Nosey Neighbors

[striker55]

I'm glad I can carry my weapon, one young buck on our street put us on equal terms. Me retired old guy, him athlete body over 6' around 30'ish. Trouble a few times over his pitbull, one time I told him I was seconds away from shooting his dog, he said he'd shoot me. He lost his job with ATT because of a DUI arrest, COVID hit, he finally had to move.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

I'm sure the people down the road think I'm the nosey neighbor. I go outside at least every half hour and look around just to stretch my knee and back. I also have Gag a maggot syndrome LOL I won't get into that but if I don't head outside or to the bathroom it could get nasty. My family always says shut the door.

 

[striker55]

Years ago there was a story about a guy was witnessing a break in of a neighbor. He called 911, while on the phone he told dispatch he was going outside with his shotgun. While he was on the phone he shot the bad guy. It was in the Houston area, anyway I talked to my neighbor about me watching his house and he would watch mine.

 

[jmohme]

Man I'm glad I don't have neighbors, don't know how you guys do it living with them around.

Its not bad where I live. We are in a wooded area and every one has a minimum of 5 acres. Our nosey neighbor has to make a real effort to be nosey.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Years ago there was a story about a guy was witnessing a break in of a neighbor. He called 911, while on the phone he told dispatch he was going outside with his shotgun. While he was on the phone he shot the bad guy. It was in the Houston area, anyway I talked to my neighbor about me watching his house and he would watch mine.

Joe Horn.

 

[prisondoc]

Joe Horn.

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[leVieux]

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I’m careful with neighbors until I’m confident that they are safe.

Afterwards I just ignore the guns & bombs.

Our ATF Guy did walk over a couple years back to check the bombs, but came back saying they were legal, just black powder like fireworks kinds.

We have had two armed felon intruders since November 2023, and are alert to intruders.

I was prepared to shoot the second, but a Deputy showed-up & the BG got caught.

Nowadays, there are no safe places.

leVieux

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[DoubleDuty]

Blessed with pretty good neighbors for the most part.

I reveal gun ownership to only close friends. No "Protected by Smith & Wesson" signs/bumper stickers here.

Yep I have lots of stickers but they are in a drawer

 

[HKaltwasser]

I use the term "neighbors" pretty loosely. Unless you have several hundred acres, you have neighbors too.

One of mine is Chip Roy across the street. I know he's pretty well armed with suppressors too, and on the same page.

 

[reddog]

My guess it takes a special king of person to live in Terlingua

That has been said. I live 30 miles or so north of Terlingua, really in the middle of nowhere. Brewster county, largest county in Texas, 6,192 square miles, county population around 9,500 if I remember right with the county seat, Alpine having around 5,900 of them. I think I remember reading that after you remove Alpine and it's population the rest of us have a population density of like 2 people per square mile. Just the way I like it, no neighbors

 

[no2gates]

On the other hand, if/when things go really sideways, you have a good source of intel you might not otherwise have.

Please don't tell her that shit.

 

[jmohme]

That has been said. I live 30 miles or so north of Terlingua, really in the middle of nowhere. Brewster county, largest county in Texas, 6,192 square miles, county population around 9,500 if I remember right with the county seat, Alpine having around 5,900 of them. I think I remember reading that after you remove Alpine and it's population the rest of us have a population density of like 2 people per square mile. Just the way I like it, no neighbors

Sure, but what's the population density during the Terlingua Chili Cook off?

 

[reddog]

Sure, but what's the population density during the Terlingua Chili Cook off?

Stays about the same, all the chili heads are in Terlingua proper where most locals stay away from during the cookoff, and it's just for a weekend

 

[jmohme]

Stays about the same, all the chili heads are in Terlingua proper where most locals stay away from during the cookoff, and it's just for a weekend

It's not just the locals that stay away.

 

[Axxe55]

Man I'm glad I don't have neighbors, don't know how you guys do it living with them around.

sometimes you have to tell them to mind their ownbusiness and to keep their noses ot out of yours!

 

[paknheat]

Lol!! I guess I’m pretty lucky.I have one semi close neighbor & he’s a big hunter & even bigger gun nut than I am.


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[Steve In Texas]

Good fences make good neighbors. Shooting practice with you neighbors makes allies.

 

[Axxe55]

what round for nosey neighbors?

 

[DoubleDuty]

what round for nosey neighbors?

Fifty