Dear Nosy Neighbors:

Thanks for calling the fire department on the burning of our brush pile last night.

And since the fire department came out & determined we weren't doing anything wrong, thanks for calling and asking them to send the cops over. And since they determined we weren't doing anything wrong, thanks for calling dispatch back telling them you really wanted us to extinguish it, complaining to the point that the cops asked us to put it out just to avoid trouble.

Still trying to figure out why you care so much if we quietly burn a small brush pile on our own property. Or why you think it's any of your business.

But you have succeeded in making me more anxious than ever to get out of this house. Hopefully it won't be too long before I'm saying 'goodbye & good riddance'.

See ya!