I need some perspective here on how pissed off I should be.
Scenario: A few of you know I occasionally play with R/C planes and helicopters. In fact, I'm pretty sure Blake is responsible for reopening that can of worms and causing me to waste what little spare time I have now. Anyhow, I have a couple of these little micro aerobatic planes and take them out in a nearby park and fly them from time to time. I was doing this yesterday morning when an older woman walks out in the park with a couple dogs, one on a leash and one loose. Normally this is fine, but loose dog starts chasing the plane around right when it was out of battery. It was too windy to fly it to myself and catch it, so I pretty much HAD to land it in the grass as close to me as possible. Sure enough, little shithead dog beats me to it and pretty much destroys it. These things have molded foam airframes and are sort of fragile. This is the airplane:
http://www.horizonhobby.com/products/EFLU4850The pictures are deceptive, it's tiny - the wingspan is just over a foot. It costs 130 bucks at my local hobby shop. I confront the woman, she says "well it's a public park" and similar crap, and pretty much refuses to compensate me in any way. Bottom line is this - Duval county has a leash law, and all dogs in a public area must be leashed, period. There are even signs to that effect in the park. My dog was with me, in fact, and sitting next to my truck ON A DAMN LEASH. I didn't really want to snatch up her dog and haul it to animal control, so I'm not sure quite what to do about this.
What would YOU do? I'm really interested in others' opinions. Be realistic.