We've lived here since 1999, and have only talked to This guy a handful of times, but yesterday evening When I was leaving for work, I noticed that he was burning some brush. That was a little after 5 pm. So I woke up this morning at about 9am, and drove buy his house, and there was a little bit of smoke coming off of the ashy pile. I guess he could have put it out last night, and burned a little bit this morning, but im pretty sure he left it burning overnight. I mean, he's gotten on my ass for something before. Like my dog got loose and walked near his house and he was worried about my dog killing his chickens, so I feel like if I got on his ass about leaving fires burning over night, then we'd be even. I was going to iether call him (I don't have his number, but my mom does) or just bring it up when I see him again. Also, in kind of afraid that if I talk to him, and he decides to do it again, I'll have to report him, and he'd probably know it was me.
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- I wouldn't necessarily get on your neighbor's ass about it or try to "even the score" over past disagreements. That approach could just make things worse between you guys going forward. Here's what I might do:
- Casually bring it up next time you see him outside. Something like "Hey man, just wanted to give you a heads up - I noticed some smoke from the brush pile this morning and wasn't sure if it was fully out overnight. No biggie, but just wanted to mention in case of any fire risks."
- Keep it friendly/concerned, not accusatory. Makes it less confrontational.
- If he gets defensive, just drop it with something like "No worries, just looking out for the neighborhood. Have a good one!" Then the ball's in his court.
- Document with photos in case anything does happen and you need to report it officially. But I wouldn't report him yet unless there's an active fire hazard.
- If he keeps doing it, you can have your mom give him a call/text reminding nicely about fire safety regulations.
Hope it doesn't come to reporting the neighbor, but covering your butt legally makes sense. Hopefully a casual mention will do the trick without starting drama! Let me know what happens bro.
What exactly do you think you're going to accomplish? While there are usually set hours for residential yard waste burning, all he has to do is say it was for recreational purposes like a campfire, outdoor fireplace, or ceremonial bonfire... Shit he could even make it about his religious freedom and you end up labeled as a non-tolerant bigot that is infringing on people's constitutional rights. He's on his land not your. Mind your own business.
I'm not worried about him burning, I'm worried because the fire was unintended.
Its illegal.
Your problem is you can't prove it. It's your word vs his. You say it was unattended to the officials, he says I don't known what that guy is talking about me and my wife were sitting by the campfire early this morning enjoying a hot cup of coco by the fire and we put it out when we went inside to get ready for work.
You have to draw the line somewhere.
Sorry I'm not familiar with that saying. What do you mean?
It means you have to say enough is enough.
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