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2005-09-09 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by muck4doo 2005-09-09 11:01|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is sad, but I hope this is only an exception.

Through a ML on a totally unrelated topic (fortean lore), I've read a first hand account of a Katrina victim : it was pretty harsh against authorities, both local and federal, whose responses and actions were uncaring and not effective (people being left stranded, sheriffs blocking bridge crossing to dry zones for fear of looting, responsibles leading refugees on "wild goose chases" to get rid of them,...)... but the testimony was clear on one thing, the solidarity of ordinary people, both on scene, during evacuation (such as a flight attendant IIRc giving his shoes to a shoeless evacuee), and on arrival to others States (warm and helpful reception from ordinary texans, as opposed to the searches and lack of empathy from the authorities).

Posted by anonymous5089 2005-09-09 11:26|| 2005-09-09 11:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, you gotta remember that most condo associations have the warmth of a Gestapo officer with a bad case of hemiroids...

Posted by tu3031 2005-09-09 11:48|| 2005-09-09 11:48|| Front Page Top

#3 "Oh my...I'm terribly sorry, but it seems we're not zoned for evacuees. See for yourself. Right here in Paragraph XXIV(c), Subsection 9, Clause (w). Chesterwood Hillandale Gardens Estates wishes you the very best, but you'll need to look elsewhere, I'm afraid. And get that mutt out of here before I call the authorities."

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-09-09 11:53|| 2005-09-09 11:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Tell them to f-off. I'd like to see them bring this to court.

Posted by Rafael 2005-09-09 12:45|| 2005-09-09 12:45|| Front Page Top

#5 This is what happens when big gov't libs have even gotten down to the subdivision level. I've heard of numerous homeowners being sued to take down U.S. flags, one here in Atlanta sued a homeowner for having 30 something pink flamingos in her yard. Personally, I understand the ugliness of pink flamingos as yard decor, but it ended up it was from the local High School kids who raised $1 for 9/11 victims for every flamingo they placed. So, you could call in and get them to "flamingo" your neighbor's yard as a joke. I'm on my subdivision's HOA Board, and it truly is amazing the number of stupid rules we have just to keep up property values. Most of the rules are things we just discussed (and took care of) between neighbors just 10-15 years ago. Welcome to suburbia, I guess, but most HOA's have either the choice of NOT enforcing the covenant and/or changing the covenant (by vote), so this can be gotten around. I imagine it would pass 100% too.

Posted by BA 2005-09-09 13:21|| 2005-09-09 13:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Ocala used to be a nice place.

Posted by Shipman 2005-09-09 17:29|| 2005-09-09 17:29|| Front Page Top

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