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NutmegYankee

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106. I find that very true about over-regulation at local levels.

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 01:41 PM

Oct 2015

It was a major reason for buying a home in a 1960's suburb out in the middle of nowhere SE Connecticut. This 45 sq-mile town has very few ordinances and doesn't even have it's own police force. It has some constables under the authority of the state police. (CT doesn't have any county government, so no sheriffs)

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Texas couple paint their house bright shade of teal only to receive DEATH THREATS from neighbors who [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2015 OP

Not my favorite color by a long shot but if they had permission then whatever *shrug* cstanleytech Oct 2015 #1

When we repainted ours a decade or so back to a nice purple-blue shade Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #41

Yes, a nice Lime Jello Green with Hunter's Orange trim would have looked better, but still nice! FrodosPet Oct 2015 #108

I once saw a house in Steubenville, OH awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #115

Teal is a color? DashOneBravo Oct 2015 #2

San Jose Sharks (NHL) have always been Teal and Black rpannier Oct 2015 #33

Teal is a color, a pretty one, but the pic of that house is turquoise on my monitor. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #39

That's a perfectly decent colour for a Victorian. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #43

There's a reason Queen Anne jen63 Oct 2015 #124

Yep! I think the house is beautiful and very well done! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #66

+100 narnian60 Oct 2015 #101

I have a vivid violet house down the block and I have seen totally black houses roguevalley Oct 2015 #3

I think it looks very nice... Kalidurga Oct 2015 #4

I've never understood why people agree to HOA rules and policies. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #10

I don't get it either Kalidurga Oct 2015 #11

To actually pay a group of people to give you shit ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #14

LOL Kalidurga Oct 2015 #16

The same type... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #116

Well, that's totally generalizing people.... KatyMan Oct 2015 #127

I like living in one. Hard to find a new house without one yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #20

Fortunately, ours does a good job. Never a complaint. They focus on keeping the common RKP5637 Oct 2015 #67

Same here. Our monthly has not increased in 11 years. yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #90

HOAs for houses? PasadenaTrudy Oct 2015 #75

Oh no. Now communities with single dwellings can have them yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #89

what if you can't afford a house? CreekDog Oct 2015 #28

What does that have to do with an HOA? Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #61

because if you can't afford a house, your main choices usually include HOA's CreekDog Oct 2015 #80

Multi-unit properties come with such rules by default because the exterior is collectively owned. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #105

I love my HOA. $30 a year, they take care of the entrances, decorate for holidays, djean111 Oct 2015 #50

We. Have. No. Choice. Nt JudyM Oct 2015 #58

The problem is so many areas have them and you have to live somewhere. 7962 Oct 2015 #62

Oh, dear... hope those poor special snowflake neighbors never visit San Francisco... TygrBright Oct 2015 #5

Exactly, the Victorians in SFO are beautiful. Imagine if they had used purple, orange, brown RKP5637 Oct 2015 #68

I said at the top jen63 Oct 2015 #125

I think it's beautiful. Victorians are supposed to be colorful. Lyric Oct 2015 #6

Yep! Exactly!!! Hmmmm, what do they want them to paint it ... plain generic beige. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #69

I completely agree! (nt) paleotn Oct 2015 #74

Yes, it was well done. AwakeAtLast Oct 2015 #118

how do those neighbors sit with those sticks up their butts? irisblue Oct 2015 #7

I think it looks Jeb Bartlet Oct 2015 #8

Right, because all Texans behave this way. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #12

Doncha know rpannier Oct 2015 #34

Awww, poor widdle Texas got its feefees hurt shenmue Oct 2015 #128

So...Texas is the only place this happens, right? KatyMan Oct 2015 #132

Isn't it nice that people who do not pay the bills in the house have the right to tell you Feeling the Bern Oct 2015 #9

I love it! They should not change it! Firebrand Gary Oct 2015 #13

That's not teal, that's turquoise or cyan. Beacool Oct 2015 #15

Very much so LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #19

Yep, that's teal. Beacool Oct 2015 #113

Yep, teal is more greenish-blue. I think the colors they used are great!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #71

you are so nice... restorefreedom Oct 2015 #83

looks okay to me 0rganism Oct 2015 #17

It's not that I don't like the color, I just think it doesn't go well with the color of the brick. YOHABLO Oct 2015 #18

Ya I think its the brick thats throwing me off as well now that I look at it. cstanleytech Oct 2015 #23

Teal is awesome, but that is not teal LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #21

We had a house down the road that was painted "Pepto Bismal Pink" sakabatou Oct 2015 #22

That was the color of MY house when I bought it! dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #40

The second one looks much better, IMHO. Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2015 #42

In the first pic, he is shown as a patient puppy while I fill his water pool. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #46

I missed seeing the dog in the first shot, sorry about that. Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2015 #47

Awww...what a sweet face. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #59

