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arcane1

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2. Nothing needs to be done, IMO

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 07:00 PM

Jul 2015

He's selling a legal product. It makes him look like an asshole, but he's free to do that too

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Update re: Confederate flag salesman occupies abandoned gas station [View all] Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 OP

What can be done about this? jberryhill Jul 2015 #1

Imagine if this guy popped up two doors down from your house. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #11

Well, I wouldn't want to live two doors from an abandoned gas station either jberryhill Jul 2015 #13

You don't understand man Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #16

He is selling a legal product Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #30

If he starts selling swastikas it will still be legal. But he'll be kicked out in 5 minutes. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #31

Remember we are trying to get it out of government yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #33

I'm not trying to ban it. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #34

You said he's been there two weeks, and people are buying the flags. Captain Stern Jul 2015 #46

Cant ban it, you can SHAME these motherfuckers somehow, maybe. Not sure how randys1 Jul 2015 #79

Sorry, but it's not illegal to sell or display the battle flag LibertyLover Jul 2015 #48

No I don't buy that Snow Leopard Jul 2015 #22

Spreading freedom? Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #23

because there is no law against it Snow Leopard Jul 2015 #57

Lynch mob? Nah, you got that backwards, these piles of shit racist asshole rightwing teaparty randys1 Jul 2015 #80

posts like this are why I adore you. nt msanthrope Jul 2015 #75

I have to agree, the guy is making money off morons and assholes Warpy Jul 2015 #77

Nothing needs to be done, IMO arcane1 Jul 2015 #2

IMHO, makes him look like a classic American genius jberryhill Jul 2015 #3

You could probably get those out of china Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #52

I wish I had enough money to buy all of them around the world and burn randys1 Jul 2015 #81

Is it legal though? Does he need a permit? Does he have it? Is he paying tax on this? Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #5

I neither know nor care. arcane1 Jul 2015 #6

Odds are... jberryhill Jul 2015 #15

have them go down there and say "Shoo!" Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #17

Do you have an address for this parcel? jberryhill Jul 2015 #59

yah Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #62

My goodness, your tax maps are a mess jberryhill Jul 2015 #65

Here ya go jberryhill Jul 2015 #67

Why are you asking DUers? cwydro Jul 2015 #47

He might need a vendor's permit jberryhill Jul 2015 #60

Yeah, I think you're cwydro Jul 2015 #61

I think you need to quit worrying about it. ladyVet Jul 2015 #72

Leave him be to make his core hifiguy Jul 2015 #9

But this shouldn't be socially acceptable Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #25

So just setup shop at the other end of the parking lot. Glassunion Jul 2015 #49

Ohio?! KamaAina Jul 2015 #4

Ohio has some really red areas. As bad as anyplace in America too. Botany Jul 2015 #7

You gotta balance your market factors jberryhill Jul 2015 #14

Yeah. I work with a couple of guys who think this madinmaryland Jul 2015 #20

Southern Ohio was a hotbed of Copperhead Democrats during the Civil War NT 1939 Jul 2015 #44

the guy will probably get his own show on Fox olddots Jul 2015 #8

go over there, Ilsa Jul 2015 #10

No racism at all. These Ohioans are just celebrating their southern heritage Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2015 #12

Exactly! arcane1 Jul 2015 #18

Just for info here's the Clark Brands website link LiberalElite Jul 2015 #19

I don't think they own the property. It was a franchised thing. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #21

Don't buy one. Problem solved. Throd Jul 2015 #24

Not really because other people are buying them. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #26

They get to. Throd Jul 2015 #27

We're talking about different things. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #28

I understand your annoyance. Throd Jul 2015 #29

Where you at Cheese? jen63 Jul 2015 #35

I'm very close to this location. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #36

Well with those two across the street, jen63 Jul 2015 #37

Thanks for chiming in. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #38

I think any one flying or jen63 Jul 2015 #39

LOL ya that's a big group Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #40

Floating in a sea of red. jen63 Jul 2015 #41

Same way here. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #42

"Also how does a property owner just abandon a gas station?" jberryhill Jul 2015 #58

Only stupid people would want to fly the LOSERS flag. GeorgeGist Jul 2015 #32

Even though vacant, someone owns that property. alphafemale Jul 2015 #43

As far as the police are concerned 1939 Jul 2015 #45

Trust me, our cops jen63 Jul 2015 #71

An abandoned gas station? A monument to a harmful and outdated instiution? Orsino Jul 2015 #50

going out of business sale! unblock Jul 2015 #51

I think he's doing you a favor tularetom Jul 2015 #53

Start selling them at the next closest abandoned gas station. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #54

He should be scooped up and placed in a mental facility until he comes to grips with his racism 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #55

You forgot the sarcasm thingy Glassunion Jul 2015 #64

God i hope he forget the sarcasm thingy... EX500rider Jul 2015 #74

The more accurate Gadsden flag Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #56

That's a municipal problem JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #63

Complaint letter to the property owner: "I was shocked to see that you are now allowing struggle4progress Jul 2015 #66

What can be done about it? Well, never visit fucking Ohio again as long as I live. Aristus Jul 2015 #68

Ohio can be a very beautiful place. Glassunion Jul 2015 #69

I went there a couple of times when I was in the Army. Aristus Jul 2015 #70

I had no idea we invaded Ohio jberryhill Jul 2015 #73

supply and demand olddots Jul 2015 #76

It's a free country, if the property owner dosen't care then so what? davepc Jul 2015 #78