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Sun, Oct. 17th, 2010 11:11 am
Reason number 4 as to why the people across the road from us (we call them the mansion) are Not Hills People: They're burning off, and were yesterday, too. You'll note how I said it's been raining on and off since Wednesday. Also, yesterday it was windy. That's the single most inconsiderate thing you can do to your neighbours in the Hills. Loud parties don't matter because there's that much distance and shrubbery and trees that the only loud parties we can here are from the place right across the valley, and that's only because they're in something of a natural amphitheatre.
But yeah. Don't like the people in the mansion.
Reason number 1 was that they didn't know how to build on their property in the first place: they spent 200 grand (or so it is rumoured) on their driveway, which is really only navigable by a 4-wheel drive. The property already had a driveway before they began. Also, they filled in their bit of the Sturt Creek, which becomes the Sturt River and later the River Torrens, the biggest river in Adelaide.
Reason number 2: more burning off related stuff. This time it was hot, dry, unsupervised and thankfully not windy or they would have burnt down the Hills. It set fire to a stringy bark (gum tree whose bark is basically kindling), which I noticed while out on the balcony, so Mum ran over to tell them. Their hose didn't reach to the fire, so they had to use buckets to put it out. Upon telling them they should be burning closer to the house, supervising it, not doing it on a stinking hot dry day under stringy barks, the woman's response? 'We'll take your ideas into consideration.' lakjsdghlajks We're calling the CFS on them next time they do that =|
Reason number 3: They build under gum trees. One predictably fell* on their gazebo a few weeks back, when that giant pine fell over the other end of the road and took down 2 stobie poles and left us without power for 16 hours. I lolled :D They've now cut down every tree near the house.
This is all pretty basic knowledge of living in the Hills. What are they going to do next? Plant an orchard and expect it not to be eaten by possums?
* There's a reason we warn people about drop bears. They're more believable than gum trees breaking with absolutely no provocation.
But yeah. Don't like the people in the mansion.
Reason number 1 was that they didn't know how to build on their property in the first place: they spent 200 grand (or so it is rumoured) on their driveway, which is really only navigable by a 4-wheel drive. The property already had a driveway before they began. Also, they filled in their bit of the Sturt Creek, which becomes the Sturt River and later the River Torrens, the biggest river in Adelaide.
Reason number 2: more burning off related stuff. This time it was hot, dry, unsupervised and thankfully not windy or they would have burnt down the Hills. It set fire to a stringy bark (gum tree whose bark is basically kindling), which I noticed while out on the balcony, so Mum ran over to tell them. Their hose didn't reach to the fire, so they had to use buckets to put it out. Upon telling them they should be burning closer to the house, supervising it, not doing it on a stinking hot dry day under stringy barks, the woman's response? 'We'll take your ideas into consideration.' lakjsdghlajks We're calling the CFS on them next time they do that =|
Reason number 3: They build under gum trees. One predictably fell* on their gazebo a few weeks back, when that giant pine fell over the other end of the road and took down 2 stobie poles and left us without power for 16 hours. I lolled :D They've now cut down every tree near the house.
This is all pretty basic knowledge of living in the Hills. What are they going to do next? Plant an orchard and expect it not to be eaten by possums?
* There's a reason we warn people about drop bears. They're more believable than gum trees breaking with absolutely no provocation.