|
garden police gone wild?
So were these cops master gardeners too?
God help anyone who grows ornamental grasses!! You could get a life sentence!!!! If the cops had too much free time on their hands, they should have been spending it trying to track down real criminals instead of trying to force their sterile sense of aesthetics on the neighborhood. Then again, gardeners rarely shoot at them (unless they get them really ****ed off!!). Probably next you will hear some story about a cop that shot and killed someone who was coming toward them with a weed wacker and claiming it was self defense!!!! You can never be to careful when dealing with these criminal masterminds!!! Dave Allyn (Dave Allyn) wrote in message ... This reminds me of a neighbor just up the block: He got a notice from the town basically stating that if he didn't keep his grass less than 12 inches, he was going to be fined. Let me note that he has an immacculate lawn. no weeds, mows once a week to keep it perfect, etc... Needless to say he was abit upset. he called the town, and asked what was the deal, and where did they see grass to be cut? they looked up his address, and said the cops say tall grass on the north side of his garage. " Tell then they are F***'n Idiots!!! those are my day lillys!!!" click This discussion is very pertinent to me right now. I have a brand new bed (my 80 year old neighbor didn't recognize the difference between roundup and something specific for dandelions and killed off most of my parking strip.....LOL). So in the dead sod I planted giant grasses last fall, and bulbs, and early this spring planted (by seed) rows of tall and short wildflowers (tall in the center, short at the edges) Things like nemophila, linaria, poppies, california poppies, flax, bachelor buttons, dame's rocket, annual phlox, lupines, larkspur, foam flower, sweet alyssum, etc. Unfortunately, the only ones I recognize for sure, having grown them before, are poppies, california poppies, alyssum, and linaria.For a long time, I thought I would let everything grow and sort it all out later, but of course there's lots of grass coming up, as well as dandelions, and some other familar weeds of this area. (Most of the wildflower seeds also sprouted). My worst mistake was thinking that a certain spade-shaped leaf was something precious, but this past week, it has started to resemble something I recognized very well - BINDWEED!. Fortunately, all in the seedling stage, so easy to remove. I will report on it as an experiment, in the middle and at the end of the summer. It occured to me that most of these things will be bloomed out at the end of July, so I have planted some four-oclocks, cosmos, and lavatera to take over at the end of the summer. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm nuts as I stand on the street or sidewalk looking into this bed of what looks like a derelict waste garden intently, then reach down and pluck out a single plant here or there. I'm hoping that in 2 or 3 weeks, they will understand better what I was up to. email: daveallyn at bwsys dot net please respond in this NG so others can share your wisdom as well! |
garden police gone wild?
On Fri, 30 May 2003 10:03:27 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12yo"
wrote: So were these cops master gardeners too? God help anyone who grows ornamental grasses!! You could get a life sentence!!!! If the cops had too much free time on their hands, they should have been spending it trying to track down real criminals instead of trying to force their sterile sense of aesthetics on the neighborhood. Then again, gardeners rarely shoot at them (unless they get them really ****ed off!!). Probably next you will hear some story about a cop that shot and killed someone who was coming toward them with a weed wacker and claiming it was self defense!!!! You can never be to careful when dealing with these criminal masterminds!!! The "weed police" in my town are part of the "codes & compliance" department, not actual cops. I doubt many are master gardeners, and the mistake about daylily foliage is a funny story. Most municiple codes relating to plant life are meant to prevent/reduce rampant overgrowth of weeds and plants that are a recognized nuisance to others. I very much doubt a carefully maintained landscape that included ornamental grasses would arouse any complaint. In fact, whether the basis is fire danger or aesthetics, local ordinances here ban uncontrolled weed/grass growth over 8 or 12" tall, which means one might possibly be perfectly safe in maintaining a "lawn" of dandelions! Not popular, to be sure, but not illegal. Beware, however, the term "eyesore." My goodness, there are a lot of people with sensitive eyes. From clotheslines to large (US) flags to trucks on the street, some are offended by anything that doesn't match their decor. I had a *real* cop come to my door one day about my harboring a "derelict" car in my driveway. I hope my licensed, inspected, registered, insured, and daily-driven elderly VW didn't hear this canard. |
garden police gone wild?
