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Water view creates neighborly obstruction

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

I have checked with a lawyer, and have no legal recourse.

Any suggestions for how to break through her tough stance?

-- Losing My View

Dear Losing: You've already been branded the neighborhood "whacko," so yes -- you might as well expand your brand and send a joint email to these neighbors.

I suggest that you yet again offer to pay for tree trimming. You might also offer them a cash incentive, if you are motivated and able to do so.

Let them know that you would appreciate discussing this with them and the community mediator. However, you should understand that they have no motivation to mediate anything with you.

 

You should assume that you will not actually receive any accommodation, and so after this email contact you should drop the matter and hope that the next big storm on the bay might settle this matter in your favor.

Dear Amy: I dated "Cassie" for almost a year-and-a-half.

She broke up with me, but we were able to be good friends afterward.

At some point, she stopped messaging me, and we talked less and less.

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