Reply #5: give the neighbor a lot of grieving time [View All]

[amazona]

...like maybe a thousand years.

Do not under any circumstances ever, ever, EVER even to give an apology step foot on that neighbor's property.

The way to solve the problem so it doesn't happen again is to get a restraining order against the gun-toting neighbor if he keeps on ranting about this. Otherwise, just keep your distance. If you never go on his property, and he never goes on yours, then you are unlikely to wind up shooting each other over a freakin' cat.

Gun-toting rednecks are not going to be educated by us about the irresponsibility of allowing their animals to wander. They are grown-ups and dangerous ones. Keep Your Distance. If the psycho neighbor continues to allow his other 3 cats to wander, yes, they will likely be killed, if not by the dog then by feline leukemia, wild animals, passing cars, you name it. But, guess what. It is not your responsibility to get yourself shot to protect three cats that are not even yours.

Stay away from rednecks toting guns. And I say this knowing there are those who would call me a redneck.

No good can come of fantasizing about sitting down and talking it out California-style. Let it die, and hope the redneck gets engrossed in more immediate problems, slobs by the nature of things often have multiple problems competing for their attention, so you might as well let this work to your advantage.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72