[Janet]

This morning I went to the rental to take a few pictures, see how the exterior painting was coming along and to show two separate families the house. Neither one showed up or called. So I'm about ready to make a decision on who we'll rent to.

We have a shared drive with the house next door which is also a rental. We've told the renters that that can not block the drive, but they continue to do so. The people we have painting were ready to start on the side where the driveway is and that darn car was there. I knocked on the front door...no one came. Went to the back door....no one came. Just as I walked up toward the front again, I heard someone coming out the back door. I must have woke him up because he had an attitude. He started in on me and he messed with the wrong person.....bad mistake. Had a bit of a yelling match...mostly him. I calmly told him he needed to get it through his head that he can not block the driveway and that he had been told twice, what part didn't he understand. He said he was gonna put a fence down the middle of the drive and I just told him to go ahead, we had already filed a complaint with the police and he'd just be wasting his money. Then he began to rant and rave and it really hit a nerve and I came right back at him. Stupid jerk. He then said he was going to call the police, I said please do, I'll be waiting. Also told him that the girl (Sandy) painting the house...she was within his sight was a corrections officer so make all the threats he wanted. After a little while when the police didn't come, I knew he was all mouth so I called them. Sandy was shocked that I stood up to him the way I did. It was probably stupid, but I will not tolerate that kind of behavior from anyone.

They told me I was doing the right thing...to talk to the landlord (I had a call in to him right after the altercation) but he hasn't called me back yet. The officer that came said after I talk to the landlord to call him and let him know what was said. Also...if the car was ever blocking the drive again to call the police. Just so happened this office is the nephew of a friend of mine and he also has a rental with a shared drive. I'll tell you...the next door neighbor guy is a tattooed hooligan that deal drugs so I'm anxious to see what his landlord has to say about him causing trouble and threatening me. Time will tell.