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B. We're the gov't. We always have ways to screw over people. Unless the guy gets ACLU on his side.. Panich52 Apr 2015 #1
Nothing. I am 100% pro-cardboard fort. And I don't even have kids. Coventina Apr 2015 #2
I agree. HappyMe Apr 2015 #6
Me too, I am 100% in favor of cardboard forts. 'First World Problem'! Indeed. Authoritarians MAKE sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #93
+ a whole bunch. hifiguy Apr 2015 #96
"... the homeowner refuses, stating the ordinance is stupid." If this is an allowable defense cleanhippie Apr 2015 #3
So pretend he built the fort for himself. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #8
Do I live next door? cleanhippie Apr 2015 #10
If I was next door... sprinklers + cardboard Bonx Apr 2015 #25
+1 cleanhippie Apr 2015 #27
If I lived next door, I would not give a shit if my neighbor built a cardboard fort. cheapdate Apr 2015 #32
Do you feel better about yourself now? cleanhippie Apr 2015 #37
No. I'm not "projecting". cheapdate Apr 2015 #41
If I lived next door, I would join in the fun. And how does a cardboard fort on someone's own sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #94
"Then I'd exert all the force necessary." Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #56
I think it's more projection on your part than suspicion. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #127
firefighters stay outside his house and hose him every time he walks outside snooper2 Apr 2015 #128
The OP didn't tarnish it - that is the actual situation. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #34
The OP created their own scenario based on an actual event. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #38
It is not the actual situation jberryhill Apr 2015 #44
So he's taken the hypothetical to the next step. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #67
No. Reasonableness and judgment should be used. It's not black and white. nt valerief Apr 2015 #152
E) Not give a crap. n/t tazkcmo Apr 2015 #4
How far would you go to collect someone's unpaid property taxes? PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #5
How far would you go to collect someone's unpaid retail cigarette taxes? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #9
just short of a chokehold - Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #15
How far would you go to collect unpaid grazing fees? cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #29
If the guy pipi_k Apr 2015 #7
Stop it. Stop it right now. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #20
Common sense might also say, "Worry about your own yard." Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #59
Yes, it might. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #129
Oh, but I think this would be a perfect opportunity to flex the Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #135
So your advocating for ignoring municipal law cleanhippie Apr 2015 #150
That's not really a rebuttal; it's just a complaint. So I guess my point stands. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #154
If you say so. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #172
Why should people just obey something when it forbids some other thing that is harmless? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #173
There are, quite literally, thousands of laws that can be described that way. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #174
"an ill conceived and intellectually lazy proposition" Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #175
I feel like we will never find common ground on this issue. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #176
"Ignoring laws that harm others (in the legal sense) only invites chaos." Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #177
Most communities don't allow stockade fencing in front yards...it's an obstacle in fire fighting HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #40
C!!! Get him!!!$:$!^÷¥ F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #11
DU needs to have that smiley!!! Where did you get it? Coventina Apr 2015 #12
I'm about to post in AtA to get one, actually! F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #14
Godspeed!! I would LOVE to see that one added!! Coventina Apr 2015 #16
Wait, red or yellow? we have options... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #17
I like the red, actually. It makes them look angrier! Coventina Apr 2015 #19
My thoughts as well... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #24
I vote red. HappyMe Apr 2015 #21
lol. it is cute Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #76
trumped up faux outrage du jour Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #13
I'd offer to replace it with a fully operable M1 Abrams Tank. hunter Apr 2015 #18
That is full of win! Coventina Apr 2015 #22
