On 16 Jun 2003 04:14:54 -0700, Katharine Mill wrote:

"Paul Kelly" wrote in message
...

there must 100s of other festering disputes that could also end in a
killing over this issue...

Not just this issue, it seems. Here in Belgium, papers are today
reporting the story of 77-year-old who shot and injured several people
at a neighbour's noisy barbecue...

There's been a series of "evil neighbour" televison programmes on german TV
over the last 2 years or so. And a hit single based on the words of one old
lady who got into an argument over their next-door's chain-link fence.
everywhere at the moment. I blame global warming.
Tim.