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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 01:40 PM Original message |
Orange officials sue couple who removed their lawn |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Typical |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. It is called " Xeriscape" |
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jkshaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. " ... And can be quite beautiful." Indeed. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
60. I posted a thread in the Gardening forum last year about sourcing xeric plants |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. In Las Vegas the Water District was (is? haven't checked recently) |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. If they want to go a step further, get rid of the F'in SUV in their driveway. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Nothing wrong with that, per se: |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Union labor makes fuel efficient cars also. Yes, its true. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yes - I know - and they make better looking, more fuel-efficient |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. How in the world did you arrive at "lower middle class family"? |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Maybe you live differently than a lot of people. They may both work. Drive in different directions. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. If I live differently from "a lot of people" it's because I try to avoid classifying people I don't |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #43 |
62. That house in Orange county cost around $200,000 10 years ago. It went up to near $500,000 |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. maybe from their lawn, which looks all dead and brown |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
46. Because this is in California. |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. Are you willing to buy it or do you mean they should run it over a cliff or something? |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
50. Cash for clunkers must have happened in their state. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. How far do they drive it every week? |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
51. No. Fuel effiency is the question. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #51 |
64. Fuel efficency and economy is about more than MPG |
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951-Riverside (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. Dave let me ask you. How do you think the food you eat gets to the store? |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. Your comment doesn't make sense. Are people driving them around town? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. bah hahah, as they drive a big ole hunkin SUV to individually protect that infant at the cost |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. It's a pretty modest house. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Maybe a modest house, but... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. A house like that could have cost $700k or more in that area |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Because we shouldn't applaude people who are making some efforts |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. +1,000 |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I don't applaud irrelevant non-efforts |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. What's the non-effort here? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Right. At least they are doing something. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
40. wtf does it have to do with a penis???/ nt |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. The same thing driving a Hummer does. n/t |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. i dont see the hummer and the suv as the same "penis" measuring stick. i see |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Call it what you want |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. "lawn (or lack of) is fine. not my business." i think i can accuse you of the same thing with me.. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
54. They've decreased their water usage by 81%. Major props to them. n/t |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
57. Amen |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Our neighbor across the street has an SUV like that. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. Just being the devil's advocate here... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Ooh, good observation. ha ha. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
42. i just thought it was funny. lol. i dont care what they drive either. |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
55. Actually I took it from the story that they tore up their lawn strictly to save money |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. i can see all kinds of motives that aren't necessarily altruistic, yet still.... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. I hope it's a work in progress |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. Know the local laws, request a variance, THEN make your changes |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. I thought this was going to be about Boehner = "Orange Official" n/t |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. DUzy?! |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. Fucking hysterical |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. Yep. |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
56. Welcome to DU where thread hijacking can be quite entertaining. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. Why do we have lawns in the first place? |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Interestingly enough, the history of lawns goes back to England |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 08:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
63. It's a conspiracy between the John Deer corporation and the sprinkler manufacturers |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
21. Is this what is meant by "grass roots organizing"? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
23. Orange County yuppies with an SUV. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. That's a pretty judgemental position to take |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
32. I once got a letter from a homeowners association telling me that my grass wasn't green enough. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
36. The first landscaping we did when we moved into our house -- we pulled up the front lawn. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 06:56 AM Response to Reply #36 |
65. Los Angeles consumes water that is pumped 2000 feet to clear a mountain pass |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
41. Just because they like to tan a lot, I don't think name calling is appropriate |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
48. American-made (good) SUV (bad) arguments aside... |
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belpejic (431 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
53. At first I thought this had something to do with "Leader" Boner... n/t |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. California of all places -- |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
61. Totally ridiculous! They could plant a few more low-water using plants but this is nuts. |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
66. UPDATE: City May Drop Charges Against Couple Who Removed Their Lawn |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-03-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. good news |
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