Neighbors watch me through the fence slats (house, business)
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I have an old, thick wooden fence with slight gaps so people are able to watch each other through them. I am surrounded by 4 different neighbors. 2 of them work pretty regularly so aren't a problem.
Neighbor 1 lives in the back. Not sure if he's a NEET or just works at home but he's in the backyard all day and has a dog that barks constantly. He just moved there a couple of months ago.
Neighbor 2 lives on the side. He used to work pretty regularly (and I think lived alone for the most part). Not sure what happened but now he has a few women of various ages living with him and he has constructed a pool in his backyard where they all hang out pretty regularly for a majority of the day. He doesn't seem to work as much and comes home pretty early.
Neighbor 1 is annoying but seems to mind his own business. Neighbor 2 and his co-inhabitants are the problem. They watch me from their pool and comment to each other about me and it's pretty uncomfortable. I love being in my backyard but now I can't go out there without fear of being watched.
I can't complain too much though because I will be moving soon. If I wasn't I'd be putting burlap, tarp or some other material on the fence to erase visibility.
Just wanted to get this off my chest and also to ask, does anyone else have creepy or weird neighbors? I seem to have a history of weirdos. At the last place I lived my back of house neighbors had kids that never went to school, just bounced on their trampoline all day and never let their dog inside and let it bark constantly. I honestly can't understand people like this. So frustrating!!!
Too bad you can't get a realistic dummy or a friend that would be willing to play dead. Then you could dig a hole in your yard and look like you are burying a body. Heh heh!
FWIW, you seem to have been watching them too. Enough to know quite a bit about their recent doings.
Maybe say hello. Be friendly. I have a neighbor I don't really like, but when we're both outside I wave and say hello. It's actually a lot less uncomfortable to greet each other, get it over with and then continue doing what you were going to do... than it is to sit out there and try to pretend to ignore each other.
Maybe say hello. Be friendly. It's actually a lot less uncomfortable to greet each other, get it over with and then continue doing what you were going to do... than it is to sit out there and try to pretend to ignore each other.
This. For one thing, if they get to know you they may respect your privacy more...a stranger's right to privacy doesn't mean as much as a friend's.
Also agree about your mutual "interest" in them. Pot meet kettle. Respect is a two way street. You seem to know a lot about what your neighbors do in their back yards...with enough detail, including ages of those women, to describe all of it to us! Its possible this has something to do with your "history" of weirdos.
Last edited by Parnassia; 07-06-2019 at 02:50 AM..
You stated "slight gaps", I would suggest, if they are slight, try to paste a dark color tape on them; then u can remove them easily when you want to move to the new place.
Yes, I've had weird neighbors in two locations in the same city. No one watching me, though. You're lucky that you have a move coming up. I hope you get a better neighbor situation in your new location. Just tell yourself, "this, too, shall pass", and cross off the calendar days until you move.
Too bad you can't get a realistic dummy or a friend that would be willing to play dead. Then you could dig a hole in your yard and look like you are burying a body. Heh heh!
I like ideas such as this. Here's another one: get a cheap or fake security video cam and mount it on a tripod or even on the fence and point it at their house.
Those people are not going to change their habits - try when you move to get into a better situation where you won't have that problem or you're just asking for it all over again. How soon are you moving? If it's in a few months, just slough it off and focus on your new place. If it's next year, put up something that's removable so you won't go insane until you do move.
There are creepy people everywhere so watch out where you're moving next time.
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