Article December 23, 2019 Issue

A Christmas resolution

Martin Vesely

Plain and simple, I didn’t like my next-door neighbor, and I felt I had good reason not to. In fact, none of the neighbors liked him. I knew this because we frequently shared our unpleasant dealings with him. Whenever it came time to contribute his fair share of the expense for repairs of shared property, such as fences and trees, he would always flat-out refuse to cooperate. Furthermore, he had often rented his home to people who were loud and disruptive to the neighborhood.

Last year an accident caused by a third party resulted in quite a bit of damage to both our properties. On Christmas Day my neighbor came to my door and said that we should look over the damage. I got my coat and went with him to check it out.

After we had examined the heavily damaged fence and yards, he once again felt it necessary to tell me he had no intention of working with me to take care of the needed repairs. I felt myself getting very angry and upset, yet thought it best not to say anything but to just walk away.

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