catmandoo: "I was threatened. I was subjected to a lot of negative activities on my property. I cannot even begin to list the terror we went through. I put in a pretty expensive security system that could be monitored by the sheriff's department.
The sheriff told me I could defend myself. I was never outside without either my 12-gauge shotgun or a big softball bat, unless law enforcement was in our immediate area. The law enforcement individuals would ask me to place my weapons in their cars whenever they were present. They also would secure my gun locker inside our house -- with our permission.
My wife and I decided to buy another place. There was a major sting operation about the same time. Many of the druggies, murderers, and thugs were arrested, or they fled the area. A number of properties were confiscated and auctioned. My property was purchased by one of the new owners. We were out of there.
We basically broke even in the sale. We found a property that is about 4 miles away (as the crow flies) and about 8 miles by road. The property is about 25 acres, and had one pond. I've added a few more ponds.
But, the big thing is the peace-of-mind we now have."
Hi catmandoo, Wow, you guys went thru a lot. We've not had it that bad, but would never want to have things get that bad. We actually had someone hiding a 14ft jon boat on our property that they would use to go fishing in our pond. I found the boat and brought it to my house. Surprised they had to be when they tried to go fishing again and found their boat was gone. Sometimes my buddies and I will go unload mad amounts of ammo on my 30 acres, just to remind those who live close in the hills that I'm an NRA supporter that likes to spend a lot of money on a lot of various types of guns. I am not willing to get into fights with others, unless it's in order to protect myself or my family from danger. We do have a security system on our cabin that the cops are aware if we ever have the cabin broken into.
We were recently contacted by a person interested in buying the land/pond/cabin, even though we have not put the property up for sale. If the price is right, then we'll likely sell and look for another pond.
10 months ago we bought 1.7 acres of woods that is connected to the 1.7 acres our house sits on. We now have 3.4 acres where we live and I've had 5 different people tell me the wooded 1.7 acres we just bought has multiple underground springs on the property and we could easily put a 1 acre pond behind our house. This is sounding like something we're going to want to do. Sure, a 1 acre pond is nothing compared to the possibility of a almost 18 acre pond I could have at our cabin property, but maybe having a 1 acre pond where we live would not be so bad?
