I'm moving forward getting things ready to go to the DA. I decided to go to the DA and not just have the sheriff come out here and arrest him. I am going to talk to him in person, but I am also going to write a letter. This is more than the fact that someone stole and caused the death of a pet. This is a person with a rap sheet a mile long and one slap on the wrist after another. He thinks he can do whatever he wants and get away with it. He and his friend now have a couple of AR 15 rifles, I have been told. What now? They live on one acre or less. If you shoot one direction, that's the bayou...illegal. Another direction is the road. Illegal. To either side, other people's property...illegal. I have almost been shot twice by them, bullets whizzed past my head. I pressed charges the second time. The first time, he was young....I thought he would learn a lesson. No. I don't know if I have mentioned it here or not, but we have put this place up for sale. I thought eventually these two would grow up and move on....but they have gotten worse as time goes by. Too sorry to work because no one will hire them. I am ready to throw in the towel. I have been looking at a couple of places, and both are close enough, I can move my house....which we have put a ton of work into. I have never had bad neighbors. I have bent over backwards to get along with neighbors because I know how awful it is to live near someone and have problems. I don't have close neighbors now, but when you live near wooded property, all those people who don't have land, flock to it to hunt, fish, and ride their ATVs and generally make a nuisance of themselves. I went to Piggy Sue's vet today (in Galveston) and got a copy of her records that showed she has been spayed. I don't think any of my friends have been accepted as his friend on FB but I have enough to file charges. The pics would just be a little bit better. On my way back from Galveston, I stopped in a town where I used to live and ran into a guy I have known since he was a baby. His older brother was one of our best friends, who has since died. He hunts and fishes and knows a lot of people around here...and he said he would try to help me find someone who has the pictures. It may be a long shot, but worth a try.

Loved the man, too! What a team he and Tim were! Loved the CB show where Tim is the dentist and Harvey is the patient in the chair...he couldn't conceal his laughter at Tim shooting the novocaine into his own hand! Loved him in Blazing Saddles (that's Hedley!!!)!!! I was a young gal of 17 then!!!! And my fave is where CB comes downstairs wearing the green draperies, even the rod and tiebacks, sooooo darn funny (Gone With the Wind) and says to Rhett..."saw it in the window and HAD to have it" !!! Miss him for sure! RIP, Mr. Korman

