"Inconsiderate" Neighbours

[Briar]

Have some elderly neighbours who have dumped their grass cuttings on the grass verge at the end of our farm road but still just on council property, I assume to make some point. They have a history of moving my fences instead of cutting their hedges, objecting to planning applications and making false accusations etc.
What's best way to deal with this? I presume an 18 t trailer of muck returned in lieu may escalate things somewhat?

 

[Turnip]

Talk to them. Seriously, seeking conflict isn't the way.

 

[Flatlander]

Talk to them. Seriously, seeking conflict isn't the way.

As much use as pissing in the wind. If they are long term pita neighbours scoop the grass cuttings up and rerun on to their drive way along with a note telling them to keep their own clipping or compost them. Been down a similar road myself and asking once is manners after that dump the offending material on their driveway. Word gets around and problems stop

 

[Farmer Roy]

I have a neighbour whose goats are continually in my place.
At first, I felt sorry for her as she had no feed, animals were starving & tbh, they tidied up around my silos etc

but - over the years now they have cost me 1000’s in damage & they have destroyed 1000 t bags of seed & many 20 kg bags of cotton & sunflower seeds.

Final straw was when the goats ( or maybe her cattle - they have started becoming nomads since about December ) broke off a tap at the bottom of one of my water tanks & I had a $7000 water bill for that quarter ( I don’t live on my farm )

so now - if goats are in my place, I just keep shooting them till they all go back through the fence.
A 90 gr softpoint in a .243 is remarkably effective against even the biggest Billy goat.

 

[warksfarmer]

Have some elderly neighbours who have dumped their grass cuttings on the grass verge at the end of our farm road but still just on council property, I assume to make some point. They have a history of moving my fences instead of cutting their hedges, objecting to planning applications and making false accusations etc.
What's best way to deal with this? I presume an 18 t trailer of muck returned in lieu may escalate things somewhat?

I tip things back over fences and it generally stops them doing it again.

 

[db9go]

I tip things back over fences and it generally stops them doing it again.

As we do the same

 

[Agri Spec Solicitor]

This is a low level annoyance in many UK villages including mine and I just wonder why people have so little pride in their local environment. It isn’t a peculiarly UK habit.
After a hurricane in Florida last year the whole island was in a mess. Chap over the road called his gardeners ahead of the storm and they tidied up all the trees etc very quickly.
The owners of our house put out a FB message to ask people to check if their house was flooded or damaged ( not to find out if we were alive or dead) and then sent a chap round. He then spent time dragging branches over the road and dumped them on a vacant plot so that someone else had the problem.
Grass clippings : green wheelie bin: come on people join the dots and tidy up!

 

[Grass And Grain]

Have some elderly neighbours who have dumped their grass cuttings on the grass verge at the end of our farm road but still just on council property, I assume to make some point. They have a history of moving my fences instead of cutting their hedges, objecting to planning applications and making false accusations etc.
What's best way to deal with this? I presume an 18 t trailer of muck returned in lieu may escalate things somewhat?

Sounds like fly tipping. Someone can't just go about ripping green waste on the highway (highway includes the grass verges).

Is the verge yours (i.e. between your land and the road)?

Up to you if you politely ask them to remove, threaten to report the tipping incident to council, or just simply report to the council.

 

[Briar]

Grass clippings returned this morning. Off to have a cup of tea. The Livery, who's horses are in our field beside the dumped clippings has already said thank you as she thought she was going to have to remove them.

 

[Briar]

Sounds like fly tipping. Someone can't just go about ripping green waste on the highway (highway includes the grass verges).

Is the verge yours (i.e. between your land and the road)?

Up to you if you politely ask them to remove, threaten to report the tipping incident to council, or just simply report to the council.

Clippings were on our verge, have removed them to their verge.

 

[Briar]

I have a neighbour whose goats are continually in my place.
At first, I felt sorry for her as she had no feed, animals were starving & tbh, they tidied up around my silos etc

but - over the years now they have cost me 1000’s in damage & they have destroyed 1000 t bags of seed & many 20 kg bags of cotton & sunflower seeds.

Final straw was when the goats ( or maybe her cattle - they have started becoming nomads since about December ) broke off a tap at the bottom of one of my water tanks & I had a $7000 water bill for that quarter ( I don’t live on my farm )

so now - if goats are in my place, I just keep shooting them till they all go back through the fence.
A 90 gr softpoint in a .243 is remarkably effective against even the biggest Billy goat.

Sounds a bit overkill for some grass clippings but probably more satisfying than telling them to "shoo"!

 

[soapsud]

so now - if goats are in my place, I just keep shooting them till they all go back through the fence.
A 90 gr softpoint in a .243 is remarkably effective against even the biggest Billy goat.

Goat curry? Or do aussies not do spicy food?

 

[roscoe erf]

kill them

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Have some elderly neighbours who have dumped their grass cuttings on the grass verge at the end of our farm road but still just on council property, I assume to make some point. They have a history of moving my fences instead of cutting their hedges, objecting to planning applications and making false accusations etc.
What's best way to deal with this? I presume an 18 t trailer of muck returned in lieu may escalate things somewhat?

Buy a pig off SML .
Wait till they go off then drop it in their garden ....

 

[Briar]

Buy a pig off SML .
Wait till they go off then drop it in their garden ....

Apparently my late father in law was known to collect moles and "release" them in folks gardens.

 

[Briar]

Talk to them. Seriously, seeking conflict isn't the way.

Have tried in the past, but their "cup is full" so to speak. They have their opinions, facts nor reason nor respect will influence them.
Why should I continue to show them courtesy or respect when little is shown to my family or property?

 

[Mark Hatton]

kill them

Assuming goats not neighbours??

 

[Pistonbroke]

I have a neighbour whose goats are continually in my place.
At first, I felt sorry for her as she had no feed, animals were starving & tbh, they tidied up around my silos etc

but - over the years now they have cost me 1000’s in damage & they have destroyed 1000 t bags of seed & many 20 kg bags of cotton & sunflower seeds.

Final straw was when the goats ( or maybe her cattle - they have started becoming nomads since about December ) broke off a tap at the bottom of one of my water tanks & I had a $7000 water bill for that quarter ( I don’t live on my farm )

so now - if goats are in my place, I just keep shooting them till they all go back through the fence.
A 90 gr softpoint in a .243 is remarkably effective against even the biggest Billy goat.

Sadly,I think that would be a bit overkill with two pensioners. There's a few that have moved into our village I'd like to put a bullseye on.

 

[Dry Rot]

Clearly, the goats are seeking pastures new. All you need is a friend who likes goats. Then aid their relocation. Everyone's happy.

 

[robs1]

Assuming goats not neighbours??

Start with the goats then if that doesn't work,...........