Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
Actually, if his request was worded as you stated, I think it was pretty polite. The man has a right to ask that he be able to enjoy peace and quiet in his own home. I'm glad politeness was kept all around.

Nice view you have there!
Thank you, it does wonders for the spirit.

I agree, he has the right to ask, and my reaction would be the same as yours. However, there is a back story that makes this a more frustrating experience. When we first moved in a little over a year ago the house had stood empty for 2 1/2 years the walls and rugs were molding, it was overgrown and the grass was literally four feet tall. The gardener we hired was cutting the weeds and brush, and accidentally went over the property line. He came out yelling we were cutting his weeds. He has complained the boys swimming in the lake are on his property (state law says the water is public property.) The topper for my wife was when he was gone, his alarm went off in the middle of the night. My wife called the Sheriff and I headed over to check his property. The deputy stated that judging by the footprints, the intruder fled, probably due to the combination of the alarm and my response. He never acknowledged what we did for him.

We have tried to be friendly, however, he isn't interested. He is a professional and has written two books on his field. Because I gave up custom suits and a Porsche for Land Rovers and jeans (along with kilts), we dress like those he wouldn't associate with outside of work. The irony here is, I have run investigations and other operations in seven countries, and have been personally involved in the protection teams of two heads of state and a half dozen ceo's. Personnel at his level were too low on the chain for me to deal with, unless they were part of the operation.

In hind sight, I should have probably left out the reference to him in the post above. Oh well,...it was still a beautiful day.