Update: Outrage over? COVID19 + lawn care = OUTRAGE

Page 3 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

MtnMan

Diamond Member
Jul 27, 2004
8,961
8,195
136
That example isn't too bad, in our town any unregistered vehicle has to be garaged. Think of it like this, you've maintained your home well for 10 years and now your ready to sell and up-size, suppose you've had a kid or two. Now I'm living next door with that project Ford Falcon in progress in the driveway that's been there in it's primer glory for ages, don't worry, eventually I'll find a tranny for it and get going!. Anyone coming over to check over your home is going to see that and think NFW I want these people as neighbors and probably pass.
Put up a fence!

From the perspective of "Ford Falcon guy", sounds like a win-win. Who the hell wants a such a self-centered selfish jerk buying the house next door?

Love the asses that buy out in the country, next to pasture land because of the open spaces, THEN demand that the farmer next door get rid of all his cattle, or milk cows, because of the smell?
 
Last edited:
Nov 8, 2012
20,828
4,777
146
Why do you care? Why do you give a shit if someone's cars are on the street in front of their house? In what way does it affect your life in any way, shape, or form? How do you not have something more important to give a shit about?

I used to live in a neighborhood where everyone parked on the street. During cinco de mayo, it basically turned into a 1-way road because people were parking on both sides of the road everywhere.

I don't have a problem with people parking on the side of the road for events, visits, etc... But people who park on the street all the time 24/7 are fucking asshats. Plenty do stupid shit like park next to stop signs (not supposed to be near them), park in places that make it hard to see oncoming traffic - and just in general having to play dodgeball everytime you come home move left then back right back and forth.

This is why we have HOA because people abuse shit. You want extra vehicles? Fine, use your fucking garage and your fucking driveway. I don't care because it doesn't effect me.

These asshats that park on the street 24/7 - if you ever get a lucky chance where they have their garage door open you will see it's always filled to the brim with stupid WORTHLESS shit like a real life episode of hoarders.
 

pmv

Lifer
May 30, 2008
13,636
8,522
136
Can they not just have the whole neighbourhood sprayed with Agent Orange?
 

pmv

Lifer
May 30, 2008
13,636
8,522
136
I despise landscapers because of their leaf blower noise. Everyone within hearing distance (probably 15 houses) uses a landscaper service except myself and 1 neighbor and we're mostly young couples with kids. We don't blow shit around for 30+ minutes straight like they do. It's so annoyingly loud and kicks shit up in the air (recommended to stop since virus) and now that everyone else is home (instead of at work and not hearing it) - they're starting to have more complaints when the rare landscaper does come around. You don't need to blow shit around for that long. Just mow it and sweep the sidewalk/driveway if you have to, or get an electric blower that'll do the job in 5 minutes, literally.

BTW, nextdoor is completely lacking in my neighborhood. I'm even ashamed to have registered my spam email there.

I hate those things. They are just noise-generating machines. What's wrong with a broom or a rake?
 

BUTCH1

Lifer
Jul 15, 2000
20,433
1,769
126
Put up a fence!

From the perspective of "Ford Falcon guy", sounds like a win-win. Who the hell wants a such a self-centered selfish jerk buying the house next door?

Love the asses that buy out in the country, next to pasture land because of the open spaces, THEN demand that the farmer next door get rid of all his cattle, or milk cows, because of the smell?
No, I wouldent want that as a neighbor, but we're looking at it from the sellers perspective, a lot of buyers will pass on it no matter how well you've kept it up. A stockade fence would work, Falcon guy could put it behind there assuming he could afford a fence and zoning permits it. Anyone moving into a rural area where livestock is allowed is shit out of luck, should have thought about that before buying if you don't like it.
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,981
8,220
126
I hate those things. They are just noise-generating machines. What's wrong with a broom or a rake?
Or doing nothing? Nobody had blowers back in the day, and I don't remember many people raking or sweeping(there were a few nutcases). Everyone somehow managed to survive.
 

Captante

Lifer
Oct 20, 2003
30,316
10,814
136
I hate those things. They are just noise-generating machines. What's wrong with a broom or a rake?


They do save a crap-ton of work compared to raking especially if you have a big yard. They are also however noisy as a jet-engine on take-off plus kick up clouds of nasty and potentially very unhealthy dust.



Or doing nothing? Nobody had blowers back in the day, and I don't remember many people raking or sweeping(there were a few nutcases). Everyone somehow managed to survive.


This is better in terms of environment too... rotting leaves/detritus provide food for other plants and insects plus in colder areas a blanket of insulation in winter.
 

[DHT]Osiris

Lifer
Dec 15, 2015
15,285
13,582
146
Sounds like a bunch of ya'll just hate living near people. Why not just move out into the country like I did? Nary a care about whats in other people's yards, and no parking 'in the street' since it's a highway.
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,981
8,220
126
Sounds like a bunch of ya'll just hate living near people. Why not just move out into the country like I did? Nary a care about whats in other people's yards, and no parking 'in the street' since it's a highway.
I wish. There's no technical restriction on me GingTFO, but I've been here my whole life. If I were to get out, I'd move far north. Too old to worry about it now.
 
