Now that is funny!!!

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2000 rounds so far

I've Had neighbors that have tried to show off some new gun or other every once inawhile, it's usually mostly plastic, black, with lots of needless stuff screwed on it, I just look at them as innocently as I can muster and ask, wow does it kick hard! Most my neighbors now believe I'm gun dumb, which is fine with me, none of my gun's come in or out of the house until after the cover of dark. What's really scary is I don't trust most of my neighbors with a leaf blower. I really need to move far into the country.

I'm not one that goes out of his way to antagonize anyone....however....should I be approached with that same senerio....I would politely tell the neighbor to just go pound sand.

That's pure BS. Don't "enable" them by trying to appease them. You have no reason to. If you do....then you are part of the problem.

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G.P. Charlie

I live in an area where there's a lot of anti-gun sentiment. But when I was attending Western Wash Univ in Bellingham, that town was very contrasting attitudes. You were either went all natural granola driving a vw bus or in camo driving a truck. There is a truth in the saying, America is bowl shape with NW WA at the lowest point. All the fruit and nuts tend to roll...

The rest of my neighbors speak espanol.

I take it you've never been to San Fransisco

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Unfortunely the fence will not do anything but fuel the fire.
Once the neighbor feels that she/he has control over your nephew they will find something else to complain about.

10 years ago I could drive 15 mins. south of me and be in farm country. Open carry was perfectly acceptable here. All those farms were sold to speculators and turned into housing subdivisions, costly ones at that. The area turned into "little Illinois". Nothing like a lady liberal looking out the window of her new Indiana home and seeing a guy hunting the still existing brush 100yds. away. Open carry is still legal but super rare now.

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But first she asks dispatch to have the cop leave his gun at the station so she won't have to see it....

I know someone who has some neighbors who are RABIDLY anti-alcohol and quite vocal about it. The guy next door put up a flag in his front yard that features a giant mug of beer and the phrase "The bar is OPEN."

.... don't forget that we were all put here on God's Green Earth to be sure each and everyone of us is "comfortable".....

Unless they had already planned to build the fence, there is no way I'd fork out the dough to build a fence just to appease some screeching banshee wind bag neighbor and her husband-on-a-leash.

I would, in the calmest of voices, tell him to go back home and tell her if she doesn't like it to quit peeking into my garage, then ask him how he feels about his wife eyeballing me while fondling manly objects like tools and guns in my mancave.

If the mother doesn't want the kids seeing the guns, I wonder did she take away all of the video games and prevent them from watching tv as well?

......moon

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Just a thought:
walk around the garage nude. see if the lady complaints about firearms then!

Quote of the WEEK!!

"Screeching banshee windbag"

You should buy a black speedo and a combat helmet, and wear 'em while you clean your guns....
to complete the look, wear knee high black socks with red tennis shoes....
She will have something to complain about then..

Nosey neighbors !

I live in town as well (for now) and it's difficult for me to not let the neighbors know that I have at least ONE gun, since it's always on my hip and visible. So far no one's had a conniption fit, and the two LEO's who stopped in as "backup'' while the Animal Control officer talked with me about my dogs never even commented on it or my carrying it. While I don't interact a lot with the neighbors, we do occasionally exchange greetings while I walk one of my mutts, so they've had the chance to ask "Why do you carry a pistol" but so far none have...maybe they're just better behaved than yours are.

I agree with what some have said, once she thinks you give a darn what she thinks, she'll just come up with more things to complain about, kinda like my last ex-wife.

A freshly shaved head, a long flowing sheet, and a hockey mask, that, along with the guns, should do it. I'm not sure what it would do, but it would. I'm just shinning everyone's hood, I'll stick with my earlier post!

Staple up a few well shot B27's and then see what she says...

Oh,The things we should do.Danged the things we shouldn't.

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Dum vivo cano

I think the fence is a good idea. I'll also note that if your nephew hangs a screen (the fiberglass screen material) so that it covers the garage door area when open and keeps the inside less brightly lit than the outside, the nosy nebbish won't be able to see inside.

I've seen some good ideas here for daytime use, but what about at night? Maybe some really intense lighting for the backyard. That may inspire the neighbor to build his own fence.

Does your son hunt? How about hanging a deer out back overnight to cool down.

Also, put a porta potty in the garage and use it whenever nature calls.

Don't forget Playboy. That oughtta be enough to occupy Mama's time for a minute and make life interesting for Hubby too, on one level or another. At that point, your fireams activities will plummet on those folks' priority list.

Putting up a fence could possibly make her mad as heck. Personally, I'd go the fence route - it adds value to your property. People like that can be fun to aggravate. Keep on cleaning, and drive her nuts. No more "fit in" BS.

Call the cops and report her as a peeping tom.

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How about an NRA flag? Maybe an Eddie Eagle flag!

Good idea except now everyone in the neighbor hood knows for sure if they don't already.Danged if you do,Danged if you don't.

Being that the fence is going to be on an alley maybe he could "Tag" it with some spray paint.That would sure keep her windows closed.Do it at night and blame it on gangs taking over the "hood".

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Dum vivo cano

It's really funny how many people don't want anything to do with firearms until they think they need one, or a neighbor with a firearm to protect them. Ya think the neighbor in question is of that mind set?

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Always Stay Strong!

