There are people in this world that love conflict. Even when you mind your business, they find a way to disrupt your peace. You handled this better than I would have. I would still get a few cameras just incase.
Not only that, but the worst part is when you do mind your own business...they will spread lies about you that are not true and next thing you know the other neighbors act differently around you I know it sucks, but i can totally relate to what you're saying and this is what I am dealing with right now A pair of awesome headphones work really well to cancel out their disruptive force
Adam Adam Adam that’s easy to say when you’re a man. I have an old man that peeps in all my windows the police do nothing but file the report. Can’t wait to get my home bro😂
Natural beauty. I realise now neighbour actually spy on what people do in their own backyard. Having lived in Europe for years and being a foreigner, if that has something to do with it. I realise now. What do you expect? From them..
Thank you for being the type of person that lives their life truthfully and with the understanding that we should value all life, even going so far as trying to respect others that act entitled and don’t deserve it. All while honoring the earth from which we all came. You’re an inspiration!
Thanks for your Military service. I’m an Australian Veteran who serviced in Africa in the 1990’s and I totally understand not wanting to harm anything anymore. I’ve been working on my anger issue and your video touched my heart because I struggle with PTSD and I see people who think they deserve everything for free. Thanks mate.
I know man. honestly being an annoying douchebag isn't illegal but it should be. some people just need an a** whoopin but unfortunately it's not the wild west and you can't just do that. too bad because I'm certain that would 'fix' a lot of annoying idiots like this
Great video - he may be worried that you have cctv proof that he isn’t sick or injured and the state payouts may stop ! You are obviously a respectful and good person. Stay well !
I feel bad you had to go through all that disfunctionalism with your neighbor. God bless you for being so peaceful. You have a beautiful property. I wish you continued peace.
Dealing with the same situation, trespass, lectures, entitlement, moving things around when Im not on the property. Its been over two years. Ive resorted to cameras. They were sabotaged. I also do not want conflict in my paradise. Thank you for your story, its helped me. Going to give it a try. Wish me success too.
I have a situation where a neighbor, an old lady that whenever she walks in front of my place, she leans on my micro garden and pinch my basils, always stealing my basils, one day I told her: "NO!" She got very mad. And she has her own micro garden too, why on earth she stares at my stuff and take it. Get your own. I can't stand people like that. Rude, disrespectful, entitled. She has nice clothes, have a good life, she has free rent where lives with the daughter and son in law, and coming to my micro garden and stealing from a hard worker that pays for everything. Give me a break. And she keeps staring at my garden, being noisy, and one day she stopped in front of my garden and in front of my kitchen window and staring, like she is checking if I am home and not seeing her, and then I stood up and started cleaning my throat to tell her, hinting her: "I saw you, get out, get lost, entitled" and she left. I feel like to put a camera that talks to her: "It's rude staring, you don't have business here, bug off!"
I love the way you think,I am also a Vietnam veteran and I had a similar problem with a neighbor and the hardest part was keeping the PTSD under control and not just shooting them.I put up cameras and that cured my problem.They didn't like it so they moved!THANK YOU FOR YOU SERVICE AND WELCOME HOME!
We recently bought property to start a little homestead and I have a very similar neighbor. I am definitely biding my time to determine how best to deal with it, with as little conflict as possible. Thanks for sharing your story!
@@James_the_Builder Thank you for the advice! Unfortunately this neighbor reacted to being ignored. She wanted attention so badly, she did everything she could to get us to react. She stole mail, put trash in the mailbox, tried to hit us with her car... ugh. Luckily she moved and our new neighbors are fantastic! She put them through the ringer buying her house. She left the place trashed.
@@dawo8506 good advice! We definitely started documenting every little occurrence. She finally moved, though. I feel bad for whoever her current neighbors are. Our new neighbors are fantastic!
Great plan... To make it more believable for a city dweller, paint spaghetti sauce cans black & post them on at least three places around the perimeter, and buy a sign.
Hi, I did the same thing and had the same experience. Bought 4 acres in the Northern California foothills and before I even moved in I had people telling me what they were going to do and what I could do on my own land!! Couldn't believe the nerve and arrogance of people. Took some work but things are finally settling down. Good luck to you!!! Thank you for your service !! WiL
Early in our marriage, we visited my mother-in-law. I found her so overbearing, difficult and so on. I had a hunch that she was snooping in our suitcase. When we went out for a walk, I left a paper saying,” HI HELEN!” I knew she got caught, she was so red-faced and quiet
My mother in law was so mean my husband stopped taking us. She excused me of stealing money and food from the surplus I would get. She was going to move and wanted me to pay her money for a sewing machine she gave me. My husband said to go throw it on her porch. I couldn’t I went and gave it back to her. It was the last time we saw her until her funeral.
As soon as self professed "godly" inlaws realized their sons were talking TRUTH about the past, they decided they didn't want any funeral. The spiritual fruit inspectors of others are terrified facts will be revealed. They have ostracisized their siblings from communication. And they can't understand why their own siblings won't talk to them. Yup, there ARE people like this. Brothers united & freed! Sure wished they'd have done this sooner.:0)
I wish the world was full of people like this man. The bully neighbor could have built a good friendship with him and had someone he could count on in a time of crisis. A good friend is worth far more than some material gain.
Glad you have a piece of paradise now. It looks and sounds like a lovely place to drink a good cup of coffee in the morning. Because of good brave men and women like you, we can enjoy mornings as serene as that looks. I appreciate all you had to do for our freedom. Thank you for your service.
that is the one thing you worry about when moving to a new location, will we have good neighbors, or crazy ones. you had a crazy one, albeit 4 miles away, but you discovered what his kryptonite was. Thank you for your service to our country.
Thank you for sharing. Not something I would have thought of to handle the situation but a great remedy. By the way Thank You for your service to this great country. This is the reason we have the freedom to have privacy and abilities to own our own places. God bless you and your family.
First I would like to thank you for your service to our country. Sounds like your neighbor has serious issues and not to be trusted good to acknowledge warning signs of his instability to protect your family. May God richly bless you and family may you experience peace wherever you choose to live.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! I just found your videos and I'm a fan. I admire how humble you are after your time serving our country it's because of veterans people can live in this country with no worries and not have hardship. Blessings to your family let peace be upon you. You absolutely deserve to enjoy your home.
Thank you for being the type of person that lives their life truthfully and with the understanding that we should value all life, even going so far as trying to respect others that act entitled and don’t deserve it. All while honoring the earth from which we all came. You’re an inspiration!
You can talk about it all you want to. My husband was a vietnam vet and my dad was in wwII and at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed. It is good to talk about it. God bless you!
I did something like this when I worked loss prevention. An unknown employee stole a new girls iPhone8+ and hid it somewhere in the store to avoid a bag check and pick it up later. I knew it was in the store still so after I spent an hour looking for it I found it behind some boxes in a stock room. I replaced the expensive phone with a note that said "Turn around and SMILE, you're fired. ;) ". On the wall behind her I had put up a camera (fake). When the thief left in the middle of her shift the next day we knew who did it.
Great message and as a vet myself, thanks for your service. Always better to think things out rather than fly off the handle. You did a SMART thing and hope you live a happy fruitful life.
True. No matter how tempting a full-on confrontation may seem, throwing gasoline on a flame rarely ends well. And some people are just flames looking for some gasoline.
Just happened on your video and wanted to tell you you’re a Great guy and I like how you hold life sacred, Thankyou for putting your life on the line for this Country! God Bless You! 🙏🏻
You neighbor is worried about security cameras because of his disability claim. If a security footage showed him up and about on your property when in fact his claim may be stating he is immobilized, then he could 1) loose all his benefits and 2) subject to a court hearing that may require him to return monies he collected in the past and possibly a sentence if he were proved fraudulent. It’s a lot to loose for him.
Lazy takers and narc /bulling wierdos are pathetic and i hope he gets busted for his lies about his disability fraud too! People like him retreat into they`re shallow minds and then decide they are going into victim mode when they get called out or found out. I wish peace was the way of the world. (O: .....For some silly reason i`m wondering what color that Crayon was, lololol I`m thinking Blue! hehheheh. That property is so serene. Good for you guys.
In 4th Grade my son had a teacher who was very mean to him. He would come home and complain - and I would simply tell him - YES - that sounds very unfair - but son - you will have to deal with people like this in your grown up life - so keep telling me about the things this teacher is doing - because son it sounds like these things are not educational or fare to little kids. Then one day my son and I were at the batting cages and another Mom walked up and expressed impressive performance of my son - we struck up a conversation and she got around to asking me were my son was in school - I told her - she asked if we had Ms. Waters - I told her yes - she asked how we liked her - I told her well I don't want to get in a law suit with her. The Mom then went into a laundry list of how her son was treated by her. I thanked her and told her - she gave me a good idea. The teacher always gave them ten spelling words on Friday and Monday they were to turn in 10 sentences using the spelling words. So that weekend - our sentences reflected all the mean things this teacher had done to my son that he had reported to me. The mean crap stopped - and we no longer had the sentence part of the spelling words on weekends. Funny how the truth prevails over evil bullies.
Excellent idea!!! Since my late husband was in USNavy 18 and a half years, beginning with Vietnam conflict, I really do understand your feelings on avoiding conflict. So happy to hear your experiences and wish you and your lovely family many happy years together!!!
