Recently I have witnessed a number of situations where neighbors, simply put, seem to have nothing else to do but involve themselves in other people’s business. The most recent example, a friend of mine in a new subdivision, just had a landscaping company come out and put a retaining wall up in her backyard. This retaining wall was needed due to the slope of her yard and conserving the proper flow of water.

Not even a week after having the wall up, she receives a notification from the city stating that someone filed a complaint about the wall. In the letter, … Continue Reading