Mom2Shaun
10-24-2007, 12:11 PM
I live south of Los Angeles, and I'm backed up against a giant empty field, which has burned 3 or 4 times in the 16 yrs. I've lived here. What really makes me nervous now is that we have a fire nut living 2 houses down from me. I caught him 3x's last summer, burning the weeds in back of his house, burning them as they grew out of the ground! I yelled at him to put the fire out immediately, and the 3rd time, I told him that it is illegal to have any kind of uncontained fire in Los Angeles county, and he would get a huge fine and/or jail next time. He got pretty scared and just ran in his house. He did it again, twice, 2 weeks ago. I didn't catch him the first time (but my neighbor told me about it). But the next time, I yelled, and he said, "It's just a checkbook!" Like it makes a difference what it is - it's still something lying on the ground, burning! And he always does it when there are either big fires or fire warnings, and he does it around 4:00PM, when the evening breezes start up.
I have called the Fire Dept., the Sheriff's Dept., Fire Prevention, and the police, and they ALL say there's nothing they can do unless they see him do it. They say next time he does it, I shouldn't say anything, but just call them. But he sees me, and he knows he's in trouble, so he always douses it and runs in the house. I'm very nervous, because that field is as dry as can be.
This guy seems strange. He's about 30, lived with his Mom until she moved out of the house, so now he's there by himself. He doesn't seem to have a job and just seems to hang out all the time. His backyard is a mess, full of weeds and old truck tires (and this is a very nice neighborhood!). I finally talked to my neighbor across the street, who has her daughter and very large son-in-law living with her. She said she would have her son-in-law go talk to this guy, thank God! I hope it works. I don't know what else I can do. I hate to get too much more into this guy's face, because I don't want him setting my house or yard on fire. My DH is over-seas, so I live here with my 10yr. old, mildly autistic son, and I have enough on my mind without this.
I have called the Fire Dept., the Sheriff's Dept., Fire Prevention, and the police, and they ALL say there's nothing they can do unless they see him do it. They say next time he does it, I shouldn't say anything, but just call them. But he sees me, and he knows he's in trouble, so he always douses it and runs in the house. I'm very nervous, because that field is as dry as can be.
This guy seems strange. He's about 30, lived with his Mom until she moved out of the house, so now he's there by himself. He doesn't seem to have a job and just seems to hang out all the time. His backyard is a mess, full of weeds and old truck tires (and this is a very nice neighborhood!). I finally talked to my neighbor across the street, who has her daughter and very large son-in-law living with her. She said she would have her son-in-law go talk to this guy, thank God! I hope it works. I don't know what else I can do. I hate to get too much more into this guy's face, because I don't want him setting my house or yard on fire. My DH is over-seas, so I live here with my 10yr. old, mildly autistic son, and I have enough on my mind without this.