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I fly large high power rockets as a hobby and part of what I do is make my own motors, I hold permit from California as a pyrotechnician, a low explosive users permit from the federal government and live on 10 acres in the desert. My neighbor is upset that I am liberal and not willing to support Trump and saw a delivery marked explosives, which I have stored on my property for over 10 years and called the Sheriff. He says that I am receiving explosives as part of a project run by the Biden administration to violently suppress Trump supporters in the area and need to be taken out as quickly as possibly to protect real Americans, the Sheriff's office knows about the explosives since they are permitted and refused to respond so he came out and asked me how much it cost to buy off the local cops and that this isn't over.
SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)This wont likely be the end of it. I would keep an eye out for him. These folks are nuts.
Wounded Bear
(58,666 posts)CaptainTruth
(6,594 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,208 posts).
That guy has a screw loose, and if you say anything in jest, to mock him, he'll take it as you being serious.
These idiots lack nuance, critical thought and the ability to detect sarcasm, especially if directed at them.
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spooky3
(34,457 posts)usaf-vet
(6,189 posts)...... Mutual Assured Destruction on the side.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)Wawannabe
(5,661 posts)Get it on record in case something happens. If it does this person would be suspect #1.
hlthe2b
(102,291 posts)to him--which will likewise serve to put him on their radar.
Warpy
(111,270 posts)What I'd be more worried about his the crank telling his not as lazy buddies about the rockets and explosives on the property.
I'd probably beef up security for that reason.
MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)I think Id have cameras on the property. Those people are as nuts as they get.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)ripcord
(5,408 posts)He seems to think my 22 years of flying rockets was all a cover to get to for this moment.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)Clever time travellers, all!
LazySusanNot
(192 posts)That's the only possible answer, of course.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Initech
(100,080 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)Initech
(100,080 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)'Reefer Madness' was not real.
Initech
(100,080 posts)plimsoll
(1,670 posts)Quite a few of the really big stoners from HS are Trump fans (that covers all three). So it may not make you violent, stupid or Republican, but it won't help if you already are.
Captain Zero
(6,806 posts)His mind will take him farther than your rockets.
leftofthestorm
(938 posts)flying over L.A. airport?
ripcord
(5,408 posts)But I did work on the new electric Ford Ranger commercial
You must have spent the night at a holiday in express before doing that.....
very cool.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Btw the new Lucid is projecting 500+ mile range and a 20 minute 300 mile recharge.
How many takes did they have to make for the commercial?
ripcord
(5,408 posts)We were out there for 4 days although the first one was just covid testing, they rented out facility and paid a bunch of us to handle the rocket and all the safety.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)ripcord
(5,408 posts)GeoWilliam750
(2,522 posts)I always thought that the people on DU are rocket scientists.....
leftofthestorm
(938 posts)TNNurse
(6,927 posts)that I have encountered on this site. It is like nowhere else in my life.
Thank you so much for your post and then this. How very cool.
And you are a Democrat!
progressoid
(49,991 posts)not fooled
(5,801 posts)as a clever front for his real agenda.
That commercial is mega-cool.
aggiesal
(8,916 posts)You know, now everyone is going to try to make their own rockets.
Maybe you should email this video to your dumba$$ neighbor.
He obviously belongs to the Qanonsense think tank group.
Gore1FL
(21,132 posts)The commercial was sort of silly, but your part is fantastic!
littlemissmartypants
(22,691 posts)Jokes aside, I am attracted to noise and danger.
Very cool commercial. Of course, everybody knows that rockets are an aphrodisiac.
nykym
(3,063 posts)when he asks about it just tell him it is automatically triggered to fly if he starts anything.
Traildogbob
(8,748 posts)I was thinking as I was reading these posts.
Screw him. Get a fake huge rocket fuselage like the one on the movie Astronaut Farmer with Billy Bob, and aim it directly at the neighbors house.
Sick of allowing terrorist to terrorize. Turn that fear back in their faces. Most are loud mouth cowards just like their Messiah.
SmartVoter22
(639 posts)That would certainly send your neighbor off into becoming his own Mars Rover.
hahahaha
ripcord
(5,408 posts)He led a bunch of neighbors who freaked out about a new cell tower going in because if was 5g, after 2 months of tantrums turns out the tower wasn't 5g.
pandr32
(11,588 posts)But then, I'm not living next to him. There are similar wackos around, though--just not next door.
Mariana
(14,858 posts)This sounds like he might just decide to take you out himself. I think you should call the Sheriff and report this little exchange, complete with the veiled threat. They probably can't do anything since he didn't make a specific threat, but it's probably not a bad idea to get this on record, so if it escalates, there's a documented history.
cp
(6,634 posts)Calmly, conversationally, and on the record.
ancianita
(36,066 posts)Fearful people who threaten can and will follow through when you don't expect it. You could be a target by anyone else he's told, too.
Stay on the lookout. Install no trespassing signs and cameras in the area; those could also help.
Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)and print Baby Blood on it.
progressoid
(49,991 posts)barbtries
(28,798 posts)i'm sorry you need to go through this bullshit.
brainwashed trump cultists are not in their right minds.
