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Re: OT: Need advice - country living
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Posted by Bus Driver on August 21, 2003 at 09:58:31 from (65.165.153.43):
In Reply to: OT: Need advice - country living posted by JeffE on August 21, 2003 at 08:36:39:
We live out of sight from any other house or a public road. My dog warns of visitors. I do have a few firearms situated conveniently and have used them 4 times over the past 30 years to deal with emergencies- but fired in only one of those. Shot a fox that attacked my dog and then was charging me. The other incidents involved human trespassers who were smart-mouthed until they saw the gun- then extremely polite. In one case, there were 3 humans each with a knife. I asked them if they wanted to see what I could do with the 6 .357 magnum cartridges I had in my hand. They left before class was over. Those kind of folks spread the word among their kind and the others typically leave you alone. Around here, if something looks out of place, I do write down license plate numbers, maybe call folks if something looks out of place on their property.
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