Its common for people to talk tough until they're actually faced with a dispute, paying a lawyer and actually carrying through with the threats. Many actually hire lawyers, file suit and continue talking tough until the bills start rolling in, motions are filed, depositions are scheduled, and then they want to come to Jesus. In many cases, they find the deal that was previously on the table is no longer there for them due to the intervening lawsuit. Resolving this thing without lawyers, at an acceptable amount, and allowing the neighbor to save some face is a great result for
@gianmarco. Living next to an ###hole can suck. Living next to an ###hole who you are constantly at war with is infinitely worse. This guy now knows that Gianmarco will stand up to him and also that he's a reasonable dude, not looking for a pound of flesh. Great resolution of a difficult situation.