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Calif Bill wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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basskisser wrote:
Calif Bill wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
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Wow! Three islands saved from development and left for boaters to
enjoy.
It doesn't get any better than this.
see.. 'Surprise Announcement'
www.mahoneislands.ns.ca

note: a number of islands have been bought up by 'rich Americans' in
the
last few years...some completely stripped of forestry and signs
erected
warning locals to stay away.

Then maybe rich Canadians should buy the islands and donate to a
nature
conservancy?


Damn, you just can't understand what you've read, can you?


Colicky Bill must be dippin' into the sauce again.

And I thought you finally had risen above the cesspool. Wrong again.

Bill, did you ever find where I said that the earth was only 6000 years
old? I'd really like to see that.


I can not help it if you have fried / smoked your brain and can not remember
where you said the earth is 6000 years old. Ask your wife to read it to
you.

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On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:06:44 GMT, Don White wrote:

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

So is that what you are recommending for Halifax? What if a Canadian
owns property on the water, should he be able to restrict the public
from using this property anyway they want? If all property on the water
was available to all Canadian citizens (we wouldn't want to have any
"foreigners" up there) it would save Canadians a ton of money on public
parks. I think you have come up with a great idea. I am curious, why
didn't the Canadian government buy the land when it was cheap to insure
public access for future generations? Sounds to me like you are venting
your frustration at the wrong people.


Venting? Actually, I started off just posting some good news that might
be interesting to local and even international cruising boaters.
JohnH got very defensive and now you are doing what you do best.

I'm not defensive. You blamed your woes on 'rich Americans' but provided no
proof that Americans were involved or that they destroyed the islands. If
and when you do so, I'll feel horribly ashamed for those folks.

The bottom line is that *Canadians* sold the property! Cast your aspersions
on them first.
--
John H

*Have a great Christmas and a spectacular New Year!*

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Don White wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

So is that what you are recommending for Halifax? What if a Canadian
owns property on the water, should he be able to restrict the public
from using this property anyway they want? If all property on the
water was available to all Canadian citizens (we wouldn't want to have
any "foreigners" up there) it would save Canadians a ton of money on
public parks. I think you have come up with a great idea. I am
curious, why didn't the Canadian government buy the land when it was
cheap to insure public access for future generations? Sounds to me
like you are venting your frustration at the wrong people.


Venting? Actually, I started off just posting some good news that might
be interesting to local and even international cruising boaters.
JohnH got very defensive and now you are doing what you do best.

I was just highlighting the fallacy of your argument that property
owners should not be able to act like a dog with a bone attitude. I
would hope you do a very good job of protecting your property, even if
you do look like a dog with a bone.

"Not just because they are rich...it's the 'dog with a bone' attitude.
Anyone who lives in a popular coastal area would know what I'm talking
about.
Development has been fairly slow coming to these areas and the locals
have had use of the islands for generations. Someone buys up the
property, uses it for a few weeks each summer and then guards it like a
national treasure the rest of the year. No one allowed on or near the
islands. Some even try to evict boaters anchoring in the coves...
although they only own property above the high water mark. "

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"Don White" wrote in message
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You're starting to sound like one of them 'rich 'mericans'.
Go into someone else's country, run ram shod all over them & then tell
them what to do with their home, property, possessions state etc.
Oh wait a minute... that's your government you're imitating!


Maybe .... but consider:
------------------------------------------------------------

"In terms of official government foreign assistance, “the U.S. gives the
most in absolute amounts, more than twice what the second ranked donor,
Japan, gives,” said Adelman during a global Internet chat July 27."

"But this number does not include substantial private foreign assistance,
such as aid that comes from private donations, charities, religious
associations and other nonprofit groups."

“Private international giving by Americans is over three and one-half times
that of U.S. government foreign assistance,” Adelman told participants in
the Internet chat. “When you take into account this U.S. private giving, our
foreign assistance far exceeds other countries by any measure.”

http://usinfo.state.gov/eur/Archive/...27-997226.html

------------------------------------------------------------

Where does Canada rank?



Eisboch

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Calif Bill wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
ups.com...

Calif Bill wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
...
basskisser wrote:
Calif Bill wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
...

Wow! Three islands saved from development and left for boaters to
enjoy.
It doesn't get any better than this.
see.. 'Surprise Announcement'
www.mahoneislands.ns.ca

note: a number of islands have been bought up by 'rich Americans' in
the
last few years...some completely stripped of forestry and signs
erected
warning locals to stay away.

Then maybe rich Canadians should buy the islands and donate to a
nature
conservancy?


Damn, you just can't understand what you've read, can you?


Colicky Bill must be dippin' into the sauce again.

And I thought you finally had risen above the cesspool. Wrong again.

Bill, did you ever find where I said that the earth was only 6000 years
old? I'd really like to see that.


I can not help it if you have fried / smoked your brain and can not remember
where you said the earth is 6000 years old. Ask your wife to read it to
you.

Here he goes, as usual. He knows damned well after going back and
actually reading each word, that I never said such a thing. Now to
cover his tracks, he resorts to lies. Watch, everyone! Bill, what
evidence do you have that I've "fried / smoked (my brain)??? Now,
please, show everyone here where you got that information, plus where I
said that the earth is 6000 years old. I'd really like to see that.

