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Re: covenants

To: Scott Hall <scott.hall@comcast.net>, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: covenants
From: "Bill Engle, Sr." <whesr@iglou.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:35:31 -0400
Last year I paddock



At 09:12 PM 8/16/2004, Scott Hall wrote:

>At 09:30 AM 8/16/2004 -0400, Eric@megageek.com wrote:
>
>>As he went outside to go to the parts store, he found a fine on the
>>"disabled vehicle" in his own driveway.
>>
>>Meanwhile, his neighbor's yard is FILLED with brightly colored children's
>>toys and crap all the time.
>
>one man's trash...  but I agree - there's a yard here covered with pink 
>flamingos.  nowhere near my house, so I just laugh as I drive by.  but if 
>I were a neighbor...
>
>>Then there is my buddy that puts his motorcycle in his pickup truck and
>>drives to Daytona every year for Bike week.  While down there, he wants to
>>visit his mom in a gated community.  However, their rules don't allow bikes
>>OR trucks.  So he has to park outside and walk a bunch to see her.
>
>you know, that one *shocked* me too.  I have a friend in boca 
>raton.  lives in a townhouse development.  no pickup trucks allowed.
>
>eh?
>
>and that's not as visitors, nothing.  they're not to enter the 
>property.  what especially surprises me is that this is not an ultra-tony 
>development, the residents are mostly young people, and daily driver 
>pickups are popular.  suvs are allowed, and vans, but no open-bed 
>trucks.  odd.  wonder about a truck with a topper?
>
>>Give me backwoods to courtrooms ANYDAY!!!!  8>)
>
>that's a main reason I feel so fortunate to have bought where we did.  big 
>lots, no city government (but no city sewer, either), and 15 minutes from 
>my office.
>
>but again, that a double-edged sword - my neighbors are great, and like 
>trees like I do, and they're quiet.  but I understand the man from whom I 
>bought this house had goats and chickens.  those make quite a bit of noise 
>apparently.  the first thing one new neighbor said to me was, "you don't 
>have any goats, do you?", which is a strange introduction.  seems the 
>county had ordinances against pigs only, so there was nothing they could 
>do.  that would probably be less than ideal.






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