Much agreed. kydo Oct 2015 #72

Awwww! What a sweet little pup! smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #107

little boxes delrem Oct 2015 #24

+1 cyberswede Oct 2015 #120

Death threats? Lunabell Oct 2015 #25

It's Texas..... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #26

IKR Lunabell Oct 2015 #27

Did you read the article at the link? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #29

"'Everything from white trash Californians, "what are they doing here" to "we want to hang them" cui bono Oct 2015 #31

They would flip out here in Vegas.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #36

There used to be a barn near where I live that was painted lavender. Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2015 #44

I would love it, too! kentauros Oct 2015 #55

Pretty! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2015 #77

There's still plenty of the dull colors here, kentauros Oct 2015 #97

Love all of them! Texasgal Oct 2015 #135

Cool! (so to speak) kentauros Oct 2015 #139

There is a family in my neighborhood christx30 Oct 2015 #93

I personally think it's a joke threat by kids Reter Oct 2015 #134

Looks fine to me NBachers Oct 2015 #30

A lesser version of that happened to me. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2015 #32

Better than red world wide wally Oct 2015 #35

Nice neighbors. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #37

Wow those neighbors sound like the epitome of romanic Oct 2015 #38

And here I thought Texans were all about freedom. Justice Oct 2015 #45

when first home shopping in Texas many of the old neighborhood ass. rules still had Sunlei Oct 2015 #53

I find that very true about over-regulation at local levels. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #106

Exactly, funny if they are right wingers treestar Oct 2015 #96

Texas . . . it figures. Vinca Oct 2015 #48

Scandanavian style MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 #49

most newer neighborhoods around here have a list of rules a mile long, link Sunlei Oct 2015 #51

Yup, I will never buy a house with an HOA like that TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #129

Texas, land of the free? No, land of the do what we say or else. cpompilo Oct 2015 #52

I didn't know what color teal was; I think that makes me a terrible gay. frizzled Oct 2015 #54

One of my requirements when house hunting is no HOAs Thor_MN Oct 2015 #56

this is why i hate homeowner associations ,just another layer of bearucratic nonsense allan01 Oct 2015 #57

I thought Texans were all about "freedumb" and all that n/t secondwind Oct 2015 #60

Have a look upthread kentauros Oct 2015 #64

The house looks great nuxvomica Oct 2015 #63

I think it's beautiful. Victorian houses are typically painted like this. What a bunch of RKP5637 Oct 2015 #65

There's about 3 that color in our National Registry historical district. Too bad some can't sinkingfeeling Oct 2015 #70

texas librechik Oct 2015 #73

OK, I get it..... paleotn Oct 2015 #76

That is very California. There are many cities in CA with neighborhoods of Victorian style houses Cleita Oct 2015 #78

On the other hand, it could be this: Princess Turandot Oct 2015 #79

There are many cultures in which brightly colored houses are the norm ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 #81

It is beautiful. Gorgeous. oldandhappy Oct 2015 #82

That is an absolutely beautiful home. roamer65 Oct 2015 #84

The only things wrong that I see Nac Mac Feegle Oct 2015 #85

Yeah, those are jarring elements that wreck the Victorian aesthetic. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #88

Right. It's barely victorian in style. kentauros Oct 2015 #102

Thank you Much better . "Muddled"was putting it in a nice term Person 2713 Oct 2015 #119

Some Texans have too much time on their hands. Aristus Oct 2015 #86

true rockfordfile Oct 2015 #121

Not what I would have chosen, but not that bad. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #87

LOLOLOLOL My house is the same color!!! LOLOLOL Javaman Oct 2015 #91

Perfect Halloween decoration for you... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #110

Some people have way too much LiberalElite Oct 2015 #92

HOA's V0ltairesGh0st Oct 2015 #94

Color does not seem so bad treestar Oct 2015 #95

LOL at anybody who buys into one of these HOA's tabasco Oct 2015 #98

Death threats? Stryder Oct 2015 #99

looks like they put a bundle into this property dembotoz Oct 2015 #100

Here is a photo of their true house. Francois9 Oct 2015 #103

I don't find that color bad at all. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #104

Home owners association has rescinded permission to paint the house teal and 1monster Oct 2015 #109

ya gotta love the Daily Mail olddots Oct 2015 #111

I agree, it's a RW rag. Beacool Oct 2015 #114

Their neighbors should do as in this commercial csziggy Oct 2015 #112

they would probably be offended by teal hair too Skittles Oct 2015 #117

Never liked Homeowner's Association rockfordfile Oct 2015 #122

I never liked neighbors! nolabels Oct 2015 #136

Death threats over a house color? agentS Oct 2015 #123

Tribalism is what the human population has evolved from (and or lives by) nolabels Oct 2015 #137

That sounds like Texan tolerance. nt valerief Oct 2015 #126

Not a color I would choose TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #130

If the homeowners association gave them permission Wernothelpless Oct 2015 #131

You need permission to paint your own house? Reter Oct 2015 #133

I'll just say it: Homeowner associations are fucking garbage ButterflyBlood Oct 2015 #138