Neighbors weed smoke makes my yard uninhabitable

[Dave Shepard]

It smells like someone is burning a skunk in a plastic burn barrel.

 

[treetx]

I smells like heaven.

 

[lxskllr]

It's not a bad smell, but it's heavy and cloying; like skunk. I don't think skunk smells particularly bad, but it's an assault on the senses, and doesn't go away. Know what actually smells like heaven? Peat fire. I'd burn the shit out of peat if we had it around here.

 

[SeanKroll]

Maybe you need a large fan to blow in their direction. lol

How to make a box fan filter to clean indoor air of smoke | Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics and Environment - https://deohs.washington.edu/edge/blog/how-make-box-fan-filter-clean-indoor-air-smoke.



How close are you to your neighbors?

 

[davidwyby]

Maybe you need a large fan to blow in their direction. lol

How to make a box fan filter to clean indoor air of smoke | Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics and Environment - https://deohs.washington.edu/edge/blog/how-make-box-fan-filter-clean-indoor-air-smoke.



How close are you to your neighbors?

Physically too close for comfort.

Relationally…not at all.

 

[davidwyby]

It’s incredible how much they smoke. They must use a bong. First you hear tink tink tink, I assume emptying it. Then quiet for a bit, then coughing, then smell. Gets in the house. Between the two of them, I bet it’s never more than two hours without it, sometimes it seems like half to one. 24-7. I’ve heard it all hours of the night. I mentioned it to the landlady and they backed off a little. They seem to at least disappear if we get outside and make noise.

Thing is it’s a rental so they can’t smoke inside. I’m sure it’s getting in and wrecking the house anyway though, I don’t know why she lets them stay. The house has a MIL house in the back with a young couple in it and I guess they have complained too.

 

[davidwyby]

I’ve thought about getting their number so we can text and share time slots for our back yard.

 

[lxskllr]

Clamp a piece of sheetmetal outside. When you hear the bong come out, start grinding on the sheetmetal. That's one of the worst sounds in the world, and should drive them inside unless they're deaf.

 

[cory]

Without rereading the whole thread, is weed legal there

 

[Kaveman]

Without rereading the whole thread, is weed legal there

It's California, so yes.

This has been an ongoing issue for nearly a year, at this point, they're just being rude.

 

[Cobleskill]

Metal cutting blade in a skil saw is horrendous. Cutting corrugated roof panels makes you go deaf.

 

[Mick!]

Getting revenge in some form just escalates the situation before you need to.
First speak to them about it at least 2 times.
If they tell you to get stuffed then take action.

 

[davidwyby]

Clamp a piece of sheetmetal outside. When you hear the bong come out, start grinding on the sheetmetal. That's one of the worst sounds in the world, and should drive them inside unless they're deaf.

Maybe all my saws need tuning…

 

[davidwyby]

Getting revenge in some form just escalates the situation before you need to.
First speak to them about it at least 2 times.
If they tell you to get stuffed then take action.

We have if only thru the landlord. They know.

 

[davidwyby]

Previous neighbors were kids that would party til sunup including week days. If I had the deuce n a half at home it fire it up early…under the big metal shade. Straight stack.

 

[lxskllr]

Stoners annoy me. I have zero problem with weed, but some people live their lives stoned. How can you even tell at that point? Smoke up so you can feel "normal". Maybe try not smoking for a different kind of high. They also frig shit up. Stuff forgotten, stuff confused, stuff simply not done...

 

[stikine]

We have if only thru the landlord. They know.

Any chance you could buy that place and control who you rent to?

 

[Dave Shepard]

I don't care if people smoke, but It does give me an instant headache. Especially where it's growing. I realize my family's dairy farm can smell, although I can't smell it, I have never heard of anyone getting a headache from cow shit. We chopped about 75 acres of corn next to a growing facility last fall at peak stinkiness. Pull in the field and instant headache. It would go away as sin as you were back on the road. If I was at home getting headaches from the neighbor, I'd be pretty bummed.

Of the really hard core smokers I know, I'd say self-medication for mental health reasons was very high. Also, how well these people functioned varied greatly, possibly due to what they were trying to treat.

 

[davidwyby]

Any chance you could buy that place and control who you rent to?

I’d rather just move to the country. Thing is, that’s expensive ($800k), and it’s all ag, my wife isn’t down with the ‘cides they spray.

One more point of whining I forgot. I like to work in my little back shop on saws n stuff in the winter with the door open when it’s nice…sucks the weed smoke right in. So I’m stuffed up in a box like all summer.