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Cyrano

(15,388 posts)
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 01:24 PM Jan 2021

The Mar-a-Lago helipad can't be used after noon tomorrow

Palm Beach County forbids private helipads, so once he's no longer pResident, he'll have a useless slab of concrete on his property.

And there's more.

For those not familiar with the area, Mar-a-Lago is virtually on a direct line with the runways at Palm Beach International Airport. During his pResidency, they had to steer clear of the pricks castle. Perhaps, when he's out of office, flights will return to their normal paths.

Further, there's a good chance that road and bridge closings around Mar-a-Lago may cease. I guess it's no fun to not be king anymore.

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The Mar-a-Lago helipad can't be used after noon tomorrow (Original Post) Cyrano Jan 2021 OP
... hlthe2b Jan 2021 #1
They better enforce the "you can't live at a club" rule SoonerPride Jan 2021 #2
It would be so nice to see him evicted...nt N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2021 #3
Homeless and jobless SoonerPride Jan 2021 #7
Rush Limbaugh's house should be vacant pretty soon. comradebillyboy Jan 2021 #15
Limbaugh's house will become a shrine for haters Cyrano Jan 2021 #26
What ever happened to the edict that Trump/Melania can't live at Mar-a-Lago? Frustratedlady Jan 2021 #4
Melania was house-shopping here a month or two ago Cyrano Jan 2021 #8
I think "we" have to build security a place to stay on the property (with bathrooms). Frustratedlady Jan 2021 #10
No. Need to cancel his SS protection. Let the GRU protect him. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #22
But, ... don't they poison people? Cyrano Jan 2021 #30
I really don't care, do U? lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #31
What a lovely thread! Waiting for the sewage from merdelargo to backup into the rooms. erronis Jan 2021 #42
Does Florida have squater's rights? lunatica Jan 2021 #24
He can only sue leftieNanner Jan 2021 #37
There's that lunatica Jan 2021 #39
How ironic. "useless slab of concrete", Melania's pet name for Donnie. marble falls Jan 2021 #5
I thought it was useless cement brain. lunatica Jan 2021 #25
There's that one, too. marble falls Jan 2021 #27
That is no way to treat the self-proclaimed EMPEROR OF FLORIDA! Hugin Jan 2021 #6
He might have, leftieNanner Jan 2021 #38
He doesn't care about the laws or rules Johnny2X2X Jan 2021 #9
He won't get away with it Cyrano Jan 2021 #14
That depends on who owns the helicopter Massacure Jan 2021 #17
SS needs to be canceled. He deserves nothing from us. Nothing but trouble. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #23
There's always Uber. LastDemocratInSC Jan 2021 #11
Or a bicycle. Or a golf trike. Like widdle donnie could actually fit on a trike and pedal it... erronis Jan 2021 #43
I say he should be allowed to live there with these rules kirkuchiyo Jan 2021 #12
I like it. I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2021 #13
The Kushners bought a house on Indian Creek Island Cyrano Jan 2021 #16
They bought two acres, no house obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #41
Okay. My bad. Cyrano Jan 2021 #44
Mexico might even be willing to chip in on that wall NotASurfer Jan 2021 #19
The Mexican President loves Trump and aspires to be like him. lunatica Jan 2021 #29
Obrador has been a HUGE disappointment... dhill926 Jan 2021 #40
Maybe he can convert the pad into a tennis pavillion Retrograde Jan 2021 #18
Teensy tennis court maybe? lettucebe Jan 2021 #20
Pickleball Is Big in FL ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #46
He's not legally allowed to live there. Mosby Jan 2021 #21
Planes should eject the contents of their toilet tanks over his house Takket Jan 2021 #28
😂😂 Traildogbob Jan 2021 #32
Ding Ding Ding 👆 flibbitygiblets Jan 2021 #33
LOL! Please! LymphocyteLover Jan 2021 #35
well, if he's in prison like he should be LymphocyteLover Jan 2021 #34
Wonder how many golfers will pay his fees to have jets taking off over their heads appleannie1 Jan 2021 #36
Funniest thing of all is all of the CEO's, Corp fat cats Miigwech Jan 2021 #45
Maybe Randy Rainbow will do a Parody of "If I were a Rich Man" for Citizen Donnie PA_jen Jan 2021 #47
According to my wife, MurrayDelph Jan 2021 #48
Huh...I didn't know "concrete" was the Slovenian word... ret5hd Jan 2021 #49

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
2. They better enforce the "you can't live at a club" rule
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 01:26 PM
Jan 2021

He must be forced to abide by his signed agreement that he cannot live at Mar de Merde

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
4. What ever happened to the edict that Trump/Melania can't live at Mar-a-Lago?
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 01:30 PM
Jan 2021

He supposedly was told that early on, but the allowed him to squat while he was POTUS.

Did the council, or whoever makes the rules, change their minds?

I find it fascinating that he might be homeless, for all practical purposes. New York doesn't want him, Mar-a-Lago doesn't want him and Scotland told him to stay away.

Cyrano

(15,388 posts)
8. Melania was house-shopping here a month or two ago
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 01:38 PM
Jan 2021

There's always the possibility that she'll move into a new house and the turd will stay at Mar-a-Lago. As far as him not being allowed to live in his country club, when has he ever followed any rules or honored any agreements? And since he'll still have Secret Service protection, where are they going to stay?

