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I am always polite to my neighbors even when I can't stand them.

However, a real privacy fence does create a feeling of confinement and indicates poor social skills because it's not neighborly to block the view completely.

There are many fence options to choose from, including ones with alternate slats, or ones with minimal spaces between slats so that some light peeks through. There is no reason that children and pets should have you completely shut-in, because the important thing is having a high-enough fence that the dogs can't jump over it, and that the children can't fit themselves through the slats.

A sealed privacy fence basically means: "I hate my neighbors". Seems like your neighbor got the message loud and clear.

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I totally agree, PP.  I really hate the look of the shut-in, tall privacy fences.  It makes me feel confined, like I'm in prison.  No one in our neighborhood (of half acre back yards) has fences at all and it would definitely be interpreted as an f-you to neighbors if someone moved in and immediately put up a big unsightly privacy fence.  We do have an open view into each other's yards, though we all have various degrees of shrubbery and other natural screens to define our spaces.

Personally, with a toddler and hoping to get a dog, I'd consider one of the really pretty, open types of fencing that could confine a kid and a dog but not completely block views.  I'm not running a meth lab back or porn shoot back in my yard.  I don't care if someone glances at me kicking a soccer ball with my kid.  It's nice to wave at neighbors and see that they're outside and occasionally have a chat.  A privacy fence is like a big hand in your face right as you're trying to smile and say hello.  And they're just ugly.[/quote]

You guys have funny opinions. I live in AU Park, and we and our nearby neighbors all have privacy fences in the back. That doesn't stop us from being friendly with each other, invite each other to bbqs and dinners, or occasionally water each others' plants or feed each others' pets when someone is out of town. I agree with others that the backyard is private outdoor space just like your house is private indoor space. A privacy fence in the front would be weird, but in the back? It doesn't symbolize anything.[/quote]

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