Letters to the Editor
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A variety of hilarious alternatives
Although first I'd like to point out that I don't think the LW meant anything personally racist by noting that the elderly neighbor isn't white, when most of the gentrifiers are. I think she meant (or what I would have meant if I'd written it) is that in addition to feeling oppressed because she can't keep her yard up, and because she has a sick son, she may feel oppressed because she rightly knows that here in the good ol' US of A, sometimes white, richer people either look down on or pity poorer non-white people. It's a shocker, I know...
Anyway I completely agree with the person who said just keep the oleanders trimmed so the "offending" house is still in view. Creepy neighbor can do a lot of things, but she can't plant an untrimmable hedge. Even better, let them grow, then carve out a circle so it frames the view of the house as seen from creepy neighbor's house.
But I have to disagree with the person who said to merely plant zucchini seeds on creepy neighbor's lawn. Not that I'm advocating illegal activities...because that would be w-r-o-n-g, but what would really be funny is to find (somewhere?) some pot seeds, stick them in a hedge or rose bush on creepy neighbor's property, where they can grow to recognizable size without being obvious -- THEN call the cops.