I am sincerely sorry that you had to put up with this mess. I'm from the Carolinas but have called Texas my home for the past 25 years. I'm still the new guy albeit I own one of the bigger farms in East Texas and I have a cabin on the place and I allow my sons, and my police, fire and veteran friends to hunt and stay in the cabin for free year round. And I had a neighbor like that. Wish I had your patience. When the bully neighbor thought it would be cool to intimidate my youngest son (15y at the time) and even went so far as to lay hands on him, I grabbed my dog (Belg Mal) and went looking for him. My dog is trained and quiet. We found him setting up a tree stand on my property. Yep, got into an argument with him. Yep, he raised his voice to me and yep, he took his finger and poked me in the chest to make a point. My dog didn't like that. My neighbor learnt fear that afternoon. My dog never bit him. He wouldn't do that unless I told him to. But my neighbor didn't know that. It's been maybe 5 years since we've seen him too. Oh, I've seen him around town but he stays clear. Bullies are the same everywhere.
They're not bullies, they're "COWARDLY BULLIES"!!! You also have restraint, personally I would have let the dog at him at least the first time. If I could prove I did nothing wrong, that is exactly what these low-lives deserve because if they act this way with a person, lord knows what else they are doing-probably torturing animals. You're a better man than me!
Love your channel, I just found it, but you are like a mirror reflection of me, lol and I can relate with you so much. I didn't save the world or do any crazy medal of honor stuff but, I served, and then worked as a military contractor for several years after, then as a paramedic on the task force. Now I'm retired and bought the family farm, which was previously owned by "the family" that ownes most of the land around here and then just recently bought the 80 acres behind me. They did me the same thing. "We owned everything you see all the way up and down the highway Yada yada and they were going to run their dogs on the land behind my house. As you did, I politely allowed them to hunt out that year and even offered to share it the next. They cut my stands down and destroyed my food plots and had the nerve to leave a note in one of the stands "this has been my families land for over 100 years, and we did not agree to you messing up our hunting land by adding plots that are going to take our deer away. Do not continue to do anything on this part of the land without talking to my dad or uncle" luckily for me, the dad knew what the end resukt would be if his son kept this up and brought him to my doorstep BY THE EAR, to apologize and ask what needed to be done to repair what him and his friends destroyed. Long story short, I've gotten along with the guys for 10 years now (except the son). So I recently bought more land attached to my plot and the son called the exact on me and requested a survey for drainage purposes, then lied to them about owning part of my land and the epa designated 76 of my 80 acres as "natural flood drainage" and now I can't touch it. I reported him and even showed proof that he didn't own any of the la d therefore, the plot he "was building a house on" does not exist. They don't seem to care, and now I have 76 acres of land that's completely useless and the value is gone. Any suggestions how I can get this remedied? Thanks for your service, I don't know what you went through or the nightmares you have from it, but I know what I did and what I deal with so I can relate to you if you ever need me. I know what writing your will at 17 is... thanks again and hope everything's going great!
"Mr. J" seems to have wasted the opportunity of getting a good friend and neighbor. I listened to the entire film which i found very interesting. I wish you the very best and peace in your life.
@@HomesteadingOffTheGrid Just came across your channel, liked & subscribed... you're a better man than me, I'd much rather see a coward & bully get his comeuppance! World would be a much better place with people like you and your family. Enjoy your storytelling (even when you stray). I'm sure your family help the demons you have, slowly go away. Best of luck, will continue looking out!
Thank you for your service! I have always used the "break it down to simple" philosophy to deal with things for years, but not crayon simple 🤣🤣 God bless you and your family
From a mom of two Veterans and the bottom of my heart ❤ thank you for your service 🤗🙏❤ thousand respects and it's good to let it out sometimes and you chose a good way to do it. God bless you and your beautiful family
I Did the same thing, i sold my business that i started after my time in the Army and bought a 23 acre farm in Maine and moved up there from Virginia and i had neighbors on both sides claiming parts of my property and even were caught moving the property markers. After they were sued and charged several thousands of dollars to re-survey the markers they both ended up broke and had to move out of their own property. Just stick to your guns and wait till the right time and burn him up good.
This video just told him you have no video. O well like another comment said he’s afraid you will have evidence to prove he’s not disabled. If he shows up again really get a camera.
Yup, & people think your just being a smart ass but it is true there are 3 sides, I'll spill the beans. There is his side, there is your side and... there is the truth. 3 sides. If the law is ever called in guess what side will matter to them? This is why cameras matter and why I have them pointing every witch way all over my property. I'm lucky to have pretty good neighbors so my cams are just generally to keep an eye out for roving dogs, wild life and general security.
@@dscottfr A brilliant way to deal with a bully? Tell them the rules, pretend you can't enforce the rules, then when they break them, enforce them. For example, he might've put up no trespassing signs and then left the property, so the bully might think you won't see trespassing, but they don't know you have cameras. To catch thieves, I've put out an obviously broken camera where it's seen and then three good cameras where they're hidden, and people look at the broken camera and send themselves to jail.
I enjoy your tangents too :-) While technically the military stuff *is* irrelevant to the actual problem and solution (although the fact that you sought a low-conflict solution has maybe *everything* to do with it :-) ), you have obviously been thru a lot of stress (I can relate :'( ), and it's enjoyable to be able to hear another PTSD Dude's story from a few thousand miles away. Keep relaxing, love life and enjoy! :-)
JSYK, if someone is insulted by you stating facts about them, then maybe they need to change so those facts no longer apply. Stating the truth is not attacking someone. Thank you for your service my brother, and keeping it 💯.
Hi buddy, Jamie from the United Kingdom here,thought your video was fantastic,calm.relaxed and enjoyable. Your restraint and carful handling of this situation was wonderful and a great example to your son. Jay 👍🇬🇧
Thanks for the Good tip! That was a great idea, I love it. OMG that jerk neighbor, can't STAND nosy neighbors in your space and face telling you what to do on your own property. You handled him well, Homesteader!
Thanks so much for your service and sacrifices for our country. I'm glad you survived and have a beautiful piece of land and a lovely wife. Much respect to you.
Demo Unit Hello Demo, although I see you point, I must respectfully disagree with you. I believe that politicians beco.e what we WANT them to become. Case in point, nearly every politician that has spoken truthfully, has lost; reason being is that almost everyone wants all these promises, but does not want to pay for them. Politicians can be the most truthful people in our society, if we demand that of them...if we elected the honest ones, that would start a trend. All they are is a reflection of our society. Everyone wants tax cuts and more benefits...Any politician who goes against these tenets will never get elected.
Demo Unit Hello there, D Unit!! Wow, many excellent points you have raised here, paragraph #1 spoke to the influence of media...I agree with you, they should be objective in their discourse, but it's almost like the don't even try anymore to hide their biases. Once I saw their actions through the election, and continuing to this day, against President Trump...he painted such a clear picture of them, coupled with Twitter (which you mention as well), I agree with you, politics will never be the same. After President Trump's historic meeting with Kim Jung Un, I was appalled with the line of questions from George Stephanopoulos. So far, I have to give Trump very high marks. Although I am dead against his ideas on immigration and a few other issues...what you said about the best ideas coming to the surface, giving the little guy at least a small chance. Heck, Dennis Rodman did more for peace with North Korea than the Bushs and the Clintons.
I'm just happy to see you spelled it correctly! I can't remember what site I was on not too long ago, but not only was it spelled wrong in the article, but the person in the video kept pronouncing it skeleton, too. I'm not quite from that era, but I know who he is from looking at the newspaper every year as a kid on my birthday to see which famous people had my birthday, too.
What a good idea, l to am being bullied by a niebour, he thretand to kill my cat, if it went on his property, 10 days later my cat disappeared, l have had 8 insidence now of buluing, and the police will not, help, they say ignore him, lam 74 he is 32, l feel helpless
Great story. Thank you for sharing. As this gentleman.. ahem... is on disability, he was probably more afraid that he would lose it as the supposed film of him would prove that he was capable of work. Congratulations on taking care of a pesky neighbour. We've all had them!
I think my favorite similar story was the 20 acres my parents owned when I was growing up. The neighboring property was used every year for crops and the guy planted over my parents right-of-way to their property as well and never asked. No big deal, we had adequate access from the other piece of property so we let it go. The guy also planted on the county right-of-way too, which nobody cared because it benefited this guy, and didn't hurt anybody, so again, no harm, no foul. Then an 18 wheeler had to make a delivery and had stopped because he could not make the turn with the long trailer. My dad drove 18 wheelers for 20+ years and he and a neighbor assured the guy that he was OK to make the turn, even though it would smash some of the crop that was on the county right-of-way - which legally he should not have been using. Later that day the guy saw the damaged crop and went ballistic. My dad tried to calm the guy down and be polite, but the man started cursing up a storm in front of my dads wife & kids (my brother and me). My dad asked him not to use language like that in front of his wife and kids and the guy kept on going. My dad told the guy if he didn't calm down and stop using foul language around his wife and kids, that he and the neighbors may stop allowing him to use land that didn't belong to him for growing crops and that he would cut down the crops in his driveway right-of-way. The jerk kept on, so my dad just got in the truck and left. He contacted a surveyor and had the driveway plotted out, and the county easement, then got the tractor and bushog and mowed down everything that wasn't on the guys property, put in a driveway and eventually a fence on both sides so the guy couldn't drive over our driveway. The jerk called the police and they came out, looked over the situation, spoke to my dad and got the earful of what happened. When it was all said and done the police told the guy not to plant on the county property, to stop harassing his neighbors regarding the 18 wheeler running over the count right-of-way, and told the guy to watch his mouth around our family or he would charge him. My dad always used his farm tractor to level out the road and smooth out potholes in the dirt road, even past our driveway...he simply added mowing the county easement several times a year as the guy (tried) to continue planting on the county right-of-way. The jerk finally sold the property a few years later and we ended up with some proper neighbors.