Frogleg wrote:
Beware, however, the term "eyesore." My goodness, there are a lot of people with sensitive eyes. From clotheslines to large (US) flags to trucks on the street, some are offended by anything that doesn't match their decor. I had a *real* cop come to my door one day about my harboring a "derelict" car in my driveway. I hope my licensed, inspected, registered, insured, and daily-driven elderly VW didn't hear this canard. That's enough to make one want to buy a *real* p.o.s. vehicle for $50 and park it out front -- with current license, of course. Just to **** people off who obviously enjoy being ****ed off. At least where I live, if the vehicle has current plates, there's nothing they can do about it if it's on your property. If it's parked on the street is has to be moved every 12 hours; never enforced, but it could be if the neighbors complain. Best regards, Bob |
garden police gone wild?
lazy cop didnt call in the license number. we have an old beater too. last time it
was hit it was totaled. but my DH works at local high school and the car has already been vandalized so why would we want a better car. school is only 1 mile away going to take another year to put it over 200K which is what we are waiting for... LOL. Ingrid I had a *real* cop come to my door one day about my harboring a "derelict" car in my driveway. I hope my licensed, inspected, registered, insured, and daily-driven elderly VW didn't hear this canard. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
garden police gone wild?
Our town was in the process of reworking its "nuisance vegetation"
ordinance. The first draft outlawed all plants that had any parts poisonous or injurious to humans or animals. We would have been left with nothing but lettuce! Regards, Dianna _______________________________________________ To reply, please remove "fluff" from my address. |
garden police gone wild?
|
garden police gone wild?
You vote idiots into public office and that's what you get, Fluffy.
Most "nuisance vegetation" can be found on public property, especially median strips, trying to be passed off as landscaping! What about those trees and shrubs blocking traffic signs and with police cars hiding behind them looking for "speeders"? Dianna Visek wrote in message ... Our town was in the process of reworking its "nuisance vegetation" ordinance. The first draft outlawed all plants that had any parts poisonous or injurious to humans or animals. We would have been left with nothing but lettuce! Regards, Dianna _______________________________________________ To reply, please remove "fluff" from my address. |
garden police gone wild?
Oh you'd hate me as a neighbor. My median strip has no turf and a heavy dose of
Gaura linderheimerii. On Fri, 30 May 2003 20:17:57 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12yo" wrote: You vote idiots into public office and that's what you get, Fluffy. Most "nuisance vegetation" can be found on public property, especially median strips, trying to be passed off as landscaping! What about those trees and shrubs blocking traffic signs and with police cars hiding behind them looking for "speeders"? Dianna Visek wrote in message ... Our town was in the process of reworking its "nuisance vegetation" ordinance. The first draft outlawed all plants that had any parts poisonous or injurious to humans or animals. We would have been left with nothing but lettuce! Regards, Dianna _______________________________________________ To reply, please remove "fluff" from my address. |
garden police gone wild?
|
garden police gone wild?
Some of this stuff get done so people/govenrment can act on it, but
communal restrictions are often about making the neighborhood "look" good. Like laws they are often written by idiots who are qualified to deal with the subjects at hand. When I used to park on the street outside my building I found out that if you leave your car parked in the same spot three days the city can seize it as abandoned...which they did. The law is meant to enable police to get dead cars within 72 hours. However in my case I left a ticket on the window and some prick of a cop seized the car. Probably the same guy who would write tickets at 8:01 AM every street-cleaning day. The law was designed for seizing regular cars but assholes abuse them. DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) |
garden police gone wild?
day. The law was designed for seizing regular cars but assholes abuse
them. (not directed at you) let's not forget the idiots who made the laws required in the first place. if everyone would keep the grass mowed every few weeks there would be no need for the "nussence vegitation" laws in the first place. if people wouldn't abandon thier cars, those laws wouldn't be needed either. people do not have enough creativity to make up insane laws out of thier heads as preventive. there needs to be a case where someone says "there should be a law againat that" and then makes one. 99% of these laws had good intentions.. and were then abused, or made so broad where the intent was lost, and bordom of others saw and exploited. email: daveallyn at bwsys dot net please respond in this NG so others can share your wisdom as well! |
garden police gone wild?
The real problem is neighbors not being good neighbors.
