I agree with the friendly way. "heap coals of fire on his head" by being kind.
BUT , Carlene,
I was just curious about what law would be broken by cleaning your guns on your front porch. The way I do it, it doesn't make noise. Maybe that's why so many people are accidentaly killed while cleaning their guns?


Winford

 

The noise thing was geared more towards running the compressor in the wee hours of the am.

The gun thing is because we have so much crime down here a gun in sight is just asking for trouble.

 

I agree about the noise thing. I live on 2+ acres, have about 300+ feet to the nearest house from mine, but I still make it a pretty firm rule to shut down all my project work at 9 pm - just to be neighborly. My compressor can be hear throughout the neighborhood at night. It's a pretty quiet neighborhood, and I don't want that to change.

On the gun issue, that is a shame. I don't know the answer, but I would want any potential criminal in the area to know that I am probably heavily armed, but wouldn't want the police to think I would be dangerous.


Winford

 

do like on home improvement on that christmas thing where tim put lights that went into the windows of wilsons house, some guy had a fishing light that shined in our windows and we called and complained but they couldnt do anythign about it, so we shot it with a pellet gun

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-Jun-02 AT 04:12 PM (EST)]Winford - the way we look at it is if they come into my completely fenced yard and make it past my "2" Chows, then we'll have a nice surprise for them if they want to come in.

The only one we really worry about is my son (almost 21 now and somewhat straightened out) but we never know when he'll revert back to his Juvie ways. He knew we had guns in the house years ago during his run-a-way days and once when we went to a race in Homestead, I heard them page us. Went and checked the page out to find that my son and some of his punk friends had broken in and were outside waving a couple of our guns around. Guess they were gone by the time the Swat Team arrived. One of his friends returned them to us that same evening and we sent them (the guns) to live somewhere else until after he turned 18.

We discover that the only ones the gun locks stop are us. It's been over 5 years now and I still can't find what we did with the keys. The only ones we have without locks on them are the 2 pistols the kids took and brought back. Apparently they had no trouble getting the locks off.

Short of the story is we don't like advertising what we have, makes for too much temptation.

Carlene

 

Fordnut: Sorry to hear about your problem. I am originally from NJ so I am sympathetic with your neighbor problem. I had a similar problem in White River Junction Vermont, when I lived there. I erected the privacy fence, but that does nothing to solve noise problems. I do agree with the folks here that suggest amicable solutions rather than hateful ones. I think you "reap what you sow" as the saying goes. Is there any chance you can get these folks over to see your projects and help them understand your hobby? If they are just not willing to work with you here then I would consider placing my property up for sale. I know many will say this is running away, but it is what I would call "movin on up". I eventually moved after my next door jerks called the cops and had me busted by planting (certain) evidence upon my property. I beat the charge but it cost me. I now live where things like this will not beat upon me.
When moving is not an option, then you will have to live with your situation. I would not do things to aggravate it at all. Just be cool, obey the law, and forget revenge. Live you life as you would and ignore the problem neighbors as much as you can. Sometimes that will get the better part of them and the problems will subside.
The more they think they can get your "goat" the more they will try. Expending negative energy is a waste of your valuable time when you could be charging on the positive side of the guage by ignoring this intrusive bunch of busy bodies who probably need to"get a life" of their own.
The gun cleaning thing may, or may not, attract warranted or unwanted attention from people you may not want showing up at your door. I would forget it. I have firearms, and it just does'nt seem to be the prudent thing to do. It may work, but it may cause more problems as well. If you feel like I do, I protect my right to my firearms very seriously, and would not want to risk it. People will make up stories just to get you busted. Particularly if they can id your firearms, if you get my drift.
In summary, do the best you can to work this situation out peacefully, but if you can't, then live you life and forget them.
Have some rather boisterous gatherings a few times a year, and be sure to invite all of your closest neighbors with whom you are freindly. Best of luck! F-3 Brien

 

Basic courtesy may be all that is needed. When you pull in the driveway, do you rev your engine or shut it down? Maybe your neighbor just got home and wants to hear the TV news. Maybe what sounds great to you sounds terrible to him. I run equipment all the time, as do some neighbors, but when I see people coming home to relax after work, I shut off the loud stuff and go do something else. I work on cars all the time, but I won't tolerate loud music, loud engines, barking dogs, etc, when their sole purpose of making noise is making noise. Right now I have a new neighbor whose hobby is cussing out his wife and very young daughters, at the top of his lungs every time he runs out of beer. I'm recording his episodes and when the tape is full I'm gonna play it back for him while he's sleeping. If that doesn't work I'm sending the tape to Child Protective Services.

 

ever try walking around with nothing but a pair of old torn boxers and about every other step stop to "scratch" that itch in the rump!!