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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by chemgator, Mar 20, 2024.

  1. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    I own my house. I don’t own everything in the country
     
  2. Gatoragman

    Gatoragman GC Hall of Fame

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    Ok... But do we not collectively, so to speak, own our country?
     
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  3. stingbb

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    Yeah, you got him. I mean, you, of all people, would never hold people accountable for their actions.

    Shame on him for not finding sarcasm in a post that made perfect sense.
     
  4. BLING

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    No comrade, you need to move to a communist country if you want “collective ownership”.
     
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  5. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    In a theoretical sense, I suppose. But not really. I certainly don't own your property. Public property is, by definition, public. Anyone can walk down my street. They just have to, you know, stay out of my yard.:cool:
     
  6. l_boy

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    Ok that makes more sense. I knew something was wrong when I was actually agreeing with you.
     
  7. wgbgator

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    Oh, so illegal immigration can make you think like a communist
     
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  8. Gatoragman

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    Who owns the public property? Doesn't the city, county, state or federal government own public property? Do not each of us, via our vote represent each of the those? I have my private property and you yours, but public land is owned by some form of the government, isn't it? If that is the case, then collectively we own our country. Take the communist stuff and do what you want with it, I didn't mean to insinuate private property is owned collectively. If you don't believe that then who does the money go to when any public land is sold?
     
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  9. Gatorhall

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    Another example of what a hellhole California has become.
     
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  10. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    That happens everywhere man.

    And I just got back from California. Beautiful state and beautiful people. I absolutely love going out there and I am a conservative.

    The narrative is nonsense.
     
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  11. Gatorhall

    Gatorhall VIP Member

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    Glad you think it’s a great place good for you.
     
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  12. Gatorrick22

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    They should be treated as home invaders, and squatting should be a felony in every state.
     
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  13. Gatorrick22

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    Would you ever consider moving there?
     
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  16. chemgator

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    I used to work with an older engineer who rented small homes in poor neighborhoods as a side gig. When a tenant refused to pay and he had shown as much tolerance as he could muster for the person, he had an interesting trick for getting them to move out. He would wait down the street and watch the house, and when the tenant left, he would reverse the door on its hinges so it opened to the outside, and locked from the outside. The tenant was no longer able to lock the house from the inside. Most tenants got the message and quickly moved out. Otherwise it would take six months to go through the legal process. Surprising that no tenant ever changed the door back to the original position. Too much work, I guess.
     
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  17. studegator

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    what a crock of crap—
    Range Rover-driving ‘squatter’ who took over $1M NYC home demands ransom payment to leave— and claims he’s the real victim
    The bizarre saga began when Adele Andaloro was handcuffed by police after a fiery caught-on-camera standoff as she tried to throw out squatters from the $1 million, four-bedroom home in Flushing she inherited from her parents.

    Now Rodriguez has told The Post he was scammed into “renting” the house with a fake lease by a bogus realtor, so he’s not a squatter either. And he had planned to fill the property with migrants, wrongly thinking the city would pay him $1,000 a month to take them.
    Now he wants Andaloro to pay him $18,000 towards what he has spent on repairing the plumbing, doing electric work, re-painting and cleaning the house.
     
  18. kygator

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    Because renters often spend $18,000 on repairs for someone else’s house. He knows his story doesn’t have to be believable. He just needs to say anything so the police say “it’s a civil matter” and walk away.

    What I don’t understand is that if the police say they can’t take a side, how can they arrest the homeowner for changing the locks? Changing the locks is only illegal if he’s a tenant. Shouldn’t arrest her if they don’t have any proof that he’s a tenant. Tell him that it’s a civil matter. If courts agree that he’s a tenant, then she broke the law. If they agree with her that he isn’t a tenant then he broke the law.
     
  19. kygator

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    You were the AirBNB guest weren’t you? :)
     
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