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Man am I stupid (Story and Hunt)

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cwilk

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My neighbors who are generally pretty respectful had some trouble last night. Their trouble kept me up all night and at 4 am I was boiling over and called the cops. I thought the police would ask them to keep it down and leave. Turns out they found drugs and fireworks and took my neighbor to to station to issue two appearance tickets. I was so wound up I still couldn't sleep so I took a Xanax and tried again. When he returned about an hour later he really went wild. He shouted at me through the door that I could have just come over and asked him to settle down. I did not confront him and he rambled on and on. Normally I would have asked them directly but in the case of what I thought might be domestic violence I knew better than to get involved. So I put on my detecting duds and headed out at 5:30. I was really not in a good state to detect. I got to the site and hunted for 1.25 hours and managed a few neat finds. Three wheats, Swiss coin, Big Jack, Silver Opal ring, and best of all a Junior Fire Marshall Ring from circa 1955. There are a few on Ebay for 50-60 dollars currently. The Xanax was kicking as I got home but I still haven't slept. The downside is that it looks like I'm in for a rocky road. He ripped my American Flag down and stashed it someplace so I asked him to return and put it back up. Of course he didn't. They are now making noise on purpose it's much louder than ever. As an aside. This is not how I would have normally handled and had I not been so tired and pissed off last night I would have went out for a night hunt or for a few beers.

Now I don't feel much like detecting for the next few days even though the three wheats and old ring today have me itching to go back. Maybe early tomorrow if I can sleep tonight. Sometimes I am so stupid.

Chris
 
Not stupid on your part.....Wasn't your noise or stash that got the neighbors it the spot they are in.
I know what you mean though........Now you have to walk carefully and feel like you are on trial just by being home.
Not much advice to send your way. I really don't think you need any. You sound like you have a good grasp of what is going on.
Hope you see the moving van out front soon as that may be the only way you get neighbors worth haveing.
 
The moving van will probably be mine. Thanks for listening.

Chris
 
You did the right thing,You NEVER want to be in a domestic dispute.I go because its my job (But not with out back up) I don't know what state your in but in Texas he could be in jail now. Watch your back,and if He keeps it up get E.P.O . (PROTECTIVE ORDER) GOOD LUCK
 
It turned out to be just a bunch of drunk and stoned partiers. My eyes are in the back of my head for sure. If I had thought out the likely turn of events before I made the call ,I would have ignored them (I didn't ever get to sleep anyway) and maybe went across the hall to talk to them this morning. They do this quite often but are usually passed out by midnight. Funny how he had a bunch of fireworks to honor the country in July 4th yet he stole my flag.

Chris
 
Damned if you do, damned if you don't :help:

You did the right thing. Who's to say 5 other people didn't call the police also. And as mentioned, they made the noise, they had the drugs, they had the fireworks. What did they think might happen if they carried on like this till 04:00....the cops might show up to party too? On the other hand, you could have showed up and had the crap kicked out of you for telling them to turn down the music. If they continue to harrass you, you just might want to call the police again and not put up with their intimidation tactics.
 
I just hope I can get 7 or 8 hours down tonight and then head back to that site. It has promise.



Chris
 
Yeah domestic disputes are about the worst there is for you guys and most likely one of the most dangerous.

Bill
 
Ah the joys of apartment living. Don't they have any nuisance abatement laws in your neck of the woods. Here all we have to do is call the cops on a nasty neighbor three times in any given month and they are evicted by the Sheriffs Department. Watch your back.

Bill
 
Sounds like you did the right think Chris. Now that he knows that you'll call the coppers, You know that you can go and ask him to keep it down and you'll have his full attention. Although he's stirred up at the moment, give him time and he'll settle down again. I had a disagreement with one of my neighbours a while back in regards to a very aggressive dog that he had. Although he got all steamed up on me at the time. On threat of taking the matter further, he took care of the dog and we get along fairly well now. We also have a fairly significant drug house across the road. They got busted 12 months back and got a bit nasty with some of the neighbours, but they are somewhat more discreet now and don't trouble the neighbours anymore.
Mick Evans.
 
don't let other people blame you for their behavior, much less their lack of respect for you and the other neighbors. courtesy and respect are a two way street, but it only takes one person to act like a ass. It's arrogant for them to blame you for their lack of personal responsibility. In a civilized society, we should be civil and polite to each other and when someone decides they don't have to respect their neighbors, call the police. That's their job. A person acting like you described would not have quit acting like his/her natural self and would probably had tried to attack you. But, it's a heck of a lot easier to blame you for their problems than admit they need to clean up their act. congratulations on your finds. Just goes to show, there can be a silver lining in the worst storm clouds.
 
He stole your flag???? WOW, some people just never learn. Just hang in there buddy. Eventually it'll stop.
 
How does local law enforcement allow a drug house to operate for a year? Up here they close them down and a few weeks later they're back on the street. Law enforcement makes the old deal we'll let you off easy if you give us the next guy up the line. The dealers lie, of course, and all we citizens are left with are the same old drug dealers doing the same old thing. My state just decriminalized some drugs so all you get is a ticket if you have a small enough quantity.

The ticket my neighbor got is merely a nuisance and if he thinks that I'm the cause of his troubles he's welcome to believe it.

Chris
 
Yeah there was a hunt in there wasn't there? I went back this morning and will post it later.

Chris

BTW. Well said. You about mirror my feelings.
 
I'm still deciding how to handle the flag issue. He stole my boots too which I found in the bushes in the back yard. Stealing a flag is pretty low, though. I can't think of a much more offensive crime. There will be some sort of payback, bet on it.

Chris
 
Not a very good predicament for you.
Either you push the issue aggressively or find a more peaceful location.
Hope it gets resolved in your favour.
 
I feel much better about it today than I did yesterday but today I am well rested. Things will work out fine, one way or the other.

Chris
 
How did he know you were the one to call the cops? Did they tell him? I think you did the right thing by not going over when you thought it to be a domestic thing. Hopefully it will cool down before you get involved in a neighbor thing and the cops have to really write a violence report. Good luck and be careful with the xanax.

blacktoe
 
Our apartments share a wall and I guess he assumed it or one of the cops might have mentioned the banging on the walls. Like I wrote, if it wasn't 4 am and if it hadn't been going on for so long, I might have gone over and knocked on his door or just ignored it and spoken to him when he sobered up. I got a couple of .5mg Xanax sample packs lst fall from my doctor (MD) to use for anxiety and didn't like the side effects (the next day I feel hung over) but they do make me drowsy. I felt kind of blah this morning too.

Things were peaceful here last night and today too so time will tell.

Chris
 
very nice hunt Chris :thumbup: & sorry to hear about the neighbors it sucks when this happens & it can turn real bad quite quickly so "getting him back" for taking the flag is a bad idea some times spending 5 min saying " sorry but i was concerned for your welfare " is better than years of trouble with your neighbors.
hope this helps. & cant wait ta see all the loot ya found.
lazyaussie
 
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