Some places have had public decency laws. Being charged could be possible. Of course, with time and money, you should be able to have such local ordinances struck down. Most people do not want to invest their personal resources in such endeavors, however.
If the world had more of you and a hell of a lot less Mr. J's, imagine the tranquil beauty we could be surrounded with, it could be an amazing beautiful relationship between people and nature.
The only downside is that you live in the communist democrat run state of Virginia. Virginia is beautiful, we really used to live going there. You are indeed, a wonderful human being. Be safe my friend!
@@AFineLineA Bought a house in a nice neighborhood. Lived in it for 25 years. Then.... after we bought it.... slumlord bought the house next door...had I known,I wouldn't have bought it. It's still a great investment, if I wanted to rent it out. However, we wanted to live there. Crap! Be careful of what you buy as far as housing goes. God bless America she needs it because of the biden administration. 🇺🇸
@@newguy2794 Sad, but true! The few bad apples wreck it for others. Sorry to hear you have a terrible neighbor problem, too! Hope it gets better and the landlord moves or sells. My parents used to say, "Tall fences make good neighbors (or tall tree's work , too!" Still true today!!! It's awful when neighbors think they are all that matters. If they had some respect all could get along more peacefully. Sad state of affairs at this point. Best wishes for it to get better and Prayer's of it getting better to you and your's. Have a good night!
I like the way you put not wanting conflict. I personally have never been in the military but feel to an extent I have been fighting everyone all the time for most my life and finally have got to a point where I hate conflict.
You are a better man than me , I also have served and been in Iraq and Iran . I would have tricked him into thinking we were gone and then when he went into the garage I would have done a bad thing. I still have my nightmares but I fiercely protect what I own and care about . Im still in therapy but at least I've stopped drinking and still attend AA meetings twice a week. Gob bless you and your family !
This fake disabled loser is upsetting to every honest person out there. The safety net is for real issues, not to be milked. In the end the person is fat and runs his mouth because no one will listen to him cause he accomplished nothing. Letting him live on is the worst punishment!
He'd lecture me about my dog.. I'd be lecturing him about ownership of property and for him not to be on it.. But yeah.. my father served in WWII, and when he returned he thought he was going to be a pig farmer, but he couldn't even take their life.. they became pets.. so were the chickens.. and the guineas.. :) Birds would flock and sit next to him, and built nests inside his smokehouse.. he could run his tools, but they were never afraid of him.. He'd talk to the mama birds..
ursaltydog I teared up. Sounds like your father raised his children well. It’s odd how veterans returning from their various outconus hells say quietly but with steely conviction words (in essence) like Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce said, “I will fight no more forever”.
I could recount so many of his stories to you... He and his outfit as he called it, traipsed across Europe by the skin of their teeth since their landing.. The one thing I always had to assure him of before he passed was that God would forgive him for everything he did in the war.. Just a good ole country boy.. a boy who went there and came back a man.. Him and all his brothers including twin returned.. one not so good emotionally.. From finding love in England to having to leave her there..to witnessing men hanging from trees from a failed jump.. massacred U.S. soldiers by Nazi troops.. to taking a crane through the middle of France just to see the Eiffel Tower and nearly being court-martialed.. to grieving over two fellow soldiers who committed suicide before they made it back home (they were found out to be gay) so as to spare their families humiliation survivor benefits would be distributed and avoid chemical experiments in prison.. so many stories.. I loved that man with all my being.. the gentlest creature on the face of the earth.. he never cussed anyone.. Only three times I ever witness him cry.. suicide of his eldest brother.. the death of my mother.. and talking about the two men who should've been able to come home, no matter who they loved.
Kudos to ya brother. I hate to admit that it took me over 40 years to chill to level of calmness you display at a much younger age. And yes, our fellow Americans, at large, have little understanding of the true value of life, or honour, they could stand a few lessons, but learning the hard way like some of us have, I'd rather give them a pass...
First video of yours I’ve seen. Thank you for your service. This is a great lesson to many who need help and don’t want to be confrontational. Thank you for sharing this and those bits of your service history that tell me you’re a hero. No brag no boasting or pride just living as a human being enjoying what’s most precious.
No boasting. How many times did he tell us about his service in this video alone? Listen before anyone goes off on me, my father, brother and 2 nephews are Vets.There are times when Vets can be self-righteous about things and think the world around them should live according to their values because they served and therefore they are better than others. I bet there is more to this story as well, so the coffee drinking in the field vibe may not be his true nature as he already admits to have PTSD. He also multiple times states how he really doesn't want to have conflict with or embarrass the guy, but then he goes ahead and does it and posts this video to the internet. Not saying the other guy didn't deserved it, but this guy is no angel either.
Thank you for giving us freedom. Your a good man . Live long and happy with your beautiful wife and son. May God continue to bless you. I am also very blessed one of my 3 sons served 3 tours and came home safe. Hugs to you and your family.
If you came for the how: zoom to the 14:00 minute mark. Otherwise enjoy the flow of consciousness of this man. Thank you for your service. I'm glad you can express what you experienced and I value your ability to express what you experienced. Maybe add a disclaimer: How to get rid of an annoying neighbor with a crayon + other thoughts. Done, for those who watch, it was at their own choosing. Take care :)
Great story dude. I've been having neighbour issues, lately, and found your non-confrontational approach to be refreshing and uplifting. I have a long history with conflict resolution through the work I was doing for more than a decade. I was also in the army and struggle with PTSD. I'm working on a way to get out of urban areas and back to farming, as well, and for the same reasons. It bolsters my confidence to hear from a kindred spirit, so you have gained a subscriber, today!
I wish you all the best with finding peace. Perhaps you could pursue the avenue of getting help with the PTSD before making your move, because the issues could still come up living in the country and there would probably be fewer local resources to get help.
Shirley Briggs at what point did I say that I needed help with PTSD symptoms? I am a health professional, actually, and have a pretty good handle on MY health. The issues I mentioned, as is being discussed in this video, are with a NEIGHBOUR who is behaving badly. Moving to a more rural setting would minimize exposure to people who may not be dealing, effectively, with their own mental health challenges. Cities are rife with these kinds of issues. Therefore, a better place for someone like me, who has seen enough conflict, is outside of major urban areas. Thanks for caring about my life, though, Shirley. You sound just like an old friend of mine!
Bundled Property Rights, is your right to do what you want to do on your property. So if you want to paint your tree Purple with YELLOW poke a dots So Be It. Good luck you bought and you have those rights. Post it " THIS PROPERTY PROTECTED BY BUNDLE PROPERTY RIGHTS"
Thank you for your service! My son now has 14yrs in the Army. It has changed him alot, but I understand. My dad never talked about his conflicts either, but he would make us clean our plates because he saw many starving children in WW2.
How much was he exposed to the dog before messing with it? If he knew the dog would be docile he would have no qualms about bothering it. But an unseen dog...? If you ran into a BOD sign and didn't see a dog would you chance it?
Thank you for the encouraging wisdom. I'm dealing with my own cival war next door to me. Its real personal and real bad. I appreciate your story and your thoughts and comments. I also wanted to thank you for sacrifice for this country USA. I wish I could solve my problem with a crayon. Its been awhile since the latest stunt they pulled. I hate the fact I am always waiting for the next shoe to drop by them. I just keep praying and standing my ground, God knows and helps me stand up. God bless you and your family, take care. I will be looking forward to your next video. 💜🙏👍✝️🧡🙏🏽🌈♥️🌷💐💪💚🌞🌈
I had a neighbor who would not leave my property alone. I put cameras front & back & a month later they put their house up for sale. Best day of my life. She was a passive aggressive psycho!!
@@happyisthegirl I just found a local guy. But they have cameras on amazon & I’m sure you can find a handyman to install them if you don’t know how to do it yourself.
Honestly, I thought this was going to be some hardcore US military crayon weapon hack. After watching the whole video I feel a bit more mature. Thank you for sharing your story.
I really enjoyed this especially when you got off topic. It is good to think outside the box with remedies like this. I had a girl at work that was on my case frequently. One day I was told "You know you will eventually have to face this situation". Well I really did some praying and came up with a solution. The next time she jumped me about something I said "I wish you would get a life and get out of mine I am just someone your work with". That was all it took.
Next time just calmly take out your cell phone, start the camera, slowly point it at the person and say, what? could you repeat that? To this kind of person, a camera is like kryptonite to superman.
Robert B hahaha right. The amount of times that I would pull my phone out in one hand and turn my left sides towards person and tell them the video is just incase I need to prove I shot you in self defense continue your issue with me what was that ? Lol the shocked look on people's faces realizing I am 6'8 with also a gun on me recording so they know I'm willing to pull that trigger but my ass will be covered for God and my family need me in the free world to continue my journey .
I feel very fortunate in finding your channel. You tell great stories, have a beautiful family, and you’ve served our country. Saying Thankyou for your service is not enough - but it’s all I know to say. Thankyou.
