I Got an A$$hole Neighbor

So I purchased the house I am now living in last spring. Only after moving in did I discover that one of my neighbors is a total a$$hole. He complained to me that the previous owner had a meat smoker and that he did not like the smell. So I unloaded my fleet of five smokers and a grill. I fired one up as soon as possible.

Over last summer he complained no less than three times asking me to move my smokers from under the patio I built for the smokers to the opposite side yard of my property. He said the smoke flows into his garage.

Yesterday I smoked up a Mexican style meat loaf, a fatty and some poppers. Total smoke time was 3 hours in that I staggered the start times. I used the YS640 so the smoke was not billowing.

Last night my neighbor and his wife came to my door. He asked me to stop smoking meat or to move the smokers (he offered to help). He said the smoke flowed into his garage and he just had shoulder surgery. Then the old lady pipes in and says that he has asthma. It must have been minor surgery because he was detailing his truck earlier in the day. He then tells me that my smoking last week at eight at night was disturbing. I happened to be out of town last week and did not have a smoker rolling. He closed out his pleasing by telling me he wants to be a good neighbor and again asked me to move the smokers or stop smoking meat. I told him that I have been smoking meat for decades and do not intend to stop or move my smokers. I stepped back inside and closed the door on them.

So, I live in a neighborhood with CC&R's. My neighbor is responsible for 90% of all complaints to the association (per the association). Our properties are a bit larger than a normal single family tract home. My neighbor likes to leave the pedestrian door to his garage open. I think he likes to spend time in his garage so he is not inside with his wife. His garage is totally clean and detailed. I actually would love to have mine look like his. I feed the neighbors on my other side with my BBQ but not the complainers because I really don't like him. He is a short little man with a big man's complex. A total dick!

By the way, the Mexican style meat loaf is awesome!

Sorry, I just have to vent on this.

Thanks for the input pmad. Months ago I spoke with the neighbor, Wayne, and told him that I would pretty much use the pellet pooper to keep the smoke down. I informed him that I built the patio cover to cover the smokers so were up to speed on that. I also explained to him about the weight of the smokers and to move them every time I wanted to use one would be unreasonable. I am not sure a fan will work but I will give it a shot. I have already planted trees as a barrier and am thinking about putting up a sail like wind barrier.

Wayne is really weird. The previous owner of my house was a warrior. He had been shot twice while over seas and was on the ISIS hit list. Because of this he took his security pretty seriously. He had a couple of young kids. My a$$hole neighbor set up a couple of surveillance cameras to record the kids when they were playing. One was pointed into the warriors backyard. Wayne had complained about the kids being loud when they played. He was recording the kids to prove that the kids were loud. The warrior had to take him to court to remove the cameras. I probably would have had him arrested. Perve

I am not sure if he has taken it to the association or if he will. I started to send them an email but have a hard time taking something so petty to them. I decided to wait to see if he makes a complaint.

I am thinking that when the summer gets here I should invest in a boom box for the backyard. Maybe some party lights and then become a nudest. let's see how he likes looking at a naked 60 year old man with a big boiler or a 57 year old wife whose getting a little saggy too. LOL

Okay, I will be a good neighbor and keep my boiler well hidden from public view. I am going to move things around on the patio this afternoon to see if I can do more to mitigate his concerns. Cleaning the patio, what a better excuse to hang out and have a couple beers.