"...the neighbors wouldn't dare complain." Why not? cleanhippie Apr 2015 #23
Um, there's an aspect of humor called "exaggeration for comic effect" Coventina Apr 2015 #49
Apparently, that same aspect of humor escapes you. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #52
Oh, I get it! You're only PRETENDING that a neighbor's cardboard fort would upset you! Coventina Apr 2015 #55
No, you don't get it at all. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #126
isn't that right somewhere in the Constitution. samsingh Apr 2015 #26
I believe it was the original wording of the Second Amendment... KansDem Apr 2015 #30
i agree with you totally samsingh Apr 2015 #31
"don't pass a law that ain't worth killing granny for" lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #28
My "granny" was removed alive from the home she owned as a danger to herself and others... hunter Apr 2015 #111
Ouch. Matriarchy means knifepoint rule? lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #113
A. NT Trillo Apr 2015 #33
I send my kids over to play in the fort. n/t Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #35
Heck yeah Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #171
The City should drop the matter cheapdate Apr 2015 #36
One man's treasure... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #39
Have you seen the photos? Mariana Apr 2015 #57
Exactly what I would do. I'd have a "Coventina's Castle Countdown" to the 15 days, make sure all Coventina Apr 2015 #60
Stomp, Godzilla, Stomp! That is a really creative idea. Hekate Apr 2015 #91
Sometimes... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #68
Maybe you should have read the story Mariana Apr 2015 #69
I'm well aware of the story. TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #73
A. ZombieHorde Apr 2015 #42
He got a 15 day notice jberryhill Apr 2015 #43
He probably wasn't planning on it, but maybe now he is! Coventina Apr 2015 #46
That's exactly what he said in an interview. Mariana Apr 2015 #71
I guess that depends on how much it rains. winter is coming Apr 2015 #61
A couple hours max, with most kids jberryhill Apr 2015 #62
Two points... stevenleser Apr 2015 #45
he should put some wise men in front and be done with it lame54 Apr 2015 #74
I'd send in a SWAT team. bluedigger Apr 2015 #47
You can't be too careful! It might be an al-Qaeda training ground for tots!! Coventina Apr 2015 #48
Somebody has to stand up for the HappyMe Apr 2015 #50
"You allow open contempt for the law like this, next thing you know, anarchy!" Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #53
Sounds good to me jmowreader Apr 2015 #66
A helpful SWAT team? bluedigger Apr 2015 #72
The People Close to Me RobinA Apr 2015 #51
How about a cardboard cave? randome Apr 2015 #64
Death by firing squad. randome Apr 2015 #54
He won't be jailed long for a cardboard fort. The kids will learn how to resist dumb laws. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 #86
He won't be jailed at all. Mariana Apr 2015 #114
"unsightly displays" in this case are in the eye frogmarch Apr 2015 #58
They got the notice after it had been up for ONE day. nt. Mariana Apr 2015 #75
As a neighbor wouldn't care, but if I was the city and had to enforce the ordinance I ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2015 #63
"I would just ask the garbage service to pick it up and toss it in the truck" Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #65
Rent a Godzilla costume... Whiskeytide Apr 2015 #70
GMTA: See my post #60 Coventina Apr 2015 #79
Ha ha. I didn't catch that... Whiskeytide Apr 2015 #81
I don't know the details haikugal Apr 2015 #77
One possible reason... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #80
If all of that we're true... haikugal Apr 2015 #83
I have no idea. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #84
If you read the article they have a hill/slope in back yard... snooper2 Apr 2015 #130
I think there was something about thorn bushes in the back that he was taking out... Hekate Apr 2015 #90
All good information Hekate... haikugal Apr 2015 #97
In the original article no neighbors complained. tammywammy Apr 2015 #100
OMG....well there it is, thanks. haikugal Apr 2015 #101
Does he have any religious recourse? Politicalboi Apr 2015 #78
He's going to take it down when the time runs out. Mariana Apr 2015 #87
Were I one of his neighbors, I'd offer the use of my yard... S_B_Jackson Apr 2015 #82
Cardboard? wouldn't this solve itself after a good rain storm? NightWatcher Apr 2015 #85
I only use the stuff treated to be waterproof. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #88
Cardboard, how quaint NightWatcher Apr 2015 #92
Very cool.. haikugal Apr 2015 #98
That's awesome I used your pic in my reply. Kalidurga Apr 2015 #107
It would have solved itself anyway. Mariana Apr 2015 #115
