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["Claude Genest" <genest@together.net>]

Oh Ava !

Don't knbow wether to laugh or cry on that one !
Cheez, I'd only heard good things about Indiana till now ( my brother went
to Purdue).
This lawn business is worse than I thought.
Apparently there was an Oprah show recently devoted to the splendors of a
manicured lawn.
What madness.
I changed the tilte of this email cause I wanted to share with the group a
little bonus I got from Ortho, manufacturer of nasty chemicals (and some
decent books).
I noticed a weed identification chart at a gardening store that I felt would
be useful to help me identify all those beneficial "weeds" that I might want
to encourage. (i.e spare rom mowing)
Anyway, I went to Ortho's web site and asked for one and , lickety-split,
it's on it's way !
Hee-hee. (I don't why I'm so tickled by this, feel like I'm being naughty or
something..)
I made the same request from round-up because a friend had showed me these
really nice weed i.d flash cards he's gotten from them ( this was in
Australia) but they totally blew me off ...surprise.

Blessings to you Ava,

Claude
From: Ava Devenport <essenheal@iname.com>
To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: Lawn Obsession...Harmonious relationships with neighbors.


> On 05/30/00, ""Claude Genest" <genest@together.net>" wrote:
> > Oy-Vey !
> > Where do you live Ava?
> > Does such a thing exist in the U.S. /Can?
> > What is the rational behind such a law?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> I live in Indiana part of the year (where this law is) and SW Colorado the
> rest of the year (where the concensus is:...within the scope of what the
> PEOPLE want).  We had a discussion regarding "lawn mowing laws" just
> recently here on this list, can't remember the date, sorry.
>
> The rationale here being most of the people in neighborhoods like nicely
> trimmed lawns, etc., cottage gardens are a mismash of mostly weeds and the
> majority prevails!  We even have "planned communities" here where you are
> not allowed to plant a shrub or flower without getting the permission of
> the 'homeowners association' and they have to approve placement, etc.,
> before/if you are allowed to do it.
>
> Want to hear more?  A new law was recently passed and put in force
> regarding mandatory recycling (which I'm not necessarily against) but, the
> waste management people the city hired to do this sends out a bill to the
> city, the city sends a bill to us, pay up or get sued, if you then don't
> pay, once again it's attached as a tax lien against your property.  Now,
> even if you don't use this service, as many don't because they do their
own
> recycling (they get paid cash for aluminum, glass, etc.) you STILL have to
> pay this recycling bill.  The city is right now suing the first 200 lot of
> over 2,000 people who refuse to pay their bill, 4 of them being police
> officers and one being our own State Representative who helped pass the
> bill.
>
> The recycling company sent out a letter with instructions including
this...
> if you catch someone going through your recycling bin removing cans, etc.,
> you're supposed to call the police, they will arrest the person and bring
> them up on 'theft' charges.  I called and wrote a letter to the city, the
> county and the recycling company telling them this was against all
> humanity.  If someone goes through my bin and removes articles, they are
> STILL MINE, until they are picked up.  Those individuals have my approval
> and permission to remove those articles and if they EVER have anyone
> arrested, I plan to bring the city, county and company up on charges.  We
> have many low-income and street people in this area of the midwest (isn't
> that the biggest sin you've ever heard of in this country?)  If they need
> the money, they are welcome to my aluminum cans!
>
> A few years ago, we had a 'special vote' to impose an extra county tax to
> pay for the infamous 'College Football Hall of Fame", which none of us
> wanted anyway.(We have Notre Dame, everyone goes there).  All of the big
> companies, etc., promised to pay for this monstrocity, didn't pay, now we
> have to pay.  We voted that tax down three times!  Each time they had
> another 'special vote', then they went through the back door somehow and
> voted the tax in without us.
>
> I can't wait to move back home to Colorado, where the people are basically
> normal, feeling human beings.
>
> I could go on and on regarding the unjust laws in this state.  I really
try
> very hard to stay out of trouble here by volunteering and offering
> information.  It lands on either deaf ears or laughter because "I'm so
> soft".  Ignorant individuals.  Now I'm angry all over again.  I think I'll
> go take five to meditate, send out some positives.
>
> Blessings,
> Ava
>
>
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