On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:10:38 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


When babies start walking and investigating everything in the house, most
people put safety locks on cabinets containing anything that could hurt a
baby. Assuming the home did NOT have these safety locks in place before the
baby, would you agree that their appearance is related to the presence of
the new baby?

I have no children, didn't want them. However, when I was born in the
mid 20th century there was no such thing as baby proof, or locks on
cabinets. I sat and played with the pots for hours and hours. My
mother actually spent time with me, unlike the majority of moms of
this day and age.

This discussion comes up now and
then in rec.gardens. Nothing is ever resolved. Have you actually
asked this person not to allow their dog to pee on your plants? If
so, what did that person say?

One obeyed, and remained friendly. Two said that the first X feet of
property belongs to the public, which is not true (according to our town
justice), and continued to argue. All three were asked politely, in the
exact same way.

Wow, some people have huge ones. You see, I would spend all day with
the camera till I got it on film. People like that are miserable,
poor things.

When these little inconveniences prop up for me I think about the
thousand people who just died all over the world from either
starvation, not a drop of water, or HIV AIDS. I think of the child in
Africa who dies alone at the age of five and a huge vulture now has
some food. There are so many more important things in the world and
locally to put energy into.


You could use this logic to justify looking the other way for almost any
kind of crime. I've got a friend who could remove a picture window from your
house, intact and undamaged, in under 1/2 hour. Would that be OK with you?
After all, it's not assault or indecent exposure, and it's certainly not a
bad as a child starving in Africa. I just like your window and I feel like
having it, purely on a whim. You wouldn't call the police, right?

The likelihood of this happening is pretty much zero. It's not a good
analogy. There is no comparrison. I know of not one person in my
over fifty years of life who has had a window removed because someone
liked it! Give me a better example. Also, I am not trying to work
against you here. I simply said I have much higher priorities than a
dog peeing on my plants and I don't make it a huge deal. It'll either
happen or not.

I know you really hate when the dog pees, but either do the waiting
with the camera and report that person, or do something else to take
your mind off it. Nobody is in disagreement that you have rights.

This discussion has been peaceful. By now most of these type
discussions end in total idiocy. Get the camera out, OR put a video
camera up where it can see the dog doing this. You should be able to
get several hours out of the tape. Eventually you'll capture it.

That would only help if I wanted to waste time at our town court. I'm
considerate of my neighbors. I expect the same, without having to spend
money or take time off from work in order to make it happen. Some of us
understand that when you work hard to have a nice home, you have the right
to peace and harmony.


But you don't have peace and harmony. You are not happy about this.
You also don't have to go to court. Showing the photo to Animal
Control is all you need.

Well, I hope this other guy who is not very nice moves away, or you
can have the opportunity to move to a big property where people aren't
trampling on your life.