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From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 3:38 PM
Subject: RE: Fired up! (Neighbors)
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> On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Chad Cooper wrote:
>
> > Two words come to mind. George Hayduke. By far the king of authoring
> > getting-even guides.
> > http://www.rotteneggs.com/re_egg_display.php3?eggid=1060
> >
> > You can find any of his marvelous works at Amazon (search:George
> > Hayduke). You would not be doing justice to Mother Earth, if you let
> > this form of insanity go without punishment. She could have mentioned
> > something to you, or she could have left a note, if it was not INSANE
> > to even care that you _Tresspassed_ one foot into her peoperty. There
> > is a reason you have not see her before... She's a CRAZY psychopath.
> > She may not have killed anyone yet, but she would if it was not
> > against the law.
> >
> > That is just plain rude!
> > Nerd From Hell
>
> While I agree on the rudeness, I'd advise caution about "getting-even"
> tactics. The suggestions on the page Chad posted the URL for are overkill
> for the given situation, in my opinion.
>
> What I'd do if it were my neighbor being so unneighborly would be to get a
> picnic table and/or outdoor lounge chair, put them *close* to the property
> line (but at least a meter or so away) and just spend time engaged in
> reasonable pursuits around there. No boom-boxes with heavy metal cranked
> up, but maybe a boom box with something a little more gentle at a lower
> volume. Taking a small cooler of beer or other drinks out there and
> reading for a couple of hours in nice weather would be along the lines I'm
> thinking. (But be sure to take appropriate measures against UV sunlight.)
> If she complains about any of *that*, and drags the police into it, file
> counter-charges of harassment, if you deem it's appropriate. If she
> complains to you directly, nicely tell her it's your property and you're
> not doing anything illegal. If there is further action which you might
> construe as harassment, kindly and gently inform her that she's
> interfering with your enjoyment of your property; many places have laws
> such that you could sue. But keep it all REASONABLE, and don't do
> anything such that any sane person wouldn't take YOUR side if it came down
> to polling a jury.
>
> Massive retaliation could get you in trouble. Gentle reasonableness
> shouldn't, but only will get her in trouble if she decides to have a
> problem with it.
>
I still think he should plant dope in her yard! <G>
xponent
rob
