tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post2800338886421438653..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Owning property in the city -- this is just sillyBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-20219501279945525412011-01-16T11:06:01.553-08:002011-01-16T11:06:01.553-08:00There must be ways of finding out her address but ...There must be ways of finding out her address but if you followed her you'd no doubt be done for stalking. Do you guys have anything like the Brit 'Freedom of information Act'? Failing that get Wikileaks of her case.<br />Sounds like harrassment to me.<br />I love growing tree from seeds and cuttings and my yard has maybe 600 pots from ounces to 10galls.<br />Feel sympathy with you fellah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-65289801687369737112011-01-07T16:28:40.168-08:002011-01-07T16:28:40.168-08:00This is amazing. They should really bring a bit o...This is amazing. They should really bring a bit of common sense to their job. Who doesn't reuse buckets for gardening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-79355876796147784062011-01-06T18:53:34.001-08:002011-01-06T18:53:34.001-08:00stef: this whole thing started when I had to evic...stef: this whole thing started when I had to evict a renter. The tenant asked that he be able to bag his stuff, including a mattress, and put it at the back of the house for a few days while he moved. A few days turned into a week, and the guy just dissapeared. I waited another week, and then took all the stuff to the dump. <br /> <br /> At some point during that, someone complained to the city. Carol followed up on the complaint, and she kinda blew it when she said "and it smells, I was just out there" -- at the time the stuff was already gone. <br /> So a few days later she came out and verified that the stuff in the complaint was gone, but then decided that the freezers, wood pile and buckets/plants had to go, too. So I moved the wood pile and freezers, but finally got fed up with it. She and I had several exchanges, which I've excerpted above, but she was not going to back down. <br /> Fine. Consulted an attorney, attorney advised me that I couldn't file a claim or put this in front of a judge until they harmed me in some way. I moved the freezers and the wood pile and everything else but the plants, and called carol and told her that. Not good enough; the potted plants have to go, too. <br /> That seemed unreasonable. So now that they've damaged me I'll take appropriate action. <br /><br />Carol was reluctant to put anything in writing, which I believe is for obvious reasons. She's out of bounds here, in my opinion.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-57436665981131541392011-01-06T18:46:46.236-08:002011-01-06T18:46:46.236-08:00It is actually against the law not to recycle. Bu...It is actually against the law not to recycle. But you have to recycle in the approved way, with the approved contractor. That way you pay the largest number of people possible. And they contribute to political campaigns. I'm a bit cynical about this, I'll admit.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-55367266871233032552011-01-06T18:45:10.541-08:002011-01-06T18:45:10.541-08:00I'm a little bemused by the whole episode. I&...I'm a little bemused by the whole episode. I'll get a bill, no doubt. I've submitted a public disclosure request that I think will yield some interesting background on this, and I'll follow up on it when I recieve it. <br /><br />These guys are worse than a HOA. At least with a HOA, you're talking about neighbors and you can hold them to the same standards. I asked carol to let me come and look at her backyard. Her reply? "you'll get a better view from the alley" -- ok. What's your address? "I don't have to give you that". Look, if it's good for the goose, it's good for the gander. No double standards here. If she feels like it's appropriate to scrutinize peoples property and uphold certain standards, I'd expect her to be open to the same scrutiny.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-62821741306856763702011-01-06T18:30:07.358-08:002011-01-06T18:30:07.358-08:00Isn't it against the law to NOT recycle in Sea...Isn't it against the law to NOT recycle in Seattle ... so why is against the law to reuse? I have to say that the more you write about Snohomish, the more convinced I am to never live in Washington. Oregon also loves useless bureaucrats, but has even less money to fund their madness.<br /><br />Ultimately, the problem is cities. When you squeeze enough people into a small area, there will be a number of overwrought perfectionists who believe their quality of life is impacted by your 5-gallon buckets. HOAs cater to these people in particular, but it seems your local zoning department is happy to oblige as well.Lee Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13736680452703464160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-44558949697967251582011-01-06T16:17:25.103-08:002011-01-06T16:17:25.103-08:00So they left your freezers alone?So they left your freezers alone?StefRobrtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786010946464627818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-20434479233135406272011-01-06T14:05:29.614-08:002011-01-06T14:05:29.614-08:00Oooooh...lame.Oooooh...lame.Kevin Kossowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162563717624538222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-35830734288821775842011-01-06T05:00:09.668-08:002011-01-06T05:00:09.668-08:00They'd crap a brick if they took a drive throu...They'd crap a brick if they took a drive through rural ArkansasAcross The Creek Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286366285047303252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-71817709081331964332011-01-05T23:10:07.751-08:002011-01-05T23:10:07.751-08:00So I guess they are only plant pots if you pay mon...So I guess they are only plant pots if you pay money for them. Reuse, recycle and re-purpose are just cute little sayings on a poster, don't actually do it.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981706635116037907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-24900581250810395102011-01-05T19:52:05.268-08:002011-01-05T19:52:05.268-08:00Just reinforces my reasoning for NOT living in a c...Just reinforces my reasoning for NOT living in a city!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-88760708504287590352011-01-05T19:35:50.539-08:002011-01-05T19:35:50.539-08:00Holy cow, somebody's got it in for you big tim...Holy cow, somebody's got it in for you big time. Unbelievable.Patty S.http://www.eaglesham.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-3340263495380430232011-01-05T19:15:58.864-08:002011-01-05T19:15:58.864-08:00I am willing to bet that sometime in the not too d...I am willing to bet that sometime in the not too distant future you get a bill from seattle for cleaning up your property, they gotta pay for Mayor McMumbles bycycle lanes somehow.<br />Maybe you should have spray painted the buckets and claimed them as yard art.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160243952968263390noreply@blogger.com