re: Lawn Care Etiquette: Update w/ pic page 5

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Why would he not just cut it in the first place, when he's already right there?

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Because it belongs to you and hes respecting that

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are you suggesting I bust out my weedeater and march on over there every time hes cutting his yard? A

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I suggest you become a man and walk over there and talk to your neighbor like a decent human being and ask him to just hit it when he does his

Is it really that hard to understand?

Update: he cut his yard yesterday, still hasn’t cut around my mailbox. I just walked outside to get my mail as he was pulling out of his driveway and waved at him in hopes he’d come by and talk to me about the mailbox, but he just waved back and drove off. This guy sucks.

That's fantastic.

Wow, this dude edges that much but allows that in his yard. I’m thinking you’ve got a psycho on your hands.

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I'll be the bigger person and cut it

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Do you know your neighbor? If not, you need to go introduce yourself and get to know him. That's how to be the bigger person. Nine times out of ten, that will fix most awkward situations.

Use the opportunity to discuss the mailbox situation. Explain to him that you feel bad about cutting around it when you mow your grass because it will make his yard look bad and vice versa. By the end of the conversation you will know where he stands. Either he's a dick or he just didn't feel comfortable mowing around your box. Or like someone said, he's a psycho. You need to know if that's the case.

Bottom line, taking any action (like using Round Up) in the blind could be a huge mistake that makes for bad blood between neighbors. It's not worth it.

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The fact the neighbor has let it grow to the point it has shows that he has zero fricks to give when it comes to trimming around your box

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Probably true, but one thing I've noticed is that more and more people seem to not know how to handle situations like this. They've grown up more isolated than previous generations, who all knew and associated with their neighbors. Now people tend to avoid their neighbors and end up doing odd things like this because they just don't know how to handle it.

If OP doesn't want to approach his neighbor, then I agree with you 100%. Cut it yourself and move on.

Just relax man. Let it grow and stop worrying about it. If he's OK with leaving that eyesore in his yard why aren't you? It's his yard, let him do what he wants with it. He may eventually even trim it, but if not, so what?

He sure seems to have you agitated. Taking pictures of it and posting it on the net!!?? Come on man, Chill.

Maybe in the past he cut around a person’s mailbox and damaged it or the mailbox owner complained. At the end of the day it is not hard to cut around the mailbox.

I would wait to see how tall that grass would grow. Perhaps even add some fertilizer