DANG IT! I hate confrontations with neighbors. This all started cause my 20 something male neighbor treats our 1/4 mile dead end road as a dragstrip. After speed limit signs where put up and stopping him once to ask him NICELY to slow down, cause I was afraid he might hit on of my family members or the neighbor's kids. That night somebody spray painted the signs. I saw it early in the morning, got paint remover and cleaned them off. I wonder who done it?
That leads to today the signs was gone I thought they were stolen and called the law. The Law came and said they have had other complaints about my neighbor and let them know when he comes home and they would pay him a visit.
The "John Force" of Pasture View road came home soon after. I called the deputy and gave him the info. He then tells me a petition from our neighborhood was wrote and signed to have the signs took down. I never seen no petition, but he was still coming out to talk to him. The "Flying Neighbor left before the deputy got out here. Something better happened he talked with the young mans Grand mother (he lives with his grandparents).
Now for the part that upsets me most. The neighbor that started it was once my English teacher in high school. He was the best teacher I ever had. He is a preacher and lives next to the young man. I decided to ask him about it. Knocked on his door and ask him about it. He stated the speed was to low (10mph) and I agreed. I then ask him what he thought would be a good speed and he replied "NONE!" This shocked and stunned me. He proceeded to tell me. "I've lived he 30 years without a speed limit and we don't need one now." I then told him about the boy almost hitting my wife and sister one day as they walked along the road. Then he said his wife can't walk on the road cause my dog bit her. "They bit her!" I asking in surprise. "No they snapped at her and if she hadn't jumped back it would have bite her.
I could not believe he acted like that I had so much respect for that man till today. The problem is I'm new (3 years) around here and they are mad I'm standing up. They think I'm trying to take over. What morons...wanting to get somebody to slow down so they don't kill a family member and you take offense? I'm back on the case calling the county judge, road department and the magistrate. The fight is just begun
Preacherman really let me down and by the way I went and got an under ground fence. I'm installing it and then going to preacherman and telling him. "I'm sorry about my dog snapping at your wife, I didn't know there was a problem. So I took care of it and now your wife can start walking again." I'm manning-up on my end of the situation now let's see how preacher man handles it. From the movie 48 hours................."THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN AND HIS NAME IS REGGIE HAMMOND!" I meant KEITH COTTONGIM
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and after you tell him his wife can start walking again you should add, "I saw her at the grocery store the other day and she looks like she could use the exercise."
well rowbear..... she is a slim lady. the other day she told my wife she and preacher man was taking Christian consoling classes. They must have flunked out.
i think I know the teacher/preacher. Used to have a radio ministry. His wife was teacher too. Neither could teach and he certainly can't preach or stand up for what's right. you gotta have balls to preach!
Spike strips can be fun
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