How to get rid of an annoying neighbor ... Then theres My munchkin always looking out the window as her somexs pastime. gradually learning every body's styles of hi. Little Rico suave is doing the pt thing @ ppl now too. : Give her crayon for the wall. Also, I have no neighbors. I suspect most of them got evicted. There's some nosey old folks across from me tho. Not being disrespectful. They just know how to be out there 24/7, according to my schedule... & It's weird. A gay guy. A couple & son. & 1 other dude. I low key think he either doesn't do ish or watch him be a retired something idk but maybe state affiliated
Omg, this is almost my life now, vet husband and the most unkind neighbors I've ever encountered. I'm glad to have found you! Thank you for your service! Beautiful land, beautiful soul, I'm going to buy crayons.
I'm not military, but have several veterans in my family. Thank you for you service, truly. Your anecdote has had me chuckling most of the time; in many ways, so stereotypical! And good for you. I feel the same way about the same kinds of people. Thanks for sharing a story and a cup of coffee. ☕
First, thank you for service. I stumbled on this vlog and I was instantly intrigued. You have the art of storytelling. I'm glad that's the approach you took 😉
@@user-ll7fv6tu7k you're way off base implying American women are entitled. Is that all you got out of this story? It's clear to me that you are nothing but a racist, bigoted, piece of shit...
My hat is off to you for handling a very annoying situation so peacefully. I'm a Canadian and I thank you for your service...all of our NATO servicemen and women deserve our respect .
God bless you and yours 💓. Thank you for your service! Appreciate your attitude and convictions toward people who are only out to annoy, and even terrify someone. Thank you again.
I admit I've used a technique with a man, and it may not be nice, but it's affective. I moved into a new condo but we also had to mow our own property. They put new sod on my lawn which I was proud of, since this was the first condo I owned. I saw the neighbor and he was shoveling mud, after it rained, onto my new sod. I caught him out there later and went out. I told him what some sob had done but I never accused him. I knew I felt better and believe he felt worse.
I am sad that you have had to see and experience those things. I once dated a man who was a retired NYC police officer, he showed me photos of some crime scenes he worked that were absolutely horrible. I truly believe that I shocked him when my response was how terrible it was that he had to endure seeing and experiencing such things and I told him how badly I felt for him to have such memories. I got the impression that others did not respond at all the way I did when he showed them those same photos. Unfortunately, some people seem to think everything is imaginary play; they have no idea of what really goes on in the world around them and what has to be done to keep them safe and free. God Bless You and Your Family and Thank You for your service.
Behemoth, I truly find that shocking! Were you all not married while you were in the service? I'm just godsmacked that a serviceman's *wife* would see fear in certain situations and not know what's truly going on inside his head! *Especially* a husband who's a *war vet*! Maybe you *should* tell her a couple of stories of what you've been through, what you've seen, what you've *done*. Then *she* may feel fear, and in turn, have proper respect for her husband. ~Elizabeth P
God bless you and your family 💖🙏..☮️🌎..i have lung cancer now and I truly appreciate your service to our country and the knowledge that you stood up for us all 💖
@@HomesteadingOffTheGrid thank you very much for your time and help 😊..I lost my parents.. daddy died from peratoneial cancer Christmas 🎄 day 1991 & momma died four years later April 5th 1996 & I was very alone and forgotten about by the family & sat on my back steps on her 17&1/2 acres in lumber bridge NC and as I heard the early morning 🌄 sounds of the country, song bird's and smelling the fresh air in the morning, id look at her flower bed where I scattered her ashes and see the flowers booming 🌺bloom and say hay momma 💘...& realized that our spirits carry on for eternity ♾️❤️
Also, Loved your story. You're a great speaker, very interesting. My dad was great at that. People don't need a ton of money when you have someone who can tell interesting stories,experiences,etc. Very entertaining, and helps people feel less alone. Very much needed.these days. Thank you very much.
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Amen to that and I second that. :-) thank you for your service! I believe you and your family would be awesome neighbors. I'm glad you were able to cure yourselves of such an irritant. In a peaceful, non-confrontational manner at that. I hope to one day have a homestead similar one day soon for my son and I as well.
Thank you for your service. It is appreciated. Good job with the neighbor. Peace to you and the family. Now that my career is complete I like helping people to stay level.
Thank you so much for your service. Both my Grandfathers fought in WW2, both heavily decorated (which neither would have wanted those metals as there was a reason behind the metals that they’d prefer to never have been apart of). I know many who serve don’t necessarily like to hear “thank you for your service”, I know I don’t know what else to say to express my gratefulness. We’re having major issues with our new neighbor with noise so I listened to post. A little into the video, I realized we didn’t have the same neighbor issues however I kept listening because I had so much gratitude for your service.🙏🏼
I have an annoying Neighbor family once they found out they can look in our room from their kitchen window they started leaving their window open . I leave my window open for my cats . 😂 what’s their reason ? Being creepy
I know exactly how you feel brother. Death comes easily but life does not. I’ll even put bugs back outside the house if I can. Any life is a miracle!!!😀😎
First off - a BIG THANK YOU FOR YOUR MILITARY SERVICE!!! Second, great job taking care of this bully without violence. Also served for 28 years, but don't want the drama here in the USA so will retire with my family in Thailand soon.
Respect for how you handled your annoying neighbor issue..you deserved all the peace you can get after all those years of service. Thank you!
There are people in this world that love conflict. Even when you mind your business, they find a way to disrupt your peace. You handled this better than I would have. I would still get a few cameras just incase.
this is so true. i mind my own business. . . and people still annoy me... just because I don't want to interact with them.
Not only that, but the worst part is when you do mind your own business...they will spread lies about you that are not true and next thing you know the other neighbors act differently around you
I know it sucks, but i can totally relate to what you're saying and this is what I am dealing with right now
A pair of awesome headphones work really well to cancel out their disruptive force
Adam Adam Adam that’s easy to say when you’re a man. I have an old man that peeps in all my windows the police do nothing but file the report. Can’t wait to get my home bro😂
Natural beauty. I realise now neighbour actually spy on what people do in their own backyard. Having lived in Europe for years and being a foreigner, if that has something to do with it. I realise now. What do you expect? From them..
Thank you for being the type of person that lives their life truthfully and with the understanding that we should value all life, even going so far as trying to respect others that act entitled and don’t deserve it. All while honoring the earth from which we all came. You’re an inspiration!
Thanks for your Military service. I’m an Australian Veteran who serviced in Africa in the 1990’s and I totally understand not wanting to harm anything anymore.
I’ve been working on my anger issue and your video touched my heart because I struggle with PTSD and I see people who think they deserve everything for free.
Thanks mate.
Thanks to both of you for your service mates from Queensland Australia. I was a cook in the Australia Army 🇦🇺
If ever there was a legitimate reason to whip someone’s ass, this story qualifies. Kudos to you for maintaining your composure.
Great comment 😁👏
I know man. honestly being an annoying douchebag isn't illegal but it should be. some people just need an a** whoopin but unfortunately it's not the wild west and you can't just do that. too bad because I'm certain that would 'fix' a lot of annoying idiots like this
Great video - he may be worried that you have cctv proof that he isn’t sick or injured and the state payouts may stop ! You are obviously a respectful and good person. Stay well !
I feel bad you had to go through all that disfunctionalism with your neighbor. God bless you for being so peaceful. You have a beautiful property. I wish you continued peace.
Your attitude and approach can change the world for better. If it just does in the USA its a major achievement
Exactly said thanks
@@debbieflaherty1975 I'd give that a yes!!!
Wonderful idea.
Dealing with the same situation, trespass, lectures, entitlement, moving things around when Im not on the property. Its been over two years. Ive resorted to cameras. They were sabotaged. I also do not want conflict in my paradise. Thank you for your story, its helped me. Going to give it a try. Wish me success too.
How has it gone? I do wish you success!
I have a situation where a neighbor, an old lady that whenever she walks in front of my place, she leans on my micro garden and pinch my basils, always stealing my basils, one day I told her: "NO!" She got very mad. And she has her own micro garden too, why on earth she stares at my stuff and take it. Get your own. I can't stand people like that. Rude, disrespectful, entitled. She has nice clothes, have a good life, she has free rent where lives with the daughter and son in law, and coming to my micro garden and stealing from a hard worker that pays for everything. Give me a break. And she keeps staring at my garden, being noisy, and one day she stopped in front of my garden and in front of my kitchen window and staring, like she is checking if I am home and not seeing her, and then I stood up and started cleaning my throat to tell her, hinting her: "I saw you, get out, get lost, entitled" and she left. I feel like to put a camera that talks to her: "It's rude staring, you don't have business here, bug off!"
@tutsecret499 in your situation I would put the camera in the window inside and then deal with it.
You're a saint. Annoying neighbors make good fertilizer.
I love the way you think,I am also a Vietnam veteran and I had a similar problem with a neighbor and the hardest part was keeping the PTSD under control and not just shooting them.I put up cameras and that cured my problem.They didn't like it so they moved!THANK YOU FOR YOU SERVICE AND WELCOME HOME!
Thank you for your service! I'm sorry it took so long for people to appreciate your sacrifice and service.
Thank you for your service as well 🇺🇸 🙏🏻
We recently bought property to start a little homestead and I have a very similar neighbor. I am definitely biding my time to determine how best to deal with it, with as little conflict as possible. Thanks for sharing your story!
Best to ignore them . Don't bring cookies or wave. Stay as far away as possible.
@@James_the_Builder Thank you for the advice! Unfortunately this neighbor reacted to being ignored. She wanted attention so badly, she did everything she could to get us to react. She stole mail, put trash in the mailbox, tried to hit us with her car... ugh. Luckily she moved and our new neighbors are fantastic! She put them through the ringer buying her house. She left the place trashed.
