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We've had an unusual relation with our across the street neighbors.

They've made remarks each year, and we're fairly certain they're the ones that called the cops a time or two. An older couple. Nice, and quiet, and often the target of TP parties by the local juveniles. My wife and I have chased off these hooligans in the past, and even helped them clean up.

Among the remarks in the past have been to let me know they really like the christmas light a lot more than the Halloween stuff. Last year, they scheduled a trip to their children's the week of Halloween, and let me know they were glad I had everything down by the time they got home. Even suggested they might make that a yearly occurance, and ask me to watch their yard, and even decorate it so long as they weren't around to see.

This Sunday, however, a lot of history came out, and things had turned.

Saturday, the boys and I tore down Project Nightfall, to move it to the back yard for Halloween. Sunday morning, our neighbors asked if someone had stolen it. I explained we just took it down to move it in the back. They commented how glad they were to not be looking at the graveyard anymore. I said that more stuff would be going up this week...and then they got snippy.

Aparantly, my house is on what used to be their property. And, when they originally sold it, they made it into some kind of private community. And, said they wanted to bring over the bylaws I was supposed to sign before buying the house. To which I replied we didn't sign a thing, and are not bound by any riders they think should have been on our land.

Which got them all snippy saying something about it being THEIR land. And, I got a story about someone dying on the property (trying to scare me?). I just smiled and said I'ld have to work that into the whole story.

Well, I've been pretty darn nice over the years. My stuff is typically only up 2 weeks at most. And, we try to keep it quiet.

What they don't quite realize is my brother owns a music store, and I'm bringing in concert grade sound equipment we can pretty much angle straight into thier house.

I hope they enjoy my music selection on Friday...

Originally Posted by UnOrthodOx

What they don't quite realize is my brother owns a music store, and I'm bringing in concert grade sound equipment we can pretty much angle straight into thier house.

I hope they enjoy my music selection on Friday...

They did the maaaash. The monster mash!

Bugs Bunny's famous words !! Maybe your graveyard is reminding them that it's almost they're time..............
They sold & nothing else signed,so tuff pumpkins to them ! & if someone did die & you were not made aware of it before the sale,
they can be sued. At least you can here in Calif for non disclosure !

lol wow. I'm glad my across the street neighbor is a creek!

I'd say, made a tombstone with their names on it and blare highway to hell or bad to the bone friday night

MsM

Maybe they are jealous and you should send the TOTs their house before your party and ask them to come as they are. Mean old folks LOL

Once again, I do not understand people's disdain for Halloween.

It seems that these feelings are growing or possibly that people are feeling more OK with letting us know.

I would have said the f-word a few times to them, so you're much nicer than me.

*expletive deleted* them.

It is your property, they have NO say about what you do with your decorating no matter if the old farts once owned the land... they SOLD IT and have no claim or control unless you were doing something against the law.

Like one of the other posters said, they probably don't like being reminded of "the graveyard" since they apparently already have at least one foot in one.

Wow, a land ownership dispute, that's a new twist. I agree, be civil, but perhaps a strobe or flashing light (a la yellow construction light) in the front wouldn't be toooo obnoxious!

I really think this is the year you need a to put out a year-long Halloween count-down sign.

Nothing too garish...
Here's a pic of mine - the "Days Until Halloween" sign it's holding is actually temporary, until my neighbor sells his house....otherwise, it's holding a lantern.
(it's just an 8' pole, with a Bucky skull, arm, and some various vertebrae and ribs - just some of the stuff in a Bag O' Bones I once ordered from ACC - I looovvee those resin bones)

I've had it out since...oh, April or May, I believe...I change up the roman numerals on the small sign at the top (foam numbers, with magnets in the back). Most of the year, that's the only indication that it's a countdown to Halloween.