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YAY! - Congrats! - My wife graduates with her masters next week........... FINALLY - I can have my house back -- it's been taken over with books for her thesis!

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OMG - Rachel - you should tottally start walking your dog that way!! lol! -- Yeah, we do have a neghibor on the other side that will stick up for us if need be - I'm supposed to get served with the fine monday at which point I get to tell them we appeal it, and they subpoena the jerk to show up in court and face is in person. -- that which I am also happy about because court will have to be monday-friday during regular business hours, and this guy will be forced to take off work to show up!--- lucky me - Im a freelancer, so my schedule is up to me -- and its not nearly as big of a deal for me to take off a day as I'm sure it is for him! lol .... I cant wait to save and get a single family house so I dont have to deal with this kind of stuff anymore! Thanks for sharing your stories everyone.... It makes me feel like I'm not the only one that has to deal with crappy neghibors.... which makes me feel better in a way! I'm sure I will repost something once we go to court and figure out how it's going to go down. - Our lawyer says there is no case since the animal control board tends to usually side with the pet owner... and puts the buden of proof on the accuser.... in which case, there cant be any proof since it has not happened.... hopefully it will just be done with. -- I'm just worried, what if he continues to complain after that!? -- We decided to put a 6 foot fence up on his side so we dont have to see him anymore... lol.... I told my wife last night, we should put the fence up, and then run our hose over towards his house all day (if you missed the original post, he complianed about a drain draining onto his property-- but the drain has not been working since we moved in!)

Sweet deal!!!

Oh My Goodness - I'm not the only one that has horror stories! - and from what I can see -- Mine is nothing compared to some of yours! Alyssa -- yes, we both own our homes. -- Luckily, me watching my dog when she is outside is the norm - I always did it before he complained, and will still do it. I'm kind of a freak about my dog - and we quite literally spend every second together except when I am out working! - I mean, she goes to the store with me, she goes to the gas station, she goes everywhere I go! -- But I have heard of jerk neghibors putting poison in other peoples yards.... so I'm all over it! -- -- Thanks Starchild - I do plan to fight this to the end.... Actually - first I plan on putting up a 6 foot fence so I dont have to see him anymore... I went out today and measured in between houses - it is 10 foot to the fence from both houses -- so I'm going to ignore his little riff about the property line and build my fence. - The county tells me if he has an issue with it - then he would have to pay for a surveyor to come survey the land and then if he is right I would have to move it. - At this point, I dont care even if he is right - it's worth it to make him pay for the surveyor! Tammy -- Dont put up with it!!! I'm sure you are not the only one it is bugging - I'd approach your neghibor about it (in a nice way), and if they are not receptive - I'd call the cops!! We had the kids in our neghiborhood put up a basketball net on the most heavily traveled road in our subdivision - why some parents thought this was a good idea for a basketball net to go there is beyond me! - The kids wouldnt get out of the way of cars - the way the road is, the sun glare is horrible right at that spot in the afternoon when all the kids would play - and the kids started playing chicken with the cars on their skateboards -- crossing right at the last second before the car went by..... I had about a day of that before I called the cops..... it took about 6-8 months - but finally, the cops took the net away! -- People dont seem to realize nusaiances likes these devalue all of our property! -- nobody likes dealing with these problems!! The sad thing is -- all of our other neghibors are GREAT!!!!!!!!! ------- Celina-- OMG - your story I think takes the cake! I would have FLIPPED! ------ I just dont understand people.... there is no sense of common courtesy anymore in the world. - I try to keep a good outlook, and then someone like this guy just brings my whole outlook on our society down -- it is rather depressing! -- It doesnt help that I am in the News industry... a coworker of mine... one of our photographers at the Examiner was assaulted the other day by a student at a high school -- this happened while she was shooting an assignment about the teenager who brutally attacked her teacher at that school! The world today seems so depressing at times........... Thats the big up-side to shooting weddings.......... at least at weddings, everyone is in a good mood (usually)!

welcome & Congrats!

Moon Palace is a great place! - congrats! and good luck planning!

So - we live in a townhouse -- we moved in about a year and 1/2 ago. - My neghibor recently decided to be a jerk. 1st, he complained about my dog. We have a 1 1/2 year old german shepherd trained search and rescue dog - we work with Chesapeake Search Dogs and the Maryland State Police in SAR work. - Obviously, it is a well trained dog. - But he complained that our dog is barking excessively in the early moring (3:30am, 1:30am, etc.). I might understand complaining about that - if it was actually happening! - but its not! - Our alarm clock goes off at 7am, and on occasion, she has to go out late at night (midnight, or wakes up and has to go to the bathroom in the early morning) - but our bedroom is literally right next to the back yard, and I let her out, and stand there by the door and watch her.... she goes to the bathroom and comes back in. - If on the rare occassion that she does bark (she is not a yapper) - she saw something and at most let out about 3-4 barks before I've gotten her to come inside. Oh, and what really gets me... he never once said a word to us - only called animal control and theyl came out and gave us a warning - then... he complains to the county about a drain that is emptying onto his property (again, a reasonable complaint if it was actually happening) - but its NOT! - there was a drain (not coming from my house by the way) - that was pointed towards his property in my back yard..... but its DRY - no water comes out of it - I dont think its even connected anywhere..... but the county came out, and said if I dont move it I will be fined.... so I dug it up - took me 5 minutes, no big deal. THEN! -- the jerk complains about the property line, and says he has 1 1/2 foot more onto my property than the fence shows..... he tries to complain to the county, and the county comes out and says..... NOTHING - they cant do a thing, it's HIS fence that is wrong.... I'm just using the space that he screwed up on ..... what's he going to do? - move his fence? -- NO... he just wants to be a jerk! In the meantime, he complains about my dog again, and again.... and again. - Keep in mind with my schedule, we are often away - during which, my dog is not even at the house -- when we are home, we spend a ton of time at my inlaws with my dog.... so it's not like we are ever home! And in all this time, he has never said a word to us directly.... wouldnt it be the neghiborly thing to do to come to US if you have a problem?? So I get another notice from animal control yesterday and this time he has an affadavit for them to give us a fine. We can appeal - and since my wife works in a lawyers office, we have council that will work for us pro-bono..... and he has to be there at the appeal! - but seriously... what a jerk this guy is. - he lives alone, and is in his mid-40's -- I seriously dont know what his problem is - but this is just absurd!! I cant wait to see him in court! - JERK!

Great! - congrats and good luck planning

some beautiful spots in SC! -- Good luck with planning!

Welcome Aboard Jen - I had my first trip up to NE last weekend.... some pretty spots - but it's still so COLD up there!

welcome aboard jen -- congrats on your engagement!

Make a list -- tackle one project at a time begining with date and venue.... everything else will fall into palce!

welcome aboard!

the amount depends on the vendor I guess... personally - I find it a surprise when I get tipped... and am very appreciative. (any money the government cant see is good money) -- But a personal thank you note is puts the icing on the cake. -- particularly for photographers -- if you write a personal thank you after the wedding.... those mean the most -- especially in this day of quick and easy e-mails! - Personal notes are always the best!

Good luck -- it's always hard last minute since most of us book about 8months to 2 years in advance! - Hope you can find someone!

welcome aboard!

Welcome Aboard!

congrats and welcome! -

the vast majority of home receptions I shoot include the guests that were at the wedding as well..... its just a reason for everyone to party another day!

right aroudn the corner! -- congrats!

welcome aboard - good luck planning!

Hi Shanna -- welcome aboard! congrats on your engagement!

welcome aboard!

welcome aboard!