@@dawo8506 good advice! We definitely started documenting every little occurrence. She finally moved, though. I feel bad for whoever her current neighbors are. Our new neighbors are fantastic!
Great plan...
To make it more believable for a city dweller, paint spaghetti sauce cans black & post them on at least three places around the perimeter, and buy a sign.
@@James_the_Builder how do you stay away from neighbors? Especially when their noise invades your personal space?
Hi, I did the same thing and had the same experience. Bought 4 acres in the Northern California foothills and before I even moved in I had people telling me what they were going to do and what I could do on my own land!!
Couldn't believe the nerve and arrogance of people. Took some work but things are finally settling down. Good luck to you!!! Thank you for your service !! WiL
You handled this very well. That’s how to deal with a malignant narcissist. They fear exposure. ❤️🇺🇸
Early in our marriage, we visited my mother-in-law. I found her so overbearing, difficult and so on. I had a hunch that she was snooping in our suitcase. When we went out for a walk, I left a paper saying,” HI HELEN!”
I knew she got caught, she was so red-faced and quiet
My mother in law was so mean my husband stopped taking us. She excused me of stealing money and food from the surplus I would get. She was going to move and wanted me to pay her money for a sewing machine she gave me. My husband said to go throw it on her porch. I couldn’t I went and gave it back to her. It was the last time we saw her until her funeral.
@@karenminckler4198 lel, KAREN!!!!
As soon as self professed "godly" inlaws realized their sons were talking TRUTH about the past, they decided they didn't want any funeral. The spiritual fruit inspectors of others are terrified facts will be revealed. They have ostracisized their siblings from communication. And they can't understand why their own siblings won't talk to them. Yup, there ARE people like this. Brothers united & freed! Sure wished they'd have done this sooner.:0)
Hahaha ha 😆
Get on with it, we know you are an ex veteran.
Don't feel bad , our country needs more good people like you. God Bless you and your family.
I wish the world was full of people like this man. The bully neighbor could have built a good friendship with him and had someone he could count on in a time of crisis. A good friend is worth far more than some material gain.
You didn’t embarrass mr.j. He did it to himself. You’re a good person, and thank you for your service!
Glad you have a piece of paradise now. It looks and sounds like a lovely place to drink a good cup of coffee in the morning. Because of good brave men and women like you, we can enjoy mornings as serene as that looks. I appreciate all you had to do for our freedom. Thank you for your service.
Whose taking our freedom? Or wants to? What are you talking about? Every war we've fought the past several decades was about money not freedom.
that is the one thing you worry about when moving to a new location, will we have good neighbors, or crazy ones. you had a crazy one, albeit 4 miles away, but you discovered what his kryptonite was.
Thank you for your service to our country.
Thank you for sharing. Not something I would have thought of to handle the situation but a great remedy.
By the way Thank You for your service to this great country.
This is the reason we have the freedom to have privacy and abilities to own our own places.
God bless you and your family.
First I would like to thank you for your service to our country. Sounds like your neighbor has serious issues and not to be trusted good to acknowledge warning signs of his instability to protect your family. May God richly bless you and family may you experience peace wherever you choose to live.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! I just found your videos and I'm a fan. I admire how humble you are after your time serving our country it's because of veterans people can live in this country with no worries and not have hardship. Blessings to your family let peace be upon you. You absolutely deserve to enjoy your home.
Thank you for being the type of person that lives their life truthfully and with the understanding that we should value all life, even going so far as trying to respect others that act entitled and don’t deserve it. All while honoring the earth from which we all came. You’re an inspiration!
time for cameras my friend ! And thank you for your service sir!
You can talk about it all you want to. My husband was a vietnam vet and my dad was in wwII and at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed. It is good to talk about it. God bless you!
Well done and showed a tremendous amount of restraint in dealing with a prize jerk.... and thank you for your Service!!
I did something like this when I worked loss prevention. An unknown employee stole a new girls iPhone8+ and hid it somewhere in the store to avoid a bag check and pick it up later. I knew it was in the store still so after I spent an hour looking for it I found it behind some boxes in a stock room. I replaced the expensive phone with a note that said "Turn around and SMILE, you're fired. ;) ". On the wall behind her I had put up a camera (fake). When the thief left in the middle of her shift the next day we knew who did it.
Tyler Matthew Harris that is pretty clever
Pfft, women.
Tyler- your story ios great as well. Thanks !
Nice haha
That sounds so satisfying!
Great message and as a vet myself, thanks for your service. Always better to think things out rather than fly off the handle. You did a SMART thing and hope you live a happy fruitful life.
True. No matter how tempting a full-on confrontation may seem, throwing gasoline on a flame rarely ends well. And some people are just flames looking for some gasoline.
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time Bound........ S.M.A.R.T.
Just happened on your video and wanted to tell you you’re a Great guy and I like how you hold life sacred,
Thankyou for putting your life on the line for this Country! God Bless You! 🙏🏻
“Have crayon, will travel” lol
You neighbor is worried about security cameras because of his disability claim. If a security footage showed him up and about on your property when in fact his claim may be stating he is immobilized, then he could 1) loose all his benefits and 2) subject to a court hearing that may require him to return monies he collected in the past and possibly a sentence if he were proved fraudulent. It’s a lot to loose for him.
yup. His disabililty claim. You know it!
Yup.
Lazy takers and narc /bulling wierdos are pathetic and i hope he gets busted for his lies about his disability fraud too! People like him retreat into they`re shallow minds and then decide they are going into victim mode when they get called out or found out. I wish peace was the way of the world. (O: .....For some silly reason i`m wondering what color that Crayon was, lololol I`m thinking Blue! hehheheh. That property is so serene. Good for you guys.
me too! what color crayon! one detail overlooked. :)
Excellent point
I am not a veteran but respect and support your point of view, thanks for your service.
In 4th Grade my son had a teacher who was very mean to him. He would come home and complain - and I would simply tell him - YES - that sounds very unfair - but son - you will have to deal with people like this in your grown up life - so keep telling me about the things this teacher is doing - because son it sounds like these things are not educational or fare to little kids. Then one day my son and I were at the batting cages and another Mom walked up and expressed impressive performance of my son - we struck up a conversation and she got around to asking me were my son was in school - I told her - she asked if we had Ms. Waters - I told her yes - she asked how we liked her - I told her well I don't want to get in a law suit with her. The Mom then went into a laundry list of how her son was treated by her. I thanked her and told her - she gave me a good idea. The teacher always gave them ten spelling words on Friday and Monday they were to turn in 10 sentences using the spelling words. So that weekend - our sentences reflected all the mean things this teacher had done to my son that he had reported to me. The mean crap stopped - and we no longer had the sentence part of the spelling words on weekends. Funny how the truth prevails over evil bullies.
r/thathappened
James Dickens it’s sounds like she’s a femenazi treating boys that way especially a child.
James Dickens - haha , great story and a big high five for solving the problem peacefully.
@@rkelley0375 - Thanks - pranks are the most fun.
What exactly did the teacher do?
Excellent idea!!! Since my late husband was in USNavy 18 and a half years, beginning with Vietnam conflict, I really do understand your feelings on avoiding conflict. So happy to hear your experiences and wish you and your lovely family many happy years together!!!
Go get you another cup of coffee and tell us another story, really enjoyed it thanks
Yes.I agree!
I'm here again today. Listening again. I love this story. It never gets old.
No doubt. Better yet, if he’s ever in Appalachia, I’ll make the coffee ✌🏽
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Have horrible times losing my and have this annoying neighbor who burn out every time am in the balcony and have the windows open
You’re a good person. Least conflict is the best policy, agreed!
Thank you for your service to our country😉
he isnot good, there is none rightous no not one... hes killed people, invaded and killed children ect
I am sincerely sorry that you had to put up with this mess. I'm from the Carolinas but have called Texas my home for the past 25 years. I'm still the new guy albeit I own one of the bigger farms in East Texas and I have a cabin on the place and I allow my sons, and my police, fire and veteran friends to hunt and stay in the cabin for free year round. And I had a neighbor like that. Wish I had your patience. When the bully neighbor thought it would be cool to intimidate my youngest son (15y at the time) and even went so far as to lay hands on him, I grabbed my dog (Belg Mal) and went looking for him. My dog is trained and quiet. We found him setting up a tree stand on my property. Yep, got into an argument with him. Yep, he raised his voice to me and yep, he took his finger and poked me in the chest to make a point. My dog didn't like that. My neighbor learnt fear that afternoon. My dog never bit him. He wouldn't do that unless I told him to. But my neighbor didn't know that. It's been maybe 5 years since we've seen him too. Oh, I've seen him around town but he stays clear. Bullies are the same everywhere.
They're not bullies, they're "COWARDLY BULLIES"!!! You also have restraint, personally I would have let the dog at him at least the first time. If I could prove I did nothing wrong, that is exactly what these low-lives deserve because if they act this way with a person, lord knows what else they are doing-probably torturing animals. You're a better man than me!