Dec 10, 2005
25,056
8,336
136
Street parking is perfectly fine in my book. In fact, it can often be traffic calming, as it provides obstacles that force drivers to slow down. If they won't narrow residential streets to keep things from being a speedway, at least street parking does that artificially instead.
 

BUTCH1

Lifer
Jul 15, 2000
20,433
1,769
126
have you seen bestofnextdoor on twitter? it's pretty good.

EVh1G1yWAAAbkOC
LOL, some funny one's in there if you scroll down, one went
"I changed my Wi-fi name to "hack me if you can", the next morning it was renamed "challenge accepted" .
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
68,459
12,613
126
www.anyf.ca
Cars here who stay on the street too long just end up getting buried by the snow plows. It's actually kind of funny. There was one on my street that was there for at least a week but by the end of that week you could not see the car anymore it was completely buried. I think the owner must have moved it there temporarily before vacation and they forgot to move it back. It's illegal here to park on the street between certain night time hours though. 11pm to 6am or something, but I forget the actual times. So yeah that person probably got a ticket.

Does not bother me either way but I can see it being annoying for snow plows, garbage trucks, buses etc. I definitely do not believe in HOA dictatorships but rater in things in a case per case basis. I don't even think parking on the street should be illegal, but if the car is in the way then it should be dealt with only if it's in the way. It's silly for it to be illegal when there's not even any snow on the ground. Our winters have shifted a lot so the time that bylaw starts does not align with winter anymore. Laws like that turn into a way to make money, vs the reason they are suppose to be in place.
 

feralkid

Lifer
Jan 28, 2002
16,616
4,705
136
Around here, if you build a house, all you're gonna get is over-run by neighbors...those cute little bastards are destructive, aggressive, and carry covid-19. I wish the city would let us shoot them.
 
  • Like
Reactions: lxskllr

IronWing

No Lifer
Jul 20, 2001
70,211
28,916
136
I have two requirements for neighborly bliss: I don't want to hear you and and I don't want to smell you. I don't care how many cars you have, what color you paint your house, what you grow or don't grow on your lot, the number or ages of people living in your house, how many pets or kinds of pets you have, or at what time of day or night folks show up to bang you. If I can't hear it or smell it, I don't care.

Oh wait, people that shoot animals in the neighborhoood should be castrated with their balls shoved down their throats, even the women.
 

BUTCH1

Lifer
Jul 15, 2000
20,433
1,769
126
Cars here who stay on the street too long just end up getting buried by the snow plows. It's actually kind of funny. There was one on my street that was there for at least a week but by the end of that week you could not see the car anymore it was completely buried. I think the owner must have moved it there temporarily before vacation and they forgot to move it back. It's illegal here to park on the street between certain night time hours though. 11pm to 6am or something, but I forget the actual times. So yeah that person probably got a ticket.

Does not bother me either way but I can see it being annoying for snow plows, garbage trucks, buses etc. I definitely do not believe in HOA dictatorships but rater in things in a case per case basis. I don't even think parking on the street should be illegal, but if the car is in the way then it should be dealt with only if it's in the way. It's silly for it to be illegal when there's not even any snow on the ground. Our winters have shifted a lot so the time that bylaw starts does not align with winter anymore. Laws like that turn into a way to make money, vs the reason they are suppose to be in place.
Yea, with wintertime in Canada or any snow-belt area only an idiot leaves his/her car in the street like that. A nice wet, slushy show and your vehicle is literally encased in a huge ice-cube when the cold air moves in afterward and a few snow plows come by.
 

BarkingGhostar

Diamond Member
Nov 20, 2009
8,409
1,617
136
God forbid someone decides to actually make a living on their property. Never understood this whole mentality of being against that and being more concerned about property value instead of actually enjoying life. If someone wants to own 4 cars then that should be their right. It's one of the reasons I've been eyeing land in an unorganized township. Even regular city bylaws can be ridiculous sometimes.
God forbid someone reads the covenants beforehand, buys a home in said controlled community and then knowingly plans to violate them. BTW, she also violated county regs as well. I guess the county should be dismissed as well as the HOA. BTW2, GA limits the number of times you buy and sell a car in a given year. Exceed that, which she did, and it is a business. She had no business license. She was attempting to operate an illegal business. BTW3, this woman went on to get two DUIs in as many years, hasn't occupied the home in +12 years and has let it go into disrepair all while claiming bad tenants. Yet, she is her own real estate manager and sales person.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
68,459
12,613
126
www.anyf.ca
God forbid someone reads the covenants beforehand, buys a home in said controlled community and then knowingly plans to violate them. BTW, she also violated county regs as well. I guess the county should be dismissed as well as the HOA. BTW2, GA limits the number of times you buy and sell a car in a given year. Exceed that, which she did, and it is a business. She had no business license. She was attempting to operate an illegal business. BTW3, this woman went on to get two DUIs in as many years, hasn't occupied the home in +12 years and has let it go into disrepair all while claiming bad tenants. Yet, she is her own real estate manager and sales person.

