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garden police gone wild?
"Purchgdss" wrote in message
... :No different than the "garden police". :sigh I'm so grateful I don't have a "neighborhood association"/home nazi's in :my subdivision. I purposely bought where I did *because* there isn't one. I live in an area that is known to be rural. As the farmers age and the children move away from farming, they sell some of their land off to developers. The developers have developed, and we have become suburban. The people moving to this county from the more urbanized counties pay big money to live out in the country, and then fight to get ordinances passed against the odors and sounds that the farmers that are still out here in the country have on the farm! The newcomers also try and get ordinances passed that the tractors/combines/farm equipment can't drive up the roads slowing traffic, etc. Well, I say, if you move to the country, be prepared to smell the manure and hear the roosters/cows/pigs/horses! But homeowners have, in some cases successfully, sued these farmers that have been here for a zillion years, because the farming industry is not conducive to property values. We had one old guy who lived in a farmhouse for 60 some odd years. As he aged, he sold off his land, and developers built developments. The developments all had home owners associations. He got a letter in the mail stating that he was considered part of the neighborhood and he had to abide by the HOA rules and regulations. They gave him a list of paint colors that were "acceptable" for his home. So.....he mixed them all up, and painted his home a lovely shade of light peptobismol pink! They took him to court and lost. He had lived by the letter of the law. I think people get a bit carried away with some things. Basketball hoops, boats, etc. aren't my business. IF my neighbor has something that infringes on MY health or property, then I need to discuss it or take further action if discussing it doesn't work. But the color my neighbor paints his doors, or trim, or whatever isn't my concern. Besides.....if I complain, we might get a HOA and end up living in little pink houses! Blessings, tammy -- The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom. Henry Ward Beecher Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality. Beatrix Potter Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. William Butler Yeats www.pictureparables.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.487 / Virus Database: 286 - Release Date: 06/01/2003 |
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