Why are country folk so protective of their land?

[JaggedEdge]

My girlfriend and I got a laugh out of this.

We were driving home and we started laughing at this hose with a long U-Turn driveway. They always have three cars parked at one end, blocking it completely from being used. I understand they don't want a bunch of cars using their driveway to turn around, but it seems like more of an inconvenience now. They would know better than me though...

On a side note, I have seen first hand a man running out of his house with a shot gun because someone did that exact thing. Yeah turning around in someones driveway warrants a wild west shoot out.

It isn't even just cars. People could have acres and be wondering why there is an odd truck on their neighbors property, and wondering if it will make its way onto theirs... That sounds dumb, but my girlfriend heard it with her own ears...

I can't wait till I can live in a city again.

JaggedEdge Reviewed by JaggedEdge on 05-29-2007. Why are country folk so protective of their land? My girlfriend and I got a laugh out of this. We were driving home and we started laughing at this hose with a long U-Turn driveway. They always have three cars parked at one end, blocking it completely from being used. I understand they don't want a bunch of cars using their driveway to turn around, but it seems like more of an inconvenience now. They would know better than me though... On a side note, I have seen first hand a man running out of his house with a shot gun because someone Rating: 5

[slipknotpsycho]

perhaps they're growing or making somethign they shouldn't?

then again, they don't exactly have peopel to watch shit for them, and cops are usually spread out pretty far and ontop of that, getting on eto come out could take awhile..

i suppose if i lived there awhile i'd get paraniod too... the best defense is a good offense.... if you chase away possible problems before they arise, no problem...

[JaggedEdge]

Lol I understand that, but going on the offense before someone even has a chance to get out of their car and is already going slowly in reverse just seems stupid. Especially since a lot of people around here like to carry loaded weapons in their cars.

Because like you said, there really aren't police.

[birdgirl73]

What area of the country are you in, Jagged? Sounds like hillbilly land! Or possibly the Texas countryside . . .

[couch-potato]

Goddamn city-slickers need to stay the hell off of my land Goddammit.

[Skink]

Revenuers...

[Weedhound]

Well i do live out in the country and people are crazy about their land. I remember hearing about one guy who shot his neighbor (a woman no less) for walking on his private road. That's a little out of control in my book.

Having said that...I've also heard alot of calls for tresspassing including partying (and leaving all their crappy trash, beer bottles etc behind) four-wheeling, hunting, cutting down trees and setting up camp on private land without any consideration being shown by said parties to the fact that things may not be theirs to take and trash. When I first moved here it was wide open country. Now everybody fences their land, expensive as that may be, because it's the only way to keep alot of people who don't belong there off.

[Awill3449]

I don't live in the country, but you all are welcome to turn around in my driveway any day of the week. :thumbsup:

I don't see what the big deal is. And defending your land through "offense" doesn't make sense either. I feel like that creates problems that wouldn't arise 99% of the time.

[Skink]

I have gotten shot at with rock salt... One place I used to cut across when I was in school let mad geese out to attack me...

I on the other hand built a bridge over a brook so kids wouldn't get a soaker when they cut my yard to go home...

[Weedhound]

Oh shit Skink was that you? Sorry....