Love your channel, I just found it, but you are like a mirror reflection of me, lol and I can relate with you so much. I didn't save the world or do any crazy medal of honor stuff but, I served, and then worked as a military contractor for several years after, then as a paramedic on the task force. Now I'm retired and bought the family farm, which was previously owned by "the family" that ownes most of the land around here and then just recently bought the 80 acres behind me. They did me the same thing. "We owned everything you see all the way up and down the highway Yada yada and they were going to run their dogs on the land behind my house. As you did, I politely allowed them to hunt out that year and even offered to share it the next. They cut my stands down and destroyed my food plots and had the nerve to leave a note in one of the stands "this has been my families land for over 100 years, and we did not agree to you messing up our hunting land by adding plots that are going to take our deer away. Do not continue to do anything on this part of the land without talking to my dad or uncle" luckily for me, the dad knew what the end resukt would be if his son kept this up and brought him to my doorstep BY THE EAR, to apologize and ask what needed to be done to repair what him and his friends destroyed. Long story short, I've gotten along with the guys for 10 years now (except the son). So I recently bought more land attached to my plot and the son called the exact on me and requested a survey for drainage purposes, then lied to them about owning part of my land and the epa designated 76 of my 80 acres as "natural flood drainage" and now I can't touch it. I reported him and even showed proof that he didn't own any of the la d therefore, the plot he "was building a house on" does not exist. They don't seem to care, and now I have 76 acres of land that's completely useless and the value is gone. Any suggestions how I can get this remedied? Thanks for your service, I don't know what you went through or the nightmares you have from it, but I know what I did and what I deal with so I can relate to you if you ever need me. I know what writing your will at 17 is... thanks again and hope everything's going great!
"Mr. J" seems to have wasted the opportunity of getting a good friend and neighbor. I listened to the entire film which i found very interesting. I wish you the very best and peace in your life.
True. Thanks for watching Mats.
@@HomesteadingOffTheGrid Just came across your channel, liked & subscribed... you're a better man than me, I'd much rather see a coward & bully get his comeuppance! World would be a much better place with people like you and your family. Enjoy your storytelling (even when you stray). I'm sure your family help the demons you have, slowly go away. Best of luck, will continue looking out!
Thank you for your service! I have always used the "break it down to simple" philosophy to deal with things for years, but not crayon simple 🤣🤣 God bless you and your family
1) THANK YOU for your service. 2) Thanks for sharing, bc I thought I was the only one with the issue. 3) You are awesome.
From a mom of two Veterans and the bottom of my heart ❤ thank you for your service 🤗🙏❤ thousand respects and it's good to let it out sometimes and you chose a good way to do it. God bless you and your beautiful family
Great story. I’m glad that you found a way to solve your problem peacefully. Thank you for your service.
I Did the same thing, i sold my business that i started after my time in the Army and bought a 23 acre farm in Maine and moved up there from Virginia and i had neighbors on both sides claiming parts of my property and even were caught moving the property markers. After they were sued and charged several thousands of dollars to re-survey the markers they both ended up broke and had to move out of their own property. Just stick to your guns and wait till the right time and burn him up good.
Glad you came out on the winning end of that one, brother. And thank you for your service.
This video just told him you have no video. O well like another comment said he’s afraid you will have evidence to prove he’s not disabled. If he shows up again really get a camera.
Yup, & people think your just being a smart ass but it is true there are 3 sides, I'll spill the beans. There is his side, there is your side and... there is the truth. 3 sides. If the law is ever called in guess what side will matter to them? This is why cameras matter and why I have them pointing every witch way all over my property. I'm lucky to have pretty good neighbors so my cams are just generally to keep an eye out for roving dogs, wild life and general security.
@@dscottfr A brilliant way to deal with a bully? Tell them the rules, pretend you can't enforce the rules, then when they break them, enforce them. For example, he might've put up no trespassing signs and then left the property, so the bully might think you won't see trespassing, but they don't know you have cameras.
To catch thieves, I've put out an obviously broken camera where it's seen and then three good cameras where they're hidden, and people look at the broken camera and send themselves to jail.
YEA!!😍💪 I bet they wish they were back in time being good😷😇
You're a great storyteller and problem solver. Thankyou for your service and so glad you got back to your slice of heaven
Thanks Bonnie.
I enjoy your tangents too :-)
While technically the military stuff *is* irrelevant to the actual problem and solution (although the fact that you sought a low-conflict solution has maybe *everything* to do with it :-) ), you have obviously been thru a lot of stress (I can relate :'( ), and it's enjoyable to be able to hear another PTSD Dude's story from a few thousand miles away.
Keep relaxing, love life and enjoy! :-)
JSYK, if someone is insulted by you stating facts about them, then maybe they need to change so those facts no longer apply. Stating the truth is not attacking someone. Thank you for your service my brother, and keeping it 💯.
Love listening to your stories. Glad you finally have piece. The crayon is mightier than the sword
Trespassing is not acceptable on any level...
Good job they have a bully im
Glad you cut his horn
even trespassing committed by US forces in sovereign states like Iraq and Syria?
if only my neighbor knew that
@@SometimesInnocent yes. N im american.
@@SometimesInnocent u cant seriously believe that we want our troops to be overseas. Unless we have to.
"If you cross the line, I'll pull out my crayon." Great attitude. Thank you for your service. That we had a world of folks like you.
Thank you for your service I too aanairborn vet goo job on using the crayon and paper
Thank you for your service. Your story told by a veteran reinforces how we should respect each other. Much love to you and your family.
Hi buddy, Jamie from the United Kingdom here,thought your video was fantastic,calm.relaxed and enjoyable.
Your restraint and carful handling of this situation was wonderful and a great example to your son. Jay 👍🇬🇧
DUDE! You have SO much more patience than me!
Thanks for the Good tip! That was a great idea, I love it. OMG that jerk neighbor, can't STAND nosy neighbors in your space and face telling you what to do on your own property. You handled him well, Homesteader!
Thanks so much for your service and sacrifices for our country. I'm glad you survived and have a beautiful piece of land and a lovely wife.
Much respect to you.
Thank you, glad you made it home. Your neighbor isn't just wrong I think you are dealing with a lunatic, be careful.
I think the neighbor is afraid to lose his disability cheque if he is seen on camera busy harassing you, good job!
Demo Unit Hello Demo, although I see you point, I must respectfully disagree with you. I believe that politicians beco.e what we WANT them to become. Case in point, nearly every politician that has spoken truthfully, has lost; reason being is that almost everyone wants all these promises, but does not want to pay for them. Politicians can be the most truthful people in our society, if we demand that of them...if we elected the honest ones, that would start a trend. All they are is a reflection of our society. Everyone wants tax cuts and more benefits...Any politician who goes against these tenets will never get elected.
Demo Unit Hello there, D Unit!! Wow, many excellent points you have raised here, paragraph #1 spoke to the influence of media...I agree with you, they should be objective in their discourse, but it's almost like the don't even try anymore to hide their biases. Once I saw their actions through the election, and continuing to this day, against President Trump...he painted such a clear picture of them, coupled with Twitter (which you mention as well), I agree with you, politics will never be the same. After President Trump's historic meeting with Kim Jung Un, I was appalled with the line of questions from George Stephanopoulos. So far, I have to give Trump very high marks. Although I am dead against his ideas on immigration and a few other issues...what you said about the best ideas coming to the surface, giving the little guy at least a small chance. Heck, Dennis Rodman did more for peace with North Korea than the Bushs and the Clintons.
You must have the patience of Job, and the wisdom of Soloman. And you're as funny as Red Skelton! Just aged myself out, but this was worth it. ;).
I'm just happy to see you spelled it correctly! I can't remember what site I was on not too long ago, but not only was it spelled wrong in the article, but the person in the video kept pronouncing it skeleton, too.
I'm not quite from that era, but I know who he is from looking at the newspaper every year as a kid on my birthday to see which famous people had my birthday, too.
What a good idea, l to am being bullied by a niebour, he thretand to kill my cat, if it went on his property, 10 days later my cat disappeared, l have had 8 insidence now of buluing, and the police will not, help, they say ignore him, lam 74 he is 32, l feel helpless
Ikr. I would’ve lost it on him, which does nothing but cause more problems 😅
@@carolinehoggarth2614 Oh! My God!! I am so sorry about your cat!!! I'd have wanted to kill that guy!!!! You just DON'T do that!!
hahaha! But he misspelled Solomon..
Good talk and advice! Even now 2021!
Thank you for your years of service. God bless you and your sweet family l.
Great story. Thank you for sharing. As this gentleman.. ahem... is on disability, he was probably more afraid that he would lose it as the supposed film of him would prove that he was capable of work. Congratulations on taking care of a pesky neighbour. We've all had them!
I think my favorite similar story was the 20 acres my parents owned when I was growing up. The neighboring property was used every year for crops and the guy planted over my parents right-of-way to their property as well and never asked. No big deal, we had adequate access from the other piece of property so we let it go. The guy also planted on the county right-of-way too, which nobody cared because it benefited this guy, and didn't hurt anybody, so again, no harm, no foul. Then an 18 wheeler had to make a delivery and had stopped because he could not make the turn with the long trailer. My dad drove 18 wheelers for 20+ years and he and a neighbor assured the guy that he was OK to make the turn, even though it would smash some of the crop that was on the county right-of-way - which legally he should not have been using. Later that day the guy saw the damaged crop and went ballistic. My dad tried to calm the guy down and be polite, but the man started cursing up a storm in front of my dads wife & kids (my brother and me). My dad asked him not to use language like that in front of his wife and kids and the guy kept on going. My dad told the guy if he didn't calm down and stop using foul language around his wife and kids, that he and the neighbors may stop allowing him to use land that didn't belong to him for growing crops and that he would cut down the crops in his driveway right-of-way. The jerk kept on, so my dad just got in the truck and left. He contacted a surveyor and had the driveway plotted out, and the county easement, then got the tractor and bushog and mowed down everything that wasn't on the guys property, put in a driveway and eventually a fence on both sides so the guy couldn't drive over our driveway. The jerk called the police and they came out, looked over the situation, spoke to my dad and got the earful of what happened. When it was all said and done the police told the guy not to plant on the county property, to stop harassing his neighbors regarding the 18 wheeler running over the count right-of-way, and told the guy to watch his mouth around our family or he would charge him. My dad always used his farm tractor to level out the road and smooth out potholes in the dirt road, even past our driveway...he simply added mowing the county easement several times a year as the guy (tried) to continue planting on the county right-of-way. The jerk finally sold the property a few years later and we ended up with some proper neighbors.
sounds like my neighbor
Noneya Frigginbezwax 1
Cool Story....I doubt however, the police can do anything about "Foul Language" unless of course you do not live in a free country.
