childplease_IHB
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First time poster, long time reader. Just bought a bank owned house, moved in a month ago and yesterday after work, pulled up to my driveway to see my neighbor using my hose/water to wash his driveway and water his grass. I got out of the car to ask what the heck he was doing. His justification was that while it was bank owned, he watered the grass on my lot and therefore was allowed to use my water. I know it's just water, but I wanted to deck the guy for such a lame response.
Instead, as the new neighbor I reluctantly said thanks, but that I wasn't the homeowner at the time and I never asked him to do it. I also asked if he stuck some fertilizer and seeds on my lawn during that time (grass is/was dead) because my gardener just put some on this week and that I could shovel it onto his lawn. I have no idea how long he planned on doing this to feel "even" or if there's a bill waiting for me in the mail...
He didn't even apologize or discuss the idea. To me, just felt like if I see your car on the driveway, claim it looked dirty and therefore washed it, now I'm entitled to borrowing it. Or that his landscaping was lacking, therefore I planted some plants and now he owes me. You don't do nice things and expect things in return...if so, don't do it. The ex-vet on the freeway off ramp you gave a few bucks to, you don't go looking for him at lunch to claim half his sandwich. To me his response was lame/ridiculous. Just wanted other people's thoughts and see if I'm the one who's being ridiculous and not in the spirit of being neighborly. Btw, my grass was DEAD when I moved in so I don't know how much he actually did water.
Instead, as the new neighbor I reluctantly said thanks, but that I wasn't the homeowner at the time and I never asked him to do it. I also asked if he stuck some fertilizer and seeds on my lawn during that time (grass is/was dead) because my gardener just put some on this week and that I could shovel it onto his lawn. I have no idea how long he planned on doing this to feel "even" or if there's a bill waiting for me in the mail...
He didn't even apologize or discuss the idea. To me, just felt like if I see your car on the driveway, claim it looked dirty and therefore washed it, now I'm entitled to borrowing it. Or that his landscaping was lacking, therefore I planted some plants and now he owes me. You don't do nice things and expect things in return...if so, don't do it. The ex-vet on the freeway off ramp you gave a few bucks to, you don't go looking for him at lunch to claim half his sandwich. To me his response was lame/ridiculous. Just wanted other people's thoughts and see if I'm the one who's being ridiculous and not in the spirit of being neighborly. Btw, my grass was DEAD when I moved in so I don't know how much he actually did water.