Comments on: City Council Reprimands Man for Being Too Tidy a Gardener

By: ted

ted — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:17:04 +0000

Verges and footpaths, eh?

Looks like this is in front of the dude's house. If he's making it appear that there is no path there anymore, people may not feel as if they can walk over the public path.

By: Moodindigo

Moodindigo — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:50:11 +0000

If someone came in my yard without asking and trimmed my plants, I’d buy them a beer.

By: Buzz

Buzz — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:06:22 +0000

If someone came in my yard without asking and trimmed my plants, I'd kick their fucking ass.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:14:26 +0000

Too tidy? What about "because he is encroaching on council-owned grass" Sound to me like he is working on parts of the lawn that are not his own. Too tidy has nothing to do with it other than a news reporter trying to invent controvery...

By: Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:56:01 +0000

It looked better in the before he started mowing it photo. He's made it rather sterile.

By: Goober

Goober — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:16:09 +0000

So, the article proves the headline wrong. It's not because *his* garden is too tidy, it's because he's encroaching on property that simply isn't his. Given the squatting laws in the UK (that let you steal someone's property if they don't notice you're using it), it's right and proper that they slam him for this.

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:33:47 +0000

In Texas, 20 years ago, I tried to take care of a public area that was adjacent to my back yard. It was treated with herbicides, bulldozers and scorn.

Let them draw the line. Take care of what is yours and let them take care of what is theirs.

By: DOJ

DOJ — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:23:58 +0000

He's making us look lazy, quick, sue him!

By: Gerry

Gerry — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:50:34 +0000

Socialists do not like anyone to stand out in the crowd.

Go back and watch the Apple "1984" commercial....

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:48:28 +0000

Ah, bureaucrats. Who doesn't love them.