This from someone who was originally interested in HELPING you: In a recent interview Mrs. Selber mentions teaming up with Al Gerhart who has some interest in the granite \radon scare. Al Gerhart is a carpenter whohappens to own a website called the SolidSurfaceAlliance.org. He educated himself, regarding materials he works with that may expose him to harmful elements." Upon further review it seems this "personality" is well known for his view of natural stone. All one has to do is look at the website to get the gist of his viewpoint. Coincidentally, there also seems to be a new business venture for Solid Surface Alliance as the website now sells Geiger counters to detect radiation His debates have earned him quite a place online in forums discussing the subject. After a certain debate on a well known residential forum, a renowned geoscientist in the industry concluded: "Al attempts to hijack debates by choking the system with verbal diarrhea. The problem appears to be that he has a bit of knowledge about some things but not enough sense and understanding of the subjects. In that debate on the Garden Forum he threw in so many fabrications (plain made up lies) that his credibility just plummeted to zero. Anyone who operates this way (by including a number of facts to gain an element of credibility in the eyes of a generally uninformed audience, twisting facts deliberately or because of his lack of understanding, and then throwing in a number of lies) does not deserve extended airtime. Many years ago when doing science psychology I still remember my professor giving the advice to his students that you should never engage a nutter in debate. You can never win an argument with such people. I recognized this early in the forum and that is why I would not engage him in "debate". One of his major problems is that he does not know what the numbers mean and how they are derived." In response to the buildclean tactics, The Marble Institute of America is in the process of doing their own independent study: "The Marble Institute of America (MIA) is grateful for the preliminary response from the members to the newly established Truth About Granite Fund. Based on this positive response, it's clear that their colleagues share their commitment to protect consumers from needless fear mongering by establishing standards for the testing of granite so consumers can safely and comfortably enjoy the beauty, durability and practicality of this natural stone." When we asked the MIA why Sara Speer Selber consider The Truth About Granite Fund as a draconian move that is being waged against BuildClean(TM), they simple responded: "The Truth About Granite Fund was established to help raise funds to develop unbiased, scientific standards for the granite industry, including the testing of granite for radon. No such standards currently exist in the natural stone industry. Previous tests of granite samples have found they are safe. However, the Truth in Granite Fund aims to take advantage of new, advanced scientific instruments that make testing both more practical and more accurate. Our goal is to make sure testing follows consistent protocols, so that future studies are meaningful and based on consistent, approved science not isolated methodologies or unapproved instruments. Ultimately, our goal is to make sure the granite we sell is safe." This latest sales tactic received the attention of an independent group called the Natural Stone Restoration Alliance (NSRA). The NSRA saw Radon testing as an added service that their members could provide to the homeowners along with all their other services for natural stone. I am one of the lead testers and trainer for the NSRA , invited times Members of the SolidSurfaceAlliance.org to discuss and provide proof of this threat to the home owners. The SolidSurfaceAlliance.org agreed to provide an alleged radiation producing granite sample that they claim to have in their possession to do independent testing. After an initial agreement between the two groups it seems the Solid Surface Alliance has reneged on the delivery of the alleged material. I was disappointed of the outcome. The NSRA than requested the name of the company that Mr. Gerhart claimed to just have rejected over 10k worth of radon producing granite. When the information was not provided, I ask if he could purchase the next slab that Mr. Gerhart rejected. But for some reason Mr. Gerhart could no longer find a sample for testing. Mr. Huligar went on to say: "All we care about at this point. As for whether are not Stone adds a measurable amount of "radon" in a home, Mr. Gerhart had agreed to come to NY and pick out a hot slab that I would place in my own home after testing my home for radon. Once the granite was installed I would test my home again as described by the EPA and have it tested by someone approved by the EPA. Not only would we do the short and long term test, we would also video tape the whole event, the selection, the creation, the install, and than setting up cameras for anyone to view the stone and meters on the net. I was looking forward to do this, but at this time it appears that Mr. Gerhart has no plans on doing as he said which is a big disappointment." The NSRA plans to push for this simple test, they feel that the consumers only care about one thing; "whether or not adding granite in your home would significantly change the radon levels in a home". At present, the most prudent consumer should watch the outcome of this debate and make an informed decision, not taken in by a scare tactic by advertisers.

Thanks anne_ct for the perspective. The parents' insurance should have covered this and as you said the only way to do it was to sue. The insurance company offered her ONE DOLLAR for her medical expenses. I think she had lousy lawyers. Sounds to me that they didn't sue it out correctly for one, and also to have let her say that the 8 yo should have known that jumping her would cause injury... that's equivalent to malpractice in my book. In any case, people should be more aware of the facts. Here's an article that gives a little more detail on the facts in a calmer method rather than the hysteria of social media. As far as trying to "cash in" or something, do the math. Anyone who has seen or had to pay medical bills these days should know that it doesn't take all that much to go to $127,000.00 considering there has been two surgical procedures so far and potentially a third coming. And sadly, the media can't really be held liable in this either. Can't really sue them absent malice. They didn't go far enough in my opinion but likely they checked that yes a kid jumped and an aunt got hurt and the aunt sued. So they're butts are covered. The kid shouldn't be the party to the litigation, it should be the parents. But laws vary from state to state and as anne_ct correctly pointed out, the aunt had no choice if she wanted her medical bills covered, which IMO, should have been covered because of what the kid did. It was an accident but when someone causes an accident that's what insurance is for, to cover the expenses.