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When I moved in, everyone was afraid of the Doctor that was the Treasurer and self-appointed CZAR. I went head to head with him (loudly) 3 times publicly and then took his job away from him at the annual elections. The HOA is now run by the board not the CZAR. He's not even a board member any more.Originally Posted by cat slave
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They ought to cut the old guy some slack and let him keep is flag on his flagpole as is. Just change the rules to allow a pole like his.
With me men all over the world want to $#*&#$ me and then Q@#^&$Q me and then I do *^#&@(*W$&^ with them and they then get wild and %^&#$%$!%# and #!#$ and ^$##$%$.
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For one thing, so they won't have live next to cat freaks.
Last edited by Joe Steel; 12-05-2009 at 12:24 PM.
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I'll bet you neighborhood is well on its way to becoming a slum.
Building a better America by hammering the Right.
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What a juvenile comment!
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Very sensible response. I suspect they would 'just change the rules' for something stupid that has nothing to do with patriotism, so why not change the rules to display a little American spirit and patriotism.
My hope is that whoever went after this fine gentleman in the first place gets run up a flagpole, suspended by a wedgie.
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Why is that?
Building a better America by hammering the Right.
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On what premise would you make such an assumption about the impending condition of Crin's neighborhood?
To imply that it is on its way to becoming a slum is exceedingly juvenile and this type of remark has neither substance nor relevance.
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He said he led a revolt, took-over the association and controls the board. That implies he doesn't want to submit to restrictions on property ownership. That's what creates slums.
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Dont feed the trolls.
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El De-Ba-Tor
Mr. Barfoot should simply be allowed to do anything he damn well pleases! The people in his community who seem to have a problem with this wonderful man's plagpole should be thankful that they are privledged enough to live in his neighborhood, they should cut his grass for him, wash his car and attend to any of his desires. I would be proud to do any of these things for this man and would be known to brag about the fact that I had stood in this man's presence.
If you continue to think the way you have always thought, you will continue to get what you have always got!
A government big enough to provide you everything you need is big enough to take everything you have!
El De-Ba-Tor
Coming from the mouse of a fellow who lives in one of the biggest slums on earth.
If you continue to think the way you have always thought, you will continue to get what you have always got!
A government big enough to provide you everything you need is big enough to take everything you have!
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Such an assumption is asinine and immature. What creates slums is sorry, worthless property owners who refuse to take care of their property and allow it to fall into decay. Revolting against unreasonable rules and regulations isn't the same thing as perpetuating neglect.
In fact, ridiculous HOA's can be compared to our increasingly oppressive government, one that I see by your posts that you wholeheartedly embrace - therefore, I would be inclined to say that you are most likely the one who promotes the creation of slums, because that's where this overtly massive and profoundly regulatory government intends to lead us all.
I only wish to offer the trolls some food for thought.
El De-Ba-Tor
Hey Joe....your mother is calling you!
If you continue to think the way you have always thought, you will continue to get what you have always got!
A government big enough to provide you everything you need is big enough to take everything you have!
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Update 12-4
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...0.000000:b0:z5
Virginia Veteran Gets Extra Week Before He Must Remove Flag or Face Consequences
A Medal of Honor recipient in a dispute over his right to fly the American flag in his yard will have another week before D-Day -- when he'll be forced to take down the Stars and Stripes or face legal action.
Ninety-year-old Col. Van T. Barfoot, a veteran of three wars, initially was given a 5 p.m. Friday deadline to dismantle his flagpole or face a legal battle over violating an order from his townhouse community association in Henrico County, Va.
John K. Honey, who is part of Barfoot's pro-bono legal team, said the homeowner association's board told him Thursday that it would push the date back a week to Friday, Dec. 11, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
"There's not going to be an announcement anytime this weekend," Honey told the paper. "We can all get some breathing room."
Barfoot, who fought in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, was told in July that he could not put up his freestanding flagpole in his Sussex Square neighborhood — but he installed it anyway.
On Tuesday, he says, he got a letter from the homeowners' association telling him the 21-foot pole he erected in September violates the community's aesthetic guidelines.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has gotten involved in the dispute in the hopes of coming to a settlement.
"We intend to get to work right away to try to come up with a solution that’s acceptable to both Col. Barfoot and to the Homeowner’s Association," Warner's office said on his blog.
The American Legion also has joined Barfoot's fight.
"The association underestimated the fight left in this elderly veteran, and now they have to contend with the determination and persistence of Col. Barfoot's 2.5 million friends in The American Legion," National Commander Clarence E. Hill said in a statement.
But the homeowners' association defended their position, saying the issue wasn't Barfoot's right to fly the flag.
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"This is not about the American flag. This is about a flagpole," the association said in a statement, insisting that Barfoot directly violated its board's July ruling.
"Col. Barfoot is free to display the American flag in conformity with the neighborhood rules and restrictions. We are hopeful that Col. Barfoot will comply."
Barfoot told the Times-Dispatch that he's faithfully displayed Old Glory every day since he served in the Army.
"There's never been a day in my life or a place I've lived in my life that you couldn't fly the American flag," he said.
This association just needs to gracefully withdraw their demand and start looking for a way to make up for the inconvenience they have put this man through. He is a true American patriotand they have shown themselves to be pathetic.
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