02-04-2015, 10:30 AM
I retired 5 years ago. My wife and I make suggestions to each other about little jobs to do and that is the extent of being bossed since retirement. I bought a home in an area where there is no HOA or even zoning for that matter. I did not even have to have a building permit to put up my train shed. We do have a nice neighborhood and police ourselves. I have an empty house behind me that has no septic system, therefore it can't be occupied which makes all of us in the neighborhood happy. Mother nature will take care of that problem very soon.
At this stage of my life being told what to do is a no-no. I kissed butts for 55 years to provide for my family and it isn't happening anymore. If my neighbors want to have a flag pole, or for that matter a garbage truck parked in their driveway that's their business. I have an acre of ground that protects me from everything but the smell of the farmers fields when they are spreading manure.
Several years ago down in town, (Zoned) they tried to prevent McDonald's from putting in a restaurant. They had spot zoning and the 3 lots on the main street right in the middle of town that McDonald's bought were zoned residential, even though these old rundown homes were surrounded on all sides by business.
It went to court and we now have a McDonald's. The king and all his court jesters were not happy.
At this stage of my life being told what to do is a no-no. I kissed butts for 55 years to provide for my family and it isn't happening anymore. If my neighbors want to have a flag pole, or for that matter a garbage truck parked in their driveway that's their business. I have an acre of ground that protects me from everything but the smell of the farmers fields when they are spreading manure.
Several years ago down in town, (Zoned) they tried to prevent McDonald's from putting in a restaurant. They had spot zoning and the 3 lots on the main street right in the middle of town that McDonald's bought were zoned residential, even though these old rundown homes were surrounded on all sides by business.
It went to court and we now have a McDonald's. The king and all his court jesters were not happy.