Project 52

[mrs_sweetpeach]

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At first I took the anonymous letter as a complaint we were bringing property values down. I reread the letter yesterday and saw it was not as aggressive as I thought. Not that it offered any solutions other than "hire someone" as if that is (a) easy or (b) inexpensive. An offer to help clearing the yard would have been welcome. Even a conversation about ways to improve the landscaping. The letter also mentions harm to animals in the neighborhood. That one is crazy to me as we have had deer hang out by our pond and we see rabbits regularly.

As far as property value goes, am I lowering the property value (bad) or am I helping to keep our neighborhood affordable (good)?

Anyway, yesterday after work I skipped meeting with the other Black Sheep in favor of working on the yard. We managed to fill a single yard waste bag before sunset. Still, progress was made and the driveway looks better as I pulled up some of the stuff growing in the cracks and a lot of almost compost from around the planters on the driveway.

Right now Jebra's downstairs trying to fix our computer network. I am not pleased as we also have to leave work early (assuming we ever get there) because he has a concert tonight.

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Comments

[siberian_skys]

What a spineless ass. You guys be careful working out in the yard in this heat. I got a nasty letter several weeks ago from the neighborhood office complaining about the weeds. I called the guy that mows my lawn and he sprayed so they all died, but were still tall. I was scared I was going to get another letter so I called my mower again and he got his trimmer to cut down the weeds. Thank God. So hopefully that is over for now. I have got to get out out of this neighborhood one of these days. I haven't found anything that I've liked so far. Good luck, sweetie. Don't get heat stroke.

[mrs_sweetpeach]

The heat is not good and we're so much farther north than you are. We can work outside for only a few hours on those rare days we can actually get out there.

One other thing that's stressing me, besides the amount of time Jebra is off doing things other than work and gardening, is worrying about his parents. They are up at their house in Michigan with Jebra's brother as they really can't be left alone. Dementia is just so difficult on everyone and his folks are physically a lot more frail than they were two years ago. I worry they will pass and Jebra will beat himself up on how little time he was able to spend with them.

Do you want or plan to stay in Florida? I recently read a message from someone complaining that they couldn't get home insurance because the roof on their house is almost 10 years old. Our shingles were rated for 30 years when we had them put on, so ten seems really short to me. And they said something about the rate going up by, um, one-third, I think. With climate change and storms hitting Florida, Florida is not where I'd want to purchase a home as an investment. Then again, I have yet to think of a somewhere I think is politically safe, affordable, and is safe from storms, floods, and other natural phenomenon.

[siberian_skys]

Dementia is always scary that and the constant falling that elderly seem to do.

I don't want to stay down here, but I don't see that I have an option. Even if I go somewhere else who knows where is safe. It's unbelievable how horrible Vermont is. It's under water. Arizona has been 110 for 13 days. LA has had countless houses destroyed. I don't know what to do. I'm terrified here, too, but getting north from down here is terrifying, too. I hate to drive and thinking about driving through the mounts is a terrible thought. too.

[wpadmirer]

I find communications such as you received are rarely accompanied by offers of assistance. (sigh)

But I say that as long as you are working on it, fuck the neighbors and their complaints. There's only so much two people can do and afford. It is not your job to make them happy.