The fact that these controlled communities exist is what the problem is. They should not even be a thing. People who enjoy that level of control should go live in North Korea.
 
  • Like
Reactions: VirtualLarry

BarkingGhostar

Diamond Member
Nov 20, 2009
8,409
1,617
136
Really? Please tell us exactly how 4 cars in a woman's driveway ruined your life? Were you unable to perform sexually, drove you to binge eating and became obese, exactly how?

I love how people are screaming about their freedoms being violated by the "stay home" rules across the country, as their scream their outrage from their home governed by an HOA, which is nothing more than a gang of neighbors that think they have the right to stick their nose in your business.
It wasn't the four cars in her driveway, but the excess that spilled onto the street causing a traffic issue, which the county agreed with since the neighborhood was planned with no on street parking constraint. Also, keep in mind she was attempting to operate a business illegally. Georgia constraints the number of times you can buy and then sell said vehicle in a given year. Exceed the limit and you are a dealer. She had no business license. And the six vehicles she had weren't her personal owned vehicle but those she were flipping. She at one time as as many as eight vehicles and started blocking people's driveway entrances. Twice she was caught parting her car in someone else's driveway.

Now this is the same person that stole electricity from a neighbor, stole water from a neighbor, been taken to court for an aggressive dog she continuously failed to restrain, etc. This was by far one of the worse neighbors in the community. Beyond the fines she has never paid, she hasn't even paid the HOA fee in more than 18 years. Again, why buy into a said type of community if you are against such thing? Because, you like pissing on those that do like HOA communities.
 

LikeLinus

Lifer
Jul 25, 2001
11,518
670
126
The fact that these controlled communities exist is what the problem is. They should not even be a thing. People who enjoy that level of control should go live in North Korea.

Bullshit. People abuse the rules. You want people to just do whatever they want? Some of you people sound like you live in a trailer park. You're also the first person who would bitch if it inconvenienced you, but you're fine if it doesn't. Merica!
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
68,459
12,613
126
www.anyf.ca
Bullshit. People abuse the rules. You want people to just do whatever they want? Some of you people sound like you live in a trailer park. You're also the first person who would bitch if it inconvenienced you, but you're fine if it doesn't. Merica!

Bitching is free speech, I might not like what a neighbour is doing, but that neighbour should have the right to do what he/she wants on their own property and I should have the right to do what I want on my own. We both pay taxes and both paid money for our land so we can enjoy living there. People obsess over resale value of their house, but yet turn around and buy a brand new vehicle that's worth half as much as the house and don't bat an eye at the fact that it will be worth less than what they owe on it the minute they drive it off the lot and last 1/10th the life of a house.

Buying a house should not involve having to filter out half the houses because the communities are run by totalitarian organizations that dictate everything you can do. You may also not realize this until you are far into the sale too.
 
  • Like
Reactions: VirtualLarry

LikeLinus

Lifer
Jul 25, 2001
11,518
670
126
Bitching is free speech, I might not like what a neighbour is doing, but that neighbour should have the right to do what he/she wants on their own property and I should have the right to do what I want on my own.

Except for the examples we discussed were people leaving cars on the street, illegally or against the bylaws of the HOA. There are also sometimes city laws that prohibit such. Doing it on your own property, fine! But leaving cars on the streets for extended periods of time, not really cool for a lot of reasons. The street isn't your property.

EDIT: Not getting in to the whole HOA thing. I have one, but it's way lax. I can understand, totally, if you don't want to live in one. This is the first one I've lived in. Experiences vary.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
68,459
12,613
126
www.anyf.ca
I was speaking more in general HOAs tend to dictate the most petty things like how long you can leave your Christmas tree up, or the colour of your house or how well mowed your lawn is. Cars on the street is a city bylaw thing, you don't even need a HOA for that. I don't really care myself about cars on the street but I will point and laugh if they get buried by the snow plow. As long as they aren't blocking my driveway. I might get annoyed if they park in front of my house though, but I won't make a fuss about it. I live in what is considered a nice neighbourhood in my area, but thankfully it's not a HOA and most people keep to themselves. I even have solar panels on my shed, and flags on my house, and my Christmas lights are not only up along with the garlands, but are actually turned on. Probably get my house seized in a HOA for that many violations. :p

I also have two dead trees on my property. Well they're not dead, they don't have leaves. I've heard of HOAs ordering trees to be cut down for being "dead" in winter. The problem with all these types of petty rules is people use them as a weapon if they don't like someone.