this is [bleep] up. take his cows and kill em? they are trying to start a fight.

it's one thing to confiscate some of them and sell to recoup what they foresee is being owed to them as back payment for the grazing, but in reality they are trying to instigate him into fighting back physically so they can end this once and for all. be an interesting next few days.


Beware of any old man in a profession where one usually dies young.

Calm seas don't make sailors.