[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by dougjb

Based upon what I am reading, I see nothing wrong with an 8 inch cross.

But, since I have a 12 inch cross in my front lawn, I do not want to be outdone by my neighbors, so I am considering putting in a 4 foot cross. I also ordered a 12 foot cross in case anyone wants to out do me. And, of course, I want to put two smaller crosses next to them. I think they are 10 feet high but eight feet across. I also plan to put lights on them so that people will notice them 24/7. I am also contemplating putting in praying statues that will also sing hymns (softly, of course....unless my neighbors play theirs a bit louder).

Does anyone see anything wrong with this? If so, complain and I will bring it to a courtroom to prove that I wear my religion on my sleeve and I want all of my neighborhood and my close neighbors to tolerate and even endorse my religion. If they don't like it, let them put up a bigger cross! Afterall, the covenants we signed and agree to when we bought our place mean nothing if it limits me in any way, shape or form!

Of course, I would not view myself as being "entitled". That is a dirty word. It interferes with my understanding that I am the center of everything.

One persons cross is another person’s Holy Land Park

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by mulligan

You already agreed to follow the deed restrictions. Apparently your word is worth NOTHING.

But it's not just his word, it is IN WRITING, and it can and will be enforced

[Number 10 GI]

Little white crosses, dog poop, and mask posts!!!!!!!!! Do you remember the Laurel and Hardy episode where Hardy worked in a car horn factory? Every time he heard a car horn he would freak out. Everything that can be said about these three topics has been said dozens and dozens of times. That poor dead horse is a bloody pulp.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

But it's not just his word, it is IN WRITING, and it can and will be enforced

True, but that just means giving his word was documented, which means his word is worth even less than nothing.

Sadly, it seems so often today there are no consequences for actions. So, maybe nothing will happen anyway and his lack of honor will be reenforced. Sigh.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

Little white crosses, dog poop, and mask posts!!!!!!!!! Do you remember the Laurel and Hardy episode where Hardy worked in a car horn factory? Every time he heard a car horn he would freak out. Everything that can be said about these three topics has been said dozens and dozens of times. That poor dead horse is a bloody pulp.

Yes it is, and my prediction is it will continue to be beaten until it is completely liquified.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Yeah that didn't work out so well. We thought it'd be that easy, til we got to one of the lines on the form. Turns out we had to fill out a couple of other forms, to find out what we needed to put on that line.

So we did that - and got to another line, that required we fill out another form to find out what to put on that line. And as it turned out, we weren't eligible to put anything down on that line, so we spent a half hour filling out a form to learn that the answer to that line was zero.

That postcard form is only easy for people who know, in advance, that they won't be itemizing and are taking only the standard deduction, and nothing else, and have no capital gains or losses, or have paid any taxable interest on investments.

For everyone else, you need more forms before you can fill out that postcard.

Well, it didn't work out so well because it was never tried...

I'd explain it in more detail, but even mentioning who suggested it will earn me, yet another vacation...

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Yeah that didn't work out so well. We thought it'd be that easy, til we got to one of the lines on the form. Turns out we had to fill out a couple of other forms, to find out what we needed to put on that line.

So we did that - and got to another line, that required we fill out another form to find out what to put on that line. And as it turned out, we weren't eligible to put anything down on that line, so we spent a half hour filling out a form to learn that the answer to that line was zero.

That postcard form is only easy for people who know, in advance, that they won't be itemizing and are taking only the standard deduction, and nothing else, and have no capital gains or losses, or have paid any taxable interest on investments.

For everyone else, you need more forms before you can fill out that postcard.

Life is so full of difficulties. I find if very simple to use the electronic method....just saying.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan

Yes it is, and my prediction is it will continue to be beaten until it is completely liquified.

So liquefied comes after beating the dead horse?

Wonder what percentage of us completely reads all the documents thrown at us at closing.

[Kelevision]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

So liquefied comes after beating the dead horse?

Wonder what percentage of us completely reads all the documents thrown at us at closing.

I read it! I didn’t read parts that didn’t pertain to me but it was quite easy to read tbh. My question is why would you NOT read the documents you just signed your name to?

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Kelevision

I read it! I didn’t read parts that didn’t pertain to me but it was quite easy to read tbh. My question is why would you NOT read the documents you just signed your name to?

Yeah, I too find it fascinating that so many people spent over a 1/4 million dollars and didn't bother to read what they were signing when paying that. I guess for them a 1/4 million is just pocket change and not worth their time to read contracts.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

So liquefied comes after beating the dead horse?

Wonder what percentage of us completely reads all the documents thrown at us at closing.

I did, it must be nice to be rich enough to not care what they are spending a 1/4 million or more on.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Kelevision

I read it! I didn’t read parts that didn’t pertain to me but it was quite easy to read tbh. My question is why would you NOT read the documents you just signed your name to?

Technically, once you have signed your name you have all the time in the world to read the documents. Perhaps you meant to ask why you would not read the documents BEFORE you signed your name.

I certainly did not read every word of every paragraph of every page of every document at closing. I trusted the closing agent to explain the reason for the document. I trusted that the documents I was signing were standard for the area and that 100,000+ before me had signed the same or very similar documents. I reviewed numbers, addresses, and names to be sure the items that were unique to my situation were correct. And there were a few documents that I read carefully before signing. All of that, but I cannot say I read every document. Perhaps that was a mistake but I'm in the house and in the neighborhood that I wanted so it seems to have worked for me so far.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Bleau

Well this should start a conversation.
Did you know that one of the Districts governance bodies is suing a resident over a very small white cross in their yard?
They should start a go fund me page to fight this.

Resident says HOA in The Villages is suing her for displaying cross, lawn ornaments

Which district do they live in? Not all districts have restrictions on lawn ornaments.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by DonH57

Which district do they live in? Not all districts have restrictions on lawn ornaments.

The district was in the provided link.

[Nick B]

Originally Posted by KAM+6

Last February we were on our Saturday morning yard sale tour and noticed a house in Duval that had Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's decorations all over their yard at the same time. How tacky is that!

Sorry no I will take down the valentine stuff. Too much I guess