County says no camping on your own land !!

[TomSeller]

Well, I dont think anybody is complaining about Mennonites or even some stuff laying around a property or a a tractor left in a field.. Its more stuff like this..

There is only one thing wrong with the place in your pictures .......... Those aren't tractors he is collecting !

 

[TomSeller]

How can you justifying your stance with city ordinances in a country forum. What's the point?

Right, not only the visual sights they see, but city people move into the country and complain about roosters crowing and cows bellowing. I don't know where these people think their food comes from.

 

[SoGeorgia]

Right, not only the visual sights they see, but city people move into the country and complain about roosters crowing and cows bellowing. I don't know where these people think their food comes from.

Don't leave out the "mentally deficient owners" with the grass that's a foot high out there in the county.

Oh wait. That's hay for those bellowing cows..

 

[TomSeller]

Don't leave out the "mentally deficient owners" with the grass that's a foot high out there in the county.
..

Right, shouldn't we all be mowing it and applying weed and feed so it looks like a golf course?

 

[SoGeorgia]

Right, shouldn't we all be mowing it and applying weed and feed so it looks like a golf course?

hehehe

 

[3930dave]

Clover war veteran, 79, faces jail time because of junk in his yard | CharlotteObserver.com

With more government comes more "crises". Notable in the Clover article is that none of his neighbours had complained.

But, even a big city can try and apply common sense occasionally. There was a situation in Toronto recently, where a "concerned citizen" was bombarding city hall with complaints about neighbourhood violations. The TV reporter went on a walking tour of the area - it was a very well taken care of older neighbourhood, all of it. This lady had taken it upon herself to lodge formal complaints about things like how close somebody's hedge was to a sidewalk - examples cited had a hedge 2" closer to a sidewalk than what is "allowed".

Best guess was that this lady was ticked off with city hall, or had 1 or more screws loose.

Given the real problems that exist (run down rooming houses elsewhere in the city, etc.), city staff was wasting a lot of time chasing these nuisance complaints - to the point that they are looking a tabling legislation to cap the number of complaints one individual can submit in a given time frame.

If a big city can make the time to apply the intent of the law, hopefully some country neighbours can apply what used to be called Common Sense, but I tend to view it more as UNCommon Sense as of late.

Rgds, D.

 

[Midniteoyl]

That's atrocious! If that were my neighbor I'd march right over there and.. .

Ask to look around... There could be a gold mine just ripe for the picking. Maybe some antiques.. Classic cars... Parts... I'd love to look around...

Haha.. me too. But, most of those guys wont part with anything..

 

[Midniteoyl]

With more government comes more "crises". Notable in the Clover article is that none of his neighbours had complained.

But, even a big city can try and apply common sense occasionally. There was a situation in Toronto recently, where a "concerned citizen" was bombarding city hall with complaints about neighbourhood violations. The TV reporter went on a walking tour of the area - it was a very well taken care of older neighbourhood, all of it. This lady had taken it upon herself to lodge formal complaints about things like how close somebody's hedge was to a sidewalk - examples cited had a hedge 2" closer to a sidewalk than what is "allowed".

Best guess was that this lady was ticked off with city hall, or had 1 or more screws loose.

Given the real problems that exist (run down rooming houses elsewhere in the city, etc.), city staff was wasting a lot of time chasing these nuisance complaints - to the point that they are looking a tabling legislation to cap the number of complaints one individual can submit in a given time frame.

If a big city can make the time to apply the intent of the law, hopefully some country neighbours can apply what used to be called Common Sense, but I tend to view it more as UNCommon Sense as of late.

Rgds, D.

Ya.. threw that in as a kind of counter-point and to keep the thread 'on topic' ie: over reaching government agents..

 

[Midniteoyl]

How can you justifying your stance with city ordinances in a country forum. What's the point?

Justify what stance? I dont believe I gave my stance one way or the other in this thread... just posting relevant articles. Yes, a city/town/village ordinance is relevant too.. Unless your saying that only people in the 'county' have rights and freedoms?

 

[dave1949]

Don't leave out the "mentally deficient owners" with the grass that's a foot high out there in the county.

Oh wait. That's hay for those bellowing cows..

Right, shouldn't we all be mowing it and applying weed and feed so it looks like a golf course?

Very funny.

If either of you had been around here longer, you would know I consider a Weed 'n Feed lawn an obscenity against nature too. I had the feeling people got tired of hearing about it, but that's another topic. We are not talking about petty stuff like neighbors complaining about too many dandelions in your yard.

And I'm sure the city people have figured out their hamburger doesn't come from old washing machines.

Roosters and bawling cattle have nothing to do with it either.

Trying to turn this into a city versus country topic is nonsense. Most the folks who live in trash around here have never lived in a city. They are pure country born and bred trashy people.

I bet many of you, if asked why schools fail, would say it is a lack of expectations and high standards. Apply that same thinking to taking some pride in one's home and property, and expecting others to reasonably do the same. One responsible parent does not a good school make. Nor does one neighbor with pride make a good neighborhood.

Stop defending what is indefensible and stand up for something, or stop making jokes about Walmartians shopping in their pajamas, because trash in yards is no different.

Rural America has enough challenges without adding self-inflicted wounds to our woes.