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In reply to the discussion: His backyard ice rink honors a stepdaughter’s memory. Now county inspectors may close it. [View all]RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. Exactly! "Sometimes common sense has to win or I certainly hope so."
I once lived in an area where an elderly man had put up a couple of shelves in his one car garage. He stocked the shelves with a few common products someone might want. The locals used to stop by and get a few things. His prices were super low. It was like a tiny friendly garage sale. No cars, really, maybe one an hour. It gave him something to do.
So, the city decided he was a nuisance or something and was operating a business out of his house and were moving to close him down, like he was some huge corporate operation operating illegally.
The sense of community and sharing, kindness and all continues IMO to drain from American life. And common sense is no longer allowed.
Hopefully Maryland will back down.
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His backyard ice rink honors a stepdaughter’s memory. Now county inspectors may close it. [View all]
yeoman6987
Jan 2016
OP
if you go on the ice slip and fall and need a hospital you go to the hospital they treat you, send
saturnsring
Jan 2016
#10
that;s not been my experience -the hospital doesnt ask where this happens they dont bill any owner
saturnsring
Jan 2016
#24
Sounds one of the reasons our healthcare delivery problems. Why should the owner of
jonno99
Jan 2016
#29
Montgomery county decided many years to preserve a rural agricultural character in some areas
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Jan 2016
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yellowcanine
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#61
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struggle4progress
Jan 2016
#38
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Jan 2016
#40
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struggle4progress
Jan 2016
#55
WHEN is the government going to TAKE ACTION against unpermitted frozen ponds????
tabasco
Jan 2016
#41