Letters to the Editor
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Nosy, irritating neighbors
I noticed a neighbor come over and put down his excess "weed-n-feed" chemical fertilizer on my lawn--WITHOUT MY CONSENT--. I looked out, and there the jerk was. Problem: it was windy, all the crap blew onto my prized plants, which promptly died and/or got to look like mutants. And I'm an organic gardener. Can you imagine the amount of work it put me through, to undo all the poison Mr Officiousnessly Knows-all illegally put into my property? Sans permission? Fortunately, I got pix of him, took them to the city, and had the pleasure of watching said obnoxioso have to undo his "generosity" under my direction. Moral of story: do not trespass on thy neighbor's property. Period. Not to mention the hostile feelings he engendered. And there were no dandelions or other "noxious" [to some] weeds or restricted plants, either. Just normal grass and prairie plants. Or rather, were. The jerk cost me hundreds of dollars, never recovered, alas. So think before you trespass on others' property. If I could've, the jerk would have been given a hearty fine, but that didn't happen. Now he just keeps his repulsive garbage cans out front, for all to see [also illegal, but no way do the enforcers do anything]. So, leave your neighbors ALONE unless they ask for help, or their living conditions violate local health and property standards.