We never told you the DRAMA BEHIND this wall
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- We never told you why this giant 8ft steel wall is here on our 7acre homestead
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I can completely understand but what a great opportunity to add a living fruit wall. Grapes, raspberries, black berries, elderberry and so on.
Brilliant!
I was thinking “good fences make good neighbors” right when you said it. LOL
I’m glad they were mindful enough for your children’s safety to put the wall up. But even happier for you about new, great neighbors ❤
Absolutely!!!! It’s bizarre for sure, but it’s all the sweeter with AMAZING NEIGHBORS coming soon!!!!! 😁😁
We had an old cheap little fence around our backyard that was already there for when my husband's grandmother lived in the house, her little dogs could go out back and be fine. Well we got a big dog, and then another big dog 😂 that little fence wasn't cutting it, and our neighbors dog would run over and all the dogs would bark and run back and forth.. well the second big dog we got was actually my childhood dog, he was old and would limp after every ordeal. Well we put up a 6ft tall privacy fence. The dogs would still bark and run so I ended up yelling at my neighbor to put her dog on a leash 🫣 she has been ever since 😅 ... Since then though, my senior childhood dog has passed away and we have gotten another big dog and two little dogs. The three new dogs are afraid of the neighbors dog 😂 he got away from her not too long ago
Wonderful spot for grapes, rasberries, blue berries and such.
Yes! You’re right.
Paint it green and plants fruit trees and bushes along it
Love it.
these folks spent a huge amount of money to protect your kids
So grateful. But let’s be real. Protecting our kids was also protecting them from lawsuit. We both won out with this wall for sure.
It’s amazing how many people have trouble with neighbors- new or established. We had a problem with our neighbor when we purchased the property between us. As we started to clear the 20 year overgrown brush and trim the trees that had never been trimmed he became irate and accused us of ruining the beauty of the land. He started trying to sabotage our efforts which ultimately landed him in county jail. His antics have since stopped but it’s sad we had to go through all of that to get him to stop. We tried discussing with him directly as adults, we even got the local constable to speak with him but it wasn’t until the sheriff knocked on his door that he realized we won’t play his games! So sad!
Plant beautiful tall full flowering shrubs!
Add a beautiful rustic garden gate between friend and good neighbors!
Great idea!
@@BetterTogetherLifeTall hedge bushes or running 🌹 bushes
What a golden opportunity that fence has made for you. Cover it, on your side with hog panels or cattle panels and let the wisteria overtake it, or passion fruit. That wall is a growing SpaceX you got the utility side so you can hang things from it.
You could paint flowers on the wall. For the door make it a secret garden door entrance that would be so cool.
I came here to say the same! Paint pretty things on it.
I love it. That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking!
You cannot paint flowers on the wall. It is past the property line. You could ask for permission to paint flowers, but what a waste of paint. Leave the neighbors alone. It is their property. They gave these people some privacy that they obviously could not afford.
@@Education-1964 Did you even watch the video?
@@gelwood99 Apparently more so than others.
🇦🇺 I would put fruit tree’s or blueberries or blackberries bushes to try and hide the fence. Espalier them to the fence.
Yes. I love that idea.
One of the best things we did at my old home was put in a gate between ours and the neighbor's back yards. The adults used it more than the children did, and it was like saying, "you're part of our tribe." It especially came in handy the night their compost bin caught on fire, and we were able to start putting it out before it caught the trees, all the while banging on their back door and bedroom windows. Good times.
Looks like the perfect place for small trees, tall shrubs, climbing plants, and flowers! The possibilities are endless! I love the idea of having a door through the wall like a secret garden. I would suggest that you place it where it can be seen from both houses, so you can keep an eye on the kids. I can’t wait to see what you do!
Great ideas!
what a beautiful blessing to have friends right next door 💕
I completely agree. Yes!
Wall, honey suckle, hops, grapes! Lots of grapes! All the sweet things❤
Great ideas!
In Indiana, we can build a permanent fence between the two properties, but it has to be 15 feet from the line, not on the line.
Yea, the previous owner that built this did not ask us anything at all. One day no fence, the next morning they were building the frame.
But of course we didn’t argue because we didn’t mind the privacy (mostly)
That's a great story! God provided above and beyond all you could ask or imagine!
I was watching you for a while around the time your baby was born. I remember you, very pregnant, chasing your cow that had escaped 😅 due to life, I unsubscibed from all tne homesteading/tiny house channels. I decided not to go back to any for many, many reasons. You recently popped back up on my feed, and I was genuinely excited to catch up on your life. You and your family are so sweet and wonderful. I'm glad I rediscovered your channel.
May God continue to richly bless you! ❤
Oh Barbara THANK YOU so much for giving us another chance.
Thank you, and YES all the blessings to you as well! 😁
I love that this story ends positively. I'm excited to see what y'all do with the fence. I see a secret garden door when you talked about vines and cutting into the fence. ❤
I see the same thing! I really am so grateful. This ending is one we never would have dreamed of when we moved here.
Thank goodness for the wall.
Could you get some local spray artists to paint you a mural scene of trees etc on it?