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:04:05 -0000, thunder
wrote:


On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:11:20 -0500, P Fritz wrote:



I see that sort of crap all the time with developments I work on. The
surrounding neighbors pour into the Planning Commision meetings whining
about how they use 'X' piece of land for picnics etc, and how we should
not be allowed to develop it. They never want to buy it, even when
offered. They just want to continue to leach off of others. Why am I
not surprised that donny is of the same ilk?

Nor does it surprise me that one of your ilk is incapable of
understanding anything past the end of your nose. Nova Scotia is not the
United States. The Right to Roam is a traditional concept cherished by
many Nova Scotians, not just Don.

http://ccns.chebucto.org/Right_to_Roam.pdf


Or that.

Britain also has a similar law and it's a good one.
Apparently it is not the law in Nova Scotia, just something the
socialists are trying to spin into a "right"

The right to own other humans was a traditional concept cherished by
many as well.....doesn't make it right or desirable.

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:11:20 -0500, P Fritz wrote:


I see that sort of crap all the time with developments I work on. The
surrounding neighbors pour into the Planning Commision meetings whining
about how they use 'X' piece of land for picnics etc, and how we should
not be allowed to develop it. They never want to buy it, even when
offered. They just want to continue to leach off of others. Why am I
not surprised that donny is of the same ilk?


I get offers from developers all the time and the first question I ask
them is how much open space they plan and how do they plan to allow
others to use it.

Which is your right as the owner to set deed restrictions etc.


I've never had a satisfactory answer to that - ever - from a
developer.

Because a developer needs to make a certain yield on property in order
to turn a profit.


From my perspective, developers need to take into account the users of
the land, not just the owners.

Only if the users are paying for that use, via taxes, user fees. etc

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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

Don White wrote:

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

Don White wrote:

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


Don,
Great so you don't mind if we tromp through your house also to use
the bathrooms? I am planning on setting up a web page with
directions to your home and letting everyone know that "Su Casa es
Nuestra Casa".

Since you have given everyone ready access to your home and
gardens, why don't you just deed your home over the state?




You're starting to sound like one of them 'rich 'mericans'.
Go into someone else's country, run ram shod all over them & then
tell them what to do with their home, property, possessions state etc.
Oh wait a minute... that's your government you're imitating!



Wait, I just misunderstood you, you mean Canadians should have
property rights, but those rights should not be extended to non
Canadians. That should be a simple solution, just nationalize all
property owned by non Canadians. Cuba did the same thing when Castro
took over.


A neighbouring province has restrictions on how much property can be
held by non-residents and at one time taxed non-residents property at
a higher rate than locals.


So is that what you are recommending for Halifax? What if a Canadian
owns property on the water, should he be able to restrict the public
from using this property anyway they want? If all property on the water
was available to all Canadian citizens (we wouldn't want to have any
"foreigners" up there) it would save Canadians a ton of money on public
parks. I think you have come up with a great idea. I am curious, why
didn't the Canadian government buy the land when it was cheap to insure
public access for future generations? Sounds to me like you are venting
your frustration at the wrong people.

If I recall correctly from dealing in Mexico, they restricted ownership
of (at least) ocean front property from non nationals....the way
around it was a Meican entity to hold the title, with all the rights
going to the investor/developer. There are always ways around stupid
laws such as that.

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Eisboch wrote:
"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
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About 11 years ago we had a Norwegian au-pair.

About 10 years ago we had a German au-pair.

About 9 years ago we had a Swedish au-pair.

About 8 years ago we had another German au-pair.

More fuel for their ???.


Come to think of it, I need to get au-pair of new sneakers.
Thanks for the reminder.

You should give some thought to obtianing a pair of Swedish au-pairs.

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Harry Krause wrote:
On 12/4/2006 7:24 AM, JohnH wrote:
On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:51:22 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Don White wrote:
JohnH wrote:
On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:17:59 GMT, "Calif Bill"

wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
...

Wow! Three islands saved from development and left for boaters
to enjoy. It doesn't get any better than this.
see.. 'Surprise Announcement'
www.mahoneislands.ns.ca

note: a number of islands have been bought up by 'rich
Americans' in the last few years...some completely stripped of
forestry and signs erected warning locals to stay away.
Then maybe rich Canadians should buy the islands and donate to a
nature conservancy?

I wondered who were the dumb asses that sold the islands to those
horrible
rich Americans!

Greedy people blinded by that yankee dollah.
Don, don't you just hate those rich son of a bitches?

He's been asked to show that the rich sons of bitches were, in fact,
Americans as he alleged. I haven't seen his response to that yet.



It's almost always "good" when this sort of development is stopped, no
matter how.

I'm still happy over the fact that our county commissioners and the
local voters stopped Wal-Mart dead in its tracks with an intention to
build some sort of "superstore" down here. The county continues to raise
its "impact" fee to discourage tract builders. But we do encourage
locally owned small businesses in existing commercial areas. Waterfront
development is allowed but the controls are pretty strict.
The local battle cry is, "Let's not become another Fairfax County."
Fairfax County is a densely populated county in Northern Virginia that
used to be a pleasant place to live. Not anymore. It's overdeveloped,
with clogged roads, overcrowded schools, declining infrastructure,
million dollar houses on an eighth of an acre lots, the whole catastrophe.

Yet people still want to live there. Fairfax county has jobs, jobs, and
more jobs with good schools and the best thing is that it is in a right
to work state.