As the old saying goes, good fences make great neighbors.

But what happens if a fence needs to be put up, and your neighbor won’t pay his part?

That’s what happens in this unique story of petty revenge. Check it out.

Another fence revenge

~25 years ago my parents bought an approximate 20 acre rectangle to live on, farm, and raise a few cattle.

The seller lived adjacent so in essence was selling about half of his land where he raised cattle and horses.

Easy enough.

This sale would require a new fence to bisect the property.

My Dad asked the neighbor if he’d go in halves on the fence as it would keep their respective livestock separate, and out of his crops.

The neighbor refused so my sibs and I helped Dad put up about 2 miles of 5 strand barbed wire with metal t-posts.

That would be awful.

About 15 years later the city used their power (eminent domain) to force my parents out so they could expand a landfill.

Note, they did not include the neighbor as they didn’t yet need his land.

Remembering the neighbor’s refusal to share the cost when the fence was installed, my Dad offered to sell him the fence before moving.

Again, the neighbor refused, thinking my father would just leave it.

Nope and hell nope.

Nice move old man.

My 85 year old father enlisted our help and we pulled up the entire 2 miles of fence.

As a bonus he even sold the used t-posts.

Great job, no reason to give him the fence for free.

Let’s see if any of the commenters have something to say.

Great dad joke.

Sometimes being really petty is just perfect.

Sounds like it was a really long fence.

I can’t imagine that he did.

Well played old man, well played.

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