Wednesday, March 3, 2010

But I'm on the side of the Angels. How can the Government be after me?

Angelina and Quan Ha wanted to cut their water use, especially after their daughter was born. Not only was LA in the middle of a drought, but they found themselves increasingly thinking of her future. So they ripped up their lawn and landscaped with drought-resistant native plants and lots of mulch.

OK, so they turned their yard into an eyesore. It's their yard.

The City is coming after them, charging them with a misdemeanor violation of an ordinance requiring at least 40% of each yard to be covered with live plants. Of course, the Hippies are shocked. Shocked:
"It's just funny that we pay our taxes to the city and the city is now prosecuting us with our own money," Quan Ha said.
Welcome to the world of Big Government. Of course they prosecute you with your own money - it's how they roll.

6 comments:

  1. soulful sepulcherMarch 3, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    Oh geez!

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    Weeds are plants! they bloom too. I suggest they pop a few plants from city hall and thank them for the donation!

    Another government interfering with daily lives of well-meaning citizens.

    40% landscape requirements, my arse!!

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  2. Weer'd BeardMarch 3, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    Hey, mulch and native plants don't need to be mowed. That ain't no eyesore to me, it's PRACTICAL!

    My lawn is a mix of weeds, moss, and various non-matching strains of grass. So long as its green it looks good to me!

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  3. ASM826March 3, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    Jeez, you'd think they'd built a shooting range or something.

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  4. bluesunMarch 3, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    It's funny that they haven't run into CA big government before now. How those people can accept their government, I'll never know.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 3, 2010 at 5:56 PM

    Dumb, dumb, dumb. I wonder how much different their lawn looks from un-molested desert.

    Jim

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  6. KeithMarch 4, 2010 at 8:07 AM

    I bet it feels a bit funny for them, leaving the matrix and having to use brains that have atrophied through lack of use...

    They were libertarians, they just didn't know it.

    Welcome to the light side guys!

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