Neighbours
I hate my neighbours in Campbell River. I know, "hate" is a strong word. But believe me, it is more than suitable for that statement.
The neighbours to the left are nosy, intrusive, creepy and indecent. He constantly ogles us from his kitchen window, she gardens in her bra, he makes redundant conversation, she notices every coming and going from our house...enough said.
The neighbours to the right are just intolerable. There is no other way to describe them. My biggest problem with these people is the fence and retaining wall which separates our yards. It is about a foot onto their property, so it is their responsibility. It is ugly bare wood. However, aesthetic offense is not its worst attribute. It is leaning over onto our yard. Not enough to be actually on our property, but enough to make one nervous. It is also leaning enough to prevent the planting of trees to hide the hideousness look of it. My biggest worry about it is that one storm it will finally come lose and pour dirt all over the garden my parents have worked so hard to make.
Earth movement is not covered by most homeowners insurance policies, unless purchased in a separate clause. Therefore the damage caused by this probably won't be covered. There is apparently a city law that states that you retain your own dirt, which makes this my neighbours problem and expense. But either way, it's something we shouldn't have to worry about. the guy is aware that the retaining wall is leaning, yet he does nothing!
Today he started rebuilding the fence, which is what inspired this entry. He isn't doing anything about the retaining wall, even though the lean on it grows worse yearly. He is putting money, time and effort into a new fence which will only escalate the problem. What an idiot! It's like building a house on bad foundations.
I suggested to my dad that he mention this to him. However, he said that approaching our neighbour and challenging him won't do anything but piss him off. My dad won't pay for a surveyor to come to the house because that costs money...ever the penny pincher. So, if we aren't going to talk to the guy and we aren't going to take legal action, I guess we're just going to sit and wait for the evitable destruction of our patio. If this were my house I'd have done something about it by now. But as my mom said, it's my dad's job to deal with it. If I went out there he wouldn't even consider what I had to say because I'm a 21 year old female...yet he's the moron building a new fence on shoddy supports...!!!