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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, May 12, 2008 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Serate, I think at this point I would do two things:

1. The next time neighbor starts yelling at you, call the police. Have them come out. While a report may not be filed (in California, it's only filed if physical contact or threat of such occurs), there will be a record that you contacted the police.

2. File for a TRO. You may not get granted a request for a permanent injunction, but it will be on record. If these neighbors continue to harrass you in the case the TRO is denied, you can file to amend the request to include any additional information, and you may get a permanent RO granted the next time.

Both of the above will ensure that you take proactive action to protect yourselves and your property. It sounds like things are escalating and the male neighbor could be a threat. If you are afraid for yourselves, definitely file a request for a TRO.

Serate, I'm sorry you are having such a problem with your stoopid neighbors. They are stoopid, no doubt about it. You have the most stoopid, worse neighbors EVER! (Not that is a distinction you want, I know! <grin>) And I promise I have no window looking in to Iowa (IOWA???? I'd pick Hawaii!) Unfortunately, there are far too many stoopid people around. I wish they'd remove themselves from Planet Earth. Could we send them all to Uranus? <wink>

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, May 12, 2008 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
ITA with costa.

Call the police, tell them there was a confrontation, and that they came on your property and you had to ask them to leave.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Monday, May 12, 2008 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
Serate, if I were you, I would keep a journal. Write all the stuff that you can remember down(print out some of this thread) so that if you ever go to court with the jerks you won't have to remember how it happened or what was said.
Those people don't know how lucky they are to not have me or Escapee(lol) for neighbors!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, May 12, 2008 - 2:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I'm just all talk. If I wasn't the neighbors cat would have disappeared LONG AGO...<76> for attacking my poor sophie and my DD!

Neko
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
I'm griping over the fact that people don't answer their emails or phones at a time where they know a lot of people need help.

I got a C- in a course, which meant I wasn't graduating. I talked to my prof, who wasn't willing to re-evaluate my mark, and even pretty much accused me of bribing her for a C(but that's a gripe in itself) then I talked to a higher up for a waiver to use the mark because it was only 1-3 points lower than the one I needed and was also denied.

Then, my academic advisor said she reviewed my courses and said I do still meet the requirements and I am graduating.
This would be the end of things normally, however, since this is the same woman who gave me the completely wrong requirements the last time I had a meeting with her 2 years ago, I don't really trust her judgement.

So I emailed her, made sure she knew it was urgent, told her that a Tuesday meeting would be preferable (our graduating class list goes up on Friday and I work Weds and Fri) and she DOESN'T email me back.
Then today when I called, I got sent straight to voicemail where I had to leave a message.
Luckily for her, I believe that's because she's on her lunch break, because if she doesn't call me back today, I'm going to go down to her office on Thursday and CAMP OUT until she gives me a written statement saying that I'm graduating, so when the registrar office says I'm not, I have emails and the written statement at least to explain why I "thought" I was etc etc.
Not that it will matter in the least, but at least I won't look so stupid for not taking back my application for graduation yet.

No matter how I look at my courses, I'm not graduating without a waiver. So right now, I'm assuming I'm not graduating, but it's very frustrating to be told that I am, and to get my hopes up, then not have a meeting with me so I can show her where she's wrong, and try to find a way to still have me graduate NEXT FREAKIN WEEK.

Grr.
This has wasted so much of my time.
I can't apply for any new full time jobs, because I'll just have to leave them in 3 months to do a summer course (that'll probably end up getting cancelled anyways) and I haven't been able to look for apartments because I don't have the job to pay for it.

And the worse of all?? I still have to be involved in all the grad week events because I'm the Graduating Class President who ISN'T graduating.

I'm about ready to crawl into bed and not come back out.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 9:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
(((Neko)))
I do hope you get hold of that lady... better yet I hope she gets in touch with you. What a frustrating emotional rollercoaster! I do hope it all works out for ya hon.

Neko
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 1:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
So, she still didn't respond today, even though I left a message on her voicemail.

So I guess I'll be stalking her office on Thursday.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Neko, you should get extra credit for being class president. Just a tiny bit of extra credit. Just ehough ...

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Serate, I don't know about Iowa, but in Texas you only have to ask someone ONE time to leave your property. The second time they are trespassing illegally. File a complaint and try to get a restraining order now. That man's language is enough, yelling at you and ordering you around, to say you are in fear of what he might do and knowing he will lie for his own gain. You let them know you weren't going to do their bidding, and I'm glad your husband firmly told them off. They needed to hear him stand up for you and your property.

Neko
Member

08-03-2001

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 7:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
LOL Juju, I wish!!

Llkoolaid
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08-01-2001

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 5:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Llkoolaid a private message Print Post    
Hey Neko, maybe I will see you at your graduation, Chelsea is graduating from St.Mary's on the 23rd also. Hope everything works out for you.

Llkoolaid
Member

08-01-2001

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 6:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Llkoolaid a private message Print Post    
I was being sneaky Neko and went to the school website trying to see a picture of you but they have some guy as class president, maybe I got it wrong, you must mean class president of your area, like business or whatever, shoot, I thought I was finally gonna see who Neko is. Well anyway good luck girl, you should get some credit for that and hopefully it will be enough, that place can be frustrating, Ashley is doing her masters there and she is the only one left in her class and she has had advisor problems from the start, she will soon be finished and she is so glad to leave that school.