Some places have had public decency laws. Being charged could be possible. Of course, with time and money, you should be able to have such local ordinances struck down. Most people do not want to invest their personal resources in such endeavors, however.
Some people are never content. Welp that showed him.
If the world had more of you and a hell of a lot less Mr. J's, imagine the tranquil beauty we could be surrounded with, it could be an amazing beautiful relationship between people and nature.
The only downside is that you live in the communist democrat run state of Virginia.
Virginia is beautiful, we really used to live going there. You are indeed, a wonderful human being.
Be safe my friend!
Totally agreed! Noisy neighbor's are the worst. Going through it now. Horrid.
@@AFineLineA
Bought a house in a nice neighborhood. Lived in it for 25 years. Then.... after we bought it.... slumlord bought the house next door...had I known,I wouldn't have bought it.
It's still a great investment, if I wanted to rent it out. However, we wanted to live there.
Crap! Be careful of what you buy as far as housing goes.
God bless America she needs it because of the biden administration. 🇺🇸
@@newguy2794 Sad, but true! The few bad apples wreck it for others. Sorry to hear you have a terrible neighbor problem, too! Hope it gets better and the landlord moves or sells. My parents used to say, "Tall fences make good neighbors (or tall tree's work , too!" Still true today!!! It's awful when neighbors think they are all that matters. If they had some respect all could get along more peacefully. Sad state of affairs at this point. Best wishes for it to get better and Prayer's of it getting better to you and your's. Have a good night!
@@AFineLineA thank you
I pray that it gets better
I appreciate your kind words
Be safe my friend
I like the way you put not wanting conflict. I personally have never been in the military but feel to an extent I have been fighting everyone all the time for most my life and finally have got to a point where I hate conflict.
You are a better man than me , I also have served and been in Iraq and Iran . I would have tricked him into thinking we were gone and then when he went into the garage I would have done a bad thing. I still have my nightmares but I fiercely protect what I own and care about . Im still in therapy but at least I've stopped drinking and still attend AA meetings twice a week. Gob bless you and your family !
May God Bless You Matthew.
Thank you for your service and best of luck with your therapy. I can't imagine what you military people have gone or are going through. Bless you all.
Thank you for your service
Matthew Martin I don't go on about my shitty job. it was your choice. shut up.
This fake disabled loser is upsetting to every honest person out there. The safety net is for real issues, not to be milked. In the end the person is fat and runs his mouth because no one will listen to him cause he accomplished nothing. Letting him live on is the worst punishment!
He'd lecture me about my dog.. I'd be lecturing him about ownership of property and for him not to be on it.. But yeah.. my father served in WWII, and when he returned he thought he was going to be a pig farmer, but he couldn't even take their life.. they became pets.. so were the chickens.. and the guineas.. :) Birds would flock and sit next to him, and built nests inside his smokehouse.. he could run his tools, but they were never afraid of him.. He'd talk to the mama birds..
ursaltydog
I teared up. Sounds like your father raised his children well. It’s odd how veterans returning from their various outconus hells say quietly but with steely conviction words (in essence) like Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce said,
“I will fight no more forever”.
I could recount so many of his stories to you... He and his outfit as he called it, traipsed across Europe by the skin of their teeth since their landing.. The one thing I always had to assure him of before he passed was that God would forgive him for everything he did in the war.. Just a good ole country boy.. a boy who went there and came back a man.. Him and all his brothers including twin returned.. one not so good emotionally.. From finding love in England to having to leave her there..to witnessing men hanging from trees from a failed jump.. massacred U.S. soldiers by Nazi troops.. to taking a crane through the middle of France just to see the Eiffel Tower and nearly being court-martialed.. to grieving over two fellow soldiers who committed suicide before they made it back home (they were found out to be gay) so as to spare their families humiliation survivor benefits would be distributed and avoid chemical experiments in prison.. so many stories.. I loved that man with all my being.. the gentlest creature on the face of the earth.. he never cussed anyone.. Only three times I ever witness him cry.. suicide of his eldest brother.. the death of my mother.. and talking about the two men who should've been able to come home, no matter who they loved.
Kudos to ya brother. I hate to admit that it took me over 40 years to chill to level of calmness you display at a much younger age. And yes, our fellow Americans, at large, have little understanding of the true value of life, or honour, they could stand a few lessons, but learning the hard way like some of us have, I'd rather give them a pass...
First video of yours I’ve seen. Thank you for your service.
This is a great lesson to many who need help and don’t want to be confrontational. Thank you for sharing this and those bits of your service history that tell me you’re a hero. No brag no boasting or pride just living as a human being enjoying what’s most precious.
No boasting. How many times did he tell us about his service in this video alone? Listen before anyone goes off on me, my father, brother and 2 nephews are Vets.There are times when Vets can be self-righteous about things and think the world around them should live according to their values because they served and therefore they are better than others. I bet there is more to this story as well, so the coffee drinking in the field vibe may not be his true nature as he already admits to have PTSD. He also multiple times states how he really doesn't want to have conflict with or embarrass the guy, but then he goes ahead and does it and posts this video to the internet. Not saying the other guy didn't deserved it, but this guy is no angel either.
Thank you for giving us freedom. Your a good man . Live long and happy with your beautiful wife and son. May God continue to bless you. I am also very blessed one of my 3 sons served 3 tours and came home safe. Hugs to you and your family.
If you came for the how: zoom to the 14:00 minute mark. Otherwise enjoy the flow of consciousness of this man. Thank you for your service. I'm glad you can express what you experienced and I value your ability to express what you experienced. Maybe add a disclaimer: How to get rid of an annoying neighbor with a crayon + other thoughts. Done, for those who watch, it was at their own choosing. Take care :)
Tiffanie Horne 0
I love this guys sincerity. Surveillance signs work very well.
Great story dude. I've been having neighbour issues, lately, and found your non-confrontational approach to be refreshing and uplifting. I have a long history with conflict resolution through the work I was doing for more than a decade. I was also in the army and struggle with PTSD. I'm working on a way to get out of urban areas and back to farming, as well, and for the same reasons.
It bolsters my confidence to hear from a kindred spirit, so you have gained a subscriber, today!
BaronHalcyon dang me too!
I wish you all the best with finding peace. Perhaps you could pursue the avenue of getting help with the PTSD before making your move, because the issues could still come up living in the country and there would probably be fewer local resources to get help.
Shirley Briggs at what point did I say that I needed help with PTSD symptoms?
I am a health professional, actually, and have a pretty good handle on MY health.
The issues I mentioned, as is being discussed in this video, are with a NEIGHBOUR who is behaving badly. Moving to a more rural setting would minimize exposure to people who may not be dealing, effectively, with their own mental health challenges. Cities are rife with these kinds of issues. Therefore, a better place for someone like me, who has seen enough conflict, is outside of major urban areas.
Thanks for caring about my life, though, Shirley. You sound just like an old friend of mine!
Bundled Property Rights, is your right to do what you want to do on your property. So if you want to paint your tree Purple with YELLOW poke a dots So Be It. Good luck you bought and you have those rights. Post it " THIS PROPERTY PROTECTED BY BUNDLE PROPERTY RIGHTS"
Hopefully he didn’t hurt the dog while you were away. Scary
GA
Thank you so much for serving. You are appreciated more than you know!!
Thank you Kerrie.
Thank you for your service!
My son now has 14yrs in the Army. It has changed him alot, but I understand. My dad never talked about his conflicts either, but he would make us clean our plates because he saw many starving children in WW2.
The mind is a powerful weapon especially when used against itself.
A "BEWARE OF DOG" sign works wonders especially when you have no dog. They think the dog is hiding and waiting for them to make a move.
Not in this guy's case. Cause then Mr.J would put the dog in the shed or look for one.
How much was he exposed to the dog before messing with it? If he knew the dog would be docile he would have no qualms about bothering it. But an unseen dog...? If you ran into a BOD sign and didn't see a dog would you chance it?
Good Lord get to the point
I found that "BEWARE of DOGS" sign, worked really well, they never know how many dogs. They don't want to find out.
@@IDNHANTU2day the dog can't bite someone if there is no dog.