If one was willing to help out a fellow neighbor by volunteering to mow their lawn while they have their own mowers out, the neighborhood would be a more peaceful and harmonious place. Instead, the jerks are quick to call out the "garden police" if their neighbors don't conform to their own obsessive ideal. There are far too many self-centered vindictive assholes out there and that is what really needs to change. Too many laws are not well thought out and are enforced by those who go out of their way to find ways to abuse them. So called "neighborhood improvement organizations" are the biggest offenders for making up arbitrary rules and using them to harass those who they don't like. Those people really need to "get a life". Dave Allyn (Dave Allyn) wrote in message ... day. The law was designed for seizing regular cars but assholes abuse them. (not directed at you) let's not forget the idiots who made the laws required in the first place. if everyone would keep the grass mowed every few weeks there would be no need for the "nussence vegitation" laws in the first place. if people wouldn't abandon thier cars, those laws wouldn't be needed either. people do not have enough creativity to make up insane laws out of thier heads as preventive. there needs to be a case where someone says "there should be a law againat that" and then makes one. 99% of these laws had good intentions.. and were then abused, or made so broad where the intent was lost, and bordom of others saw and exploited. email: daveallyn at bwsys dot net please respond in this NG so others can share your wisdom as well! |
garden police gone wild?
Cereoid-UR12yo wrote:
= The real problem is neighbors not being good neighbors. People have gotten away from going to the other person and discussing one-on-one the problem at hand. -- = J. Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.celestialhabitats.com - commercial =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/personal.html - personal webpag= es |
garden police gone wild?
On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 08:33:26 -0500, J Kolenovsky wrote:
People have gotten away from going to the other person and discussing one-on-one the problem at hand. There is always a neighbor nobody wants to say anything to. Of course, he lives next door to us. He shoots doves out of trees and eats them, has a stuffed wild boar head complete with huge tusks over his fireplace and hangs dead deer from the basketball hoop in the driveway. I reported him and he has a citation as a result. There are people you cannot talk to about anything. This same neighbor trapped another neighbors' cat and dumped it many miles away. Of course I warned the idiots who let the cat out that this would happen and it did. When the cat owners approached the asshole neighbor he would not tell them where he dumped the poor cat. Then the cat thief pointed his rifle at them and threatened to shoot the man AND his wife. So, the talking isn't always a good idea. |
garden police gone wild?
That is not what we are talking about.
We am talking about neighbors making an effort to help out their elderly and disabled neighbors who are unable to cut their grass and weeding their flower beds by volunteering to help them by doing it for them. That would be for the benefit of all and go a long way toward creating harmony rather than silly feuds over nothing. People really need to make an effort toward not being so selfish all the time and working together. Your own neighborhood is a good place to start, don't you think so? The law will eventually catch up with your gun happy sicko neighbor. The kind of help he needs is the work of professionals, if you know what I mean. He is an aberration not the norm. animaux wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 08:33:26 -0500, J Kolenovsky wrote: People have gotten away from going to the other person and discussing one-on-one the problem at hand. There is always a neighbor nobody wants to say anything to. Of course, he lives next door to us. He shoots doves out of trees and eats them, has a stuffed wild boar head complete with huge tusks over his fireplace and hangs dead deer from the basketball hoop in the driveway. I reported him and he has a citation as a result. There are people you cannot talk to about anything. This same neighbor trapped another neighbors' cat and dumped it many miles away. Of course I warned the idiots who let the cat out that this would happen and it did. When the cat owners approached the asshole neighbor he would not tell them where he dumped the poor cat. Then the cat thief pointed his rifle at them and threatened to shoot the man AND his wife. So, the talking isn't always a good idea. |
garden police gone wild?