Llkoolaid
Member

08-01-2001

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 6:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Llkoolaid a private message Print Post    
Ok, this sucks, How can I cheer for you when I don't know who you are. Tell you what when you hear Chelsea Macpherson's name called and you see insane parents taking pictures that is us so come and meet me afterwards, or if the worst happens and I have my fingers crossed for you, Ashley is graduating in the next one so I can meet you then but here is hoping it is next week.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 6:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Lol Ll

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 7:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Thanks everybody for the input and support. WE didn't have to bother calling the cops as THEY decided to do it yesterday. Backfired on them tho.

I left our house yesterday afternoon to walk Jack. Do NOT go by their house until the walk is almost done. Guess #1 they decided to call the cops and say that I let Jack poop in their yard. Guess #2 it was a slow day and the cops were there before I got back around with Jack. Seeing the cops there and the male neighbor there yelling and pointing towards Jack and me didn't stop me from keeping walking towards them. Cop asked him to be quiet and told me that they were accusing me of letting Jack poop in their yard at the beginning of his walk. Said no he poops about 1/2 way through the walk, and it's in a yard of somebody who not only told me it was ok, told me I didn't have to pick it up. Mr Neighbor started in again yelling and saying he had the fresh ****to prove it. Cop tells him again to be quiet as I hold up my little baggie with fresh Jack poop inside. Mr. Neighbor says "no no no that's not it here it is" and picks some up out of his yard in his bare hands - YUCK. Cop says "Seeing this lady's dog there is no way that feces is his." Then both the woman and the man start blabbering on how we are bad neighbors, and how they have to let the city know when our trees are too low, when we don't sweep our leaves, when we don't clean the street drains, when we pour chemicals in the street, when we set trash out in bags to let the animals tear it up, that I walk around in the house not fully clothed, we keep the curtains open when we have sex - and the cop told them in no uncertain terms to SHUT UP. [Let it be known that IF the curtains were open when we have sex they would have to be on our back deck to even know the curtains were open, and climb up on the a/c unit to see if we were having sex or not. Let it also be known that I'm the biggest prude in the world and there has never been a time the curtains haven't been closed, even tho nobody could see anything w/o great effort! And if by walking around in a pair of shorts and a tank top - which I wouldn't walk around in outside of the house or if we had company - means I'm walking around the house not fully clothes then I'm guilty as charged.] I'm just standing there during the ranting and raving in complete shock with my mouth wide open. Cop asked me if there was anything I wanted to say so I told him about catching her measuring our trees, the pop can incident, and hubby telling them to never come in our yard for any reason and that if they saw us doing anything against the law or city ordinances, contact the proper athorities not us. After asking the cop if he needed the baggie of poop for evidence [he grinned and said he didn't think it was necessary], I came back home. Cop stayed over there for awhile, then came to our house and talk to us. Restraint order will be filed. They are going to be charged with filing a false police report. We have the ok to still walk Jack on that side of the street and they are not to say one word to us. I have a non-emergency number to call if the neighbors talk to us or we see them doing anything on or near our property. The talking won't matter cuz we'll ignore them, but if we see them near our property again they better watch out.

Police are going to patrol our street a little more often to try and catch the English Mastiff outside unleashed. [Decided I'd bring this up since the police were there.] Guess he's not supposed to be unleashed even in his own yard. [The reason I won't walk Jack on our side.] Guess if the English Mastiff has one more attack/violent episode and he's gone, but I don't want that one time to be Jack. Soon as English Mastiff is gone there will be no need to walk on the other side of the street again.

I so want to move. But I'm glad the police are involved, and that THEY stuck their feet in their mouths. I am so sick of drama.

Hukdonreality
Member

09-29-2003

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 7:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Yay Serate, and lol on trying to give the poop away as evidence!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 8:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Well Hukd one less bag I would have had to deal with! Can't blame a girl for trying!

Serate
Member

08-21-2001

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Neko I sure hope you get this straightened out. If you are just the one class short - and hopefully if you can't get it where you have enough to graduate you can get the waiver - can't you still walk the line and "graduate" and take the class the next time it is offered? I know it messes up getting a full time job but you would still "graduate" with your class.

Hope hope HOPE for you that things get straightened out tomorrow with your advisor.

Got my fingers crossed for you!

Hukdonreality
Member

09-29-2003

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 8:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Maybe you should offer it to the neighbor. He could keep it to use as a poop size guide in case he ever suspected your dog again. Just tell him that you want to save him the embarassment of calling the police unnecessarily again!

Serate
Member

08-21-2001

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 8:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
OH MY Hukd you have me laughing so hard I'm gonna pee my pants!

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Hey, LL!! Here's a pic of Neko from her folder:

Neko

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 8:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Wow Serate you have the neighbors from hell. Sounds like a reality show in the making...

Denecee
Member

09-05-2002

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
Jeez, Serate, you be careful with them crazy neighbors. They sound very unstable. I'm sitting here with my mouth open in shock that people behave that way. Dang, I'm a lucky girl having the best next door neighbor ever.

Hukdonreality
Member

09-29-2003

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 8:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Which one is Neko...?

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 8:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
The good-looking one. Er ... two ...