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Replacing my Neighbors With Laurels
Always wondered why the neighbors snickered when I told them my 60/70-ish neighbors (to the right of our house) "seemed nice." Now I know. I'm trying to install laurel hedges to block out some of the problems, but one nasty one is that they planted a thornbush on the very edge of their property teetering almost onto mine that grows tons of branches only onto my side -- very sharp and numerous. Every other day I am clipping off branches that jut out a few ft. where we hang out in the yard! I wouldn't care the constant clipping but I have nowhere to put these big thorny branches -- branch disposal is once a year and it has passed. I could throw them onto his yard but I know he'd be pissed and even if I'm "right" I don't want World War III. Seriously, my hands are a mess from these things. The guy is mean, but he's old and has a hearing aid and his wife is totally bonkers** which is sad.
**Eg.: they have assorted "squares" of their backyard roped off with bright yellow tape that says "caution" (but they never have guests??) but there is nothing in the squares. Only thing I can figure is those are the spots they want (or don't want) the aliens w/ anal probles to land on. Oh, and the wife walks around with a dishtowel over her face, with sunglasses over the dishtowel. Which I actually don't mind, given the photo ops.
Okay, thank you for reading my vent.
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What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about??
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