Cereoid-UR12yo wrote:
That is not what we are talking about. We am talking about neighbors making an effort to help out their elderly and disabled neighbors who are unable to cut their grass and weeding their flower beds by volunteering to help them by doing it for them. That would be for the benefit of all and go a long way toward creating harmony rather than silly feuds over nothing. People really need to make an effort toward not being so selfish all the time and working together. Your own neighborhood is a good place to start, don't you think so? I totally agree. I used to help a disabled neighbor with bush trimming; they were very grateful. I was young & strong then & seeing their happiness was nice. I enjoyed deadheading their flowers & doing some weeding in their perennial bed. They made me cookies, very kind of them. Never thought I'd become disabled myself, but it happened. I'm not that old either. I can't mow a lawn very well anymore, but I can still cook great meals. I'd be happy to trade good home-cooked quality meals for someone to mow my lawn. Minteeleaf, finally managed to get the lawn (3 feet tall) mowed after nearly a month of solid rain. Maybe we should rent a sheep. :-) |
garden police gone wild?
(Frogleg) wrote:
On Sat, 31 May 2003 07:29:35 GMT, (Dianna Visek) wrote: Our town was in the process of reworking its "nuisance vegetation" ordinance. The first draft outlawed all plants that had any parts poisonous or injurious to humans or animals. We would have been left with nothing but lettuce! Not even lettuce ... it has opiates in it, in low concentration. That's the problem with wholesale legislation and regulation. When you leave out common sense, things become nonsensical. Anyone with an ounce of sense knows the difference between, say, ornamental grasses used in a landscape design, and wild grasses growing high and unattended and drying to present a fire hazard. The line between "it's my property and I can do what I like" and "everyone must think the same way I do" isn't a clear one. I think *most* people would be agreeable to making minimal effort to be in tune with previailing norms. This growing dependence on legislation and regulation is what bothers me. It appears to be designed to relieve all involved from thinking at all. A can be fined because he has more than 3 dandelion plants per square yard in an area less than 10' from a public road. B goes without sanction because he only has a back yard full of poison ivy. There's also a diminishing effort for neighbors to actually *talk* to each other, instead of calling the Codes department. You have a problem? Sic the law on 'em. Don't go over and say, "did you know there are water restrictions here now?" or "would you mind if I trimmed your cottonwood tree?" Tsu -- To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. - Jules Henri Poincaré |
garden police gone wild?
On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 13:48:09 -0400, Minteeleaf
wrote: I can't mow a lawn very well anymore, but I can still cook great meals. I'd be happy to trade good home-cooked quality meals for someone to mow my lawn. Minteeleaf, finally managed to get the lawn (3 feet tall) mowed after nearly a month of solid rain. Maybe we should rent a sheep. :-) I think it would be better to start building an ark..... :) It's going to be below freezing here tonight, I know it is. The forecast is for 37. But the nearest weather station is about 60 miles away, and about 800 feet lower in altitude. Our temperatures generally run about 10 degrees colder than the forecast. All my tomatoes are out, in WalloWaters, but two of them have grown out the top of the WoWs - the two Early Girls. We will have to figure out some way to cover them. The others will be OK. The peppers will need to be covered too. We'll almost need a boat to get to them, the garden is a shallow lake with round islands (raised beds - we're using tires this year). Sigh. Pat |
garden police gone wild?
hwat is an epee?
roz |
garden police gone wild?
Why on earth does he hang dead deer from the basketball hoop? And why does
he get away with it? Roz |
garden police gone wild?
|
garden police gone wild?
|
garden police gone wild?
"Tsu Dho Nimh" wrote in message ... (Frogleg) wrote: On Sat, 31 May 2003 07:29:35 GMT, (Dianna Visek) wrote: Our town was in the process of reworking its "nuisance vegetation" ordinance. The first draft outlawed all plants that had any parts poisonous or injurious to humans or animals. We would have been left with nothing but lettuce! Not even lettuce ... it has opiates in it, in low concentration. And it's legal too. Kathy |
garden police gone wild?
|
garden police gone wild?
