i feel the man's pain.
i lived briefly (anybody want to buy a slightly used engagement ring?) in a detroit suburb that was, uh, somewhat "dirtbutt" as a friend of mine would say. he's a lawn chimp so he'd know.
the neighbors across the street had reproduced [b]furiously[/b] and there were numerous rusted out jalopies on or about the property. a teenage daughter had a boyfriend with a temper and a loud car stereo. at times i wondered how much OO buck would spread out over 60 yards or so...
they re-sided the house. took six months. most of the time the house was relatively nude. it was fun watching the steam rise from the roof in the winter because the place was uninsulated as could be. they finally they finished the job, almost at the same time as i rented a ryder truck to get the fug out of there.