New neighbor has no respect for my cat. I not sure what to do about her.

**micki76** · 02-02-2004, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by Laura's Babies
Did you sign any paperwork agreeing to let him have use of the road? If you didn't, I would tell him this is the last warning, next time you loose the use of the road........PERIOD! (and then stick to it)

I believe she has to allow him to use the road to access his property. It's called an easement.

**catnapper** · 02-02-2004, 06:36 PM

Well, if she's that bad of a redneck, all you have to do is follow her for a few days and I'm sure you'll catch her doing something you can blackmail her with... or at least show the boyfriend and he'll dump her

**Denyce** · 02-02-2004, 06:37 PM

What about installing a gate? She would have to stop and get out of the car to open it. It doesn't have to be locked so she can't get in...just to slow her down.

Denyce

**micki76** · 02-02-2004, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by catnapper
Well, if she's that bad of a redneck, all you have to do is follow her for a few days and I'm sure you'll catch her doing something you can blackmail her with... or at least show the boyfriend and he'll dump her

Or you could threaten to knock her last two teeth out. :x Did I say that out loud?

**Corinna** · 02-02-2004, 06:42 PM

A couple of gates sound like a good idea , she couldn't get speed up. Just make sure they close after shes gone through it.

**Denyce** · 02-02-2004, 06:42 PM

As I think about this. I would also talk to the police. Ask them if there is anything that can be done to slow her down or limit her access. You must have SOME rights in this situation.

Denyce

My husband said that sugar in the gas tank does wonders also..

**Miss Meow** · 02-02-2004, 08:17 PM

I would talk to the nice man and ask if he could please control his leadfoot girlfriend.

Failing that, I like all the other nasty suggestions put forward

If she doesn't want to co-operate, it might mean phone calls to the police or whoever does those things in your area. She might think she's infallible, but a cat never wins a battle with a car and I'd hate for that to happen before she slows down.

**CatDad** · 02-02-2004, 08:31 PM

All the really good ideas have been taken, darn.

There are some pretty good ones too.

Unfotunately most of them are illegal, drats.

You hadn't answered the one about the easement, but I would assume that the county forced you into so you really can't pull his use of the road.

I would try talking to your neighboor one more time, just to say that you really did try. I would let him know that if she doesn't slow down that you will talk to a lawyer and see what can be done. It is kind of hard to do that in a nice way, but let him know it is not him and that if she deosn't slow down that you have no other choice. Sometimes just saying that will have an effect. Although from the sound of girlfriend I doubt it. Just be prepared to back it up.

Also if you do talk to a lawyer, I would ask them to do some research into seeing if you could get the police involved. You could also just talk to the police, but I bet they would say that there is nothing that they could do.

I am not sure how good of an idea this is, but try to get the streach that they use declared a county road and impose a speed limit of 5 or 10. Like I said this is probably a bad idea, but he you never know.

Also, god forbid, she does hit an animal, try to get the police to charge her with animal abuse.

Good luck, I hope something can be done.

**trayi52** · 02-02-2004, 08:46 PM

My daughter lives on a road like that. Her little girl would ride her bicycle on it, and of course her dogs were out there too. She had really nice neighbors that drove slow and everybody was safe. Then the neighbor's sister and husband moved in for a time.
My son-in-law warned him, and warned him. The moron did not listen, so when he started to drive by, my son-in-law stopped him, drug his butt out of the car, showed him just how slow he was to drive. He broke his fist on the guys face. The guy drove very slowly from that time on.

It seems his face suffered a great deal more than my son-in-laws fist did....He was protecting his little girls life, and the stupid jerk would not listen. There were even speed bumps in the road, he didn't care about his car! But it seems he cared a lot about his face, etc.

**Corinna** · 02-02-2004, 11:26 PM

Thats about how we would handle it here in Montana too, but we aren't like the rest of the country. The jerkess would file a lawsuit this country is getting just too PC . I think the lawyers rule the place and common sense isn't common anymore.

**Cheshirekatt** · 02-02-2004, 11:27 PM

Take away his access. He'll make sureshe follows the rules, then!

**shais_mom** · 02-03-2004, 12:02 AM

I like all the suggestions especially the ones about the part from the car that fell off or shooting out her tires. This coming from someone in another Land of Rednecks.

I would try talking to the police. If I understand it the lane is on your property? So they need to abide by your rules? Correct?
If all else fails, talk to the nice boyfriend and ask him what the heck he sees in a 2 toothed redneck??

**Uniqueviking** · 02-03-2004, 12:49 AM

Like already posted: Shoot the tires out!

Perhaps the will teach her some respect, and it's not like you haven't warned them!!!

**catcrazylady** · 02-03-2004, 07:27 AM

I'm sorry because I know this is a serious situation but I can't help but LMAO at the responses!!!

I think all you need is a group of PT people to come stand on your lane just one day and I bet she never does it again!!

I wish I had some suggestion but I think everything has been covered.
I live on a dead end street and there are only three houses past mine. I thought this would make things safer for my outside cats. NOT! This lady rents the last house and she has kids and she babysits. You would think that she would be a slow driver, BUT she is a speed demon! I saw Peanut Butter coming across the street the other night and I saw her headlights come on. It was dark, snowing, and I was barefoot looking out the door. Peanut Butter got sidetracked and stopped to visit a neighbor kitty right in the middle of the road. I knew she wouldn't pay any attention. I took off outside and jumped right out in front of her moving car!! I know...STUPID! She slammed on her brakes and I asked her if she saw the cats. She said no and I almost didn't see you!! Oh well, Peanut Butter is ok and hopefully I made her think for a minute!!! She was really nervous and shaking after I did that. I know it wasn't a smart thing to do and I'm lucky I'm not laid up in the hopital/morgue but I was sick of it!!!
My point bieing...Ignorance requires drastic measures!!! Don't shoot her tires...blow a big hole in her radiator with a shotgun!!! I live in the land of rednecks too!!

**Fox-Gal** · 02-03-2004, 02:44 PM

I have to say some of your answers really made me laugh and I needed that.

As to the access down my lane, I had no choice, the county said I had to give it to him., so I can't stop them from using it. I do know that the road is not maintained by the county, I was told it was our's to maintain, so I will look into seeing if I can leagal put up a gate. I did like that idea.

My husband of course likes Richard idea of putting car parts in the road or catcrazylady's idea of shooting the radiator.

I think we will wait on those ideas for now.

The blackmail idea, I'm sorry to say I thought about that. The home they live in is a trailer and trailers are illagel on anything less then 5 acres, but that would hurt him too and I'd hate for that to happen.

catcrazylady, Sounds like you went through the same thing I have.
There was this one night, I saw her coming down the lane and there was one of my babies sleeping on the lane. She didn't even slow down, the cat luckly got out of the way in time but it was to close for me. That next day is when I stoped him and raised a little hell. He was sorry and said that he was not supprised she didn't see the cat sense she can't see at night.

What is she doing driving a car at night if she can't see.

We are going to put up a sign, I think, but with out the picture. We hope that if we make it cutier looking but still getting the message across to slow down, she might get it. We are thinking of just having it say "SLOW PETS AT PLAY". This way it also looks like we are keeping a eye out for her dog too.

Belive me if she ever hurts on of my babies, I won't be so nice and some of the other ideas here might come into play, as long as I don't break any laws. I'm not meant for jail......who feed my zoo crew?