Hubby argues over my signs all the time.
I -want- to announce the presence of Dobes in the house.
I -want- to announce armed and edgy occupants.
I -want- to announce that everything is being video recorded 24/7 so that I have a massive burden of proof, just in case somebody’s stupid enough to ignore the first two signs.
He says I’m inviting cops to come in blazing.
I think they would, anyway, should they ever come here for some reason.
I no longer believe in ‘the system’ and now it’s *all* a lose/lose proposition.
There has always been ambiguity about dog signs.
The law thinks you should be responsible and warn people, yet warning people can make you responsible for bites because “you knew your dogs are dangerous”.
Catch 22.
Maybe I should take advantage of the all-too-common snake phobia and put up a “Warning: Attack Boas!” sign up, too.
In for a pfennig, in for a pound.
:-\
Put up a Warning: Snakes Have Problem Solving Intelligence” sign up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-WZ7xHEu3A&feature=kp
I hear your snakes are cold blooded killers, the lot of them. A terror to the mild-mannered rodentia population.
” I -want- to announce that everything is being video recorded 24/7 so that I have a massive burden of proof, just in case somebody’s stupid enough to ignore the first two signs.”
This sign I would not advise-—that’s asking for your home to be ripped apart until *every camera and recording device is taken* (They will search anyway, but giving them a head’s up will add to their fervor).
Now, granted, uploading in real time to a remote server will help, but should the file(for whatever reason—technology is determined to fail at the worst possible times) fail to properly upload and all your recording devices are confiscated, you have a problem.
Never call the police. Their charter has obviously changed from “To Protect and to Serve”
to “To Oppress citizens and to Kill Beloved Family Pets.” Keep them out of your business.
Better still; just post a sign on the gate post that says “WARNING: NUMEROUS LARGE RATTLE SNAKES are known to LIVE ON THIS PROPERTY”. In my case it wold be Pacific Diamond Backs or Mojave Greens, in your case I think it would be Eastern Diamond Backs or Copperheads. Most JBTs are city boys, and I think the thought of large venomous, aggressive snakes would probably make them wet their pants.