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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1740493" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>There is passive and there is active discouragement. </p><p>What you are describing is passive. </p><p>The difference?</p><p>1. What you described above. (passive)</p><p>vs</p><p>2. Me telling a burglar "I don't have much here. My neighbor is on vacation in Hawaii all week and he keeps lots of jewelry, guns and cash in his house. Go over there." (active)</p><p>That would be me <em>actively</em> doing something to make my problem someone else's. </p><p></p><p>I have a water problem here. Over a decade ago, my father suggested I push up a 2' high berm along the west and north side of my property and build my fences on top of the berm because those are the directions the majority the rainwater drains from. I thought about it, even laid it out but realized I would be temporarily diverting 6" of water onto a county road to the West and even worse, holding 2' of water on to the 17 acres homestead immediately North of me. But, it sure would have made my life easier (and drier) but that isn't who I am. Me and mine just aren't so much more important than those around me. I'm old school and still believe in 'Do unto others..."</p><p></p><p>It's a little different here because I have a National Forest as some of my property boundary, but I still would never do anything to make my neighbors on the receiving end of MY problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1740493, member: 18945"] There is passive and there is active discouragement. What you are describing is passive. The difference? 1. What you described above. (passive) vs 2. Me telling a burglar "I don't have much here. My neighbor is on vacation in Hawaii all week and he keeps lots of jewelry, guns and cash in his house. Go over there." (active) That would be me [I]actively[/I] doing something to make my problem someone else's. I have a water problem here. Over a decade ago, my father suggested I push up a 2' high berm along the west and north side of my property and build my fences on top of the berm because those are the directions the majority the rainwater drains from. I thought about it, even laid it out but realized I would be temporarily diverting 6" of water onto a county road to the West and even worse, holding 2' of water on to the 17 acres homestead immediately North of me. But, it sure would have made my life easier (and drier) but that isn't who I am. Me and mine just aren't so much more important than those around me. I'm old school and still believe in 'Do unto others..." It's a little different here because I have a National Forest as some of my property boundary, but I still would never do anything to make my neighbors on the receiving end of MY problems. [/QUOTE]
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