Ever had a neighborhood feud?

Gator515151 · May 5, 2021

Got one brewing next door. We are all retired, the guy next to me is a retired brick mason, the guy across the street from him a retired fireman, the guy across the street from me is retired but currently serving as Mayor of our city, and of course me a retired building inspector. Every one of us has lived there for 20-40 years and have always got along fine.

So this morning I was across the street talking to the Mayor and we hear the fireman and the mason yelling at each other. Seems the mason is tired of the fireman pulling up on his driveway approach to back his boat in. He put up a bunch of cones across the driveway approach. The fireman is of the opinion that that approach being part of the City's right of way it can not be blocked. They get louder and louder then the mason threatens to kick the fireman's ass and the fireman says he is getting his gun. Mayor Dave goes over to try to settle them down and they start yelling at him. Being the smart ass I am I told them they had better watch yelling at Mayor Dave because he carries a concealed weapon and doesn't have to go get his gun. Dave yells over at me and says Mike, you stay out of this. I went on inside being the coward I am.

This could get interesting.
Oh and by the way Alex, the widow next door lived on the other side of me, damn I miss her.

MJMGator · May 5, 2021

Gatordiddy · May 5, 2021

I imagine it going something like this...

Alumni Guy · May 5, 2021

Gator515151 said:
Seems the mason is tired of the fireman pulling up on his driveway approach to back his boat in. He put up a bunch of cones across the driveway approach.

The Mason’s the @$$hole here. Good neighbors allow small things like this. It’s no different than the old person complaining about kids on his lawn.

if there’s no damage, who cares.

Nalt · May 5, 2021

If this devolves into a physical altercation without firearms then I'd put my money on the mason. Those guy's hands are the strongest of any trade.

BTW, who is Mike? Tell your neighbor that yelled at him to stay out of it to leave him alone...

Gator515151 · May 5, 2021

Nalt said:
If this devolves into a physical altercation without firearms then I'd put my money on the mason. Those guy's hands are the strongest of any trade.

BTW, who is Mike? Tell your neighbor that yelled at him to stay out of it to leave him alone...

Well they are both heavy drinkers so I would think if it comes to blows it would come down to who is the lesser intoxicated.

Gator515151 · May 5, 2021

Alumni Guy said:
The Mason’s the @$$hole here. Good neighbors allow small things like this. It’s no different than the old person complaining about kids on his lawn.

if there’s no damage, who cares.

Agreed but I think the mason's wife is probably the real @$$hole, she is a total B_____. I suspect she is at the root of the troubles.

CDGator · May 5, 2021

Gator515151 said:
Agreed but I think the mason's wife is probably the real @$$hole, she is a total B_____. I suspect she is at the root of the troubles.

Ironhead · May 6, 2021

Gator515151 said:
Agreed but I think the mason's wife is probably the real @$$hole, she is a total B_____. I suspect she is at the root of the troubles.

Then the Mason needs to nutt up and tell the wife he will handle the driveway and she can handle the kitchen.

Ironhead · May 6, 2021

I had a dude behind me with a huge shortwave radio tower off his rental property’s back porch.

On Friday nights, he would crank that thing up while having a few beers.
It would come in on my TV.

After two or three of these “sessions” I had had it.

I go over, knock on the door and he sends out his wife to talk to me.
She says, “Gary wanted to tell you that you need to buy a special filter for your tv to block out the shortwave signals”.

To which I replied, Gary can kiss my ass. Please ask Gary to come outside.

Well he didn’t come outside and avoided me for weeks.
Then one Friday night, He comes in on my tv talking to one of his buddies.
Gary says, “ My neighbor is an *******, I’ve had a few buds and I’m about to get…Irate”

So I go over again and knock on the door.
Gary again wouldn’t come outside.
So, I walked around back and “re-arranged” Gary’s antennae.

Then went back around to the front door, and waited.

Gary starts out the door, I go after Gary , but he slammed the door.

Gary moved out the next weekend.

Durty South Swamp · May 6, 2021

Nalt said:
If this devolves into a physical altercation without firearms then I'd put my money on the mason. Those guy's hands are the strongest of any trade.

BTW, who is Mike? Tell your neighbor that yelled at him to stay out of it to leave him alone...

the other dude is a retired fireman, not exactly a desk job. Only one of those two dudes works out near daily as part of their career, and it ain't the mason.

alcoholica · May 6, 2021

Ironhead said:
I had a dude behind me with a huge shortwave radio tower off his rental property’s back porch.

On Friday nights, he would crank that thing up while having a few beers.
It would come in on my TV.

After two or three of these “sessions” I had had it.

I go over, knock on the door and he sends out his wife to talk to me.
She says, “Gary wanted to tell you that you need to buy a special filter for your tv to block out the shortwave signals”.

To which I replied, Gary can kiss my ass. Please ask Gary to come outside.

Well he didn’t come outside and avoided me for weeks.
Then one Friday night, He comes in on my tv talking to one of his buddies.
Gary says, “ My neighbor is an *******, I’ve had a few buds and I’m about to get…Irate”

So I go over again and knock on the door.
Gary again wouldn’t come outside.
So, I walked around back and “re-arranged” Gary’s antennae.

Then went back around to the front door, and waited.

Gary starts out the door, I go after Gary , but he slammed the door.

Gary moved out the next weekend.

Zambo · May 6, 2021

best thread evah

Nalt · May 7, 2021

Durty South Swamp said:
the other dude is a retired fireman, not exactly a desk job. Only one of those two dudes works out near daily as part of their career, and it ain't the mason.

You ever do any brick/block/stone masonry? Those guys are working out while doing their jobs. Sure, a brick is relatively light weight but when you have to lift them up, butter them (the process of spreading the mortar on the end of it), and laying it in place several hundred times each day is tough. Then try doing that with the 8 X 8 X 16" concrete blocks which weighs ~ 40 lbs each. And they will normally lay probably 200-300 of those each per day. Do that and then come back and tell me that isn't a workout.

Gator By Marriage · May 7, 2021

Nalt said:
You ever do any brick/block/stone masonry? Those guys are working out while doing their jobs. Sure, a brick is relatively light weight but when you have to lift them up, butter them (the process of spreading the mortar on the end of it), and laying it in place several hundred times each day is tough. Then try doing that with the 8 X 8 X 16" concrete blocks which weighs ~ 40 lbs each. And they will normally lay probably 200-300 of those each per day. Do that and then come back and tell me that isn't a workout.

I had a buddy in college whose Dad was a brick mason. Guy was not in great shape but he did have hands the size of hams.

Gator515151 · May 8, 2021

Told ya this could get interesting.
I was talking to the mason's wife this afternoon, she was telling me her and her husband were sitting on their front porch this morning and the fireman opened his curtains, dropped his pants and stuck his ass up against the window. Then she asked "How childish is that?" I told her I thought it was funny as hell.

secgator · May 8, 2021

Gator515151 said:
Told ya this could get interesting.
I was talking to the mason's wife this afternoon, she was telling me her and her husband were sitting on their front porch this morning and the fireman opened his curtains, dropped his pants and stuck his ass up against the window. Then she asked "How childish is that?" I told her I thought it was funny as hell.

And this was a "retired arse" shining through the window? An old, retired arse?
:moon3:

cover2 · May 8, 2021

Where’s the social worker when you need one?

secgator · May 8, 2021

cover2 said:
Where’s the social worker when you need one?

The smart ones are at the firearm training & education class.

Nalt · May 8, 2021

secgator said:
The smart ones are at the firearm training & education class.

Social workers aren't smart. If they were, they wouldn't be social workers. I know this first-hand...

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