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Huntington [WV] Couch Ordinance Takes Effect
WSAZ.com ^
| Jul 01, 2013
| Amanda Barren
Posted on 07/03/2013 4:00:37 AM PDT by Daffynition
HUNTINGTON, W.Va., (WSAZ) -- The so-called Huntington Couch Ordinance took effect Monday, July 1.
The law means items meant for indoor use like couches, mattresses and appliances are no longer legally allowed to be stored outside on property in Huntington city limits.
"That is such a stereotypical way people look at West Virginia, and I don't like that because we are not that way here," one neighbor said.
The old rules about junked cars, trash, tall grass and weeds are back in the spotlight.
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First they came for my commode. I said nothing. Then they came for my sofa....
To: Daffynition
Obviously, this has to go!
As does this:
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posted on
07/03/2013 4:15:10 AM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
("To learn who rules over you simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"- Voltaire)
To: Daffynition
In related news, women not wearing Prada were banned from appearing in public during daylight hours.
“One MUST have ones standards!”, said the head of city council.
/sarc
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posted on
07/03/2013 4:18:14 AM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
("To learn who rules over you simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"- Voltaire)
To: BwanaNdege
LOL. Since when did they wear shoes in WV?
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posted on
07/03/2013 4:33:38 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Daffynition; WVNan
I used to live in Huntington. I’m sorry but it’s a trash heap and run over by drug dealers from Detroit. This is nothing more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. If they really want to help Huntington get rid of the drug dealers from Detroit and bar anyone else from Detroit from entering Huntington.
The second thing they could do is get rid of the mayor’s office and get a city manager to run the place.
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posted on
07/03/2013 4:44:18 AM PDT
by
Morgana
(Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
To: Daffynition
"If they don't show," Mayor Steve Williams explained, "one of the things we are thinking of doing is going on the property ourselves, clearing it and putting a lien on the property. To get it clear."
"We know there are some folks that just wont do it and municipal court gives us the ability to do all sorts of things," he said.
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posted on
07/03/2013 4:44:47 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
To: Daffynition
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Bondage...
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posted on
07/03/2013 4:47:50 AM PDT
by
Iscool
To: Morgana
I wonder if they’ve banned couch burning in Morgantown after games.
Go Herd!
To: Daffynition
Where am I supposed to nap now?
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posted on
07/03/2013 5:17:04 AM PDT
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: Carpe Cerevisi
As you probably know, that tradition has made its way to Pittsburgh for the "backyard brawl." The Pittsburgh cops, killjoys that they are, now come out in legion that day to arrest anyone even carrying a couch. Heaven forbid if you are actually moving that day.
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posted on
07/03/2013 6:09:00 AM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: The_Victor
Proclaim it's art.
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posted on
07/03/2013 6:35:43 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Daffynition
Pittsburgh passed a similar ordinance two years ago.
(though some say we’re just West Virginia with stupider liquor laws)
Rationale given was some couches burned in the street by drunken college yutes celebrating the Penguins Stanley Cup win in ‘09.
To: BwanaNdege
That’s what I was thinking. What about upcycling? I’ve been dying to turn an old dresser into part of a garden bed. I’ve got a 1950’s ironing board that I’m using as a plant stand. I’ve got a pair of army boots with flowers potted by my back door. (One of the most beautiful photos I’ve ever seen was an old piano turned into a fountain.)
The way this is worded, they can crack down on art and I have complete faith that this is exactly what’s going to happen. There is no common sense in gov’t. Somebody paints and piles up old tires and turns it into a step-garden and they’ll get the same ticket as the jerk that has a pile of old tires in their yard.
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posted on
07/03/2013 6:52:35 AM PDT
by
Marie
("The last time Democrats gloated this hard after a health care victory, they lost 60 House seats.")
To: Marie
Do you have pictures? I’d love to see the old dresser as garden bed!
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posted on
07/03/2013 7:07:46 AM PDT
by
KosmicKitty
(WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
To: Morgana
get rid of the drug dealers from Detroit and bar anyone else from Detroit from entering Huntington.
A direct result of Michigan passing Life Without Parole for Felony Possession a bit over two decades ago. A lot of druggies bugged out for other locations along the I-75 corridor. Lima, Ohio began having very serious gang problems. And "Michigan Boys" actually became street slang in the Toldeo area for "drug dealer".
To: The_Victor
You engineer this marvelous tree swing there The Victor?
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posted on
07/03/2013 9:25:42 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) ( Hey Rubio, eat pooh pal))
To: Marie
Isn't the new *catch-phrase* REPURPOSE?
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posted on
07/03/2013 11:06:23 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Marie
Some people have *no* sense of humor. People in Miami freaked out when this piano turned up on a sandbar.
I suppose if the *rest* of the neighborhood is re-purposing...it doesn't matter...but some finicky people hate porcelain.
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posted on
07/03/2013 11:12:23 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Buckeye McFrog
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posted on
07/03/2013 11:15:50 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Flick Lives
Heaven forbid the family dog *barks* at their presence.
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posted on
07/03/2013 11:17:57 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
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