We won this round.

The court has ordered me to not gloat on Facebook about my victory in court today.  I was also ordered to remove all Facebook posts directly relating to Ms. Miller.   Those posts have been removed  and nothing further will be added.

We were successful in getting the judge to sign what I will call a "Cesar Millan" anti-harassment order.  That means "no touch, no talk, no eye contact."  The order also prohibits the Respondent from taking pictures of us or of our property.

While we were successful today, I do not recommend resorting to using our court system until you feel there is no other option.  Preparing for and going to court is STRESSFUL.  It can also be expensive.  In our case there was no chance of of reasoning our way to a resolution.

What does this all mean?  Well, a restraining order is just a piece of paper.  However, violating a restraining order is 'contempt of court' and can result in criminal charges.  Stay tuned for that :(

What next?  Well, I suspect our success will inspire other harassed neighbors to file for their own anti-harassment order.  Time will tell,,,

The Chronicles of Stinkeye

"Never give up. Never back down. Never learn a damn thing."
This appears to be the mantra of our neighborhood terrorist (Sheri Miller).

On Friday (20 March 2015) 'she' was served with papers from 3 people asking for restraining / anti-harassment orders and must appear in court on Tuesday of next week (31 March).   After being served and given a dated to defend yourself against harassment accusations in court, 'would you':
A. Cease harassing your neighbors until after the court ruling?
B. Reduce your level of harassing behavior? or
C. Increase  your harassing behavior?
hint - A and B are good choices.  C is a bad choice

Today, 5 days before she will face us in court, Stinkeye could not resist surveilling me. (Yes, that is a real word.)  I was standing at the end of my driveway talking to a gentleman who is too handicapped to get out of his vehicle.  Then I noticed 'her' standing at the corner of her yard, using her phone to either photograph us or record video of us.  Seriously!  What kind of logic is she using???

In response, I turned toward her and called out, "'See you in court."  She walked away,,, probably to watch us from behind her window curtains :(

Bear in mind that this is the woman who displays the Ten Commandments in front of her house and shoots her mouth off about being a Christian.  She also photographs the neighbor's children, has set up a game camera to take pictures of the neighbor's back yard (it's in a city police report), and makes more than 60 phone calls per year to report her neighbors to city code enforcement and the police.
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Tying a knot

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot.

Metaphorically that is precisely what we did today when we filed to get a protection order to stop the harassment by our neighborhood terrorist.  The temporary order was granted and we have a couple of weeks before our court date.  I will not be surprised if the temporary order is violated quite soon :(

I'm telling you, I believe Sheri Miller will turn violent on her neighbors one day!

No limits for the Godless.

Do we all have limits or are there some who are so antisocial and lacking of conscience that they can enjoy harming virtually anyone?  It's bad enough to make a hobby of harming your neighbors but to be so self-important that even the elderly and disabled are not off limits is unimaginable.  Unless you are Sheri Miller.  She has no such limits. :(

Imagine yourself living next to an elderly couple, who have always been good neighbors, and now have challenges.  The man has had multiple strokes and is no longer able to speak or walk.  His wife now does her own "chores" plus cares for him.  She also tries to do some of those "chores" that her husband used to take care of.  They're doing OK but life isn't as easy as it might otherwise have been.

So, when this neighbor finds a little precious time to trim the bushes in her yard, would you offer to help her or would you harass her?  Unless you are a sociopath, you should be offended at the idea of harassing a struggling neighbor.

Help is not what Sheri Miller had in mind.  Help is not something she gives.  She only takes it.

Like a true predator, she saw a weakened prey.  Just as a cat plays with a mouse, she came and hovered at the edge of our neighbor's property. (Sheri is not really a neighbor to those she lives near)  Why hover?  To photograph and harass the busy neighbor!  These photographs, like so many others she has taken, will soon reach the desk of a city code enforcement officer who will undoubtedly be confused by a complaint of someone doing yard work.

You should see the self-important strut Sheri Miller puts on as she flaunts her beloved cellphone camera with professional grade Neighbor Harassment App.

Goodbye Little Lamb

Satan (our neighborhood terrorist) has been relentlessly reporting any and every neighbor who violates Kennewick municipal code by having too many animals.  We're allowed 2 farm animals like sheep or donkeys, 3 chickens/cats/dogs/etc and can have a total of 6 animals.  But we cannot have, for example, 4 dogs.

A nearby neighbor's sheep recently gave birth to a new lamb (a third ungulate) and before it could be weaned, code enforcement was parked in front of their home.  How could that have happened? /sarcasm


Imagine my surprise when I saw that Satan (Sheri Miller) now has 4 dogs rather than the 2 dogs she hasn't been able to keep in her own yard.  This is the 'woman' who only last year reported 4 different neighbors for exceeding the municipal code limits for domestic animals!  Does she see herself as unanswerable?  Do these rules not apply to her when they apply to those living on each side of her home?

When Sheri Miller stands before he maker, and her terrible treatment of those who live near her and have aided her when she needed help is revealed, she will doubtlessly be turned away.  She insults all Christians by claiming to be one of them.

Next day, same terrorist.

Soon I will know every police officer working for Kennewick.

The officer arriving today said that "Stink-Eye" now claims the chainsaw noise is so loud that it bothers her inside of her home.  No action was taken other than me telling the officer about "Stink-Eye" sneaking around to spy on the neighbor's children and trying to lure them into her house on their way home from school.  And her 60 calls to the city in 12 months to report code violations by her neighbors.

She's full blown bonkers, I tell you!  The men with the straight jackets should be hauling her away.

After each episode (today and yesterday) I sent a text message to her son.  She usually calms down when he phones her but NOW she refuses to pickup when he calls.

60 degrees of Evil

You might be asking yourself, "What is it like to live near the neighborhood terrorist?"

I am happy, and well qualified, to answer that,,, It depends on the weather.  Yes, the weather.

When the weather is damp  and dreary, living near the neighborhood terrorist is like being in a spy novel.  Every move you make is watched from behind curtains hanging in darkened windows.  And eventually either the police, city code enforcement or some other authority figure will hear of your exploits.

When the weather is freezing cold and the windows frost over, the terrorist can only see you from the window of her jalopy as she cruises past giving you her patented "stink-eye" grimace.  She'd probably come out on foot if there was anyone around on whom she could rely to dial 911 if she slipped on the ice and broke her hip.  But I don't think anyone here is willing to risk her wrath in case she didn't approve of emergency services.

And now comes Spring Time :)  The instant temperatures started soaring toward 60 degrees, our neighborhood terrorist started slinking around taking pictures of everyone doing any sort of work.  I suspect she has jumbo prints of me, sitting all manly on my tractor with a sycamore log dangling from a chain, hanging on her bedroom wall.  Of course, my portrait would be flanked on either side by each of the 2 shade-tree mechanics who have changed their own oil in their driveway.  Muscles bulging as they pull on the oil filter wrench!

Spring also brings out the pedophile if the terrorist.  Only just today I observed (from a safe distance) as she sneaked around to position herself to watch the neighbor's children playing in their pasture.  It was disturbing!

And Summer,,, Dear God Save Me :(
Summer is when "Ol' StinkEye" gets really, really  bold and confrontational.  She drags her chaise lounge over to the fence and sits on it while watching me work in my yard.  I'm impressed at how long she can sit there staring through the fence at me!  Am I supposed to proposition her?  What on earth is on her little mind?  Or is she really staring at our Jack donkey showing off his love package???

Perhaps I should invest in some yard art to entertain her?