For those (two) of you who are interested in the outcomes of my
investigation into the Youngs Siding white ant signs, here is an update.
No it wasn't ...
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Trip Hazard
So I got this letter from the City threatening to fine me $5000 and $500 every day from the 12th May for non-compliance if I didn't prune my trees and remove trip hazards from the front verge.
I thought that was a little bit of an over reaction.
I've been trying to kill the grass for a couple years now, and rather than spray, lay out carpet. The letter came about 10 days ago; I've been using it as a book mark. Saturday night I thought I'd open it thinking it was a rates notice.
So I tried to explain to the guy from the city who came to check if I had complied why I thought it was an overreaction. But how do you explain powerlessness to the system oppressing you?
My front verge stands out like the proverbial. Every other verge in my street - or the whole suburb, really - is flat mowed grass. Spencer Park. The carpet and bricks and pallets have been there for a couple years now. If you haven't and can't see it, not to be insensitive, just a friendly bit of advice, get a dog. For the sighted public, the general response is to avoid the area by walking on the road or the other side of the street. It's a deviation of about fifteen meters. Therefore, it isn't a trip hazard. I mean - a house isn't a driving hazard, is it? You see it, so you don't go there.
By the way, there is a perfectly good footpath on the other side of the road. Your sighted friends should suggest to you that would be a safer place to walk.
I thought that was a little bit of an over reaction.
I've been trying to kill the grass for a couple years now, and rather than spray, lay out carpet. The letter came about 10 days ago; I've been using it as a book mark. Saturday night I thought I'd open it thinking it was a rates notice.
So I tried to explain to the guy from the city who came to check if I had complied why I thought it was an overreaction. But how do you explain powerlessness to the system oppressing you?
My front verge stands out like the proverbial. Every other verge in my street - or the whole suburb, really - is flat mowed grass. Spencer Park. The carpet and bricks and pallets have been there for a couple years now. If you haven't and can't see it, not to be insensitive, just a friendly bit of advice, get a dog. For the sighted public, the general response is to avoid the area by walking on the road or the other side of the street. It's a deviation of about fifteen meters. Therefore, it isn't a trip hazard. I mean - a house isn't a driving hazard, is it? You see it, so you don't go there.
By the way, there is a perfectly good footpath on the other side of the road. Your sighted friends should suggest to you that would be a safer place to walk.
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