\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-betty-frances-noisy-neighborhood-gunfire-20180212-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 And thus the drawback of moving out to the boonies because land is affordable. Lot of that type around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Moving out to the boondocks doesn't give people the right to annoy their neighbors, either, although a lot of that type think it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 31 minutes ago, SoTier said: Moving out to the boondocks doesn't give people the right to annoy their neighbors, either, although a lot of that type think it does. is that in their counterclaim, that they have a right to annoy their neighbours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I don't know if it's their counterclaim, but lots of people who move out to the country or have camps in rural areas think just that ... it's their land so they believe that they can do whatever they want, especially in areas where there are few zoning laws or noise ordinances. Asshats aren't found only in cities or suburbs. Neighbors having large, loud parties with loud music blasting well into the early am; people riding dirt bikes and atvs close to neighbors' houses for hours on end; and hunters "sighting in" shotguns and rifles early on Sunday mornings or target shooting for hours are among the most frequent complaints fielded by LEOs in rural areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 She's in N. California...break out some "legal" stuff and chill. They'll be gone before you know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, SoTier said: I don't know if it's their counterclaim, but lots of people who move out to the country or have camps in rural areas think just that ... it's their land so they believe that they can do whatever they want, especially in areas where there are few zoning laws or noise ordinances. Asshats aren't found only in cities or suburbs. Neighbors having large, loud parties with loud music blasting well into the early am; people riding dirt bikes and atvs close to neighbors' houses for hours on end; and hunters "sighting in" shotguns and rifles early on Sunday mornings or target shooting for hours are among the most frequent complaints fielded by LEOs in rural areas. a carmudgeonly couple i used to know saved and saved and bought a plot of land and put up a house and garden out in the boonies, boasting how they got away finally from everyone and would live out their retirement in this paradise they concocted well... a lunatic a mile or so away had collected used tires for decades for recycling on occasion, and this all caught fire and raged for over 2 weeks, destroying the water table for a good long time all around it... so you can't win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 49 minutes ago, SoTier said: I don't know if it's their counterclaim, but lots of people who move out to the country or have camps in rural areas think just that ... it's their land so they believe that they can do whatever they want, especially in areas where there are few zoning laws or noise ordinances. Asshats aren't found only in cities or suburbs. Neighbors having large, loud parties with loud music blasting well into the early am; people riding dirt bikes and atvs close to neighbors' houses for hours on end; and hunters "sighting in" shotguns and rifles early on Sunday mornings or target shooting for hours are among the most frequent complaints fielded by LEOs in rural areas. Most land in the "boonies" still have to follow county ordinances (which often include quiet hours). If it's not in the county rules, there are no covenants on the land and no HoA's, it pretty much is their right to do so. Also within the neighbors right to retaliate in kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Acantha said: Most land in the "boonies" still have to follow county ordinances (which often include quiet hours). If it's not in the county rules, there are no covenants on the land and no HoA's, it pretty much is their right to do so. Also within the neighbors right to retaliate in kind. Well, some angry neighbors only get the "right to retaliate" part ... like the lady in the original story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 15 hours ago, SoTier said: Well, some angry neighbors only get the "right to retaliate" part ... like the lady in the original story. Yes, the "in kind" (aka within the law) part is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/14/2018 at 11:21 AM, KD in CA said: And thus the drawback of moving out to the boonies because land is affordable. Lot of that type around. Are you referring to the woman or her neighbors? Sounds like both parties would be difficult to live next to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 25 minutes ago, Lurker said: Are you referring to the woman or her neighbors? Sounds like both parties would be difficult to live next to... Exactly this. This seems to me to be a case of both being in the wrong but only one doing something actually illegal (and very dangerous). I will add that this is exactly why you don't bring a gun to a confrontation. This was not a gang of menacing -looking toughs on the woman's front lawn that she tried to scare away with a shot over their heads (my late stepmother did exactly that once). This was an angry woman losing her temper and firing at people who she could have killed. Guns and arguments do not mix well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I wonder how she treats her grandchildren... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Neighbors everywhere can be challenging..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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