Yasssss! I have one living here 🥰
Very cool story...turning lemons into lemonade.
True story😂
Put lattice on your side and grow grapes or ivy.
Oooooo!!!!!! Lattic is a great idea!!!
Sometimes what you think is bad God turns it around for your good
Amen
Yes, chill mid week pizza bbq burger day.. Im looking for that in every homestead family Ive been watching ... give some chill moment with us to enjoy and put a smile on our face. God bless y'all
Could you maybe plant Shrubs along the wall to hide the industrial looking eye sore? great job on looking to the bright side, and staying positive even when talking about people you may not have liked....
I think so! And some vining flowers too.
@@BetterTogetherLife great idea with the flowers. I hadn't gotten to the end of the video where you guys say the land was sold and you were going to put a portal through the wall, glad it al worked out for the best. side note/question, Does the walol change the weather on your side? like block the wind from building up speed?
I had many guesses about the wall, glad y'all shared the history behind it!
Also, I just started my first sourdough starter, all the tips appreciated.
Go go go go! So excited for you to bake! My best encouragement it is to just start. I keep my starter in my fridge most days and just feed it when I bake. I think it’s a lot of pressure to keep on the counter in our super warm climate. Start with pancakes or crackers or biscuits. Be prepared to bake bad bread til you get the hang of it. Have fun!!!
Love this mid-week story time video. ❤
Thank you Monique!!
This sounds great!
Absolutely loved this video...blessings guys
Where did you get your outfit? I have been searching for something like it for gardening. Love it!
It’s so comfy! amzn.to/3VUKMOL
@@BetterTogetherLife Thank you! I ordered them right away lol.
im looking for land now thanks for sharing the timeline of that
I like the wall. It’s neat and private.
I would plant a dense box hedge as tall as the fence if not taller. From a distance it would kind of blend in with the trees around it but it would act as a sound buffer and more protection for you and your kids if 1 of them crashed into the fence at high speed
The possibilities are endless for the climbers you could put along that wall, but I totally understand loosing great neighbours and a view. I'm glad to here you've got good neighbours back on the other side again now.
It’s so exciting!
How amazing!! 🩸
Just subscribed and I already love you guys. Much regards from Appalachia Kentucky.
Terry! So glad you’re here. Thank you!
Plant you an evergreen screen to start growing to block it out. Also Kelly you win for positive outlook.
Evergreen! Great idea. Thank you!!
Wonderful wall to plant flowers, trees, bushes, berries, and espalier fruit trees! Ohhh friends! Put a door! // kid and ponds are dangerous:
We are on that. Swim lessons for all kids. A fence around it. And lots of daily talks about how we only go with a grown up and big kids looking to make sure little kids aren’t wandering while they all play. You’re right!
Dunno about down there, but up in here, that wall would get a caragana hedge growing right in front of it... You can get bare root starts about anywhere... super cheap. super prolific... wild, shaggy, with yellow flowers part of the year... and grows 15 ft high and thick enough to keep critters in... z 2-7 I think
you and your neighbors should have food forests on either side of the door in the wall and you can call it the secret garden because the door leads to a whole different place!!
That's a great play, "The Secret Garden".
Love it!
Passion fruit vines.
Great idea, thank you!!!!!
Great wall story
What a great outcome!! I’d love some extra sourdough ideas. I live alone and it I’d possible to have too much sourdough lol
Oh I have so many! Biscuits and pretzel and crackers and bagels and pasta (which I love bc I can dry and store it)!
It is a bummer that all happened BUT now you have privacy and the fence isn't that ugly. I'd kill for a fence to give us privacy. We are on a cut through road and we really need privacy. I just found you all and enjoy your space on the internet!
You’re right. We could never have bought such an extravagant fence! Tons of privacy and security. Thanks for saying hi and for being here! Welcome!
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for being here!
Paint a mural on the wall
Yes!
Oh, I guess if I had kept watching the video I would have heard y'all are thinking about planting something along the fence lol. That's really cool.
Yes we are!
I would've made it a nine foot fence all the way around, added cameras, and 15 dobermans like Mr. Burns... release the hounds 😆
That’s a lot of cash!! 🤣🤣
So many possibilities 😊
Totally a GOD thing for the property to end up with friends!
Isn’t He so good?!
I like the neighbor's fence. I bought country property during the pandemic.
When I finally got up my land, the barb wire fence was down and the neighbors let their animals graze on my property.
I was mad because I was hopeful to rent out my pasture for the summer for some extra money.
The county said it was a civil matter.
So I'll have to go to court.
My neighbors broke my fence and changed the property line as they encroached on my land.
* You may not like the fence but think about planting flowering roses or flowering bushes next to it.
Oh that stinks. I’m sorry!
You should plant a bunch of bushes or shrubs that get really high along that entire wall.
That would be cool
Hey Ya'll, well all the KIDS are alive and you can grow what you want there🎉.
Oh wow good thing the noise is gone,good riddens🤭.
YAY a wall party🎉.
JO JO IN VT💞
Well, maybe have the kids make a mural on your side of the fence. Intersperse some native shrubs like Mountain Laurel, purple sage, Salvia, etc.