Ah, yes. Then we are in perfect agreement. I do that for a woman who lost her
husband about three months ago. She doesn't know how to write a check or mow her lawn. No comment!!! We all plan to get her planted with some evergreen shrubs this fall. It is way too late now to start a project like that in Texas. I am all for helping someone who is not as well or young or whatever. I suppose I read the thread with eyes wide shut. V On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 16:08:39 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12yo" wrote: That is not what we are talking about. We am talking about neighbors making an effort to help out their elderly and disabled neighbors who are unable to cut their grass and weeding their flower beds by volunteering to help them by doing it for them. That would be for the benefit of all and go a long way toward creating harmony rather than silly feuds over nothing. People really need to make an effort toward not being so selfish all the time and working together. Your own neighborhood is a good place to start, don't you think so? The law will eventually catch up with your gun happy sicko neighbor. The kind of help he needs is the work of professionals, if you know what I mean. He is an aberration not the norm. animaux wrote in message .. . On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 08:33:26 -0500, J Kolenovsky wrote: People have gotten away from going to the other person and discussing one-on-one the problem at hand. There is always a neighbor nobody wants to say anything to. Of course, he lives next door to us. He shoots doves out of trees and eats them, has a stuffed wild boar head complete with huge tusks over his fireplace and hangs dead deer from the basketball hoop in the driveway. I reported him and he has a citation as a result. There are people you cannot talk to about anything. This same neighbor trapped another neighbors' cat and dumped it many miles away. Of course I warned the idiots who let the cat out that this would happen and it did. When the cat owners approached the asshole neighbor he would not tell them where he dumped the poor cat. Then the cat thief pointed his rifle at them and threatened to shoot the man AND his wife. So, the talking isn't always a good idea. |
garden police gone wild?
On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 13:51:25 -0700, " wrote:
Why on earth does he hang dead deer from the basketball hoop? And why does he get away with it? Roz I guess he bleeds them. He didn't get away with it. I called the police and he was given a ticket. I don't know, nor do I care how much of a ticket it was. Imagine my complete and utter freak out when I went out one morning to water and saw that poor thing hanging there with a bucket of blood under it. This guy is such an asshole I can't drum up enough words to describe him. Now he has this friggin trailer in his driveway. Our deed restrictions prevent anyone for having a trailer in the drive for more than 48 hours. If it isn't gone by August, I'm taking him to civil court. Nobody, not one person in all 31 homes in our subdivision talk to or even look at this idiot. Kids are not allowed to play with his kids. It's a mess. |
garden police gone wild?
On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 16:07:00 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
Probably to clean it. (It makes more sense to me to hang it from a ceiling joist inside the garage, but maybe he likes to make a public spectacle.) He has little man complex, so that is exactly why he does it. Cause it's not illegal? Best regards, Bob It is illegal here in this town. |
garden police gone wild?
"animaux" wrote in message ... On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 13:51:25 -0700, " wrote: Why on earth does he hang dead deer from the basketball hoop? And why does he get away with it? Roz I guess he bleeds them. He didn't get away with it. I called the police and he was given a ticket. I don't know, nor do I care how much of a ticket it was. Imagine my complete and utter freak out when I went out one morning to water and saw that poor thing hanging there with a bucket of blood under it. This guy is such an asshole I can't drum up enough words to describe him. Now he has this friggin trailer in his driveway. Our deed restrictions prevent anyone for having a trailer in the drive for more than 48 hours. If it isn't gone by August, I'm taking him to civil court. We have a similar restriction. Again, out of 150 homes, about three people insist on violating the rules. I can understand if someone has to have a trailer for a few days because they are in the middle of a project, but the people who violate the rules just have one for the hell of it. I found out this week that our township prohibits the parking of boats, trailers, or commercial vehicles on residential property unless they are inside a building or are fully screened and meet setback requirement (ie, they have to be out of site, one a paved area, and a good distance from the street or any neighboring property.) You might check with your zoning board and see what the rules are in your area. You might only have to call the police, saving you a lot of time and some money to pursue it in court. |
garden police gone wild?
