Reply #36: Many years ago,

[H2O Man]

one of my father's neighbors started a huge fight over my dad's fence being -- in his mind -- one foot over on his property. We are in rural, upstate New York. The ground in question was no less than a half-mile from either's home. It was a small strip of land. Around here, on the old deeds, it is common to use land marks .... "the large boulder," etc .... My father offered to move the fence in the summer. The guy filed in court anyhow. The court insisted the land be surveyed. It turned out my father owned another 15 feet over on what the fool thought was his property. That summer, of course, we moved the fence to include that extra land. The guy was pretty hostile, and tried to intimidate my elderly father. My oldest brother, a professional boxer, found out, and went and had a chat with the neighbor. End of problem.

I try to be a good neighbor. My nearest neighbor now is a 90+ year old semi-hermit. I'm okay with local kids picking berries or apples on my property. Most of the kids in the area come over and use our pool. Most of the time, things are pleasant. But every so often, there are jerks. I think that urban areas have more problems like that. Good luck with yours!