Neighborhood Fun

[trystinn]

Living in a private community, there's all sorts of odd little bylaws you get to live by. Some of which make perfect sense, such as not being allowed to store RVs, boats or other recreational products that do not belong to you on your property. The concept being, of course, that one shouldn't use your yard as a commercial storage facility. Sadly, many folks seem to have trouble with that one, as the community is constantly going after members for this.

Another rule has to do with running a business out of your home. The community ignores childcare businesses, as the interference for neighbors is pretty minor. You can run a little company, like I do with Triple Pillars, since you have no customers coming and going to irritate your neighbors and the only onus is on the rural route mail carrier who now has to handle extra packages.

One of the neighbors down our street has had a hell of a year. First they allowed their Rottweiler to get loose repeatedly, attacking people and vehicles. Including our van. Said Rottweiler was removed from her custody and now resides in the backyard of our notorious drunk driver, who lives two doors down from us, who allows the dog to bark all night long. Some improvement. Then she rented the house to a bunch of Navy guys who managed to get themselves kicked out for breaking the burn ban last summer no less than eight times. So now she's trying to run a small dog day care and play park at her home. Which explains the very tall fencing (without permit, mind) that was put up, complete with raptor wire protection. The community has had to remind her she's not allowed to post sandwich boards promoting her business at the community entrance or in front of her home. What happens now is anyone's guess - I never see any dogs over there.

The website has some very interesting pictures, probably a bit of photoshopping there.

Comments

[rainbear.livejournal.com]

I am confused--why do dogs care about craft rooms and books on shelves?

*boggle*

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

My guess is they are very spoiled bibliophiles. :)

Its the tiniest little pink double-wide you've ever seen.

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

Mommy/Daddy visit?? WTF???

Raptor wire? Oh right, itty bitty dogs make for Good Eats.

Sounds like she needs to live somewhere else.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I really want to know about that raptor wire. I've had outdoor rabbits for over three years and we've not lost a single one to raptors. Yet I've got two juvenile males who perch on the fir trees on my property and a whole host of falcons, hawks, etc. who come around on a regular basis. Not to mention the grouchy owl who hunts in my front yard. Did her insurance make her put it up?

You've got to visualize this fencing - its more than ten feet tall. For fricking poodles. The whole neighborhood has been asking - what's she going to put behind that fencing ostriches? giraffes? I had money on ostriches - tasty!

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

Are there no zoning laws expressly prohibiting such things without having a variance?

I'd see about discussing this with the local official types. And I'd bring pictures.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I want to get that involved, but you have a valid point. I tend to hold my heroic measures for defending the animals who live around here from their idiotic owners.

Pardon my language...

[mamaursula.livejournal.com]

What the fuck?! Can we say TACKY?! Holy shit, that has got to be the most inconceivably stupid idea for a home business (which is clearly a no-no). Who the hell is going to go to this place and not see it for what it is - someone's fucking home?! It's not a "doggie" park, it's her freaking *backyard*. Jesus H. Christ.

Re: Pardon my language...

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Hon, you want to see tacky? I'll start an entire blog on how tacky some of the homes are here. You wouldn't believe what we see on an average day.

Things like:
1) a totem pole done entirely in pastels (shit you not, its even lighted at night)
2) a yard with more plastic yard critters than the San Diego Zoo has live ones. Did I mention how often we have 45 MPH windstorms?
3) The guy with the 35 foot boat he's building in his driveway.
4) The Flinstone House. Kid you not, this guy is encasing his single wide with cement, then painting it like natural rocks. Complete with matching fence and glowing ball in the front yard.
5) The Geodasic dome, okay this is actually really cool. Except they keep adding to it so its starting to look like it has mumps.

I could go on, and on . . .

Re: Pardon my language...

[mamaursula.livejournal.com]

How can you live in a private community of NITWITS?! God, I hope you don't pay a lot of money to live in this nut job neighborhood.

Re: Pardon my language...

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Oh, I certainly do. About a hundred per month for the privilege. You know, that blog could actually be a fun project.

Re: Pardon my language...

[mamaursula.livejournal.com]

That could be a lot of fun - you could start and open it up to other people. I have a local dentist's office that would fit in lovely there.

Re: Pardon my language...

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Will do - now we need a name!

Re: Pardon my language...

[mamaursula.livejournal.com]

There can be only one name - The Village the Knockers Built.

(I'm in my vampire world on AIM so I apologize)

Re: Pardon my language...

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Knockers? what's the Knocker's?

Re: Pardon my language...

[mamaursula.livejournal.com]

Knockers are actually Fairy Folk (Fae/Changelings) that build things in haphazard, crazy ways that don't seem to make sense or follow any design logic but somehow work.

Re: Pardon my language...

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Ahh, thank you. Wayyyy out of my knowledge base.

[man-of-snows.livejournal.com]

Is it just me or does the logo look like a giant steaming pile of dog shit, bigger than the house? I could drive by with my fence cutters if you wanted. A small hole would probably go unnoticed for a while. ;)