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Posted on 07/14/2005 3:23:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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The guys that are building the monstrous arena have fifteen or twenty acres. More than enough room to build somewhere else.
There has to be some reason they did that.... I still think they maybe hope to buy the neightbor out. How much land does he have.
Becky
There ya go! My sentiments exactly. If you don't want people building within sight of your house, you'd better make darned sure they can't.
"I don't know, instead of fighting it I might have done my best to get on their good side to have access to using it."
The neighbors fighting it get transferred from time to time because of work. Their main problem is resale value. More than likely they are going to need to sell the place at some point but who's going to buy it with arenazilla parked on top of them?
the arenazilla people:)
Becky
Jeez Louise! And I thought it was gonna be hot here tomorrow. We're supposed to be out at the trail by 7am tomorrow and are just going for a couple of hours even then. And it's only gonna be 98 here. I just can't imagine 103! The heat index would have to be at least 110. Take it easy and don't get a heat stroke, you or your horse!
LOL! Now THAT'S a good one!
He has another fifteen acres or so. I asked my husband what possible reason could they have for building it so close to the neighbor and he said probably because of city water or something like that. It's a whole lot cheaper to build where the water lines already are and these people are cutting alot of corners. Who in their right mind wants a house connected to the barn? I had a girlfriend that rented a house like that and she said the varmint problem was hugh and series and not easily controlled.
That's a good point but I'm not sure they could afford it. I'm not getting the impression that these people are rolling in dough and the mad neighbor's property is probably worth $700,000 or so.
OOOO scary post #:)
We probably won't ride more then a couple hours either. This girl is pretty soft:) always has been. She doesn't get to ride much either due to school.
I didn't hear what they are predicting for the heat index.
Becky
And it's not only the varmint problem. You'd think the dust would be atrocious, not to mention the bugs. {Or do bugs fall under the category of varmints?}
HHHMMMM...how can they not be rolling in dough and build something like that??? Strange. How old of people are they?
Becky
I was thinking rats being varmints but bugs and flies could be in that catagory and probably epidemic in that house. You'd have to have a fly spray system in your home.
Shee-it! For that kinda money around here you could get 700 acres of prime farmland!
You WOULD have to tell me that. I hadn't even noticed. Now I'll be scared all night! I guess I'd better sleep with my rabit's foot, although it didn't seem to bring the rabbit very much good luck. ;o)
I've never met them but I think they are young people. They've got quite a bit of money, obviously, but they are cutting some serious corners so I'm thinking bottomless pit doesn't apply here. It's all relative, I guess. Most of my neighbors are bottomless pits of money. Private helicopters, huge beautiful homes, expensive horses, etc. One nearby fella is part owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
Just as an FYI, I'm not in the "bottomless pit" category.
LOL
Becky
LOL! I was beginning to wonder if we were talking to Ivana "Tuffydoodle" Trump here.
I know, the land around here is outrageous but it's because we're in the DFW metroplex. The further you get away from the Dallas Fort Worth area, the land values drop considerably.
Wow.
Becky
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