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| This local story is now national news; neighborhood associations are ridiculous | |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 4 2009, 07:32 AM Post #76 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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He is allowed to fly the flag. He is not allowed to erect the type of flagpole in his yard that he did. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| JBryan | Dec 4 2009, 07:44 AM Post #77 |
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I am the grey one
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I actually can't be bothered with what my neighbors are doing with their property as long as they aren't running a pig farm or any number of other things that are already covered by zoning restrictions. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| Jolly | Dec 4 2009, 07:44 AM Post #78 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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If he won the gong, he ought to be allowed to tattoo the Stars and Stripes on his arse and walk around naked, if he so chooses. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| QuirtEvans | Dec 4 2009, 07:46 AM Post #79 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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Exactly. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| kenny | Dec 4 2009, 08:12 AM Post #80 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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People seem to support people's rights to do whatever they want as long as they don't hurt others. Why is gay marriage is not allowed by many HOAs? Oh wait, that would be all of America. |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 4 2009, 08:13 AM Post #81 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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+1 |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 4 2009, 08:41 AM Post #82 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Which of course depends on how restrictive your zoning restrictions are -- can your neighbor have an ongoing hobby project of rebuilding rusted out vehicles on his front driveway? Or painting his house hot pink, nailing up a variety of old street signs over the facade, and making a sculpture garden in the front yard of old toilets and monumental animals crafted out of welded rebar? |
| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| JBryan | Dec 4 2009, 08:47 AM Post #83 |
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I am the grey one
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I actually would not have a problem with any of that. I already have two neighbors across from my backyard that have cars up on blocks in their driveway. One is actually rebuilding it and the other just died on him it would seem. The toilet thing sounds like a riot. They would make great planters. The color of my neighbor's house is probably the farthest thing from my mind on that list. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 4 2009, 08:57 AM Post #84 |
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MAMIL
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Are there any HOA's that prohibit homowners from having to put up sodding icicle lights and all those other bloody decorations in the freezing bloody cold? That would be a good use of useless Stalinist beaurocracy, in my opinion. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| blondie | Dec 4 2009, 03:08 PM Post #85 |
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Bull-Carp
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I hate blow up front yard Santas. Worse yet are gay elves. And blaring Christmas tunes from outdoor speakers. This IS what guns are for. We've 3 mini rebar sculptures in our home. From Mexico I think. Finished in metallic gun metal gray. You'd be surprised IT .. they're kind of cool. I'd like a small one in our yard. Hubby is threatening to erect a wind mill outside next spring [it's a 'prairie thing' to him I suppose]. Or one of those cement lion thingies. We're in a HOA now. I'll send him this thread. He's a rebel erector. Ya know what peeves me of HOAs? I'll tell ya. It's 'my money' being used for stupid litigation against people like this veteran or for enforcement of other equally stupid stuff. I'd rather have stellar snow removal and weed free lawns. I love the patriotic pride Americans have with their flags. I never really thought of my patriotism til I lived in Alabama. It kind of made me want to hang up our Canadian flag on Canada Day. I guess I couldn't do that if I lived in a HOA down there, eh? |
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| Piano*Dad | Dec 4 2009, 04:12 PM Post #86 |
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Bull-Carp
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You be one weird dood!
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| JBryan | Dec 4 2009, 05:10 PM Post #87 |
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I am the grey one
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I don't spend much time looking at what is in my neighbor's yard. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| Kincaid | Dec 4 2009, 05:13 PM Post #88 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Our HOA is pretty easy going - I wish we were more draconian. I don't think we've seen any awful decorations, etc. We did require one guy to reverse his fence after he painted it white without approval. One couple did get a fine after repeatedly parking their big frickin' RV on the street about four days a week. What is funny is how the board is appreciated by about 1/3 of the people, while reviled by 2/3rds. Of the 2/3rds, half hate us because we don't do enough and the other half hates us because we jump in their sh!t once every year and a half. Our dues were $240 a year to start, the we had to raise them to $270 and now to $290. People always complain. Edited by Kincaid, Dec 4 2009, 05:23 PM.
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| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| brenda | Dec 4 2009, 05:21 PM Post #89 |
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C.C. Rider See what you have done now. (Just helping you get this started, Kincaid.) |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| Kincaid | Dec 4 2009, 05:24 PM Post #90 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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It's kitschy! |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Kincaid | Dec 4 2009, 05:25 PM Post #91 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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sorry my edit left your note obsolete. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| brenda | Dec 4 2009, 05:28 PM Post #92 |
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That's why I quoted you. Go ahead. It's your turn to sing the next line.
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| Luke's Dad | Dec 4 2009, 05:29 PM Post #93 |
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Emperor Pengin
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Now if you don't mind my asking, what was so horrible and detrimental to the community about this guy having a white fence? Do white picket fences drop property values? I could understand if it was purple with orange spots, but white? That's pretty neutral. Sure, it shows dirt more, but that's what whitewash is for. Now, I could see getting on his butt if he wasn't keeping it clean, but it never reached that point. Or, was it more about the fact that he didn't seek approval before doing so? If he had asked, would he have been given permission? |
| The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it. | |
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| ivorythumper | Dec 4 2009, 05:49 PM Post #94 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Good, let me know when a neighbor's house comes up for sale.
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| ivorythumper | Dec 4 2009, 05:50 PM Post #95 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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So what are those night vision goggles for?
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