Here's the problem with government.

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I have a flower/vegetable garden. About 1/2 my neighbors like it, and about half don't. There are no laws against gardens in this county, and there are no deed restrictions regulating gardens. But that doesn't stop a vocal few from complaining to the code enforcement department, and I get visitors from the county on a regular basis. Usually after I tell two old ladies from the Homeowners Beautification Association to kiss my ass. They walk around with clipboards taking notes. Their group has no official standing anywhere. Most people here refuse to join or donate to them.

So today a narc from the county comes by asking me all kinds of questions about the garden. He says he's selling alarms but doesn't wanna talk about alarms, he wants to quiz me about the garden, especially if I sell veggies or flowers. This is what government does. It harasses people who mind their own business.

 

[KingOrfeo]

So, a neighbor made a complaint about you to a local agency, and they investigated it, and then went away? That's what's wrong with government? Pretty good argument for statism.

 

[bronzeage]

I have a flower/vegetable garden. About 1/2 my neighbors like it, and about half don't. There are no laws against gardens in this county, and there are no deed restrictions regulating gardens. But that doesn't stop a vocal few from complaining to the code enforcement department, and I get visitors from the county on a regular basis. Usually after I tell two old ladies from the Homeowners Beautification Association to kiss my ass. They walk around with clipboards taking notes. Their group has no official standing anywhere. Most people here refuse to join or donate to them.

So today a narc from the county comes by asking me all kinds of questions about the garden. He says he's selling alarms but doesn't wanna talk about alarms, he wants to quiz me about the garden, especially if I sell veggies or flowers. This is what government does. It harasses people who mind their own business.

Nothing paranoid about that.

 

[RobDownSouth]

I have a flower/vegetable garden. About 1/2 my neighbors like it, and about half don't. There are no laws against gardens in this county, and there are no deed restrictions regulating gardens. But that doesn't stop a vocal few from complaining to the code enforcement department, and I get visitors from the county on a regular basis. Usually after I tell two old ladies from the Homeowners Beautification Association to kiss my ass. They walk around with clipboards taking notes. Their group has no official standing anywhere. Most people here refuse to join or donate to them.

So today a narc from the county comes by asking me all kinds of questions about the garden. He says he's selling alarms but doesn't wanna talk about alarms, he wants to quiz me about the garden, especially if I sell veggies or flowers. This is what government does. It harasses people who mind their own business.

You lead a fascinating life.

 

[Sean]

You lead a fascinating life.

In his head, anyway.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

So, a neighbor made a complaint about you to a local agency, and they investigated it, and then went away? That's what's wrong with government? Pretty good argument for statism.

Its gone away 12 times already.

 

[unregistered]

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

The problem is, there's too much of it.

When government is too big its easy to harass people.

 

[mercury14]

I have a flower/vegetable garden. About 1/2 my neighbors like it, and about half don't. There are no laws against gardens in this county, and there are no deed restrictions regulating gardens. But that doesn't stop a vocal few from complaining to the code enforcement department, and I get visitors from the county on a regular basis. Usually after I tell two old ladies from the Homeowners Beautification Association to kiss my ass. They walk around with clipboards taking notes. Their group has no official standing anywhere. Most people here refuse to join or donate to them.

So today a narc from the county comes by asking me all kinds of questions about the garden. He says he's selling alarms but doesn't wanna talk about alarms, he wants to quiz me about the garden, especially if I sell veggies or flowers. This is what government does. It harasses people who mind their own business.

And your granddaughter got run over by a democrat.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

And your granddaughter got run over by a democrat.

Better than runned over by a reindeer.

 

[WeedSmoke420]

shit, if i ever decide to have my own garden.. ya should know already what type of plants i would be raising.. lol

 

[mercury14]

Better than runned over by a reindeer.

Those fuckers will make a mess of your garden.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Its gone away 12 times already.

In that case, this curious guy who keeps dropping by is probably not a public official, but a PI the neighborhood association hired to dig up something they can use against you. I mean, do you really expect a county bureaucrat to work a single, bullshit tip that hard? He'd come out once and tick you off his list; he has to get on to the next house on the list. But this guy is working for his money, and the customer is always right.

Then again, maybe he's a really persistent, really desperate alarm salesman . . . In this economy I wouldn't rule anything out . . .