It's quite possible the emotional bed wetter living across the alley could be suffering from a mental disturbance called Hoplophobia, a condition coined by Col. Jeff Cooper in 1962, describing these nut cases that bring on an emotional conniption to even the slightess mention of the word "Gun", let alone actually seeing one for real. The husband sounds like a real winner too . .

Hoplophobia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rod

he is nuts if he builds the fence and gives into these morons.

Install a large window in the back of the garage, get a fan and keep the door closed at the most.

me personally, i would have gun cleaning day with all my friends over to clean guns in the driveway, making sure there was at least 4 people racking the slides on their guns to ensure they are empty. and lots of shotgun racking. im talking like 10 guys with a total of 40-50 big scary guns all hanging out in the driveway. shot guns, AR's, the works.

maybe even get a keg full of rootbeer for the occassion.

now THAT would be fun.

Why not just clean guns in the garage while nude? I find it causes people to look elsewhere for housing...

Did I mention that nobody else has built on "my" cul-de-sac since moving here 4 years ago?

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"Shall not be infringed"

Aside from the fence, the flag, the targets, the buddies having a gun cleaning party in the nude, you'll no doubt need a mop and bucket to clean up the blood that will be spurting from her eyes...

Don't forget the old school sock suspenders.

Oh, I almost forgot; add a pair of WWII surplus motorcycle goggles.

I want to milk the cow!

That's what we do in Wisconsin.

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I didn't read all of them so maybe this was already posted. I'm thinking a small 110 AC would be cheaper than a fence and the extra comfort in the shop would be nice. Then I'd run around the yard naked.

I personally wouldn't worry about it too much. Who cares what *she* thinks...and the robot husband is just doing what she told him to. It was the lesser of two evils for him. Poor guy.

Geeeeez Charlie. All we're trying to figure out here is how to get rid of one nosy old biddie. Not empty out the whole neighborhood!...

Although once emptied, he wouldn't need to worry about nosey neighbors.

He calls it the "nuclear" option.

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Sweet!

"Save as"
"Click"

Hope ya don't mind!

"Screeching Banshee Windbag" is my new band!

Ta heck with the porta potty. Just use the side of the garage.

That should do it...

I would tell him to tell her to sit on the OTHER side of the house and she won't get upset. No way I would change my lifestyle for her. Deal with it. Until they are paying my rent I will life in my house as I see fit so they need to mind their own business and quit worrying about what I am doing.

Before you go ahead and build a privacy fence: What does the wife look like? Do they have a pool? What kinda hours does her old man work?

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SOS USA

Parading around nude might get you arrested. Besides it is not needed for most of us-just take off your shirt, sit in a chair facing her drink beer and let lot the occasional belch. Scratch yourself every so often. I guarantee you that if a fence goes up you ain't gonna be the one paying for it.

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Threads like this one make me proud to be a member here. Maybe I'm not so much of a perv after all.

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Torn & Frayed

Personally, I would have said "I want to be a good neighbor, and I'm sure you do too. I'll worry about what goes on under my roof - you should do the same, otherwise, I'll have to put you and your wife right on top of my list of undesirable people."

Pete

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You all have some great suggestions for dealing with the neighbor woman.

I spent Saturday helping my nephew build his fence. I met the next-door neighbor and he asked how much we would charge to extend the fence across the back of his lot. We agreed that if I dug the postholes he would pay for his materials and lend a hand building both fences. The three of us worked the day and got the holes dug, cement mixed and the posts set and braced. When the mud sets, my nephew and his neighbor will put up the wood. I didn’t see the family that lives across the alley while we were working.

When we finished, the neighbor and his wife invited us all over for a cook out. The man grilled up some of the best habanera burgers I’ve ever tasted. He said that the family across the alley moved in two years ago and the neighborhood hasn’t been the same since. The good neighbor and his wife are retired and, yes, they have had several run-ins with the alley woman as has just about everyone else on the block. He said that he suspects a fence won’t stop her and that the Mr. needs to grow a pair, sprout a spine and put and end to the wife’s silliness.

The neighbor asked what I did for a living and I said that I farm and raise cattle. He said that instead of a fence, I should have brought over a couple of those methane machines and let them graze in the backyard.

As we were finishing up our beers out on the deck the woman across the alley stepped out on her patio and eyed the steel posts sticking up along the back of the properties real hard.

I would treat this situation like a gun fight. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid. The last thing I want to do is draw a gun, someday I might have to protect my life and family, and the bum better be ready.

Sounds like the cat is out of the bag, so to speak, with the neighbors now thinking a gun pervert is loose in the neighborhood. A _ bad _ neighbor can ruin the leisure time at home. Seems like a wood fence would have been the perfect answer, but i don't think it will make them happy now. Might start a neighborhood war with people taking sides. To bad.

I think we need to be very careful about displaying our guns and if we don't pay attention to such things the rules and regulations will only get worse.

Kelly: Legally I don't think that woman has any grounds to bring a complaint about your nephew. Now your nephew has been proactive and decided to build a fence. That solution is probably for the best. Is this truly an alley with car traffic or an easement? I'm nosy, and trying to get an idea of the distance between nephew and her. Hopefully the fence you intend is within city specs as far as height. Hopefully again, out of sight out of mind will satisfy the woman. She sounds like a controlling nut that has alienated all the neighbors. I wonder if she moved there from the Hyde Park area, in Chicago.

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SOS USA

Document. Document. Document.

Yes, officer. She complained to me on date X. We put up a fence on date Y. And so on.

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