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
10. I think "we" have to build security a place to stay on the property (with bathrooms).
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 01:44 PM
Jan 2021

God knows Trump won't let them use his.

If I were Melania, I'd buy a house, but it wouldn't be anywhere near the Orange Marvel. She has a good opportunity to break from him, but then, she might not want to. Who knows what goes on behind closed doors? They may actually be very close...or, not.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
24. Does Florida have squater's rights?
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 03:43 PM
Jan 2021

Maybe he plans to sue and drag it out so he still lives there for years.

Hugin

(37,901 posts)
6. That is no way to treat the self-proclaimed EMPEROR OF FLORIDA!
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 01:34 PM
Jan 2021

For crying out loud. I'm only half-kidding on this... I'm expecting to see Trump try to operate a shadow government from exile.

An aspiration which needs to be nipped in the bud by the legitimate US Government.

Johnny2X2X

(24,306 posts)
9. He doesn't care about the laws or rules
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 01:41 PM
Jan 2021

He'll be using his helipad, and no one will be able to stop him.

Cyrano

(15,388 posts)
14. He won't get away with it
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 02:09 PM
Jan 2021

This would quickly end up in court and he'd loose. Many very wealthy people live in Palm Beach (which is virtually an island on the ocean side of the intracoastal waterway) and they too would like their own helipads. The prick will not be allowed to ignore this rule. Especially if planes from PBIA go back to taking off and landing on their usual paths (before he became pResident).

A few years back, Trump tried suing the airport to change their flight paths, but he lost. Planes flying over Mar-a-Lago are very low and very noisy. Why anyone would have bought a house or private club there is beyond me.

Massacure

(7,593 posts)
17. That depends on who owns the helicopter
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 02:26 PM
Jan 2021

Palm Beach County cannot enact ordinances that impede the Secret Service from doing their job. If they want to take him to the airport using a helicopter instead of using a ground vehicle, they will do that and there isn't anything Palm Beach County can do about it.

If Trump owns the helicopter and the Secret Service are just along for the ride, that is a different story.

erronis

(24,072 posts)
43. Or a bicycle. Or a golf trike. Like widdle donnie could actually fit on a trike and pedal it...
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 04:31 PM
Jan 2021

kirkuchiyo

(402 posts)
12. I say he should be allowed to live there with these rules
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 01:52 PM
Jan 2021

1. A twenty foot tall solid concrete fence is erected around the entire property. No doors
2. All communication lines are cut
3. Water and electricity are cut
4. It is filled with hungry alligators.

Cyrano

(15,388 posts)
16. The Kushners bought a house on Indian Creek Island
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 02:23 PM
Jan 2021

which is right next to North Miami Beach.

Seems that they are no longer welcome in New York any more than the con-in-chief.

NotASurfer

(2,369 posts)
19. Mexico might even be willing to chip in on that wall
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 03:07 PM
Jan 2021

Maybe supply labor and materials as needed to expedite the process, even

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
29. The Mexican President loves Trump and aspires to be like him.
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 03:50 PM
Jan 2021

His about face after getting elected was epic. No one had a clue. He kisses up to the cartels and takes funds away from things like children’s cancer funds.

He is as grotesque as Trump is.

Retrograde

(11,430 posts)
18. Maybe he can convert the pad into a tennis pavillion
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 03:03 PM
Jan 2021

Should make a nice, strong foundation.

ProfessorGAC

(76,960 posts)
46. Pickleball Is Big in FL
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 04:35 PM
Jan 2021

That swanky club can have a court there. I'm sure they'll love it!

 

Mosby

(19,491 posts)
21. He's not legally allowed to live there.
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 03:40 PM
Jan 2021

That was part of the agreement when he turned it into a country club.

 

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)
45. Funniest thing of all is all of the CEO's, Corp fat cats
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 04:31 PM
Jan 2021

belong to one of the most exclusive private clubs in the world, directly across the street from shart a lardo ... it is called 'The Bath and Tennis Club' - a club that would never even let trump in as a guest -- even as an ex-pres because he is so Nouveau riche, déclassé and never listed on any social register (you can't be gay, black, Jewish, Muslim to join or be a guest either). Well, hahahah on all those horrible snobs, racists and bigots because now they are going to have a constant caravan of trump cultists hanging around the entrance to their billionaire hideaway that is supposed to keep the riff-raff away. OMG, they deserve one another. So private is this club, check out the web page https://www.bathandtennisclub.com/ trump the barbarian is taking down all the rich bastards, well at least their fully constructed peace of mind make believe world. No secret service to stop the caravans of the unwashed. Mark my words ... trump will be driven out of Palm Beach before the summer if not already driven to prison.

PA_jen

(1,114 posts)
47. Maybe Randy Rainbow will do a Parody of "If I were a Rich Man" for Citizen Donnie
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 04:36 PM
Jan 2021

If I were still President". I would love him to use the idea if can fit it in his schedule. Maybe when Donnie is served with his first arrest warrant in the next 36 to 48 hours. Give Biden and Harris the 20th. Well, Maybe they can have the day and in the evening a little Donnie in little handcuffs doing a little perp walk. Or a nice side by side.

ret5hd

(22,519 posts)
49. Huh...I didn't know "concrete" was the Slovenian word...
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 12:55 AM
Jan 2021

for “grease”.

Learn something new every day.

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