Time Flies
September 20th, 2006 - 3:33 pm
I can’t believe it’s already Wednesday. Where is this week going?! Oh yeah … kittens. I don’t have to watch them all the time now at least. They are settling into a routine of eating, sleeping and playing at pretty set times. They did make a run for the den this morning when Lin was getting ready for work and left the door to the living room open. Fast little brats. They ran into the room together with what seemed to be a coordinated attack. Grey ran to the right. Black ran to the left. They both almost made it into areas that would have been a pain to extract them from. Now they know there’s a whole other room to explore, they are just going to keep trying. Until we have it firmly in their minds they chewing cords is a bad idea, they can’t be in the den. Period. Too many cords and no way to secure them from kittens.
In other Casa de Orb news: I took the trash out earlier and noticed what appeared to be our water hose pulled over to the trailer currently parked in the crazy neighbor’s driveway. Apparently, Annoying Boy is living in it. I came into the house and ranted at Lin about it. He went to investigate. He determined they aren’t using our water, but they are draining the grey water from the trailer into our yard. This makes me no happier than I would have been had they been leeching water from us. Their yard is right there. Why in the world does my yard have to be used as a drain source and what exactly are they draining into my yard? Yup … I’m annoyed. I don’t especially want Annoying Boy’s shower water draining into my yard. Eeeew.
Speaking further on the crazy neighbors … we heard what sounded like gunfire from their back yard last night. Unfortunately, they all still seem to be alive today. In a sick sort of way, I had hoped one of them had finally gone totally over the edge and a huge murder suicide had happened so some people more closely resembling normal would move in. Darn. Didn’t happen.
Lin has been working at home this afternoon, and now he’s demanding absolute silence. It’s damn well near impossible for me to be completely silent. I guess I’ll quietly go decide what to make for dinner and then quietly play a video game for a while. I’d knit the other slipper, but the kittens are awake, and I’ve decided it’s just easier for everyone if I time my knitting for their sleep periods. 
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2 Responses to “Time Flies”
Austin must have ordinances prohibiting your neighbors’ behavior. I doubt even grandfather clauses exempt explosives and trailer-in-the-driveway living arrangements, especially without wastewater self-containment. That’s not just eeeew, it’s biohazard. Looks to be an excellent opportunity to exercise your taxpayer rights and have the zoning and environment folks pay them a visit. The city ordinances of my much smaller town are available on the web; I’m sure those of a progressive place like Austin are also. You might be surprised what a list of violations you can come up with, and the enforcement officer will appreciate your good citizenship!
Yes, eeeeeew was the first thing that came to mind. I looked up the relevent regulations (yup, Austin is on the ball with having them on line), and I put a note on the trailer door this morning when I took the trash out. I was even pleasant. If they don’t start draining their bathwater into their own yard, I will be making phone calls. They have already been told and recieved a citation for having the trailer parked in the driveway and being lived in. It’s not allowed anymore than draining their wastewater onto my property is allowed, which is not at all.
I am one step closer to buying as many farm animals as the law will allow me to have in town and starting my urban farm. Let’s see how they like several goats and sheep and a hundred chickens living next door. I can even have two pigs. Lucky for them, I hate pigs. I’d love it. Imagine the goat milk, eggs and wool!
I’m making a list of all the legal ways I can annoying my neighbors. It’s amazing the things you can do on your property legally that most folks would have a fit about.