Thank you for the encouraging wisdom. I'm dealing with my own cival war next door to me. Its real personal and real bad. I appreciate your story and your thoughts and comments. I also wanted to thank you for sacrifice for this country USA. I wish I could solve my problem with a crayon. Its been awhile since the latest stunt they pulled. I hate the fact I am always waiting for the next shoe to drop by them. I just keep praying and standing my ground, God knows and helps me stand up. God bless you and your family, take care. I will be looking forward to your next video. 💜🙏👍✝️🧡🙏🏽🌈♥️🌷💐💪💚🌞🌈
Sending prayers your way God will always see us through may He go before you and with you always
@@dagostino115 Thank you I appreciate the comment and I appreciate the fact you took time to reply. Hope you have a good day.
I had a neighbor who would not leave my property alone. I put cameras front & back & a month later they put their house up for sale. Best day of my life. She was a passive aggressive psycho!!
@@t.g.7180 passive aggessive is the worst. Can you tell me how to get and do the camera?
@@happyisthegirl I just found a local guy. But they have cameras on amazon & I’m sure you can find a handyman to install them if you don’t know how to do it yourself.
Honestly, I thought this was going to be some hardcore US military crayon weapon hack. After watching the whole video I feel a bit more mature. Thank you for sharing your story.
Ikr, that's why it got forgotten in my watch later file that I just now went through; I'm really glad I did.
You should have told him about your backyard bigfoot.
I really enjoyed this especially when you got off topic. It is good to think outside the box with remedies like this. I had a girl at work that was on my case frequently. One day I was told "You know you will eventually have to face this situation". Well I really did some praying and came up with a solution. The next time she jumped me about something I said "I wish you would get a life and get out of mine I am just someone your work with". That was all it took.
Awesome! Glad you took care of it, and thank you for your kind words.
Next time just calmly take out your cell phone, start the camera, slowly point it at the person and say, what? could you repeat that? To this kind of person, a camera is like kryptonite to superman.
Robert B hahaha right. The amount of times that I would pull my phone out in one hand and turn my left sides towards person and tell them the video is just incase I need to prove I shot you in self defense continue your issue with me what was that ? Lol the shocked look on people's faces realizing I am 6'8 with also a gun on me recording so they know I'm willing to pull that trigger but my ass will be covered for God and my family need me in the free world to continue my journey .
@@harishuskic7270 Love it--"...just in case I need to prove I shot you in self defense...". LOL!!!
Lol, good for you. Thanks for sharing!
I feel very fortunate in finding your channel. You tell great stories, have a beautiful family, and you’ve served our country. Saying Thankyou for your service is not enough - but it’s all I know to say. Thankyou.
"If you cross the line, I'll get out my crayon". 😂😂😂
How to get rid of an annoying neighbor ... Then theres
My munchkin always looking out the window as her somexs pastime. gradually learning every body's styles of hi. Little Rico suave is doing the pt thing @ ppl now too. : Give her crayon for the wall. Also, I have no neighbors. I suspect most of them got evicted. There's some nosey old folks across from me tho. Not being disrespectful. They just know how to be out there 24/7, according to my schedule... & It's weird. A gay guy. A couple & son. & 1 other dude. I low key think he either doesn't do ish or watch him be a retired something idk but maybe state affiliated
Omg, this is almost my life now, vet husband and the most unkind neighbors I've ever encountered. I'm glad to have found you! Thank you for your service! Beautiful land, beautiful soul, I'm going to buy crayons.
I hope youre treating your man well, stay safe ♥️
First of all thank you for your service. I feel your pain and with bad neighbors.
I'm not military, but have several veterans in my family. Thank you for you service, truly. Your anecdote has had me chuckling most of the time; in many ways, so stereotypical! And good for you. I feel the same way about the same kinds of people. Thanks for sharing a story and a cup of coffee. ☕
First, thank you for service. I stumbled on this vlog and I was instantly intrigued. You have the art of storytelling. I'm glad that's the approach you took 😉
true, the art of story telling
IShe Shell
You've got beautifully expressive hands and it's so refreshing to hear a man speak so lovingly of their wife👍
Mutual respect and treatment gets mutual love. This is lost on most modern marriages.
I was thinking the same thing, what lovely hands and nails! He seems like a very cool guy.
That's so crazy I was noticing the same things his wife is very lucky!
Notice he said she's Filipino. American women aren't what they used to be. They are entitled and he made clear that's one thing he can't stand.
@@user-ll7fv6tu7k you're way off base implying American women are entitled. Is that all you got out of this story? It's clear to me that you are nothing but a racist, bigoted, piece of shit...
My hat is off to you for handling a very annoying situation so peacefully. I'm a Canadian and I thank you for your service...all of our NATO servicemen and women deserve our respect .
Amen! God bless NATO countries' servicemen!
Perry Nicholson take to long to tell the story
God bless you and yours 💓. Thank you for your service! Appreciate your attitude and convictions toward people who are only out to annoy, and even terrify someone. Thank you again.
I was expecting some John Wick crayon kill.
That might have been plan B if plan A didn't worked
Never expected to see you here
lol same.
Jesus why you here
you have an anime profile pic so your opinion doesn't matter, W E E B
I admit I've used a technique with a man, and it may not be nice, but it's affective. I moved into a new condo but we also had to mow our own property. They put new sod on my lawn which I was proud of, since this was the first condo I owned. I saw the neighbor and he was shoveling mud, after it rained, onto my new sod. I caught him out there later and went out. I told him what some sob had done but I never accused him. I knew I felt better and believe he felt worse.
Connie Barnes Isi
Thanks for the story! My wife always says I am afraid of confrontation, she has no idea of what I have seen.
Also... thank you for your service as well! Thank you thank you so much!
I am sad that you have had to see and experience those things. I once dated a man who was a retired NYC police officer, he showed me photos of some crime scenes he worked that were absolutely horrible. I truly believe that I shocked him when my response was how terrible it was that he had to endure seeing and experiencing such things and I told him how badly I felt for him to have such memories. I got the impression that others did not respond at all the way I did when he showed them those same photos. Unfortunately, some people seem to think everything is imaginary play; they have no idea of what really goes on in the world around them and what has to be done to keep them safe and free. God Bless You and Your Family and Thank You for your service.
Belle Amie Well said
@@lilywondertwin Hear hear.
Behemoth, I truly find that shocking! Were you all not married while you were in the service? I'm just godsmacked that a serviceman's *wife* would see fear in certain situations and not know what's truly going on inside his head! *Especially* a husband who's a *war vet*!
Maybe you *should* tell her a couple of stories of what you've been through, what you've seen, what you've *done*. Then *she* may feel fear, and in turn, have proper respect for her husband.
~Elizabeth P
God bless you and your family 💖🙏..☮️🌎..i have lung cancer now and I truly appreciate your service to our country and the knowledge that you stood up for us all 💖
Thank you hope you heal
@@HomesteadingOffTheGrid thank you very much for your time and help 😊..I lost my parents.. daddy died from peratoneial cancer Christmas 🎄 day 1991 & momma died four years later April 5th 1996 & I was very alone and forgotten about by the family & sat on my back steps on her 17&1/2 acres in lumber bridge NC and as I heard the early morning 🌄 sounds of the country, song bird's and smelling the fresh air in the morning, id look at her flower bed where I scattered her ashes and see the flowers booming 🌺bloom and say hay momma 💘...& realized that our spirits carry on for eternity ♾️❤️
Thanks again, you're a good person 💯
Also, Loved your story. You're a great speaker, very interesting. My dad was great at that. People don't need a ton of money when you have someone who can tell interesting stories,experiences,etc.
Very entertaining, and helps people feel less alone. Very much needed.these days. Thank you very much.
I envy your view. The birds singing is an added bonus. Enjoy it. You’ve earned it.🕊
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Amen to that and I second that. :-) thank you for your service! I believe you and your family would be awesome neighbors. I'm glad you were able to cure yourselves of such an irritant. In a peaceful, non-confrontational manner at that. I hope to one day have a homestead similar one day soon for my son and I as well.
Thank you for your service. It is appreciated. Good job with the neighbor. Peace to you and the family. Now that my career is complete I like helping people to stay level.
Thank you so much for your service. Both my Grandfathers fought in WW2, both heavily decorated (which neither would have wanted those metals as there was a reason behind the metals that they’d prefer to never have been apart of). I know many who serve don’t necessarily like to hear “thank you for your service”, I know I don’t know what else to say to express my gratefulness. We’re having major issues with our new neighbor with noise so I listened to post. A little into the video, I realized we didn’t have the same neighbor issues however I kept listening because I had so much gratitude for your service.🙏🏼
you need to learn to say things concisely. Way too much blather.
"If you cross the line, I'll pull out my crayon" - beautiful.
Silent but deadly crayon..😁
Ur great!
Omg ! Get to your story or is that it, your Military Service? Ok Thank you.
The crayon is mightier than the sword! 🖍️🗡️🏴☠️
I have an annoying Neighbor family once they found out they can look in our room from their kitchen window they started leaving their window open . I leave my window open for my cats . 😂 what’s their reason ? Being creepy
That was a brilliant solution. Thank you for sharing. You do have a beautiful view ❤️
I know exactly how you feel brother. Death comes easily but life does not. I’ll even put bugs back outside the house if I can. Any life is a miracle!!!😀😎
First off - a BIG THANK YOU FOR YOUR MILITARY SERVICE!!! Second, great job taking care of this bully without violence. Also served for 28 years, but don't want the drama here in the USA so will retire with my family in Thailand soon.
Thank you for your service
Thank You for your SERVICE. You are a patient man. GOOD JOB!!
And you sound like a GOOD man.
@@johnlasher9672 Why are you being just a random asshole?
Was He in the service?
It’s your property. Period.