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In reply to the discussion: How far would you go to tear down a cardboard fort? [View all]haikugal
(6,476 posts)101. OMG....well there it is, thanks.
I once had a problem with an enforcer over an overgrown field and what constituted a 'noxious' weed...given that goldenrod is very productive for native habitats and food production....I learned that all plants that are not planted are considered noxious and was given 2 days or pay $250. It was a large field, and it had paths mown into it for the kids to play in...a friend with a tractor came and helped me out. Do you want to know what that field has looked like every year after? Not mown and full of beautiful goldenrod, mullein, wild asters, elderberry and many other things.
I guess no one has complained because we are on a main road and nothing escapes notice around here.
Thanks again
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B. We're the gov't. We always have ways to screw over people. Unless the guy gets ACLU on his side..
Panich52
Apr 2015
#1
Me too, I am 100% in favor of cardboard forts. 'First World Problem'! Indeed. Authoritarians MAKE
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#93
"... the homeowner refuses, stating the ordinance is stupid." If this is an allowable defense
cleanhippie
Apr 2015
#3
If I lived next door, I would not give a shit if my neighbor built a cardboard fort.
cheapdate
Apr 2015
#32
If I lived next door, I would join in the fun. And how does a cardboard fort on someone's own
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#94
How far would you go to collect someone's unpaid retail cigarette taxes?
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#9
That's not really a rebuttal; it's just a complaint. So I guess my point stands.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#154
Why should people just obey something when it forbids some other thing that is harmless?
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#173
There are, quite literally, thousands of laws that can be described that way.
cleanhippie
Apr 2015
#174
"Ignoring laws that harm others (in the legal sense) only invites chaos."
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#177
Most communities don't allow stockade fencing in front yards...it's an obstacle in fire fighting
HereSince1628
Apr 2015
#40
Oh, I get it! You're only PRETENDING that a neighbor's cardboard fort would upset you!
Coventina
Apr 2015
#55
My "granny" was removed alive from the home she owned as a danger to herself and others...
hunter
Apr 2015
#111
Exactly what I would do. I'd have a "Coventina's Castle Countdown" to the 15 days, make sure all
Coventina
Apr 2015
#60
"You allow open contempt for the law like this, next thing you know, anarchy!"
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#53
He won't be jailed long for a cardboard fort. The kids will learn how to resist dumb laws.
Cheese Sandwich
Apr 2015
#86
As a neighbor wouldn't care, but if I was the city and had to enforce the ordinance I
ohnoyoudidnt
Apr 2015
#63
"I would just ask the garbage service to pick it up and toss it in the truck"
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#65
I think there was something about thorn bushes in the back that he was taking out...
Hekate
Apr 2015
#90
Wave at the happy kids as I walk by with the dog. Notice the forecast is rain. Figure it will all be
Hekate
Apr 2015
#89
I take it you never experienced the joy of playing in cardboard boxes as a child.
Ms. Toad
Apr 2015
#104
For the second time, please point specifically to where I said you"hate children playing"
Ms. Toad
Apr 2015
#140
only if you douse it with some gas...actually pain in the ass to get cardboard going
snooper2
Apr 2015
#131
"Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell said despite the reports, the family has not been cited or fined.
struggle4progress
Apr 2015
#159
"Mayor Mike Caldwell also weighed in. 'I remember building forts with my friends as a kid.
struggle4progress
Apr 2015
#162