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So, my highly intrusive neighbor...

Posted: Oct 9, 2012

She is nosey, in everyone's business and exceptionally bossy. I had thrown away a basket and came home from vacation to a very long voicemail about how she had found the basket, retrieved it and gave it to another neighbor. She then berrated me REPEATEDLY about throwing away things that other people can use, and informed me that she is European (no kidding) and Europeans do not throw beautiful things away.

I have no idea how she figured out it was my basket to begin with, but after listening to this message, I cannot even bring myself to go out in the parking lot when she is home (which is ALWAYS), because I can't even pretend to be nice to her. She is constantly setting off her alarm, singing very loudly directly below my bedroom window late at night, constantly calling her decrepid old cats late at night...I could go on...I really could.

I just needed to vent, but if anyone has some advice, I'd be grateful.

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Im not too crazy about a couple of my neighbors either. - Just wondering how she got your

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phone number though? Do you all have like a neighborhood watch thing going on or something?

I do feel your pain though. I have a couple I purposly avoid like the plague.

I have pet-sat for her. - RC

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And made the mistake of giving her my #.

IDIOT!

I have a neighbor like that... - sm

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I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I was new to the neighborhood, my neighbor is elderly and at home and notices everything. She introduced herself, gave me her number, asked for mine, etc.

Then, about a month later, my husband and I were going on vacation for a week and I made the mistake of asking her to water the plants while I was gone. Well, I came home to some plants dug up and moved around my yard. She said these need more light, and those were too close. WHO DOES THAT?

After that, in the winter, she would ask if I would shovel for her. Well, that locked me in. Then she started demanding I come at certain times, she need to get out to go to the doctor so it had to be shoveled by 8 am (I work 3 am to 11 am). Then she called and wanted my husband to rake the roof (remove snow from around gutters for those not from the north woods) and he was at work (got 8 inches of snow that day), and when I told her that he would not be able to get to hers until the next day, she flipped! My husband works 12 hour days and still had to do our drive and roof!

That was it, no more abuse for me. Have not spoken to her since, 3 years now.

OMG, LOL - RC

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I SO feel your pain!

I once had a neighbor decide I hadn't properly edged my lawn, and one day he was out there doing it himself! I just sat and watched him through the window, like "awesome, and to think some people PAY for this..." LOL.

AWFUL! People can be so damn intrusive!

I should have thought of that! - sm

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I should have just bought the flowers and left them on the porch and said "Have at it!" I spent 4 hours out there planting and mulching!

I wish someone would edge my lawn! You lucky "horrible lawn edger!"

I guess it pays to be lousy sometimes! - RC

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LOL :P

one of my neighbors is dubbed Gladys Kravitz. - hehe

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HA - RC

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I might have to borrow that one from you!

lol it is so good to actually see something... - anon

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fun a light hearted on these boards. love this! a complaint turned into a whole thread on intrusive neighbors and funny, at that! thanks! :-)

My mother had the police come get her.... - Precious

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I was a child when this happened. Well, our next door neighbor decided once again to come over and rake our leaves. She had been told to stay out of our yard and this time my mother "accidentally" pushed her through the shrubbery separating the 2 yards back into noisy's own yard. The lady called the police but the police only came and got mother and said she was much too pretty to arrest and they brought her back home. Neighbor did not come in our yard ever again.

This gave me a chuckle. - On the upside...

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maybe nosy, meddling neighbors help keep the neighborhood safer?

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