Wave at the happy kids as I walk by with the dog. Notice the forecast is rain. Figure it will all be Hekate Apr 2015 #89
I would make a paper mache bomb and drop it on the fort. JanMichael Apr 2015 #95
Cardboard is very flammable. Children should not be playing in that. R B Garr Apr 2015 #99
I take it you never experienced the joy of playing in cardboard boxes as a child. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #104
Yes, I know the difference between a recycling center R B Garr Apr 2015 #108
If you know the difference, Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #112
Hair on fire?? LMAO R B Garr Apr 2015 #118
Suggesting kids playing in cardboard boxes Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #132
LMAO. OMG, your inanity is really too much. R B Garr Apr 2015 #133
Your headline: Children should not be playing in that. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #136
No one has had the reaction and ridiculous personalized comments R B Garr Apr 2015 #137
For the second time, please point specifically to where I said you"hate children playing" Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #140
I've already explained it. YOU are the one connecting R B Garr Apr 2015 #141
Still can't find where I said you hated kids, eh? Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #143
I'm still crying about the sad childhood you said I had! R B Garr Apr 2015 #144
Must have hit a nerve. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #146
NO, It was obviously me that hit a nerve, because here YOU are R B Garr Apr 2015 #147
Feel free to link to any post where I put any two of your comments together Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #155
Kind of SILLY to omit a second paragraph I typed so you can continue R B Garr Apr 2015 #158
OH, and what I said in the 2nd paragraph matched what the father said-- R B Garr Apr 2015 #160
Do you avoid libraries? Renew Deal Apr 2015 #166
LMAO. R B Garr Apr 2015 #167
So...how sad was my childhood. R B Garr Apr 2015 #148
Kind of silly for someone who has been accusing me of overreacting Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #156
Kind of SILLY for you to make any comments at all about my childhood. R B Garr Apr 2015 #157
Kind of SILLY that you've obsessed about me for 24 hours now. R B Garr Apr 2015 #161
Obsessed? Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #163
LMAO. Look how obsessed you are about making this personal. R B Garr Apr 2015 #164
You seriously need to examine your own behavior. Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #165
You need to quit obsessing about me and making this personal. R B Garr Apr 2015 #168
Without really looking very hard, I've found three other threads, Ms. Toad Apr 2015 #169
This is all you've done is try and make this personal about me. R B Garr Apr 2015 #170
I hear wood is also flammable -- Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #105
Lame R B Garr Apr 2015 #109
As is hay. Puglover Apr 2015 #145
.............Outside? Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #122
only if you douse it with some gas...actually pain in the ass to get cardboard going snooper2 Apr 2015 #131
I don't think many people try to start fires. They just occur and more R B Garr Apr 2015 #138
Only one way to be sure jberryhill Apr 2015 #102
I'd bring out my cardboard catapaults thucythucy Apr 2015 #103
That was my thought, too, lol! pinboy3niner Apr 2015 #116
D) Other Kalidurga Apr 2015 #106
Other: He should be arrested and sent to jail. n/t Lil Missy Apr 2015 #110
And if he refuses to comply? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #123
A neighbor has some responsibility in the look of the neighborhood. Bonobo Apr 2015 #117
That's what I said --(the part about the day or so). R B Garr Apr 2015 #119
I sympathize. Bonobo Apr 2015 #120
Thanks for your comments. I agree about things getting twisted R B Garr Apr 2015 #134
I Grew Up RobinA Apr 2015 #142
"the look of the neighborhood" is completely subjective. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #124
That's probably why the city inspector noticed it, then. R B Garr Apr 2015 #139
It had been there for one day Mariana Apr 2015 #125
Put him in a cardboard jail. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #121
Is this going to be another yuiyoshida Apr 2015 #149
A. It should never have gotten as far as it had. nt valerief Apr 2015 #151
Sure are a lot of picklefaced people on DU who want it bulldozed Warpy Apr 2015 #153
"Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell said despite the reports, the family has not been cited or fined. struggle4progress Apr 2015 #159
"Mayor Mike Caldwell also weighed in. 'I remember building forts with my friends as a kid. struggle4progress Apr 2015 #162
non-violent/property crimes and summary offenses... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #178
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