Hey Florida! Pull my finger!

Started by Longhorn, 07/27/2015 07:34 PM

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Longhorn

Pinellas County in Florida sent an "environmental specialist" to tell this guy to keep his BBQ smoke on his property...

I have one thing to say to my warm weather friends in the south: "Pull my finger!"   :biggrin:


Fran95

The saddest part about this video is that someone down the road from this guy actually called to complain about the smell of BBQ smoke entering their property. Another thing I'd like to point out is that the poor guy that had to come out to enforce this stupid rule was very professional about the whole thing.


Mojo66

That's just crazy.

In my backyard, there are way too many different smells, they wouldn't know which one to complain about. "Officer, it smells like a drunk skunk smoking a cigar while grilling a beaver steak over there" :biggrin:
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Kman

I keep thinking that we can't get any more ridiculous than we already are..... then more bureaucrats come along and prove me wrong.
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toby2

so all the restaurants keep the smell in too? that is some stupid a$$ sh!t right there....

nirab

If I were that guy, I'd round up my neighbors, and have a block party...with all the grills going!  :biggrin:
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johncw

Quotenirab - 7/28/2015  8:17 AM

If I were that guy, I'd round up my neighbors, and have a block party...with all the grills going!  :biggrin:

And grab all the fans and point them at the a-hole neighbor.

Mautrak

And in Southern California the neighbors complained about the smell of the Sriracha plant.  And in the San Francisco area neighbors complained about the smell of bacon (bacon!) coming from a restaurant.  

It won't stop until everyone is happy that everyone else is living the way that other people think they should live.  Not freedom.  We all have to dictate to everyone else what they should eat, what they should drive, what they should think . . . .

danb6177

Yep this is no surprise to me. I live in pasco county right next door to pinellas. Its the same crap. Home to some of the worlds most ignorant people.
I used to sit outside all night and drink bud lite and smoke Marlboros and everyone thought I was a bum. Now I sit outside all night and drink craft beers and smoke cigars and everyone thinks I have class.
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jharrisx5

I would fire up as many barrel smokers as I could afford.....ridiculous
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sar127

I think it's time for a neighborhood wide bbq yall! :cigarman:
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Quotesar127 - 7/28/2015  1:20 PM  I think it's time for a neighborhood wide bbq yall! :cigarman:

 Heck, I am thinking a national rib cook off!

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Stories like this just enforce my plans for moving to a deserted island....society is just a place where good plans go to die.

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Their neighbor is an a$$hole.
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Time to host a whole hog cook-off.
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gitfiddl

That complaining neighbor wouldn't like me...
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SparklePony

I feel sorry for the bureaucrat, actually.  You know he knows this is nuts.
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gitfiddl

Furthermore, if I were the guys that were complained about, I'd spend a little time researching the various "deed restrictions" on the complainer's property.  Even if you don't live in a hi-fallutin' gated community, I'm sure there are plenty that apply to her property.  Here in Duval County, any complaints to the City about code violations are anonymous.  And you'd be surprised what a few pounds of epsom salt will do to a well-manicured lawn when judiciously and covertly applied.  Properly distributed using a small plastic grocery bag with a corner cut out like a make-shift pastry bag, you can even write a message on the lawn.  Not that I would know anything about such things...      :-0  :shades:

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horrido

Dumbest thing I have ever seen and I love the smell of a BBQ nothing beats it except the stink of my neighbor smoking pot thats when cigars come out. :-0 How does a person complain about BBQ's don't get it. So its like if you fart how do you keep that in your backyard! :biggrin:
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Sometimes neighbors are just @$$holes. Way back living on base my neighbor shoveled his snow into my parking spot, I had a Jeep with big tires but still. So I shoveled all that s**t right back into his spot while he was at work, then sprinkled it with the hose so I would freeze up. Didn't take long in AK, boy was he pissy when he got home :biggrin:

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ntanner

What a crock of S#!t, smoke can't leave youre property.
I am not concerned about what you think as I can tell you don't do it often.

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MT21

I guess that all restaurants with exhaust fans are in violation. It's more than smoke that got the neighbors panties in a bunch.
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Chadboskie

I just heard today that the same thing is going on in Austin texas. The neighbors are trying to make the  restaurants keep their smoke on their property. It may come to where they have to buy the surrounding land or put in very expensive giant smoke eaters to stay in business. Its sad.


   
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