A couple weeks ago we opened our blinds to discover this:
The house on the right is ours
Apparently sometime shortly after the Arctic Blast of 2008, our neighbors decided that having a fence separating them from the ShepAlders was too emotionally painful. We're not entirely sure whether we should mention to them that we preferred not to have to stare at their patio furniture every time we peeked outside, but we haven't said anything to them and they certainly haven't said anything to us.
The pile of wood that used to keep us apart from the rest of the world
Is this weird? I think it's weird that they would just tear down the fence without word to us since it's kind of our fence too. And then, of course, we're a little unsure whether they expect
us to replace it since we're not the ones that destroyed it, but if it gets to be summer and it's still communal living in the backyard, or if we add any more ShepAlders to the mix, then we'll probably have to put our feet down (all 12 of them, including Falkor and Mercury). Of course, here's our chance to build a bigger, better wall, such as this:
The house on the right is ours
The pile of wood that used to keep us apart from the rest of the world
The great wall of ShepAlderdonia
This wall would be especially great to protect us from neighboring hoards
Or we could add a moat, which might be against the city's zoning codes
4 comments:
Is it possible to build miniature versions of this in a fridge or cupboard? I'd actually like one around my house with sharpshooters on top and they would incapacitate everyone without the secret password, given out only by me. This would keep out the hordes of unwelcome roommate friends.
I think moats are coming back into style. Here's your chance to be on the cutting edge.
I think that is very strange that they just took it down without even consulting you. Our south side fence rotted out at the posts and during a wind storm part of it fell over. The next day our neighbor had his sons out the picking up the pieces and had talked to John about when and how to replace it. (although that section of fence has yet to be fixed) We offered to pay half the cost and our neighbor said he would take care of building it himself.
As for your neighbors either they knew something you didn't about that fence and it's "stability" or they just really REALLY want to meet you and they thought this was they only way to make that happen. :) I say you (and when I say you I actually mean Josh) should go over there and ask them what they are planning on doing with the fence.
Yay for neighbors!
Sharpshooters have their advantages...
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