him whatever help he needs to get him out of the neighborhood. Then kick his ass after he moves

[mrmitchell]

It will help the perception of his property a lot if you plaster your yard with NO TRESPASSING signs.

[duke o' york]

... and sit on your porch with a shotgun and a bottle of really cheap whiskey.

[Imran Siddiqui]

And a wife beater t-shirt

[Arrian]

Don't know. I haven't seen it yet. I did find out just a little while ago that he came back to the house about 8:30 last night and handed my wife two dollars "for any charges that may have been incurred on your power bill." She refused it and shut the door on him.

No ****ing way! This guy is an absolute treasure.

Ok, I hereby greenlight Operation Mind****.

-Arrian

[SpencerH]

You're complaining because your neighbor is doing your yardwork! Take a second and ask whats wrong with this picture.

[Kuciwalker]

this is a good thread

[SpencerH]

You're complaining because your neighbor is doing your yardwork! Take a second and ask whats wrong with this picture.

[duke o' york]

That's the finest dp I've ever seen.