We had a new house built in 2005. We decided we wanted to pay for the pool cash from the sale of the old house.

So during our home construction we approached our new neighbors - a lovely newly wed couple - about the fact that we were installing a pool - they seemed thrilled at the prospect of coming over and swimming.

Well we finally were able to sell the old house in May and immediately put the down payment on the pool to get started and I went next door to get the use of land agreement signed since we have to use about 5' of their side yard for equipment to move in and out.

Our first clue that this was probably going to be harder than we expected was when Mrs. Lovely Newly Wed said "Well they better not hit the house because it will never be the same!" I told them that if there was any damage it would be covered, etc and that we would pay for damage to their grass and irrigation system.

The pool was dug yesterday. I get a call from the pool builder that the guys digging the pool overheard her talking very frantically on the phone outside about how there was dirt on her house, etc. I asked the builder if she had come over and actually complained, he said no and that they would be done in 45 minutes. I told him to just get done and get out of there.

As soon as I could, I left the tradeshow I was working (50 miles from home) and drove home to make sure that Mrs. Lovely Newly Wed was okay with how they left it. Talked with her and she says "well our spinklers are burried and I was worried about our gutter downspout being burried, but they cleaned it all up and its ok" I asked her if she wanted me to unbury thesprinkler heads- she laughed and say no - don't worry about it. So like an idiot I forgot about it.

Today the pool builder comes to install the steel and the neighbors come over (while I am at school) and tell my husband that they are really upset about the sprinkler heads being under dirt- and then proceeded to accusing us of breaking one of their sprinkler heads like 3 weeks ago and throwing it in their yard (where the he** did that come from )????

Pissed off the husband - so I get home and tell him it isn't worth him getting upset. I walk over there and ask them to please tell me exactly what they want done so it can be taken care of tomorrow. 6 sprinkler heads capped at the lines - fine - no problem.

Then they start complaining that there is gravel in the back and they cannot mow because a rock may fly up and break one of their windows. So I state "You need to tell us what you want done so we can fix it because if we don't know - we can't get it right." They keep complaining about it- so I ask "do you want me to take a broom and try to sweep it up - or if you want I can mow it" They get even pissier and Mr. Lovely Newly Wed says "that won't help".

So I thank them for letting us use their yard to install the pool and that we don't want them inconvienanced (sp?)....

Maybe I should have purchased the smaller house on the bigger lot!

Thanks for letting me vent

You can see the pictures of what they are complaining about on my signature