The neighbour might have a non-delegable duty, if US law is similar to Australian on this matter (I think the UK still follows Rylands v Fletcher, might might have similar consequences). So you could sue him, which is a guaranteed way of solving all your neighbourly problems.
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The neighbour might have a non-delegable duty, if US law is similar to Australian on this matter (I think the UK still follows Rylands v Fletcher, might might have similar consequences). So you could sue him, which is a guaranteed way of solving all your neighbourly problems.
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Yea. I'd say unless your neighbor is already a super lost cause acting as if the world isn't a bubble of property lines usually works out the best.
Example that worked out really well last month. An old established tree in my neighbor's lawn had a massive branch break off and fall onto the side of my yard. the base of the broken branch was still stuck about 20 feet up in the tree while the rest was on the ground. I waited until the leaves had mostly dried so it was later and then walked over and asked them if they owned a chainsaw to cut it up. They didn't, which means they would probably have to hire somebody to deal with it. That's not super spendy, but tree services aren't cheap. My dad and I brought over a tractor and saw, pulled the branch the rest of the way out with a chain and cut it into manageable sized chunks with the saw.We left the chunks on the ground and let them handle the pick up and disposal. It took us maybe an hour which we probably didn't have to do if we were thinking litigiously. But I still get along with my neighbors. And if the world is kind, they'll help me out if I need something.
But yea. Some people are just genital heads. There isn't a cure for that. I'd probably try blowing all the crap back though before I sued them. That might keep things in passive aggressive annoying neighbor mode rather than I hate the living guts out of my neighbor lets sue each other mode.
Example that worked out really well last month. An old established tree in my neighbor's lawn had a massive branch break off and fall onto the side of my yard. the base of the broken branch was still stuck about 20 feet up in the tree while the rest was on the ground. I waited until the leaves had mostly dried so it was later and then walked over and asked them if they owned a chainsaw to cut it up. They didn't, which means they would probably have to hire somebody to deal with it. That's not super spendy, but tree services aren't cheap. My dad and I brought over a tractor and saw, pulled the branch the rest of the way out with a chain and cut it into manageable sized chunks with the saw.We left the chunks on the ground and let them handle the pick up and disposal. It took us maybe an hour which we probably didn't have to do if we were thinking litigiously. But I still get along with my neighbors. And if the world is kind, they'll help me out if I need something.
But yea. Some people are just genital heads. There isn't a cure for that. I'd probably try blowing all the crap back though before I sued them. That might keep things in passive aggressive annoying neighbor mode rather than I hate the living guts out of my neighbor lets sue each other mode.
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A convenience store near me advertises its hours as 6 am to 12 am.
Now, I'm no genius, but I took this to mean 6 am to midnight. Otherwise 6 am to midday doesn't really qualify the shop as all that convenient.
I mean, a shop that's open 18 hours a day is likely to be considered more convenient than one that only opens for 6. Except of course if you happen to want something between midnight and 6 am. In which case it's not very convenient at all. But I digress.
So what does this 12 am mean? Well, it makes some sense as 12 hours before midday. Yes?
But in that case, why don't the other hours also count down to midday? So that 1 am should actually be what we mostly consider 11 am. And vice versa.
(The afternoon hours, I have no problem with. Particularly.)
Now, I'm no genius, but I took this to mean 6 am to midnight. Otherwise 6 am to midday doesn't really qualify the shop as all that convenient.
I mean, a shop that's open 18 hours a day is likely to be considered more convenient than one that only opens for 6. Except of course if you happen to want something between midnight and 6 am. In which case it's not very convenient at all. But I digress.
So what does this 12 am mean? Well, it makes some sense as 12 hours before midday. Yes?
But in that case, why don't the other hours also count down to midday? So that 1 am should actually be what we mostly consider 11 am. And vice versa.
(The afternoon hours, I have no problem with. Particularly.)
Nope. 11:59AM rolls right into 12:00PM and 11:59PM rolls right into 12:00AM. Actually, I take the nope back in that what you propose MAY make some sense, but that just isn't how it works in the world. Now, you want fun times? Start an argument about whether midnight is 2400 or 0000 in military time.
Now that I think about it, that is a bit confusing.
That's why I keep my watch on military time. Reduces the number of confusing points in half, and there's no particular reason why I would care about how midnight is counted since I don't schedule meetings around it.
That's why I keep my watch on military time. Reduces the number of confusing points in half, and there's no particular reason why I would care about how midnight is counted since I don't schedule meetings around it.
SouthernKing
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Midnight is technically 00:00, so the following day. (I'm pretty sure. Also, I've always seen the last moment of December 31, XXXX referred to as 11:59)
It should be 0000, but I often hear it said as 2400. Presumably because it's much easier to say.
I like it.
Mise
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"Midnight" is pretty easy to say. And, like a goth, it belongs to the night.
Zero-hundred isn't a word, for one thing.
You say that like "0000" is a word in itself.
It's not, but twenty-four-hundred, while a mouthful, is a word.
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