On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:31:58 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>Omelet wrote:
>
>> I'd just as soon let the city ordinances that are VOTED on take care of
>> issues with trashy people.
>>
>> They don't tell me how short to keep my lawn or how many tulips per bed
>> I can plant.
>>
>> And yes, it really can get that ridiculous with HOA'S!
>>
>> Petty little groups of tyrants...
>
>Not every neighborhood lays within a city. So hence no city ordinances!
>Consider that buying into a particular neighborhood *is* like voting.
>You just "voted" to move into a neighborhood with certain pre-known
>rules. You don't like the rules- don't move there.
>Some trashy people don't consider themselves trashy. They consider that
>they're "anti-tyrant" yet they are the exact ones who may be bringing
>house values down with things like ugly chain link fences when only wood
>or picket type fences allowed, multiple animals on small lots, purple
>exterior paint, cars parked on the lawns, etc. I wouldn't want to live
>next to that house if the rest of the neighborhood is gorgeous. That
>ugly house affects *my* homes resale value!

OM is talking trash again. Her yard is probably the eyesore of the
neighborhood.

Lou