Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Subject: Re: Dinner Tonight, 1/31/2025
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 15:37:21 -0500
Organization: the little wild kingdom
Lines: 57
Message-ID: <1puc7l-95k.ln1@anthive.com>
References: <vnjjl0$3negv$1@dont-email.me> <87zfj6lhgm.fsf@example.com>
 <vnjm4g$3negv$5@dont-email.me> <878qqqii5l.fsf@example.com>
 <vnleo8$55kv$3@dont-email.me> <8xtnP.211121$vfee.179300@fx45.iad>
 <vnlq34$7kv6$2@dont-email.me> <r4j47l-ji9.ln1@anthive.com>
 <MPG.4209ef10692932221e7@news.individual.net> <nbg57l-van.ln1@anthive.com>
 <MPG.420afe549eba36c1e8@news.individual.net>
 <dH7oP.262549$6yI.224972@fx42.iad> <vnu3ad$21ll7$1@dont-email.me>
 <h2fc7l-l9a.ln1@anthive.com> <SXNoP.1381157$EYNf.362749@fx11.iad>
Reply-To: songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
Injection-Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:38:12 +0100 (CET)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="57f510221349b04314e8cd38f99a97bf";
	logging-data="2681095"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+e3TvnTDa01XfwsTRPD1vmkORXfPuR/O4="
User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux)
Cancel-Lock: sha1:Pyhpi19wPtSsvrXhK0vuhQUkPHQ=
Bytes: 3836

Dave Smith wrote:
....
> Unfortunately, when you live in the country you have to keep an eye on 
> your property line and exert your ownership.

  correct.  :)

  i did call the landowner to the north today because i was also
curious about how his dad was doing (his dad lives the next house
to the north of us which is almost a half mile away).  we'd noted
more activity there recently and have been a bit worried.  his
dad is an ok guy.  getting old sucks and the alternative is
worse...


> When we first moved here we 
> had an orchard on one side of our property and the guy owned several 
> properties along our street and he was notorious for extending beyond 
> the property line and then claiming the land as squatter's rights.

  some people can try to do that.


> It backfired on him when he tried it with me.  I had a visit from two 
> cops who said there had been a complaint alleging attempted murder. I 
> explained what happened. He had been disking across my property. I went 
> out with an axe and some survey stakes and pounded them in along the 
> property line. The jerk was ran some over so the next pass he made I 
> stood my ground. He told me to get out of the way. I said no, it's my 
> property keep off.  He said "Get the fuck out of the way or I will run 
> you over" and then popped the clutch and lurched ahead. I took a step 
> back and swung the ax at the headlight. The part that was not planned 
> was where it snapped off and headed straight for his head and would have 
> hit him had he not ducked.

  confrontations with weapons in the hand can get messy.

  one time i was sitting with my back to the door holding
it closed when some drunk guy was trying to get in.  glad
to say he didn't make it through the door.  i had a hammer
in my hand, plus plenty of experience with hand-to-hand
fighting but i just didn't want to get into it with him as
i think it much wiser to avoid fights if i can.


>   On of the issues with squatters rights is being allowed to use the 
> property or no effort being made to stop it.  I asked the cops to make 
> sure they put the land use issue in their report so that I had good 
> evidence that I had physically deterred him from using my property. 
> That was the last time he tried that with me and I became a hero to the 
> other neighbours that he continued to hassle.

  some people need a boot in the pants from time to time to
keep them in line.


  songbird