Smart Red
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Had two county deputies out today. The one I had verbal issues with on Thursday and a back up.
Son had spent part of the day moving more trees and logs out of the woods near the gully with the field tractor. After he stopped because of pending storms, he and DH walked down to see what was done and what was left to do.
While they talked, the neighbor and his wife stood watching them -- 5, 10, 15 minutes just staring as he always does when I move down there. Finally son looked his way and said, "What?"
The neighbors told him he didn't know where the boundary lines were. Son said he did. Neighbor said son had no part in this dispute. Son said this was his family so he did. The neighbors rather lost it and started swearing, shouting, waving their arms about. The Mrs. came down onto our property and took a photo of my DH and son. Mr. took a few steps closer and asked if son 'wanted to get it on'. Son never moved or stopped smiling (although he did say, "Sure"). Long story short, the confrontation ended as the neighbors both started walking away and the neighbor turned back and said, "442 Madison Street, huh? I'll be there."
That is my son's address, where he and my two grandchildren and DIL live. I agreed with DS that he was threatened so I called the Sheriff's office.
As expected, the neighbors had their own story line. They felt threatened by son saying 'what' to them. All the swearing, verbal exchanges, and threats were mutually hurled. The police will do nothing and told son to call his city police if he sees neighbor or vehicle around his home.
Son thought the photo was taken to "prove" that he and dad were trespassing. The thought occurred to me that if they wanted someone else to 'get even' with my son a photo would help an assailant identify the right guy.
Now I am scared! I think the guy is unstable. Since he still does not believe where the disputed land was, he has no idea where the ruling placed the boundary. I'm afraid the surveyor could be harmed when the Bs see how much land they are losing. (Not losing since they never had it, but well, you know.) They do have weapons. Another "Good Neighbor" experience was the many times they took target practice in the gully. The law says no closer than 100 feet from a house or boundary. Every time, they were on our land shooting into our land and I refused to report them as son wanted. Now I wish!
Okay, no real blood. But this is going way too far. And again the officers told US to stay away from that part of land because we were trying to accelerate confrontation by being down there. Not in the disputed land, no, we're supposed to stay away from each and every part of land that the neighbors claim as their or we're somehow at fault. My God! I don't even know what all they imagined was theirs other than it seems to be everything they could see from their bedroom window.
I know where they live. . . . . anybody?
Son had spent part of the day moving more trees and logs out of the woods near the gully with the field tractor. After he stopped because of pending storms, he and DH walked down to see what was done and what was left to do.
While they talked, the neighbor and his wife stood watching them -- 5, 10, 15 minutes just staring as he always does when I move down there. Finally son looked his way and said, "What?"
The neighbors told him he didn't know where the boundary lines were. Son said he did. Neighbor said son had no part in this dispute. Son said this was his family so he did. The neighbors rather lost it and started swearing, shouting, waving their arms about. The Mrs. came down onto our property and took a photo of my DH and son. Mr. took a few steps closer and asked if son 'wanted to get it on'. Son never moved or stopped smiling (although he did say, "Sure"). Long story short, the confrontation ended as the neighbors both started walking away and the neighbor turned back and said, "442 Madison Street, huh? I'll be there."
That is my son's address, where he and my two grandchildren and DIL live. I agreed with DS that he was threatened so I called the Sheriff's office.
As expected, the neighbors had their own story line. They felt threatened by son saying 'what' to them. All the swearing, verbal exchanges, and threats were mutually hurled. The police will do nothing and told son to call his city police if he sees neighbor or vehicle around his home.
Son thought the photo was taken to "prove" that he and dad were trespassing. The thought occurred to me that if they wanted someone else to 'get even' with my son a photo would help an assailant identify the right guy.
Now I am scared! I think the guy is unstable. Since he still does not believe where the disputed land was, he has no idea where the ruling placed the boundary. I'm afraid the surveyor could be harmed when the Bs see how much land they are losing. (Not losing since they never had it, but well, you know.) They do have weapons. Another "Good Neighbor" experience was the many times they took target practice in the gully. The law says no closer than 100 feet from a house or boundary. Every time, they were on our land shooting into our land and I refused to report them as son wanted. Now I wish!
Okay, no real blood. But this is going way too far. And again the officers told US to stay away from that part of land because we were trying to accelerate confrontation by being down there. Not in the disputed land, no, we're supposed to stay away from each and every part of land that the neighbors claim as their or we're somehow at fault. My God! I don't even know what all they imagined was theirs other than it seems to be everything they could see from their bedroom window.
I know where they live. . . . . anybody?
What on earth is wrong with these people? I agree, don't mow or do any work down there until the lines are marked (and keep an eye out for these yahoos to try to move the stakes too, undoubtedly...I have seen that happen before). Are you planning to put up a fence of any kind to keep them on their side? I think a couple of game cameras would be a good investment. Some can even send pics to your computer remotely, or get the kind you pull out the memory card and download it if you think you can access them safely. If any altercations occur, there's your proof, since they are motion sensitive. They're not too expensive for a good one. 
