Is'nt it Trent?

As you drive along hwy 53 (it starts as Trent in Spokane), as you enter Idaho on your way to Rathdrum, one passes a house of interest, which makes my mind go in all directions at once. I pass by the house every day as I drive up to Mt. Spokane to get on snow. There is nothing about the actual structure that stands out. It is a basic frame, the yard is surrounded by a fence which is mostly chain link. It is a house along the highway after all. It is not an expensive house, it is not a dilapidated falling apart thing. Quite middle/lower middle class average home. What really gets my thoughts in motion is that there is a large piece of plywood attached to the gate in the driveway. On this plywood, the owner of the house (I would imagine) has spray painted a message. The letters were painted in a bright red, surrounded by black. -so this message was intended to be seen by all passers by. I will also commend the author on his spray painting ability because it is quite neat and legible- but it is spray paint none the less. I should take a picture for the full effect, but it is rather difficult to think of taking pictures while I am driving to the mountain. It says something like: "My next door neighbor ran me down in my driveway and got away with felony hit and run" (I had to paraphrase somewhat because -I am driving by at 55mph). There have been additional messages making further accusations, calling "his neighbor" a perpetual liar and such. One thing that surprises me, is that there is no: "No I'm not!" spray painted over the message. I also find it interesting that the author has the power to convict his neighbor of a felony. -I thought that was what the courts were for. I mean the writer could have been run down, but it is not a "felony hit and run" until a jury of his peers decides it is so. I mean, even if the jury gets it wrong.... whatever, I'll let that go. I also question the use of the word neighbor. If someone runs me down, that is not very neighborly, they are not really my neighbor. I don't care how close they live to me. For weeks there has been additions every coupled of days or so. Recently, the author has chosen to write a more extensive message requiring him to write smaller -so I totally miss out on more definition of his neighbor. And the latest is that the signs are down, and there is a For Sale sign on the fence.

Bottom line is this basically defines the populace of Northern Idaho. "Interesting" people who take things into their own hands. Effective or not, logical or not. And I had to share, maybe to get it off my chest, but also to share in my experiences.