Did I provoke my neighbor into this?

[Chicksdigit]

Yeah Caleb x49 that is good!

 

[Jennie5193]

Caleb, let's not be naughty!

Besides, *I* wouldn't even know where to get that stuff from!

 

[journey11]

The guy is obviously on a power-trip. Possibly even a few french fries short of a Happy Meal. There probably never was any real chance of reasoning with him. Although, I believe you could have avoided it coming down to his threats (a soft answer really does turn away wrath).

Report his threat to the police. Email him a copy of your local laws, highlighting your right to keep chickens--and then put up the tallest privacy fence that you can between you and him. It will be money well spent.

Also, I would end the dialog with him right there and have as little to do with him as possible. Stand on what the law says you can or cannot do. End of argument. He will just have to get over himself.

 

[kingmt]

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I read the same thing you did & I say she did do the christian thing by turning the other check. We are only seeing her story but I do not see if she has attacked him.

It isn't the christian thing to stand to the side & let others have there way. After all Jesus went into the temple & through over all the merchants tables & ran them off before starting to teach. Did you read any where it said he stood to the side & asked Peter "I wouder what we are going to do?" or "Peter maybe we should just go on our way today & maybe we will come back tomarrow & they will have gone away."

Come on don't tell her to back down & give away here rights & then say that is the christian thing to do. Don't we have enough people that call them self Christian's doing that today & our country gets worse & worse.

 

[journey11]

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Just caught that... I've seen it done and it sure is effective...and SATISFYING!! Who cares if he thinks you're trashy!!! Show him you've got a sense of humor...

 

[Tala]

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Don't waste your time. He sounds like he has PLENTY of time to look up the local laws if he really wants to.

He doesn't care what the law says, he only cares what HE wants today.

But do report the threatening email to the police (the one about the poison) because THAT is definitely illegal.

 

[Jennie5193]

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I posted both sides of the story. I was honest and completely through because I wanted opinions on the complete story. (That is why I didn't edit out the stuff he said about me...)

The 1st e-mail is what I came inside from a long day dealing with kids and chickens and the rest of life's necessities and read. I thought, "Hey, it's a message from *neighbor*, maybe he found a good yardsale today!" and then...

I think you're very right about the "Christian" issue. It seems to me that he thinks by me being a Christian, I should step aside and let him have his way.

The "Christian" aspect of this is really what is bothering me the most. I've always felt this was true: "If you have to *tell* people you're a Christian... then PLEASE DON'T!"

I just don't understand how I could possibly be constrewed as being "unChristian" in handling/dealing with this as we're not the ones making threats or using profanity- OR using our property in a manner that is not glorifying God.

JMO

 

[Jennie5193]

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Yeah... I've been contemplating some pretty passive/aggressive scenarios today. I thought about doing that... it seems like a good idea, but I do have other neighbors and I don't want them to get upset.

However, I'm not opposed my back yard (where the rest of the neighborhood can't see it!) looking like a yard sale!

 

[Crystalchic]

break up their marriage. if they hang their clothes on a clothes line, put a pair of gloves on and steal his boxers and make lip stick marks on them that isnot a color that his wife wears. then ask his wife for a ride some where since yur friends and hide a womans hair Barrett and one single cheap ear ring in the car some where. also buy a romantic birthday card and just hide it some
where make this woman think that while she is working he is busy cheating on her

 

[Jennie5193]

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I agree. He has enough time to do the work himself and although I've not told him personally his wife is fully aware of the avenues I went to make sure I could have them. She even helped me out and knows 1st hand that I can have them. I don't know if she's said anything to him about it or not, but I'm not doing any work for him.