33taw
(2,443 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,719 posts)Rabrrrrrr
(58,349 posts)one could have all sorts of fun.
634-5789
(4,175 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,208 posts)Volaris
(10,272 posts)Dont try and deny it, you know what you did!
MagickMuffin
(15,943 posts)That could be disastrous. Although I'm sure you have precautions in place.
I recently rediscovered Jack Parsons role in JPL (jack parsons lab, inside joke heh) he was a very interesting character. CBS All Access did a series on him. Yep strange but very interesting guy.
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)gibraltar72
(7,506 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,636 posts)Wish I could hang there for the next project.
Isn't science wonderful?
WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)orangecrush
(19,571 posts)If he saw all the antennas on the roof, he would accuse you of controlling his mind with radio waves...
They don't use tin foil hats for nothing!
VWolf
(3,944 posts)but I have cool neighbors.
Going for my Level 3 certification this summer
Rincewind
(1,203 posts)your Level 3, I'm level 2 myself.
Jon King
(1,910 posts)Goodness, 40 years of right wing propaganda has resulted in a nation full of idiots.
TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)He could probably use it.
nilram
(2,888 posts)Otherwise its untrustworthy.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)This guy seems like a potentially dangerous lunatic. Maybe get someone to suggest he calls ATF. Perhaps a stern talking to by the feds might penetrate the cinder block he carries around on his shoulders where his head should be. I doubt it, but it might.
Another move I'd consider is making a sign for my property substituting his surname for "Canaveral."
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)Aberrant behaviour is often interesting. This is one of those times.
kimmylavin
(2,284 posts)Im a liberal out in the California desert, too.
And we seriously worry about any sorts of fights with our Trumpy neighbors, because we wouldnt put it past them to bring their guns.
Its hard!
All we want to do is enjoy the quiet & wide open spaces - its a nice break from our liberal elite Hollywood jobs - but its always a shock how ugly people can be!
Good luck with your neighbor.
He sounds like a nut.
There are so many of them out here!
ripcord
(5,408 posts)Now I get this whenever I go outside
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AwakeAtLast
(14,130 posts)I'm sure you have thought about it, but please don't let him talk to you again without recording it. Or have someone with you as a witness. It could go bad so very quickly!
I assume the Sheriff knows about the threat?
Take care of yourself!
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)Grins
(7,217 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,989 posts)But what an awesome hobby!
getagrip_already
(14,764 posts)above his house.
Maybe you could order something clearly marked as a space laser.
The light bulb will shine in .........
dmr
(28,347 posts)You could blow his mind without the use of explosives!
Joinfortmill
(14,428 posts)NellieStarbuck
(266 posts)Lars39
(26,109 posts)I wouldnt trust him at all.
aggiesal
(8,916 posts)and that you'll let him know when the insurrection starts.
The rockets are used to put up a new GPS system so that when you take out the DOD GPS system,
you'll can still guide your missiles to their primary targets.
so you're the one launching the Jewish space lasers!
EarnestPutz
(2,120 posts)cab67
(2,993 posts)If he's been there a while, he surely must know that you get these deliveries for legitimate purposes.
SWBTATTReg
(22,133 posts)those recordings of yours can help in defending you, w/ phony claims from this neighbor idiot. I usually ignore such people like this too (I'm sure that you do too), since usually, they end up causing grief for themselves in doing something else usually just as stupid and getting thrown the book at them or worse.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)For self-protection, of course.
eppur_se_muova
(36,266 posts)... who used to set off all kinds of explosions in the desert for amusement (post 9-11 regulations put an end to all that). One of them put a ring of dynamite around a gas can and set it off, producing a huge mushroom cloud like a miniature A-bomb. I can't help but think how your neighbor would react to that !
Laelth
(32,017 posts)This situation sounds dangerous to me.
Mercifully, he has a local reputation for being a loon, but I would want to take every precaution with him.
-Laelth
roamer65
(36,745 posts)You need to slap the idiot with a restraining order.
Laelth is right.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)brewens
(13,592 posts)as an adult for awhile. I'll have to ask if he still does that.
I remember about 1970 I think, Estes came out with the D engines. I built the new Cherokee D and we were amazed. On a clear day, we had to wait to even see the parachute and start the chase. Before that, my V2 had been my favorite. Those were a lot of fun.
Rincewind
(1,203 posts)I built in, I think is was 1970.
TalenaGor
(1,104 posts)Bluethroughu
(5,172 posts)You don't want to be around when he wrecks.
tymorial
(3,433 posts)He will f' with you. They can't help themselves because they are brainwashed by trump and q cult of personality. If they weren't so dangerous I would feel sad for them.
rdking647
(5,113 posts)before they won the lawsuit with eth ATF.
quit flying after 9/11 it goto to be to much of a headache getting the motors even with a leup
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)For now, though, how about asking your sheriff's department to have a patrol car come by each day for a while? Let your neighbor believe they're in your pocket as long as he also believes they'll be on him if he does anything.
Agree, "awesome hobbby."