And kids with big ears. 
I was visited by possible new neighbors today....
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You can also mention your right to defend your home and family. I'm sure where you live the police are not ten seconds away.
Frank
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USAF385
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We actually have thought about buying the land. We recently procured an additional 63 acres and are looking at yet another chunk to the north. We had 101 acres that we bought from my mother and now have 164 total. With the acreage to the north we'd be at just under 200, so the extra 10 would be nice to put us over 200.
A while back I posted that we had natural gas people contacting us trying to get us to lease our land for drilling. We passed, but have thought about leasing the 10 acre parcel if we were to buy it.
A while back I posted that we had natural gas people contacting us trying to get us to lease our land for drilling. We passed, but have thought about leasing the 10 acre parcel if we were to buy it.
darmtn1917
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I live WAY out in the foothills - nearest neighbor is 1/2 mile and nobody in three directions. I've spent 30 years out here and have discovered that "newbies" last less than two years then return to the good life of suburbia. Even the liberals become gun owners if they last past the two year test period. They become aware that the sheriff will arrive in about 45 min if your lucky and until then your on your own.
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DeathGrip
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I'm guessing they didn't see "The Spoon".
Welcome back,DG
Welcome back,DG
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USAF385
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I'm guessing they didn't see "The Spoon".
Welcome back,DG
Haha.. The Spoon!
I was wearing it on my left hip which was up against the truck... so it must have been hidden.
ingmansinc
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I have a cousin that lives several hundred miles north of Fairbanks in a cabin they built over thirty years ago. Well, back when the pipeline was being built she was home alone and a truck pulled onto their land. She put a warning shot into the side of the truck and the trespasser left. Later she was to discover that the intruder was going to be her new neighbor and had gotten onto their land by accident. He never held any hard feelings about the hole in his truck. I guess he understood the laws of the wilderness and that a person has a right to defend themselves and their property.
rburg
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It does happen. I belong to a jeep club that puts on races every year. This will be our 40th year. New neighbors buy land on the surrounding hills, then complain that races make noise. There's an asphalt drag strip up the river a couple of miles. Its been going strong for well over 50 years. And no one knew that dragsters make noise.
Hey, they've got their life's savings invested in their new home, and they feel they have a right to peace and quiet. A few miles from me there's a decent sized international airport. Some Einstein built subdivisions around it. Then their enlightened customers came to look at the wonders of modern building, and liked the homes. Then they sued to get the airplanes to stop landing and taking off. Who knew they made noise?
I also have a buddy who lives out a bit. When I go to visit with him, I just expect to hear some shooting. Not a problem. Until someone opens up with a really big magnum. It even shocks me.
But there is no middle ground. You either tolerate the shooting, or you become part of the problem.
red14
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"He is a dentist and she does medical billing."
Most of my dentists have been hunters and shooters.
'Course, I have ALWAYS lived below the Mason-Dixon Line, here in dear old Dixie.
"all gun owners as barefoot, uncouth, uneducated, rude, hick types."
Hey, I wear boots and shoes-most of the time.
Most of my dentists have been hunters and shooters.
'Course, I have ALWAYS lived below the Mason-Dixon Line, here in dear old Dixie.
"all gun owners as barefoot, uncouth, uneducated, rude, hick types."
Hey, I wear boots and shoes-most of the time.
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"all gun owners as barefoot, uncouth, uneducated, rude, hick types."
Hey, I wear boots and shoes-most of the time.[/QUOTE]
Gil, please understand, It's not that I have any problem with those characteristics, I get along with 'em just fine, (even though as a tenderfoot I ALWAYS wear shoes). It just scares the heck out of the people we're talking about.
Now if you were to wear Birkenstocks and drink water out of a bottle you paid $4 for........They'd take you to an Obama/Reid/Pelosi love-in rally to save the earth-from people like you and me.
Hey, I wear boots and shoes-most of the time.[/QUOTE]
Gil, please understand, It's not that I have any problem with those characteristics, I get along with 'em just fine, (even though as a tenderfoot I ALWAYS wear shoes). It just scares the heck out of the people we're talking about.
Now if you were to wear Birkenstocks and drink water out of a bottle you paid $4 for........They'd take you to an Obama/Reid/Pelosi love-in rally to save the earth-from people like you and me.
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USAF385
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Well we shall see how this weekend goes.
My brother in law is coming over to try out his new Springfield XD40c. I'm planning on shooting my .357 and .44 mags.... he picked up 50 rounds of each for himself to use so... the (possible) neighbors will have a nice orchestra to listen to if they're in the area.
This is just a normal occurrence too, not me trying to annoy the neighbors.
Next Wednesday my brother is coming home on leave... We'll be doing quite a bit of shooting when he's here.
