he day my neighbor ordered me to tear down the retaining wall that had been holding an entire hillside in place for 20 years. I remember standing there with the letter in my hand, thinking, “Well, this is either going to be very funny or very expensive.” Turns out it became both.
Now, before you picture some dramatic Hollywood feud between neighbors, you should know I’m not the kind of guy who looks for trouble. My name’s Luke Harper. I’m 47 years old and I’ve been running a small landscaping business outside Eugene, Oregon since the late 90s. Dirt, rock, drainage, grading, that’s been my world for most of my life.
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