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Gutter adventures
Nov. 22nd, 2011 04:17 pmSunday was sunny! I did All The Yardwork, including clearing the garage gutters on the near side. The far side is behind my neighbor's locked gate. I can tell my body is doing a lot better because raking leaves didn't hurt. And I didn't have to stop to rest between tasks. And much as I hate getting up on a ladder, clearing the gutters wasn't that big a deal.
It has been pouring down rain ever since, and this morning there was water coming in the far corner of the garage. Not surprising, given the composted leaves I found blocking the gutters on my side. So I knocked on the neighbor's door, got him to let me in his yard, and hauled my ladder in there.
I knew about the overgrown camelia I'd have to wrestle with, but the compost pile right up against the garage was a complete surprise. Augh!!! No wonder there's water coming in!
I cleared what I could reach of the gutters, getting drenched in the process (yes I did pour a scoop full of gutter water right down my sleeve, and also it started pouring down rain again). Then I went back around to the neighbor's front door to let him know I was done and tell him the compost pile can't be against the side of the wooden garage.
He said he would shovel it away, so I guess all's well that ends well, although I'm a little afraid of what the cleared wall will look like. I wonder how long the pile has been there. What was he thinking!??!
Anyone else have experience with a building forming part of a property line, so one side is essentially in the other person's yard? My neighbor seems thoughtless in a way that makes me feel frustrated and vulnerable. In the past, it has just been things like throwing dandelion seed heads in my driveway when he clears them out of his yard, but this is beyond annoying and into property damage.
It has been pouring down rain ever since, and this morning there was water coming in the far corner of the garage. Not surprising, given the composted leaves I found blocking the gutters on my side. So I knocked on the neighbor's door, got him to let me in his yard, and hauled my ladder in there.
I knew about the overgrown camelia I'd have to wrestle with, but the compost pile right up against the garage was a complete surprise. Augh!!! No wonder there's water coming in!
I cleared what I could reach of the gutters, getting drenched in the process (yes I did pour a scoop full of gutter water right down my sleeve, and also it started pouring down rain again). Then I went back around to the neighbor's front door to let him know I was done and tell him the compost pile can't be against the side of the wooden garage.
He said he would shovel it away, so I guess all's well that ends well, although I'm a little afraid of what the cleared wall will look like. I wonder how long the pile has been there. What was he thinking!??!
Anyone else have experience with a building forming part of a property line, so one side is essentially in the other person's yard? My neighbor seems thoughtless in a way that makes me feel frustrated and vulnerable. In the past, it has just been things like throwing dandelion seed heads in my driveway when he clears them out of his yard, but this is beyond annoying and into property damage.
