JensGT
Getting familiar with the group...
I live in a townhouse and one of our neighbors is an old guy who I guess has WAY too much time on his hands. Last year he cleaned my car off for me after it snowed. I let it slide but mentioned to him that he did not have to do that I would prefer to do it myself.
Then over the summer we had drama with him over a plum tree in our yard. It drops plums everywhere (it has for like 15 years...and he's never complained). My husband is diligent about cleaning them off the sidewalk and this year he went every other day and swept them out of my neighbors yard since he complained about it. I then found him in OUR yard picking them up one by one...and told him to stop. I was 8 months pregnant at the time...we did not care about the plums in our yard, they fall for a few weeks and then are gone. 20 minutes after telling him to stop I heard noises and found him sitting on his step and 3 neighborhood kids throwing basketballs up into the tree...he had paid them to knock down plums then throw them in the bag. Like a game. Throwing basketballs RIGHT next to my car. I got a little nasty about it and he said that my husband should be doing it and that he "doesn't like lazy people". My husband regularly helps him with shit and shovels his snow off his path. I told him to stay off our property, and my husband reiterated that to him.
Now it's winter time again. It snowed last week and he left a message on our machine that I should come warm up my car so he could clean it off (it snowed 1 inch). He wants to clean it off with a BROOM. When he called my cel I told him...please do not clean my car off, and I'm not coming out to turn on my car...I have a 6 month old sitting on my lap. Later that day my husband told him again...please don't touch the car.
Yesterday I hear noises and check outside (because now I'm paranoid) to find him spraying de-ice spray all over the windows. I'm like...sweet jesus. I told him to please not worry about my car and shut the door.
Last night we had snow again...so little that it's no longer even on the grass...there was like a coating on my car when I got up this morning, but when I looked outside around noon I see it's been cleared off along with the neighbors car. So I'm about at my wits end here. I had my husband call him from work and tell him I'm going to call the police if he does it again...but my husband did not mention the cops part. He's too nice.
THIS is what he's using to clean my car off...
I went across the way to speak to a lady I know in the neighborhood who happens to be the HOA VP. She's really nice, not your typical crazy HOA person...and she knows that we have a history with this neighbor. He had complained about our plum tree over the summer, lol. She recommended we go over together, my husband and I...be very clear once again to not touch the car, that he is going to damage the paint with that broom...and to say that if it happens again we will have to take a different course of action.
This is driving me crazy. All my friends say to call the cops...and I'm not a pushover by any means...but the police have a lot to do...this seems so silly but I'm not sure what other option we have. I can't wait to move but we won't be doing so for another 4 years. I'm probably trading the Genesis in on a Toyota Siena this spring (sad) so I need it to stay in good condition and if I buy another new car I don't want him touching that one either.
Anybody else have ridiculous neighbor issues? Also should I get a full details on the paint now? I don't see any obvious scratches but it's a silver car. The only big scratch on the car I'm 90% sure was the neighbor too but I have no proof.
Then over the summer we had drama with him over a plum tree in our yard. It drops plums everywhere (it has for like 15 years...and he's never complained). My husband is diligent about cleaning them off the sidewalk and this year he went every other day and swept them out of my neighbors yard since he complained about it. I then found him in OUR yard picking them up one by one...and told him to stop. I was 8 months pregnant at the time...we did not care about the plums in our yard, they fall for a few weeks and then are gone. 20 minutes after telling him to stop I heard noises and found him sitting on his step and 3 neighborhood kids throwing basketballs up into the tree...he had paid them to knock down plums then throw them in the bag. Like a game. Throwing basketballs RIGHT next to my car. I got a little nasty about it and he said that my husband should be doing it and that he "doesn't like lazy people". My husband regularly helps him with shit and shovels his snow off his path. I told him to stay off our property, and my husband reiterated that to him.
Now it's winter time again. It snowed last week and he left a message on our machine that I should come warm up my car so he could clean it off (it snowed 1 inch). He wants to clean it off with a BROOM. When he called my cel I told him...please do not clean my car off, and I'm not coming out to turn on my car...I have a 6 month old sitting on my lap. Later that day my husband told him again...please don't touch the car.
Yesterday I hear noises and check outside (because now I'm paranoid) to find him spraying de-ice spray all over the windows. I'm like...sweet jesus. I told him to please not worry about my car and shut the door.
Last night we had snow again...so little that it's no longer even on the grass...there was like a coating on my car when I got up this morning, but when I looked outside around noon I see it's been cleared off along with the neighbors car. So I'm about at my wits end here. I had my husband call him from work and tell him I'm going to call the police if he does it again...but my husband did not mention the cops part. He's too nice.
THIS is what he's using to clean my car off...
I went across the way to speak to a lady I know in the neighborhood who happens to be the HOA VP. She's really nice, not your typical crazy HOA person...and she knows that we have a history with this neighbor. He had complained about our plum tree over the summer, lol. She recommended we go over together, my husband and I...be very clear once again to not touch the car, that he is going to damage the paint with that broom...and to say that if it happens again we will have to take a different course of action.
This is driving me crazy. All my friends say to call the cops...and I'm not a pushover by any means...but the police have a lot to do...this seems so silly but I'm not sure what other option we have. I can't wait to move but we won't be doing so for another 4 years. I'm probably trading the Genesis in on a Toyota Siena this spring (sad) so I need it to stay in good condition and if I buy another new car I don't want him touching that one either.
Anybody else have ridiculous neighbor issues? Also should I get a full details on the paint now? I don't see any obvious scratches but it's a silver car. The only big scratch on the car I'm 90% sure was the neighbor too but I have no proof.