Vox Humana wrote:
"animaux" wrote in message ... On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 13:51:25 -0700, " wrote: Why on earth does he hang dead deer from the basketball hoop? And why does he get away with it? Roz I guess he bleeds them. He didn't get away with it. I called the police and he was given a ticket. I don't know, nor do I care how much of a ticket it was. Imagine my complete and utter freak out when I went out one morning to water and saw that poor thing hanging there with a bucket of blood under it. This guy is such an asshole I can't drum up enough words to describe him. Now he has this friggin trailer in his driveway. Our deed restrictions prevent anyone for having a trailer in the drive for more than 48 hours. If it isn't gone by August, I'm taking him to civil court. We have a similar restriction. Again, out of 150 homes, about three people insist on violating the rules. I can understand if someone has to have a trailer for a few days because they are in the middle of a project, but the people who violate the rules just have one for the hell of it. I found out this week that our township prohibits the parking of boats, trailers, or commercial vehicles on residential property unless they are inside a building or are fully screened and meet setback requirement (ie, they have to be out of site, one a paved area, and a good distance from the street or any neighboring property.) You might check with your zoning board and see what the rules are in your area. You might only have to call the police, saving you a lot of time and some money to pursue it in court. Just to play devil's advocate, why is this any different than the "weed police" everyone was ranting about yesterday? I just can't see calling the cops to hassle someone over a deed restriction. Even if the guy is an asshole. No, *especially* if he's an asshole. It will just escalate, and he won't know when to stop. Someone should have called the cops when he threatened folks with a gun. But that's a criminal matter, not civil. Best regards, Bob |
garden police gone wild?
"Bill Oliver" wrote in message ... In article FztCa.45945$hd6.9249@fed1read05, wrote: Why on earth does he hang dead deer from the basketball hoop? And why does he get away with it? Roz Probably to age it. You do know, don't you, that the steaks you buy in the supermarket have been hanging for around 21 days? While commercial meat houses hang beef in cool temperatures for long periods, the tradition for game is to hang it at ambient temperature for shorter periods. The "gamey" taste of meat harvested by hunting rather than packaged at the supermarket is in large part due to insufficient ageing. billo They might have been in the past but beef is not aged by commercial processors anymore. It costs too much money in shrinkage. The beef hangs in the "hot box" for all of 48 hours max before it's cut, packaged and shipped. After it's package it doesn't hang around all that long before it's shipped either. There's a lot of it that goes "direct ship" too. There's a lot of it that is cut and packaged and on a truck in less than 48 hours from the time it walks in the door. My DH works in a beef packing plant. Kathy |
garden police gone wild?
On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 01:44:44 GMT, "Vox Humana" wrote:
We have a similar restriction. Again, out of 150 homes, about three people insist on violating the rules. I can understand if someone has to have a trailer for a few days because they are in the middle of a project, but the people who violate the rules just have one for the hell of it. I found out this week that our township prohibits the parking of boats, trailers, or commercial vehicles on residential property unless they are inside a building or are fully screened and meet setback requirement (ie, they have to be out of site, one a paved area, and a good distance from the street or any neighboring property.) You might check with your zoning board and see what the rules are in your area. You might only have to call the police, saving you a lot of time and some money to pursue it in court. We have the same ordinance as you. Trailers, boats, cars on blocks, etc. are not tolerated unless inside the fence and not seen from the street or anyone else's backyard. It's a civil matter. I've asked him for three years to move it. I'm giving him till August. I think I've been fair. It has been recorded for three years that I've wanted it out of sight, as well as have signatures of 27 families who also want it out. Court fees are virtually nothing, and for sure nothing if he is in violation, which he clearly is. On top of city ordinance, he signed deed restrictions when he bought in this development, regardless how small it is. It's all half acre or more zoned in here. 31 houses. Thing is, I probably would tolerate it if he wasn't such a scumbag about that cat. What a disgusting thing to do to another human being and even if you hate the human, to do that to a cat is demonic. He'll get his. Victoria |
garden police gone wild?
On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 21:33:56 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
Just to play devil's advocate, why is this any different than the "weed police" everyone was ranting about yesterday? I just can't see calling the cops to hassle someone over a deed restriction. Even if the guy is an asshole. No, *especially* if he's an asshole. It will just escalate, and he won't know when to stop. Someone should have called the cops when he threatened folks with a gun. But that's a criminal matter, not civil. Best regards, Bob The police were called and it was their word against his and they didn't have a witness. Some laws in Texas are pretty archaic. As for escalating the situation...I don't mean to sound low classed, but there are at least ten guys in here who would just love the opportunity to squash this idiot like a bug. His junk heap and trailer and b-ball hoop that nobody ever plays with are going to go. We have a lot of money invested in our homes and his house is the first you see when you enter the gates. I'd personally love to see him escalate. My husband is the most gentle of all creatures and even HE said he'd squash that idiot like a bug. We called the police to have it recorded so when we take him to court the court will clearly see how tolerant of his heap we all were. Victoria |
garden police gone wild?
