Author Topic: Neighbours Grumbling About Bonfire (Read 5072 times)

in the hills · « **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2017, 12:08:50 pm »

Smoke does seem to travel well down valleys!

We are in a very rural scattered hamlet. Nearest neighbours usually warn me that they are going to need a fire soon. They ask when I might be out or at least give warning so that I don't have washing out and can close windows.

This seemed the the done thing when we moved in and we are happy to follow suit.

All about being a good neighbour.

I'd try a friendly chat and see if a compromise can be reached.

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #16 on:** March 07, 2017, 03:15:29 pm »

So, we mentioned that we were burning dead rats, afterbirth and blood-soaked straw but we thought we might have more problems with Schmallenberg causing fatal deformities in the lambs than foxes dragging placentas across the fields. No response to this but it appears they want us to put some of our sheep on their ground to graze it down for their horses. Hmm......

stufe35 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 07, 2017, 03:47:30 pm »

They've offered you free grazing ! They cant be all bad .....

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #18 on:** March 07, 2017, 03:51:38 pm »

Well, actually they don't want to have to pay to get it topped!

stufe35 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 07, 2017, 04:01:31 pm »

Well you could always charge them for putting your sheep on their land. You are doing them a favour saving them topping costs after all; and fertilizing their field for free at the same time.
They'll get used to countryside ways after a while.