I recently purchased a house in georgia (atlanta metro area). The house needs a new driveway. Before putting the driveway in, I needed to remove a large dead oak tree that's next to the driveway. I contracted with a tree service to remove it. They cut a few few limbs and neatly piled them on the side of the road (not blocking the road at all) and had to leave to get the chipper from another job.

In about 20 minutes the neighbor came over to complain, I told her that they would soon return , to chip the branches, she said she was going to call the city, I said go ahead.( I wasn't nasty or no profanity was used) She called the police instead.

At that point I was in the basement talking to a friend when there was a knock on the door, my friend, thinking it was the neighbor, went to answer the door, and saw the police running around the side of the house, where the officer asked for my ID. When I asked what they were doing on my property, they just laughed, and would say nothing . I told the officer my ID was upstairs, she then followed me upstairs, and as I closed the door, the cop was trying to force her way into the house!

I was immediately terrified and through sheer instinctive impulses to protect life and property I succeeded in closing and latching the door and slid to the floor with my heart pounding and my left leg asleep from the waist down (due to spinal deformities for which I've been under a doctor's care for four years). When sensation returned to my leg and I was able to stand (sometimes minutes, sometimes hours pass before standing is possible), I got my license from the cabinet but was not sure what to do. (After I had collapsed against the door, I pulled myself out of the way because I thought she might try to kick in the door.)

For what seemed like an eternity, I was standing in the kitchen trying to figure out what to do. I went to the window next to the door that I had locked to see if she was standing there. When I saw she was not there, I opened the door and walked down the stairs to the back yard. She was talking to my friend and I handed her my license. She then walked me around to the front of the house and handcuffed me in front of the neighbor. I finally knew why she had come to my house. I could feel her pushing on the door to get it. I locked the door got my ID and went back outside where I was promptly arrested. I later learned That I was charged with obstructing an officer.

I still dont know what I did wrong except that I did not let the police in my house. I contacted 4 lawyers and only one has returned my call, He acted like the whole thing was my fault.

Please any help ?? I feel like my rights have been violated. I'd like to fix up my house, but looks like I wont be able to with this neigbor

... Well, Robert, I wish you were just renting (so you could move), but it appears you own the house. I know that some PIs, law officers, and attorneys follow this forum. Might one of you men or women be able to offer Robert some advice?

If this had happened to me, and the facts were as you state them, I would contact newspaper and TV reporters. They're always looking for a good story!

Can anyone out there give their opinion as to which coin is the best to purchase? There are American Eagles, Canadian Maples, Austrian Philharmonics, etc. I would imagine that in a long term barter scenario, we could eventually see a rise of fake silver coins or bars, which could cause certain coins to be preferred more than others.

From what I have seen, the vast majority of people are purchasing American Eagles, so I could easily see that particular coin becoming a preferred barter currency.

I know that Gold American Eagles have traditionally been more popular (and have thus sold for a little more) with purchasers because they are 22K gold, which is little more durable than 24K Canadian Maples. With silver, that isn't an issue.

Any thoughts???

From what I am gathering most things that are considered legal only after filing with the appropriate government channels such as property with the county auditor and marriage with the clerk of courts, CAN still be recognized as legal if an attorney drafts the proper legal documents. Is this right? Has anybody out there had any success or difficulty achiiving and maintaining these layers of privacy?

A question is whether one can rent an apartment (without having a credit check run) in one's own name and have that info dissemenated. The simple act of a credit check itself doesn't communicate that you actually decided to accept the lease (make sure the apartment complex did not put a record of your lease on your credit reports). This might help you eliminate the apartment as the leak and direct you to look at the electricity.

Under section 163, which is entitled “Administrative Simplification,” the bill sets new “standards” for electronic transactions between individuals and their health-care providers.

According to section 163, the standards will “enable the real-time (or near real-time) determination of an individual’s financial responsibility at the point of service . . . ” In addition, they will “enable electronic funds transfers, in order to allow automated reconciliation with related health care payment and remittance advice.”

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I was unable to heed JJL's advice to deal with a postal clerk of the opposite sex. Instead, I dealt with the only clerk at the counter: an older gentleman who was being difficult with every request given to him by all the customers preceding me.

I told him that I would like to apply for a PO Box, and after he asked for ID, I put my passport and driver license on the table.

But then he asked me if I had "proof of your local address here in Ann Arbor." I replied that I did not have a local address here, that I was a college student and still looking for a place. Then I mentioned that my driver license had my "permanent address" on it, "where my parents live." He said, "As soon as you get a local address, you MUST [he emphasized "must"] come back here and update this form with your local address." But after that, it was smooth sailing and I quickly had the box keys. He did not again mention his command to later update my local address, and it did not seem he made any note anywhere of it. I will see if my box gets closed anytime in the future over the issue.

I relate this story in case anyone else comes up against a postal clerk who demands "a local address." If your ghost address is far away, as mine is, figure out a reason why it is so far away and you do not have a local address. For young people with out-of-state ghost addresses who attempt to get a PO Box in an area with a university, "I am a college student" (or "I am a grad student" if you are slightly older) may suffice. But if you are much older, perhaps you just moved to the area for a job, and do not have a local address yet? Perhaps you are opening up another office of your existing business in this region and found a great deal on office space but will not be able to move in for a few months? Do some thinking!

All that said, you may not experience a hassle with your clerk: the last time I got a PO Box, the female postal clerk took my IDs and my filled-out PS-1093 and gave me my box number and keys pretty much without any questions - perhaps this was because I was in the the Postal Service facility in downtown Detroit that processes and distributes all the mail for the metro area where they handle a lot of customers, and do not have the time or desire to scrutinize every PO Box applicant. Hopefully, it will be that easy for you!

This can be a private document, as it is only filed with the probate court after death. But don't keep the will in a bank safe deposit box, as these are sealed upon the death of the box holder, even if there is a co-renter who is still living. And, when it is opened, a person from the local auditor's office will be there to document the contents of the box.