Mothball Neighbors Making Me Miserable

[FlightlessDuck]

So maybe I missed it: Why are they putting out mothballs?

 

[Happyinwonerland]

I was really sympathetic at first. But even though I'm sure the smell is awful, I'm having trouble staying sympathetic. You refused to try talking and called the health department on them instead, you are eatching their house enough to know that the HD came and gave them pamphlets, you haven't given them a chance to clean them up (maybe they're going to but couldn't right away), and you are upset about their dog that must have been pretty quiet for you to not know was there for an entire week. I sincerely hope you're joking about the signs, but at this point I'm not sure if you are or not.

Instead of sitting there fuming, do the adult thing, go over, take them some banana bread or chocolate chip cookies, and introduce yourself. You would out yourself if you mention the mothballs, but maybe you can get a line of communication going.

I did not watch their house, the health dept called me back and informed me of this.

 

[Happyinwonerland]

So maybe I missed it: Why are they putting out mothballs?

no clue

 

[Imzadi]

She responded with kids let him out on her WiFi. She had a dog hit before on our street and lost him. Our houses are so close that , we see 9 different network names come up. I guess it might not be helpful in every situation.

And half the people I know have no clue how to change the name of their wifi anyway. It's a cool coincidence that you both check it frequently and know how to change them!

This would be my husband's idea of a fun evening's challenge.

I was just thinking this would be a great episode in a Tim Allen TV show, like Tool Time, where he has WiFi modem message wars with the neighbor.

 

[Imzadi]

If the Health Department does consider this to be a violation, then, still, that doesn't mean that the problem is cleaned up right away. i would guess that they would get a warning and a XX-Day notice to take care of the issue???

When _I_ called the Health Dept on my landlady because of a several weeks long rat problem, the Health Dept, came, did an inspection of the whole house & perimeter. He saw that the house across the street was doing construction and said probably that disturbed the rats underground over there, and the one I had got in through existing openings in house. There were a couple in the ROOF by the house vents up there.

He also gave my landlady some literature on how to close up all the openings, gave me paperwork & verbal instructions on how to safely clean up and disinfect any rat droppings. And gave the Landlady and official WARNING. She was given a couple weeks to close all the openings, get rid of the rat. Then he'd come to reinspect.

But, as I said in my previous post, she went into "dainty/helpless woman" mode and did NOTHING.

When the Health Inspector came back, he saw the rat was still "rooming" with me. That was when he issued her a health violation. Once he did that, I could break the lease and move. Which I promptly did.

 

[Imzadi]

The health dept came by today and talked to them, gave them some info. The moth balls are still in place

I'm considering making a yard sign that says "Your mothballs are poison!" and putting it close the the border of our yards.

Instead of sitting there fuming, do the adult thing, go over, take them some banana bread or chocolate chip cookies, and introduce yourself. You would out yourself if you mention the mothballs, but maybe you can get a line of communication going.

If after a talk they didn't remove them or they were rude I'd escalate it but there is no reason for this to start off confrontational.

I don't either. The sign is even more confrontational than knocking on the door and talking to them.

Yes, I don't get this either. For some reason, you are afraid to talk to them nicely about the situation. Yet you are willing to put up signs and start what essentially be a hostile war with your new neighbors?

Ever hear: "Choose your battles"?

I'm not saying roll over on this. The Health Dept already has come out & will do a re-inspection. But, why START a hostile relationship with your neighbors that may continue that way for years to come, even after they've cleaned up their yard. You're supposedly a nurse in real life. You talk to people all the time. But, you can't talk to your neighbors about a health problem?

 

[Feralpeg]

They probably have moles. There are much better ways to get rid of them. Good luck, OP.