Oh, how I wanted to run with the Gov. Crist story (R-FL)...I am SO not a political person, but as you may be aware by some blog posts the past couple of months, I've got a bone to pick with the boorish behavior of elected officials and private citizens, alike. Crist wants to make a bona fide run for the senate, but apparently will have to do so as an independent.
All because of 'the hug'.
Yep, Crist did the unthinkable within the GOP ranks and citizenry by welcoming the newly elected President Obama to an official function...and gave him a welcome hug. You'd have thought he unleashed the world's most poisonous cooties...and the sound-byte interviews I heard on NPR radio a couple of weeks ago were proof that bigots really are alive and well everywhere, certainly in Florida. But I digress....
Most of us take pride in where we live...while times are tight anymore, and we might not have money to pay for a lot of house and yard maintenance, there is no excuse for not picking up trash or pulling up the worst weeds...the simple, free things that make a visual difference.
DATELINE: DENTON, TEXAS
Homes that have been in the family for many moons hold a special charm. Sometimes they are lived in 'til the end, and sometimes they may become more of a summer vacation destination once elderly parents have had to move out for various reasons.
This family's matriarch, 69 year-old Francis Howard, now lives with her son in Frisco...and they fondly remember the 47 years the house was lived in year-round. I'm just guessing, but I bet there was a lot of fresh-squeezed lemonade handed out on that big, wide porch, complete with a speckled pup in a green wagon on the front lawn, and out back sheets waving in the prarie breezes as they dry on the clotheslines strung between two mighty oaks...
But that's no excuse for neglecting the lawn.
That's no excuse for storing things (a loose term) outside, randomly.
That's no excuse for letting junk vehicles continue to rust, even if they weren't Fords.
And there's especially no excuse for not keeping the structure safe and repaired.
Nobody likes an eyesore, no matter the history. After repeated attempted-but-failed contacts, the city was left with no choice but to demolish the 'abandoned' home.
Too bad the demolition crew came and took down the Howard homestead instead of the unkempt property in question....ACROSS THE STREET.
"Oops!" doesn't quite cover it, does it...
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I never thought that would be the end of the story. I was surprised.
And did you hear about the Alaska town that had a gas station charging $9 for gas? The world is getting crazier by the minute, it seems.
Sure seems to be getting wackier...maybe with instant info over the internet more of the 'same' is now coming to light. The house story was first published Wednesday, so I'm sure they're still trying to figure out whattheheck they're all gonna do. Sadly, seems like governments get this 'immunity' where they can do no wrong and be held accountable...things will be a-changin', no doubt!
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