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Update: It's now taken care of! I heard the snowblower again, so I ran out there and asked that neighbor to not do mine as Ted would get mad and I didn't want the gravel flying around. He first said something like he was just talking to Ted and Ted never mentioned it. But anyway, it ended with him saying no problem, he would not snow blow my driveway.
Update: It's now taken care of! I heard the snowblower again, so I ran out there and asked that neighbor to not do mine as Ted would get mad and I didn't want the gravel flying around. He first said something like he was just talking to Ted and Ted never mentioned it. But anyway, it ended with him saying no problem, he would not snow blow my driveway.
Its possible that he simply didn't remember the subtle convo from last winter. Many folks live more in the moment. Sometimes adding a logical reason for NOT doing something helps the message sink in. The flying gravel worry is very reasonable. Looks like there was no ulterior motive or conspiracy was there?
Update: It's now taken care of! I heard the snowblower again, so I ran out there and asked that neighbor to not do mine as Ted would get mad and I didn't want the gravel flying around. He first said something like he was just talking to Ted and Ted never mentioned it. But anyway, it ended with him saying no problem, he would not snow blow my driveway.
Didn’t you ask him already? Why do you think this time it will be different?
Didn’t you ask him already? Why do you think this time it will be different?
I said it too casually and subtly last year. This time I clearly stated not to snow blow my driveway and added the parts of Ted getting mad and the gravel flying around.
After you've asked someone not to do something, if they keep doing it, it is not "nice."
OP: What did he say when you initially told him not to do it? You left his response out.
There seem to be two issues here: The noise from the snow blower (which you can't do anything about) and him trespassing on your property.
I don't "get" the issue with your other neighbor.
I spoke to him outside awhile ago and he agreed to never snow blow my driveway again. I was not mean nor was I nice, just matter-of-fact.
The noise wasn't the issue. It's how I knew or suspected he was snow blowing my driveway and the back part, because I could hear it clearly. When he's blowing his own driveway, it's not so loud inside my house.
A year ago, after he had snow blowed my driveway multiple times, when I was outside shoveling with my shovel (no noise and no gas fumes), he came outside. I told him he didn't need to blow my driveway, I could do it myself and I liked the exercise, he said, "ok" or something like that. This conversation took place sort of shouting in the street, with me on my side and him on his side.
Some time in the spring or summer, my other neighbor that I share the driveway with, Ted, was maybe drunk and doing something in his yard and yelled over to me as I was in my yard gardening that he didn't want that guy snow blowing the driveway, that he would do it.
Its possible that he simply didn't remember the subtle convo from last winter. Many folks live more in the moment. Sometimes adding a logical reason for NOT doing something helps the message sink in. The flying gravel worry is very reasonable. Looks like there was no ulterior motive or conspiracy was there?
Yep, turns out he is someone you have to state very plainly and clearly a request or it doesn't really sink in.
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