[skeet]

I REALLY understand how ya feel darlin.. That is exactly what has been happening here. That is exactly why I am going to move. You really can't get away from it. Some city folk just moved into a house (on 2.4 acres) across the road. First thing they did was put up a couple of them orange night lights. Scared of the dark or somethin I guess(I'm gonna take care of them lights one day). I ain't met 'em or them me. They shot fireworks off one night till 0 dark 30(1:30 in the morning) without even thinkin about other people. Now they ain't real close so it don't bother me too much but it's the attitude that bothers me. Now I know i shoot on my place but I ain't doing it at 1:30 in the morning. And my taxes have gone from 180 dollars a year to 3000 in 23 yrs. all cause the people moving in from the cities want more and more services. I live on the poor end of the county. If I call for the police it'll take 30 mins. If they call less than 5 mins. Hell if it was life threatening I'd either be dead...or maybe somebody else would be. Soon as the farm is sold I'm going to Wyoming. Good grief...The Eastern Shore Of Maryland was a great place at one time.. from 1790 to 1970 the population in the county I live in was just under 15,000. Now there are more people(17,000) on one island that is part of the county. My mom's folks moved to this area in the late 1670's and I'm the last of the Mohicans...and I'm gonna be gone soon. It's a real shame. They call it PROGRESS....yeah right! Ruination is more like it.