re: Neighbor's tree fell on my fence today

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My guess is a lot of you really don’t know your neighbors. I’m not trying to preach here, but I just couldn’t do that to a friend/neighbor. I wouldn’t try and hide behind the letter of the law and tell my neighbor to go fack himself because my tree was healthy (as far as we knew). I just couldn’t see me saying “hey Bill, sorry MY tree took out YOUR fence last week. I saw you and the mrs. out there fixing it when we were floating in our pool. Could I borrow your weedeater again?”

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Nobody's saying you have to be an arse about it. When you see him cleaning up, go out there and help. Make sure to bring a couple of beers, and talk to him about any other trees hanging over the property.

That being said, why should you have to pay on something that is obviously not your fault? If anything, you're treating your neighbor like an idiot. He has two eyes, and he knew that tree limb was there, and he didn't say anything either.