Don Marcum wrote.... > Its not the removal of the vine its the damage they could do if they > wasn't careful. > One of the common names for vinca minor is graveyard vine. Don..... I was armed with a laptop computer, books and maps. I had no digging tools, whatsoever. I don't see that we posed any threat. I think the guy was just being a horse's butt. True, I could have pushed the issue, and eventually, the county sheriff or a deputy would have come out and explained things to him. But, I didn't bother. Jess Lewis