There was no playground activity today all day. I decided to do some work cleaning out the underground drainage system on the west (playground) side of my house. It involved moving some rocks and digging up the drainage pipe.

I was not out for more than 10 minutes before the children came out and started screaming and shrieking on the trampoline about 12' from where I was working (with rocks in my hands). The noise was too loud to remain outside, I retreated into my house.

And 10 minutes later the children stopped using the trampoline.

Coincidence?  I don't believe it for a moment.

I'll have to finish the work later, since I know as soon as I go back outside, the children will be sent out stare and to scream again.

The Mercers are the most selfish, hateful and vindictive people I have had the unfortunate luck to have for neighbors. What else could I conclude from today's events? I'm sure he'll claim he had no idea I was outside, he is so predictable. If he was unaware, then it only proves again that the playground is "Out of Their Way".

Jeff Mercer admitted that one of his daughters has a "screaming problem" on May 22nd, 2001 and confirmed it again on June 23rd, 2004.

How do they know whenever I'm out in my backyard to send out the screamers, but claim no knowledge of when their children and guests were stoning my house, not once, but twice? Funny how they seem to have no idea what their children and guests are doing in their "out of the way" playground, but they know whenever I try to use my backyard?

I was hoping the conflict was winding down, they showed me I was wrong again... Sigh...



The Boy Who Cried Wolf

A Shepherd-Boy, who watched a flock of sheep near a village, brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out, "Wolf! Wolf!" and when his neighbors came to help him, laughed at them for their pains. The Wolf, however, did truly come at last. The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed, shouted in an agony of terror: "Pray, do come and help me; the Wolf is killing the sheep"; but no one paid any heed to his cries, nor rendered any assistance. The Wolf, having no cause of fear, at his leisure lacerated or destroyed the whole flock.


"There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth."




Last month (7/2004) the Mercers swore out a complaint against me and served me with a temporary restraining order (TRO). He used the events of 5/24/2004 and 6/14/2004 and outright lies and testified:

  • I believe that I and/or the above named children are in imminent danger of:

    • Harm to my/our life or health if the Defendant is not restrained as requested.
    • Harm to my/our emotional health or welfare if the Defendant is not excluded from the family home or the home another. [ the sentence structure is strange ]
  • I request the following relief from the Court:

    • That the Defendant be ordered to refrain from attacking, beating, molesting and verbally harassing my, following me, threatening my life, or threatening me with serious bodily injury.

The courts are very sensitive to these kinds of accusations, and rightly so when children are involved. The restraining order was issued and served without any attempt to hear my side. Weeks later at the hearing, the TRO was extended to cover both sides, the TRO now prevents any contact by either of us to the other.

Research the misuse of restraining orders and you’ll find they aren’t just for victims anymore, they are the new harassment power tool and all anyone has to do is sniffle and say how really scared they are and the protection order is issued.

Think about this: he swears in court that he is so fearful that I will hurt him or his children that he needs the TRO to protect them. Then today, he sends his children out to scream and screech on the trampoline while I am working only 12' away (with rocks in my hands), right between the houses. This is not the first time he has shown this inconsistent logic.

I was annoyed at the noise, and annoyed with the Mercers, and I left the area and went inside my house.

I would never hurt any child, and he knows it too, so he knew it was safe to send his children out to harass me. But he tells the Jefferson County Court otherwise to get the restraining order. He is cowardly using his children and the Jefferson County Courts to harass me.

Unfortunately his children are in danger when they using their playground, not from me, but from the unsafe and unsupervised playarea they built "out of their way". Jeff and Donna Mercer are not concerned about that ... or about me ... as long as they get their way, because as always, it's all about them...



When you meet Donna and Jeff Mercer on the street, they appear to be very nice people. They may bring you homemade Christmas chocolates, and lend you a screwdriver and hold open a gate for you.

They expect to be able to lie and cheat and walk all over your property rights, without complaint from you because "we have [ lots of ] children".

And if you object? Then they show their true colors. They will bad-mouth you to the neighborhood, they will make up one slanderous lie about you after another.


They will lie to the police about you. They will lie to the Courts about you. And they will either directly or indirectly encourage others to harass you.

The Enemies of the Future Are Always the Very Nicest People.


They have taken the Low Road ...

These are adults, Right?

Still, I continue to take the High Road ...

Read about another "coincidental" event...