DEAR SIR, For quite a while now I was to write this letter but I have repeatedly put it off. I have seen a number of situations around me here where genuine hard-working farmers have gotten themselves into financial difficulty with the banks to the extent that their land has been taken off them and the banks have sold it. What really makes my blood boil is how quick at times the next door neighbour is the vulture who buys the land and shows no regard or respect whatsoever for his neighbour, even at times where there is a young family involved.

I have questioned a man lately as to why he jumped on the chance to buy his friend’s land and what is more the underhanded sneaky way he did it behind closed doors through negotiations with the banks, and for about half the real value of the property.

He responded in no good manner by telling me it was none of my business, which showed me in itself he knew deep down it was the wrong thing to do, and he finished off by saying if he didn’t buy it someone else would.

What is wrong with asking the neighbour first does he want to buy it back? What sort of a greedy, arrogant, lot have we become?