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Graffiti on my road Thomas G. Marshall 10-19-2007
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Posted by willshak on October 22, 2007, 11:14 am
on 10/22/2007 8:56 AM PeterD said the following:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:44:20 -0500, "Steve Barker LT"
>
>
>> Illegal to plow snow!?!?!? Ya, ooooooooK...
>>
>> s
>>
>>
>
> Yep! Here in NH, it is:
>
> Unlawful to plow a public road unless you have been authorized.
> Unlawful to plow snow across a public road.
> Unlawful to plow (shovel or blow) snow onto a public road.
>
> And yes, I do have a plow truck... <g>
>
> Now the truth be told, I've never heard of anyone getting ticketed for
> properly plowing a public road without authorization (and I've done
> it a couple of times to get stuck cars out), but technically is is
> possible.
>
> Why? When some idiot joker (like me!) comes along and plows the road
> wrong (wrong width, puts the snow in the wrong places, etc.) it
> creates problems for the DPW...
>

I don't know if it illegal where I live, but I usually snowblow the
roadside edge of my property for about 20 feet down the road from my
driveway, so that the mailman can get to the box. I also put out the
garbage cans in that area.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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Posted by Thomas G. Marshall on October 22, 2007, 6:18 pm
PeterD said something like:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:18:20 GMT, "Thomas G. Marshall"
>
>> CWatters said something like:
>>> Perhaps try a weed burner or sand blaster?
>>
>>
>> Sand blasters sound expensive to rent. Are they?
>>
>> I thought of a torch, but all that might do is burn a colored
>> residue /into/ the alsphalt permanently.
>>
>
> You need to be more careful. In most states it is unlawful to do
> *anything* to the road surface at all (even plow snow off), and I'm
> sure that MA is one of the more strict states.
>
> Write a letter to the town and then live with it.. but don't try to
> remove or cover it yourself, or you may find yourself in as much
> trouble as the 'graphic artist' who created that work of art in front
> of your house!

I understand what you're saying, but I would *love* to see someone /try/ to
make the argument to me that I cannot clean swears off of the road I live
on, when the town's cover-up job was inadequate. I've got [barely] enough
time for such a battle....it would be fighting the good fight.



Posted by Steve Barker LT on October 21, 2007, 7:43 pm
If you're really worried about it, then perhaps a five gallon bucket of
asphalt drive way sealer and a disposable squeegie to apply it. Sounds like
you got too much time on your hands.

s

>
> Someone thought it a neat idea to do something my little town regards as
> unheard of. They painted swears in blue paint in several places.
>
> The road crew for the town thought it a good idea to paint over the lines
> of the words with black spray paint lines. But this only masked it a
> little, and essentially made black cuss words with a glowing blue halo on
> my road.
>
> The road is your basic asphalt I think. Typical Massachusetts very short
> dead-end road.
>
> Is there anything I can do to remove this graffiti myself? Does a power
> washer generate enough force? Is my only option to paint over the thing
> entirely with a rectangle of black?
>
> Thanks
>



Posted by Thomas G. Marshall on October 22, 2007, 6:27 pm
Steve Barker LT said something like:
> If you're really worried about it, then perhaps a five gallon bucket
> of asphalt drive way sealer and a disposable squeegie to apply it.

Already dismissed that upthread...it would only immortalize the
markings...they would re-appear once the sealer wore off. Besides, sealer
would take forever to dry, etc., too much hassle.


> Sounds like you got too much time on your hands.


Ok, this comment of yours is ridiculous.

It appeared *before* my whimsical comment of having barely enough time to
fight the town should they try to prosecute me for cleaning my road.

Let's look at what you said.

"Sounds like you got too much time on your hands."

IN WHAT WAY? Is it too much time on my hands to want to remove swears from
my road? My road is filled with young and very young kids! Is it too much
time on my hands when I realize that it will most likely take less time for
me to clean it than go through the town crapola to get them to RE-DO what
they should have done right in the first place?

Remember, this comment of yours came before my whimsical one, so I'd like to
know how my wanting swears off of my road, and looking for ways to sensible
ways to get rid of it constitute me having too much time on my hands.

I'm a stay-at-home father of two-----TRUST ME, I have *no* time on my hands,
and this is *still* of importance, and *NO* it is usually not a time savings
to call around the town hall, and follow up on what should be done, when
they believe that their half-assed black-paint "cover" up was enough.



Posted by Steve Barker on October 22, 2007, 8:28 pm
The 'time' i referred to was the time you take to worry about it. I
understand about the kids, BUT, they've already seen it, they're gonna hear
it all their life, they probably use those words themselves if they are over
5 years old. And believe me, if it's an asphalt road, and you spread out
some sealer and cover it with sand, I doubt you see the paint again.

s


ya da ya da ya da all snipped. >
>



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