These are fantastic ideas!
Wild.
Wow crazy story
I love that a neighborly conversation was actually you unknowingly threatening to take down a corporation if they hurt your children and they took immediate action 😂 My vote: paint it before you plant anything next to it and it’ll look 100x better
Renegade 😉. I think paint is a great idea. I like it!
Paint it.
Maybe ask them if you can paint your side? Maybe paint it green or like some trees on it?
I’m so excited to get some paint on this bad boy!
@BetterTogetherLife we have honeysuckle on our fence line in Central TX, too (Leander) It makes an excellent shade wall for my hammock! It gets full sun and does just fine with the TX heat.
That's a hard one. It's kinda crazy they spent all that money to build the wall and then turned around and sold the property. Seems like a blessing while that company owned it to have a wall. But now that your friends are buying it, it would be good to have to view back. 🤷♀️
It’s gonna be great!
I love the wall
but I do understand the view and loosing neighbors
Great 😢😢😢.
Why so sad?
@@BetterTogetherLife
Devils-in-skin developers will always see that as a foundational beacon.
What an awesome ending to a bad neighbor situation Yes, that type of vehicle could easily crash through that wall and kill a child. Paint flowers on the wall before you plant the food forest!
🌻🐛🌿💚💕
People do things that make you say, what were they thinking? Fences sometimes don't actually do what were intended to do. I hope your new neighbors are very good bff's. I love your pizza oven. I have been telling my son I want a outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. Yummy goodness and lots of fun. 💙💙💙 To you and your family.
They’re fantastic (neighbors AND pizza 😂)
Can you paint it?
We can! 😁😁
@@BetterTogetherLife 3 seconds after I posted the comment you went on the video to say you could paint a mural on I'm very happy for you
Paint it for sure.
Absolutely!!
Paint your side of the wall black, or a dark color. They wouldn't mind, would they?
They wouldn’t!
God works in mysterious ways ! Can't wait to see how you create beauty out of the "wall" 😊
He is gooooood!
Why not paint it?
Grape vines BlackBerry and start making some wines.
Brilliant!
You should have bought your friends out if you want to control what happens on the property. I think it is amazing that they are willing to put up that fence to ensure the safety of your children. get a few cases of spray paint to match the landscape and spray some landscape on your side of the wall, it will disappear!
That would have been good. We really had no desire to control what happens on their property. We did desire to make sure what happened didn’t endanger our family though. The risk was that their activity could end in an accident on our side bc the fence surely wouldn’t hold a buggy back. I think their solution was wise. And it did end up with a ton of benefit to us.
Can you get permission to paint your side?
Obviously I commented before the happy end!
🙂👍
Awful dreadful wall. But u like & thats I what matters
I was torn at first. But I’m so grateful now.
Go native, honeysuckle is not native.
Any suggestions?
Sounds like you guys are now neighbours with the Trump Clan 😂 He finally built his wall?
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Well Marc, we are down here in Texas!!
Hello there,
To say that MOST people would be CONCERNED with a Neighbor doing Questionable things dates back to even before the ( Hatfield's and Mc Coy's ) Now with that being said.
I also need YOU to UNDERSTAND what PROPERTY Ownership means for EVERY Person on the planet. FAIR, REASONABLE, Able to Do as things would seem ( ALLOWABLE ) based on any one particular vice of recreation and such ( YES - NO - MAYBE ) ???
HOPEFUL - Still. The Truth is there are a Few basic ( RULES and Regulations ) that Dictate ( F R E E D O M ) What YOU LIKE to See ? What others then also want there VISON to Be ? Take the BORDER wall at Texas and Mexico. As an EXTREME Example. There were many different VERSION presented as to cost, Look, Total Form and Function and also ( What it was Intended ) To HELP instead of HURT ( GOT IT ) ???
YOUR VIEW is NO Concern of the owners on the other side of the fence. IF they built with the proper paperwork being filed and got the go ahead to Take care of there end.
THAT IS WHERE the Two sides can differ ( UNTIL ) the end of time or worse.
You cant Pick YOUR NEIGHBORS. As good as the PREVIOUS ones were. Consider what they too thought when YOU showed up to take away from the paradise they were seeing too? Not in a Bad way. BUTT REMEMBER this as in the lessons that come back to HAUNT us ( DECADES ) Later still.
Without having a Crystal ball. I WOULD VENTURE to Say ( THIS WALL ) is going to OUTLAST ( YOU ALL ) Either accept it or get u and out of there in the HOPES it does not happen at the next place. LAND Use and Development is a CRUEL Game of taking one thing and turning it into something else. Gas stations. Shopping centers Manufacturing or Agricultural use , etc.
TODAY ( YOU ) Shared YOUR side of the story.
I would be wiling to bet the other Land Owners WERE NOT PLEASED they had to put up said EYE sore fence to keep YOU on YOUR side at a Great expense so they could do what the property was intended to be used for too.
I feel like you might have missed it he part of the video where we said we like the wall. And also the part where there is new ownership. You have an awful lot to say on this for someone who didn’t watch the whole thing. But it does look like you came for the title.