re: How do I politely tell my neighbor to stop cutting my grass?

Thanks for cutting Buddy. I like the grass a bit longer. If you can, please raise the deck a bit when you get to my part. Thanks again! Great job! Come get a beer!

I have this 80-something-year-old guy next door who just likes to cut grass who does mine. He doesn't even ask. I love it. I haven't cut grass the five years I've lived here. The best part is, he's unfriendly as hell and doesn't talk, wave, or even acknowledge my presense. I'm going to be sad about this when I move later this summer.

Maybe your wife asked him to while ....

I went through this recently. I hollered "hey Rob could you please stop mowing my grass? Your mower cuts like shite" and he replied "fick you loup, I haven't had the chance to sharpen the blades" we both laughed and went about our day because we are adults.

Some where, on some message board, there a thread titled, "How do I get my neighbor to do his share of cutting the grass between our houses?"

Ask to borrow his mower and raise the cutting height to what you prefer your lawn to be at.

Somewhat similar issue. There is a power pole on the property line between my house and the neighbors. He has never weedeated around his half of the power pole. Not once in over 15 years. It's not a big deal at all, takes less than two seconds for me to do it, but you'd think he'd do it at least one time.

Send your wife over in a bikini and have her tell him to stop cutting your damn grass.

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How do I politely let them know without being offensive or ruining a great friendship?

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"Hey frickface stop cutting my grass" minus the frickface part. In the alternative, leave frickface and add a please. Both equal levels of politeness.

Stop cutting your grass so high. Grass likes to be short.