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From: Michael A. Terrell on 17 Jun 2010 01:20 Joerg wrote: > > krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:10:30 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > > > >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>> "krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote: > >>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>>>> I found a NOS Radio Shack 25 W power tweeter that's supposed to have > >>>>> full output at 40 KHz. Now I need to build a sweep generator that runs > >>>>> between 20 KHz and 30 KHz, and a good amplifier. > >>>> That would just hurt the dogs. ...and make them bark even more. > >>> > >>> The owners either claim not to hear them bark, or that they aren't > >>> bothered by it. They wake me up, several times every night. It's > >>> getting really old. Everything from one yard with 20+ Chihuahuas, to a > >>> pit bull, a so called trained attack german Shepherd, and a little > >>> beagle. > >>> > >>> Other neighbors have talked about either poisoning them, or shooting > >>> them. One hot head has hinted at shooting the owners. > >>> > >> Please don't harm them, it's not their fault but their owner's. Call > >> animal control instead. Having this many dogs doesn't sound quite normal > >> and there is also a possibility that they aren't well cared for. Dogs > >> that are loved and treated well do not bark incessently. We've got three > >> big ones and they don't bark. > > > > Big dogs tend to bark less than ankle-biters. They're all around much better > > pets. Little dogs have a Napolean Complex. The little bastards next door > > have it in spades. > > Yes, that's one reason why I don't like little dogs much. Even the ones > that know us since half a decade or so throw a hissy fit every time we > walk past with our dogs. Probably ticks the off that big ol' Rottie > doesn't even turn his head to look at them. A Shepherd and a Doberman > that we pass and that are loose in their front yards just look at us, > yawn, and doze off. I can't even work in my back yard without the 'Attack dog' across the street barking constantly and lunging at their fence. It tries to get over their fence when I walk out to my mailbox to get my mail. A real guard dog only barks when something is wrong. On top of that, the morons have called the Sheriff's office and claimed that I have been opening their gate to let the dog out. A stupid deputy threatened me. He said that if the gate was opened again, "I'm going to come back and take care of you myself." I told him that they were yelling across the street at me that they were going to let the dog out to attack me, and was called a liar. I told him that if the dog entered my yard for 'any' reason, I was going to kill it. They are why I've been installing security cameras, with microphones. I have to get a DVR to record the loud fights they have. Sometimes they wake up half the neighborhood, but they are always quiet by the time the cruiser can get here. This was a nice neighborhood before they four of them moved in on her mother. Two welfare cases, and two illegitimate and destructive spawn. They were breaking loose pieces of the road and throwing them at cars. The man claims to have a bad back, to get welfare. I've seen him do things that no man with a bad back would try. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Joel Koltner on 17 Jun 2010 12:13 "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:t8edncEppZ8cLYTRnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > They are why I've been installing > security cameras, with microphones. I have to get a DVR to record the > loud fights they have. Sometimes they wake up half the neighborhood, > but they are always quiet by the time the cruiser can get here. Ooooh, posting those on YouTube might give you some leverage to get them to take better care of their dogs. :-) Or maybe not; those people sound like real losers and may well be "untrainable." > The man claims to have a bad back, to get welfare. I've seen him do > things that no man with a bad back would try. That too you might record and then mention to him that you were thinking of forwarding it to "the appropriate agency" (if you know who it is) if he doesn't behave a bit more upstandingly. ---Joel
From: krw on 17 Jun 2010 19:05 On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:20:01 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >Joerg wrote: >> >> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >> > On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:10:30 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> > >> >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> >>> "krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote: >> >>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> >>>>> I found a NOS Radio Shack 25 W power tweeter that's supposed to have >> >>>>> full output at 40 KHz. Now I need to build a sweep generator that runs >> >>>>> between 20 KHz and 30 KHz, and a good amplifier. >> >>>> That would just hurt the dogs. ...and make them bark even more. >> >>> >> >>> The owners either claim not to hear them bark, or that they aren't >> >>> bothered by it. They wake me up, several times every night. It's >> >>> getting really old. Everything from one yard with 20+ Chihuahuas, to a >> >>> pit bull, a so called trained attack german Shepherd, and a little >> >>> beagle. >> >>> >> >>> Other neighbors have talked about either poisoning them, or shooting >> >>> them. One hot head has hinted at shooting the owners. >> >>> >> >> Please don't harm them, it's not their fault but their owner's. Call >> >> animal control instead. Having this many dogs doesn't sound quite normal >> >> and there is also a possibility that they aren't well cared for. Dogs >> >> that are loved and treated well do not bark incessently. We've got three >> >> big ones and they don't bark. >> > >> > Big dogs tend to bark less than ankle-biters. They're all around much better >> > pets. Little dogs have a Napolean Complex. The little bastards next door >> > have it in spades. >> >> Yes, that's one reason why I don't like little dogs much. Even the ones >> that know us since half a decade or so throw a hissy fit every time we >> walk past with our dogs. Probably ticks the off that big ol' Rottie >> doesn't even turn his head to look at them. A Shepherd and a Doberman >> that we pass and that are loose in their front yards just look at us, >> yawn, and doze off. > > > I can't even work in my back yard without the 'Attack dog' across the >street barking constantly and lunging at their fence. It tries to get >over their fence when I walk out to my mailbox to get my mail. These little bastards make it almost impossible to use our back porch. Whenever we're out they're *constantly* barking (kinda like DimBulb, but not so mad). The Jack Russel has attacked us in our yard. The owners just tell us how he'll never bite. Yeah, sure, lady. He gets once. Other than the dogs and a couple of late parties (no real issue AFAIC) they're not bad neighbors. The kids are fairly well behaved, though some of the neighbors give them a hard time. They ran into more problems with the neighbor on the other side and had to go to court (I think she might have even had a night in jail), so they're trying to sell their house. It's not a good time, though, and they've added a *lot* of stuff they'll never get their money back out of. >A real guard dog only barks when something is wrong. A real guard dog doesn't has nothing to prove. >On top of that, the >morons have called the Sheriff's office and claimed that I have been >opening their gate to let the dog out. A stupid deputy threatened me. >He said that if the gate was opened again, "I'm going to come back and >take care of you myself." I told him that they were yelling across the >street at me that they were going to let the dog out to attack me, and >was called a liar. I told him that if the dog entered my yard for 'any' >reason, I was going to kill it. They are why I've been installing >security cameras, with microphones. I have to get a DVR to record the >loud fights they have. Sometimes they wake up half the neighborhood, >but they are always quiet by the time the cruiser can get here. Don't kill the dog, unless you have to. It's really not the poor dog's fault. > This was a nice neighborhood before they four of them moved in on her >mother. Two welfare cases, and two illegitimate and destructive spawn. >They were breaking loose pieces of the road and throwing them at cars. >The man claims to have a bad back, to get welfare. I've seen him do >things that no man with a bad back would try. Sounds like a real winner. Perhaps one of DimBulb's relatives.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 17 Jun 2010 20:22 Joel Koltner wrote: > > "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:t8edncEppZ8cLYTRnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > > They are why I've been installing > > security cameras, with microphones. I have to get a DVR to record the > > loud fights they have. Sometimes they wake up half the neighborhood, > > but they are always quiet by the time the cruiser can get here. > > Ooooh, posting those on YouTube might give you some leverage to get them to > take better care of their dogs. :-) Along with them screaming at each other, and threatining their kids? > Or maybe not; those people sound like real losers and may well be > "untrainable." I'd like to find some large 'Anti Bark Collars' and put them on the owners. I know people who breed small dogs for a living. They are trained early not to bark at everything. I went to their house a few times to help them with their computer problems. Most of them looked to see who it was, and laid back down. A couple puppies came running to meet me, till the owner told them to go lay down. They turned around and went back to their bed. > > The man claims to have a bad back, to get welfare. I've seen him do > > things that no man with a bad back would try. > > That too you might record and then mention to him that you were thinking of > forwarding it to "the appropriate agency" (if you know who it is) if he > doesn't behave a bit more upstandingly. Put them on Youtube, with real names? I wonder if Social Security searches the internet and usenet for fakers? -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: krw on 17 Jun 2010 21:10
On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:22:54 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >Joel Koltner wrote: >> >> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:t8edncEppZ8cLYTRnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com... >> > They are why I've been installing >> > security cameras, with microphones. I have to get a DVR to record the >> > loud fights they have. Sometimes they wake up half the neighborhood, >> > but they are always quiet by the time the cruiser can get here. >> >> Ooooh, posting those on YouTube might give you some leverage to get them to >> take better care of their dogs. :-) > > > Along with them screaming at each other, and threatining their kids? > > >> Or maybe not; those people sound like real losers and may well be >> "untrainable." > > > I'd like to find some large 'Anti Bark Collars' and put them on the >owners. I know people who breed small dogs for a living. They are >trained early not to bark at everything. I went to their house a few >times to help them with their computer problems. Most of them looked to >see who it was, and laid back down. A couple puppies came running to >meet me, till the owner told them to go lay down. They turned around >and went back to their bed. The neighbors did put anti-bark collars on the Jack Russel. It sorta works, at least until the mini-weenie-dogs chew it off of him. >> > The man claims to have a bad back, to get welfare. I've seen him do >> > things that no man with a bad back would try. >> >> That too you might record and then mention to him that you were thinking of >> forwarding it to "the appropriate agency" (if you know who it is) if he >> doesn't behave a bit more upstandingly. > > > Put them on Youtube, with real names? I wonder if Social Security >searches the internet and usenet for fakers? That would imply both competence and the willingness to keep such programs for people who really need them. |