When I first moved into this neighborhood I thought that Max seemed like a really nice guy.
He was a bit of a grumpy dude, but he was quick with a joke.
Over time I have come to realize that Max is a mean, bitter old man with too much time on his hands. He claims to be a part of the Neighborhood Watch, but I have asked around and there is no Neighborhood Watch! This is just something Max tells people to justify snooping around. Last weekend it came to a head and I told Max if he came on my property again I would knock his block off. I am a tech engineer for a local HVAC company. You might not have heard of this before, but I don’t go out and perform HVAC inspections or tune-ups. This is a tech company that focuses on the HVAC industry, which means we try to take existing products and find ways to improve them. I have a workshop in my garage where I take things like space heaters and dehumidifiers and reverse engineer them, to find new innovations. Max keeps trying to weasel his way into my workshop, and he doesn’t understand that my HVAC work is proprietary. That means the HVAC tech company owns my work and my creations, and I cannot discuss them with anyone. Max is not just trespassing, he is snooping where he doesn’t belong, which is why I threatened to knock him out if he came back. I’m sort of hoping he does come back, just so I can follow through!