As long as they're hooting, it should be safe to approach. Just be sure to approach them the final distance slowly, and with an open hand. To assure your safety, chant about locking something up. Don't wear or carry anything with writing on it. This confuses and scares most trumpii redneckus namericanum.

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Once, while was living in Milford (the old one, I suppose) went went to Greenwich to visit a distant relative.

Biggest house I HAVE ever set foot in, and by by at least a whole 'nother house. (Like, CEO for Loews Entertainment, or something like that. This was more than half a lifetime ago.)