Close to Home by John McPherson for November 23, 2023

Time for the chainsaw.

Top the part of the tree that’s in your yard

Don’t need to do that around here. The wind does it for you.

Genius.

Bleeb needs to get more active. He should team up with Ralph. Together they could wreak real mayhem!

Remember, one good turn deserves another.

Put your garbage bags in the tree, THEN cut the rope.

I found Bleeb!

Now’s the time to hook up the mechanical tree shaker he borrowed from the orchard.

Of course he is relaxing in a chair with a drink. Do you know how hard it is to get that tree down like that?

Ahhh, good ol’ neighbors! He’s already plotting his revenge.

I’m seeing another use for the tree, though! … squirrel launcher!

Good plan, Dave!

Yep, if on your side, you can cut it! I’d toss it back on their side afterwards!

Will there be a retaliation?

Must be a rubber tree.

If you are going to cut it down out of sure it lands on the neighbor’s yard.

free firewood. i’ll take it thanks , neighbor

When Eppie Lederer applied for the job of writing the Ann Landers advice column, she had to answer three questions. One asked who owns the fruit of an apple tree if its branches extend into a neighbor’s yard; she replied that the neighbor is legally entitled to any fruit on those branches. She wasn’t just guessing; before writing her answer, she consulted an old friend, William O. Douglas, who happened to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

Leaf it to John to make me LOL!

Wait for the guy on the right to start “trimming” the branches that overhang his property.

If you enjoy the shade during the summer, you have to do the raking. You know, the whole want to dance pay the fiddler thing….

Revenge…….

“When do you know when it’s time to slaughter your neighbor?”

I wish I could to this with the gigantic shagbark hickory tree that is in my front yard right next to the driveway. It’s a beautiful tree, but wow, the mess!

Leafblower time!!!

I just imagined the guy on the right using a long cutting tool and cutting the rope, then watching the tree rebound into the left guy’s yard, emptying its leaves on him.

If the neighbor cuts that rope, the leaves will all be flung to the far neighbor on the left.

Not too obvious.

Neighbor doesn’t look too haaapeeeee!

Worst neighbor of Fall time.

Time to burn the leaves…