My brother in law is coming over to try out his new Springfield XD40c. I'm planning on shooting my .357 and .44 mags.... he picked up 50 rounds of each for himself to use so... the (possible) neighbors will have a nice orchestra to listen to if they're in the area.
This is just a normal occurrence too, not me trying to annoy the neighbors.
Next Wednesday my brother is coming home on leave... We'll be doing quite a bit of shooting when he's here.
cjcutter1
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Might as well let them know what there in for,property next to me is been for sale for a few years when people come by to look at it thats always a good time to let the dogs out and to pull out the 44 just to give them a taste of rural living.
writerinmo
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That's like the people here that bought land north of town and built houses... NOW they are complaining about the quarry out there blasting, something that they have done every week or so for like the last 50 years. My thought is, you bought land and didn't take a look around it first, or wonder WHY there aren't any houses out there? Sheesh...
YogiBear
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Aloha,
After we sold our old place and were looking at places to buy and move to, we Always checked out possible locations at various times of day, Night and Weekends. Espcially Sunday nights, that's when we figured All family members would be home and all cars would be parked in the new neighborhood. One area had no on street parking, so many cars were parked illegally every where.
Not to mention, in one case, I asked friends who are police officers about location(s) I wasn't familiar with. We were told Not to even Consider one area.
Only problem is Hawaii is not a gun friendly state......
After we sold our old place and were looking at places to buy and move to, we Always checked out possible locations at various times of day, Night and Weekends. Espcially Sunday nights, that's when we figured All family members would be home and all cars would be parked in the new neighborhood. One area had no on street parking, so many cars were parked illegally every where.
Not to mention, in one case, I asked friends who are police officers about location(s) I wasn't familiar with. We were told Not to even Consider one area.
Only problem is Hawaii is not a gun friendly state......
OIF2
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Great thread and an interesting read. Wish I could shoot on my land.
Bob
Bob
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Our second house in Colorado had the potential to have some interesting neighbors. It was a typical suburban cookie cutter, we bought it when it was just a piece of dirt and hadn't been built yet. One Saturday morning we went out to the sales site to check on a couple of things. Our sales associate introduced us to another couple as our future neighbors since they were buying the home next door to ours.
Everyone in the sales trailer was talking about the heard of antelope that were grazing in the empty field on the other side of the road. My wonderful politically incorrect wife made the comment of how that was the first time she had seen one that wasn't on her dinner plate. That absolutely freaked out the wife portion of our new neighbors. She asked if I was a hunter and I said yes. Then it was, "Well I hope you don't have any guns because we have children." Then she just started talking with us like nothing had been said. They were completely and totally whacky. It was just surreal conversation in which they presented their totally warped view of suburban perfection.
Then they talked about how every Sunday after church they had a picnic out on their new home site. I had enough, there was no way I was going to live next to facist, white bread Stepford like wannabe's for neighbors. Something had to be done.
The next day I borrowed my buddies soft tail and leathers and rode out to our home site while they were having their picnic. Of course it helped that he prescribed to the philosophy of "Loud pipes save lives." The following Sunday I drove out in my truck and wore combat boots, camo BDU pants, a politically incorrect t-shirt and an NRA ballcap. The following Saturday night, we dumped a few dozen beer cans on our site.
I got a call Monday morning from our sales agent thanking me for what I had done. It seems they cancelled their contract and the sales staff was thrilled that they would no longer have to deal with them. I even recieved their latest sales promotion of 5k in upgrades even though we were already under contract and weren't eligible for it.
Sometimes, things just work out for the better...
Everyone in the sales trailer was talking about the heard of antelope that were grazing in the empty field on the other side of the road. My wonderful politically incorrect wife made the comment of how that was the first time she had seen one that wasn't on her dinner plate. That absolutely freaked out the wife portion of our new neighbors. She asked if I was a hunter and I said yes. Then it was, "Well I hope you don't have any guns because we have children." Then she just started talking with us like nothing had been said. They were completely and totally whacky. It was just surreal conversation in which they presented their totally warped view of suburban perfection.
Then they talked about how every Sunday after church they had a picnic out on their new home site. I had enough, there was no way I was going to live next to facist, white bread Stepford like wannabe's for neighbors. Something had to be done.
The next day I borrowed my buddies soft tail and leathers and rode out to our home site while they were having their picnic. Of course it helped that he prescribed to the philosophy of "Loud pipes save lives." The following Sunday I drove out in my truck and wore combat boots, camo BDU pants, a politically incorrect t-shirt and an NRA ballcap. The following Saturday night, we dumped a few dozen beer cans on our site.
I got a call Monday morning from our sales agent thanking me for what I had done. It seems they cancelled their contract and the sales staff was thrilled that they would no longer have to deal with them. I even recieved their latest sales promotion of 5k in upgrades even though we were already under contract and weren't eligible for it.
Sometimes, things just work out for the better...
What's this country coming to?
