Congratulations on your handling of the matter. It is really sad that hams and "normal folks" sometimes consider the other side as enemies. We have lived in a semi-rural area of Alaska for over 50 years. We take care of other peoples livestock when they are on vacation, have helped them build houses, drive each other to appointments, or whatever. We watched a neighbors house one winter when they were in the "lower 48" for medical care for perhaps 6 months. The furnace needed to be reset a few times, there was a burst (frozen) water pipe, etc. which I was able to deal with. When I needed help with a tower or two, they were the ground crew. But this goes two ways also. A few years ago one lady walked around the area with a clipboard trying to get everyone to sign a petition to "ban" a neighbor who had a rooster which liked to get noisy very early in the morning in Alaska (hint it is light all night here for several months). We sleep with our bedroom window open, and yes we hear the rooster, but mostly got used to being awakened at 2 am or whatever. We gently told the lady this is not the city, and we all chose to live here so would NOT sign the petition. We remained friends with the family and we actually felt sad when the rooster died. Others have had dog teams, mules, etc. but never any major conflict. Now if we lived in a high density city, tighter rules would be necessary. Hopefully N2QLT is not the only one who is able to solve a mutual problem in a reasonable way. Rick KL7CW