animaux wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 21:33:56 -0500, zxcvbob wrote: Just to play devil's advocate, why is this any different than the "weed police" everyone was ranting about yesterday? I just can't see calling the cops to hassle someone over a deed restriction. Even if the guy is an asshole. No, *especially* if he's an asshole. It will just escalate, and he won't know when to stop. Someone should have called the cops when he threatened folks with a gun. But that's a criminal matter, not civil. Best regards, Bob The police were called and it was their word against his and they didn't have a witness. Some laws in Texas are pretty archaic. As for escalating the situation...I don't mean to sound low classed, but there are at least ten guys in here who would just love the opportunity to squash this idiot like a bug. His junk heap and trailer and b-ball hoop that nobody ever plays with are going to go. We have a lot of money invested in our homes and his house is the first you see when you enter the gates. I'd personally love to see him escalate. My husband is the most gentle of all creatures and even HE said he'd squash that idiot like a bug. We called the police to have it recorded so when we take him to court the court will clearly see how tolerant of his heap we all were. Victoria But don't you see the irony of the message thread you posted this in? I guess not. Best regards, Bob |
garden police gone wild?
In article FztCa.45945$hd6.9249@fed1read05,
" wrote: Why on earth does he hang dead deer from the basketball hoop? And why does he get away with it? Roz Depending on where the deer was killed, it has to be "field dressed" which means that it has to be gutted and bled as soon as possible. It works a lot better with gravity on your side. I don't know if he can hunt on his property, but that's one explanation. Secondly, you have to skin and clean a deer before butchering. The best way to make sure everything is ready is to hang the carcass. It makes access easier. Since some people are squeamish about the whole venison concept (it sure makes clear how meat "gets to the table") many people hang the carcass inside the garage or work in the basement. This guy may not feel like hauling a carcass around any more than is necessary. This is all perfectly legal, since deer hunting is legal. Now, this neighbor sounds horrible, but there were a couple of things mentioned that are perfectly legal and, in some cultures, perfectly acceptable. Threatening people with a gun makes it obvious that there's something fundamentally wrong with this person. But if he wants to eat venison, a deer must be killed. |
garden police gone wild?
"Terry M" wrote in news:0ZtCa.826624
$Zo.170849@sccrnsc03: wrote: hwat is an epee? roz An epee is a dueling sword. Terry M "Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian." It is also a way to relieve yourself John |
garden police gone wild?
animaux writes:
Not only did he threaten people, his 11 year old daughter said something which put red flags up on the whole block. She asked another little girl if she ever had sex, or wanted to have sex. These are 11 year old girls. You realize, of course, that some schools start sex education in kindergarten nowadays. That may not be the case in your area, but it's drastically jumping to conclusions to think an 11-year-old got such curiosity at home, no matter how weird her family is otherwise. They're getting bombarded with it from all sides. Come to think of it, when I was 11 years old, a school friend used to pass around his mom's trashy romance novels -- the kind with fully descriptive sex, not the tamer ones that stop at the bedroom door. Luckily for their morals, most of the kids probably couldn't read yet. -- Aaron |
garden police gone wild?
On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 23:01:13 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
But don't you see the irony of the message thread you posted this in? I guess not. Best regards, Bob I see the irony. Do you think I'm somehow less intelligent because I posted a gripe and because sometimes it's necessary to be garden police? Hey, I could care less if people have their lawn growing tall. That's not my point. Fortunately, everyone who lives in my development take very good care of their property. We have one neighbor we strongly dislike. |
garden police gone wild?
There is a big difference because Victoria bought into this suburb KNOWING about the
rules. Nothing hidden, everything was in black and white on paper. Signing on the dotted line meant agreeing to the rules set out. Most of the rules concern what goes on it the front and public areas around the house. Ingrid On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 23:01:13 -0500, zxcvbob wrote: But don't you see the irony of the message thread you posted this in? I guess not. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
garden police gone wild?
John wrote:
wrote: hwat is an epee? roz An epee is a dueling sword. Terry M "Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian." It is also a way to relieve yourself John I believe that would be *apee* or maybe *ipee*. Possibly *upee* or *wepee*. Terry M "Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian." |
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:57 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GardenBanter