New Neighbor.....

My new neighbor introduced himself last night....I doubt we will be chums anytime soon...

My youngest son was at his friends house last night, which is driectly across the street from my new neighbor. On the way back home, my son crosses the neighbors drive like he always has. The new neighbor was coming home and decided to blow his horn and bright light my son. I hear the horn and go to the front door. In comes my youngest son and 1 of my cats who loves to escape the house.

Not 5 minutes later, my neighbor comes knocking on my door and asks me, "what was your son doing in my driveway walking near my car? " Me, " Walking around your car? He walked through your driveway on his way home from his friends house( I point across the street to his friend's house), like he has done always done since we have lived here. Which is going on 10 years." Neighbor, " well I was just wondering if maybe there was a cat or something he was looking for. I wouldn't want to run over a kids pet." He walks away. I go inside and question my son...this is when I find out he bright lighted him and the horn I heard had been blown at him.

I know I am being a bit of a witch here, but My kids are good kids. My son wasn't messing with his car since he was gone in the only car he owns. The man just didn't want my son cutting across his driveway. My oldest son as well as my youngest has always walked across that driveway on his way to school, friends house, whatever. It has never been off limits to them. I have a feeling we are going to bump heads sooner than later.

By the way, when he bought his house he bought the problem of a 40 ft. tree that is hanging over my house. It is dying and dropping large limbs in my yard and on the roof of my house. It has to be cut back. I have already gotten a price on the cost as this was an old argument between me and the old neighbor. The cost will be around 2000.00. If he messes with me and mine too much that issue will come up sooner than later as planned.

This is an old neighborhood. We have watched each others kids grow-up together. We have shared what we have with each other during hurricanes. We have Fixed each others houses,watched each other kids, watered each others plants and sadly we have buried spouses. New comers are welcomed with open arms, but they must play nice. My old neighbor was a "fast" newly divorced bachelor that hit on the neighbors young daughters, including mine.He threatened to beat up my son once cause he was talking to his daughter. My son was only 14 at the time. He did not know how to play nice and well he left after 3 years....Hope the new neighbor catches on faster.

When it comes to me and mine...I do bite and I have sharp claws...