What would you do in this situation?

[Lodogg2221]

My neighbor has a "mowing crew" mow for them. Its actually two kids with toys, one is the daughters boyfriend. Anyway, last year they started using a riding tractor to mow, (city lot approx 100x100, large house, driveway, etc.) and started blowing grass in my yard. I went to talk to the kid and he started off about me not having to be a dick about it, just ask nice. So I talked to the owner, they said no problem, sorry, wont happen again. Well, here we are again, now they have a ???? brand walk behind, approx 42", and made a huge mess with it. Problem is, no one ever seems to be home, and these kids always seem to mow while Im not here. Not that I should EVER have to say a word. I take a lot of pride in my yard and the way it looks, and this crap pisses me off. Especially since I already talked to them once about it. I know they dont have insurance or anything, and probably just started last year, but seems to me I should be able to do something about it.......Any ideas?

[Runner]

Contact the next door neighbor, and get the number of the service. Call and let them know.

[olderthandirt]

Pictures worth a 1000 words, and an ass whoopin

[Lodogg2221]

Contact the next door neighbor, and get the number of the service. Call and let them know

They are two guys and a truck. Not easy to get ahold of. Niether are the neighbors. Im tempted to fire up the 318 and blow all my grass in their yard, but my wife says two wrong dont make a right. Gues Ill have to camp out to talk to someone about it.......

[Todd's lawncare]

Contact the next door neighbor, and get the number of the service. Call and let them know

They are two guys and a truck. Not easy to get ahold of. Niether are the neighbors. Im tempted to fire up the 318 and blow all my grass in their yard, but my wife says two wrong dont make a right. Gues Ill have to camp out to talk to someone about it.......
No they dont but boy will it make ya feel better !!! And next time they might get the point .

[sheshovel]

Camp out with a video camera so you have proof,and
mabey a big mean dog.I don't see how blowing grass back over is a wrong,to me it would be a right. :D
But if you want to know what I would do?
I'd snatch that punk smartmouth kid right off that mower and teach him some manners real quick!! :angel:

[GrassMasterNC]

Spray Roundup on their side of the yard that joins yours. Problem solved.

Just Kidding. But it did cross my mind.

[Eddie B]

Bag your lawn and dump your grass on their doorstep. Maybe the homeowner will complain to the lawn boys.

[yrdandgardenhandyman]

Contact the next door neighbor, and get the number of the service. Call and let them know

They are two guys and a truck. Not easy to get ahold of. Niether are the neighbors. Im tempted to fire up the 318 and blow all my grass in their yard, but my wife says two wrong dont make a right. Gues Ill have to camp out to talk to someone about it.......


Just be careful. A friend of mine went out to talk to a new neighbor about them parking on his property and now he has a plate in his skull. The ******* hit him with a Jack Daniels bottle as he turned to walk away. It's not like in the movies folks. The skull is going to bust before that glass bottle is.

[nocutting]

Hi, bring you neighbor over & show him the mess, now explain to him that all his service has to do is cut your boarder on reverse [ goin the opposite way] so the grass blows back in their yard?....And as they do this when they cut it again it will soon disapear........ :)

[Runner]

That is basically what I was getting at...I don't care if it is just two guys in a truck,..I don't care if there is no name on the truck. I don't care if they come in the stealth of darkness in the middle of the night with silent mowers, weraring blacknight camouflage. The NEIGHBORS know who they are, and obviously know how to contact them. Just talk to the neighbors (friendly), explain the situation, and ask if these guys could have trhe courtesy of not blasting grass all over your lawn. If that doesn't work, then you just schedule your lawn to be cut right after theirs, and guess what....?

[Lodogg2221]

LOL Runner, Ive got images in my head now of Ninjas mowing! Youre right though. I just have to catch the home owners home. And your second idea about mowing is exactly what I had in mind. I couldnt believe the mess on the street and sidewalks from these guys. Grass is EVERYWHERE! Plus it looks like they mowed it about 1 1/2"s, which is kinda short around here. I mow at about 3". Seems to help keep weeds down. Or maybe I just cant see them for the grass? Ha!

[alwaysgreener]

just take your blower and push it back to his side :D

[Toy2]

Get home, fire up the blower and blow that crap back.....folks get home yard looks like A$$....this worked on my neighbor across the street....pulled his small Toro blower and blew crap onto my yard....saw him leave, pulled out the "REAL" blower and made a mess of his yard....problem solved!!

[Frontier-Lawn]

put up a privacy fence on the property line

[Turfdude]

I'm sure for a small fee, that BG & his shovel could be very pursuasive to the "2 yutes".

[Property Pro]

build a fence!

[RedWolf]

bag five yards and dump in a**holes yard and repeat 2 to 3 times.if that dont work then take 2x4 and wack kid in head and repeat if kid gives you any lip.
that is RedWolfs words of wisdom

[CutNLawns]

I had the same thing the last couple years. A neighbor on one side had a guy who would always mow 2'-3' into my yard (at about 1.5") so I finally called him and explained the problem and it was solved. This year i mow their lawn so problem is really solved!

The other side was mowed by another company who insisted on using their 60 Lazer for everything and if their landscaping was 24" from the property line they would still go around it cutting into everyones yards. They also NEVER made a pass around the property and wherever they turned around is where they left it. The line looked like a scallop and would sometimes be up to 4' into my yard. That company was bought out and these guys do a little better but since I started a lawn service they maybe switching to me anyway so that problem will be solved also.

[Lodogg2221]

I would LOVE to put up a fence, but just a survey, which you have to have here to put up anything near a property line, costs over $500. I can do the fence myself, but still have to buy materials, so its a bit cost ineffective at this point. Maybe in a few months, but thats my first choice to solve it. Besides, nothing says "LEAVE ME BE" like a 10 ft privacy fence.......

[Tvov]

How about a temporary chicken-wire type fence? Just to make your point.

[RKISTNER1]

Take pictures then blow it back. (Fences make good nieghbors!)