Rolling Acres - This and That

[RollingAcres]

My neighbor has a 100 HP Ford and he only has a little garden around his yard. I did let him garden on a little over 1/2 acre the last few years but he did something that caused me to take away his garden privileges. He has had it forever and he did farm at one time many years ago.

Not good. Must have done something pretty bad.
We're careful when using his friend's tractor. He bought it to use occasionally at his property (he doesn't live there, just vacant 30 acres land).
DH used it last year and it won't get out of 4 wheel drive. We got someone to come and fixed it. Was going to pay for the repair ourselves but his friend said he bought the tractor used and have also let others borrowed it prior to leaving it at our place so he'd pay for the repair. We even offered to pay 1/2 but he said no need to. So we are very grateful for that!

 

[Bruce]

Consider the repair his "storage fee"
I can see why he wouldn't want to leave it at his property, just asking for theft or vandalism.

 

[CntryBoy777]

It doesn't seem there are very many left that would see things in such a way....sure glad for ya that he does....good people are certainly difficult to find.....

 

[Mike CHS]

Not good. Must have done something pretty bad.

He gathers and sells a lot of scrap metal. He had his brother come over with a big tractor and loader and pulled all matter of trash, dirt, scrap lumber and who knows what else out of his yard and piled it in the middle of what had been his garden area. I had already asked him not to plow up the whole garden in big furrows since he only plants a couple of rows but he put the whole area in big furrows. Since it is all hilled up I can't mow it with the mower and even the bush hog will beat you up crossing the hills. That area is behind a tree line and I didn't see the pile until I heard his tractor down there working so I went down to see what he was doing.

I was nice but told him that he no longer had a garden spot and as soon as he gets rid of the trash pile, I was going to fence it in. I took my tractor and smoothed out all of the furrows but that was 3 months ago and most of the junk is still there.

 

[Latestarter]

Maybe time to take the trash and dump it over the property line onto his place.

 

[Mike CHS]

Maybe time to take the trash and dump it over the property line onto his place.

I can't do that. It's one of those cases where those of us that border his place tolerate a lot because he is 87 although he definitely takes advantage of it. One of the neighbors bought the 5 acres that his mobile home sits on but he only has the lot that it is on (about 1/4 acre). It is a funny situation as his brother rents the mobile home to him but his brother sold the property to the neighbor. The agreement was that the old fellow can live there for his life but we are gradually getting rid of all of his stuff.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Sometimes being nice to someone, just doesn't seem to be worth it.....but, then when another really appreciates the good or kind deed it makes ya feel much better and worth the anguish caused by the other......

 

[RollingAcres]

It sucks that people can't respect other people's property.

 

[Mike CHS]

I think we hijacked your thread a bit but we tend to do that. Sorry.

 

[RollingAcres]

I think we hijacked your thread a bit but we tend to do that. Sorry.

Ohh don't worry about it Mike! I know we tend to do that a lot in other's thread. I have done it several times myself.
Maybe that's why @Latestarter's journal is 505 pages long???!!!