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Some Pictures From My Father's Place

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Zurp said:
I got a notice from the city that my driveway was too cracked. My asphalt driveway had too many cracks. And some trim around some windows needed to be painted. Small stuff like that. They came back and said if I don't fix it, they have the right to fine me and even make me do jail time. I didn't doubt that they could fine me, but the jail time seemed like an empty threat. I took care of the issues, but it's funny that they threaten me with jail time for having cracks in the driveway (while they ignore the 6-inch deep pot-holes in my street), and some people are allowed to hoard decades' worth of junk in their front lawns.
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I used to work with a lot of communities that had officers for nuisance complaints. Most of it was neighbors turning in neighbors. That is pretty odd that they would be worried about the window trim or even the driveway for that matter. I could see them having you fix a sidewalk.
 
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LoudBuckeyeGirl said:
In my neighborhood, anything outside the fence is a "curb alert" free for all. It would be gone in an hour. People who had stuff in their yard because they were cleaning out the garage would find it missing in minutes. Just an invitation to the roaming scavengers.
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I really enjoyed this thread. Dubs had some great photo's and stories to tell. It was a lot of fun. Down here in Jacksonville FL, we have the same thing happening. On sunday evenings and Monday mornings we can sell all sorts of men in pick up trucks, driving up and down the streets looking for junk and trash, that you don't want. You can put out an old refrigerator and not to worry, it would be gone in an hour. Remember that 1 mans trash - is another man's Treasure. But the funny part of all this, one time I put out 2 lamps for someone to take, and a pick up comes to a stop. A girl jumps out with wire cutters and snips the 2 cords off the lamps and they drive off. Later I was informed that they do that because of the copper wire. Wow.............times must be really tough.
 
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kippy1040 said:
I really enjoyed this thread. Dubs had some great photo's and stories to tell. It was a lot of fun. Down here in Jacksonville FL, we have the same thing happening. On sunday evenings and Monday mornings we can sell all sorts of men in pick up trucks, driving up and down the streets looking for junk and trash, that you don't want. You can put out an old refrigerator and not to worry, it would be gone in an hour. Remember that 1 mans trash - is another man's Treasure. But the funny part of all this, one time I put out 2 lamps for someone to take, and a pick up comes to a stop. A girl jumps out with wire cutters and snips the 2 cords off the lamps and they drive off. Later I was informed that they do that because of the copper wire. Wow.............times must be really tough.
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Same down near Boca Raton. I put out an old rusted out pool heater only to have guy stop 15 mins later asking if he could scavenge the metal out of it. Told him he had to take everything or leave it all for the trash man. The whole thing was off my lawn in 5 mins.
 
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Twice a year, the garbage service here will take large items. Or they say they do; I'm not sure they actually bother, because the night before a line of pickups from every antique and thrift shop around do the work for them. The trick is to put one item out and wait a minute for someone to stop, and then get them to carry everything else out for you.
 
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Deety said:
Twice a year, the garbage service here will take large items. Or they say they do; I'm not sure they actually bother, because the night before a line of pickups from every antique and thrift shop around do the work for them. The trick is to put one item out and wait a minute for someone to stop, and then get them to carry everything else out for you.
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We have a couple of community "recycle" days where you can take just about everything including old paint.
 
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DubCoffman62 said:
I didn't realize you could zoom in, a better look at some of this [Mark May]

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This photo is going to give me nightmares for weeks.
 
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