Why I detest displaced urbanites

Iconoclast

I think of golf as one step above grass mowing and consider developers to be one of the lowest parasitical life forms, but in comparison to some who've "blessed" us with their presence by leaving the concrete canyons . . . . Flatlander witch buys *shallow* house lot. On property line of golf course. Proceeds to build large home. Golf balls come on to property. Complains to golf course, which attempts to remedy problem by planting shrubbery along property line. Problem continues. Arrogant witch files suit to have course re-designed / re-built so balls will not come in her direction. Same mentality as those who build near a shooting facility & then sue to have the shooting stopped or build near an agricultural operation and sue because of the odor from the animals. Really wish *we* could build walls around all cities and require IQ tests before issuing passes to the real world. Why do they call it tourist season if we can't shoot the bastids?

barto

iconoclast-
i just finished a week of touristing through the northwest & had an enjoyable time.
guess im just glad i didnt get to your state if you are an example of the general populace's opinion regarding tourists.
have a nice day anyway.
barto

the hard stuff we do right away - the impossible takes a little longer

salzo

I like George Carlins solution-Build projects on all of the golf courses in the USA. All of that land to hit a ball on seems excessive. It would be better for all if cheap government subsidized rental units were placed on all of the golf courses. BIG skyscrapers filled with public housing.

"The powers delegated by the proposed constitution to the federal governmentare few and defined, and will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace negotiation, and foreign commerce"
-James Madison

Iconoclast

barto, (a) I am virtually certain that most folks such as yourself who are on this, or similar, forums are the type of tourist I would welcome, rather than the slime balls who bring their urban mindsets & values with them, degrading the quality of life & (b) unfortunately, a large proportion of the residents here like tourists . . . although few of them are natives.

Varmintmist

Truer words were never said.

They want to move to the country to get away from the city. BUT THEY BRING THEIR ATTITUDES WITH THEM. After they see the kid walking down the road with a gun, or get a snoot full of pig$h!t in the spring, or find out that the township plows 1 road at a time in the winter, they just howl to beat heck, and want everything to be like "the city"

I like tourists, they leave sooner or later.

Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.

daddo

Wierd world we're in and stranger people.

allen griggs

My mom always wanted to live in a log cabin. So I built her a log cabin in the mountains and she moved up there from Atlanta. Right away she started complaining about all the gunfire audible in all directions. I told her she better get used to it or else move back to the city. Then I bought her a Ruger 10/22 with 4x scope. I taught her how to load it and shoot it. She enjoyed shooting at tin cans off the porch. Later that summer a * got into the bluebird house and ate 3 baby bluebirds. That * lived in the big oak tree next to the house. She was all upset and wanted to call animal control. I told her there was no animal control. Then she wanted me to shoot the *. I told her she would have to shoot it. So the next day she shot the *. The neighbor came over and got the * and skinned it and said it weighed 25 lbs. Now my mom doesn't gripe about hearing that gunfire through the woods. I have made her into a country girl. What she doesn't realize is that I have trained her to shoot the bad guy whenever he may show up.

"Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."

Iconoclast

Varmintmist - the problem around here is too many of the tourists evolve into residents with "the attitude!"

Varmintmist

Iconoclast, those aint ter-ests, thems SQUATTERS



Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.

loader44

If I may add something to this subject.

Two and a half years ago, a family decided to move out to my neck of the woods. They were from a big city back east somewhere, never did figure out where.But did not like all the other families around them, decided to build up on the mountain so they could " LOOK DOWN ON US POOR PEOPLE " ( they are very well off ). Million plus dollars later, they moved into there new home.

Well now, here in Texas, in the spring time, the rattle snakes come out of hibernation, guess what. The den was on the other side of the hill they had there house on. they had snakes all over the place, in the yard, in the pool, in the house, in the cars, ( the lady actually set fire to her car because of the snakes inside of it ) could not get out of the house on a few occasions due to the snakes. The police and the fire dept. were getting tired of rescueing them on a daily basis. Started sending them bills. They decided to sue the construction company for building there NEW HOME in the vicinity of the snake den. Its a damn shame they won the law suite. So now, there is a big house on the mountain that nobody lives in.

If your in the market for an almost new home, cheep, let me know and I will give you the realestate peoples phone #.

loader44.

Shootist3006

loader, you paint a pretty picture of their dismay but quote:They decided to sue the construction company for building there NEW HOME in the vicinity of the snake den. Its a damn shame they won the law suite. So now, there is a big house on the mountain that nobody lives in.

How did they win that suit in TEXAS, out here in KA I could see it happening but in TEJAS??

Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem.Semper Fidelis

loader44

Shootist3006, like I said, They are " VERY WELL OFF ".

The case was settled in Dallas.

The construction compay laid off half of there workers because of that law suit. Dont know what the settlement was, but it was expensive for half the staff to loose jobs.

It should not have happened here in Texas, but it did.

loader44.

wundudnee

I have lived rural for the last 45 years. I don't think they would welcome me back in town. I have noticed that for the last couple of years not all people will wave when you meet them on the road, that's sad. I do have some very good neighbors and we all get along well. The problem is the road is developing farther out and by noting some of the vehicles they ain't country.

However I do enough shooting I have gotten them over being gunshy.

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Edited by - wundudnee on 08/04/2002 18:22:50

guns-n-painthorses

What a bunch of stuffed shirt as#holes. We live out in the middle of a corn field here in Iowa. The south road on our section used to be a minimum matenince road. Well some developer bought all the land along the road and is selling acrages off it. They have tons of builders restrictions including the one about how you can't even change the oil in your car in your driveway. It is SOOOOOO fun to walk down the road with a heavy barreled FAL falo when the agent is showing the lots on the weekend. God if I only had a beard and a turbine,,,, and maybe a camel! They better like the sound of gunfire!


Got Guns?

Iconoclast

The examples after my original thread are illustrative of the problem most of us face. This was simply a golf course. I've had LEOs called twice because of 'shots fired.' Once the local chief walked up to where I was practicing on my own land & passed the time for few minutes after radioing dispatch to have them call the complaintant to explain I was well known and shooting in a safe manner on my own land. Then we put up a new target & he tried some of the goodies. The next time, I'd shot some ducks behind the house & the next thing I know the local F&G officer showed up cruising the road. He finally stopped to ask if I'd heard shots & the short version is he went away satisfied after telling me someone had complained about it (& at that time of year, I know who it was - @#$%^&* Masshole). An attorney of my acquaintance did the closing on a house sale. A few months later, his client called, hysterical, to tell him "There's a guy with GUN sitting beside the road out here!" "Is it a rifle?" "It's a GUN!!" "Is it a gun with a long barrel?" "Yes." Is the man wearing any orange clothing?" "Yes." "Well, you know, it's deer season and you're going to see a lot of people like that." "You mean to say they let people carry GUNS around in public here?!!!" "Yes." "Oh, my GAWD, I should have stayed in Boston."

My sentiments, exactly!