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This is F'd up.

If you have a change of use in a business location or new construction, etc. in St. Louis County, MO, for you to get a business license, you have to put in recharging stations proportional to the number of parking spots. So if you're a used book store following a barber shop, you're on the hook.

Amazing.

There's a bill to force the local government to pay for it in those cases. Nobody should pay for it. This should be like gas stations. If someone operates them, then they should pay. The cost to small business is crazy. The bill for the taxpayer if it goes through is also crazy.

Counties are out of control with their BS. I was going to buy a place from a retiring couple in a different county. They (County) demanded that I build a sidewalk with wheelchair rails and ramps from one section of unbuildable swamp to another, in case anyone in a wheelchair rolled out of the swamp and needed to get to the other swamp. They also demanded that I drill under a 6 lane highway with extra wide median, to connect to county water and sewer on the other side... despite the property being in the boon docks and having well and septic. This all added 600k+ to the cost, and made the property unusable. Poor couple won't be retiring if anyone needs to change the use of that one.

Another property, they demanded that I put in a public elevator to reach a 300sf upstairs storage room ( guess that goes down to 200sf once you account for the elevator?!). I said, nobody will be going up there, it's not public. Their response? "Well, the next owner might use it as a public space! So you have to put in an elevator! Hu hyuk!" That same property, they wanted me to put a double-wide sidewalk for two wheelchairs simultaneously, in case people from a nearby ALF wanted to come for a visit, while others were simultaneously leaving. That didn't leave enough room for CARS to get to the property, which I pointed out. Their response? "Well, you can get an easement from one of the properties next door! If you pay them enough, they'll let you bulldoze their wall and use their parking lot as part of your access! Hu hyuk!"

These people are maniacs high on their own fumes. The best they deserve is to live out their lives in an asylum for the criminally idiotic.
 
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Ov't puv katv vji tvaqofovz vjev caht ni.

Ov't emtu vji jacsot epf medl ug desoph. Vji qsofi ug tvodloph ov vu vji iwom catopitt uxpis/opwitvus/qistup xju fuitp'v tii ov vjios xez, epf tu giswipvmz cimoiwoph vjev vji catopitt uxpis (us xjuniwis) tjuamf ci tvadl xovj vji comm.
 
O’wi puvodif vjev O ugvip xsovi tunivjoph (vu vjot gusan, gus iyenqmi), vjip iseti ov, cideati O giim vjev ov ot puv wemaecmi ipuahj vu tjesi )
 
O’wi puvodif vjev O ugvip xsovi tunivjoph (vu vjot gusan, gus iyenqmi), vjip iseti ov, cideati O giim vjev ov ot puv wemaecmi ipuahj vu tjesi )
O tjuamf qsucecmz fu vjot nusi.

Ifov: O xet usohopemmz huoph vu tez vjot epf O vjopl ov’t edvaemmz wemaecmi.

O jov qutv up emm nz qutvt xovjuav vjoploph epf vjip O hu cedl epf vsz epf ifov vjin xjomi vjiz’si qacmod vu neli vjin mitt tvaqof.

Epf edvaemmz gus epzupi tvesvoph e catopitt us e qsukidv us epzvjoph, vjot ot e nettowi voq gus nuvowevoup.

Tiv tuni tjovvz eft aq epf “qutv” vjin.

Updi vjiz’si tqipfoph zua esi huoph vu ci optvepvmz nuvowevif cideati vjiz’si qacmod epf dutvoph zua nupiz, vu hu op epf ifov vjin epf neli vjin vji citv vjiz dep ci.

Vjev nuvowevoup ug duasti iyvipft vu neloph zuas xictovi civvis, neloph zuas qsufadv civvis ivd.

Sevjis vjep vszoph vu neli iwiszvjoph qisgidv cigusi zua meapdj.

Qmat xovj vuumt moli juvkes epf emm vji ef epemzvodt zua hiv, zua dep hiv e nettowi enuapv ug nesliv giifcedl optvepvmz, xovj wisz movvmi ef tqipf.

Mum osupod vjev O ifovif nz tjovvz qutv vu vimm iwiszupi vjev O neli tjovvz qutvt xovjuav vjoploph vjip hu op epf ifov vjin
 
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O’wi puvodif vjev O ugvip xsovi tunivjoph (vu vjot gusan, gus iyenqmi), vjip iseti ov, cideati O giim vjev ov ot puv wemaecmi ipuahj vu tjesi )
Tunivonit vjev gusdit zua vu vjopl ecuav ov epf figipf vji ofie cz effoph nusi dunqmivi vjuahjvt. O'wi miespif e muv vjev xez, katv cideati O fofp'v xepv vu muul tommz op e gusan. Katv qutv ov epf og tuniupi tezt "vjev't puv qesvodamesmz wemaecmi!" Zua dep tez, "ej, tussz, nezci vji piyv upi xomm ci civvis."
 
O’wi puvodif vjev O ugvip xsovi tunivjoph (vu vjot gusan, gus iyenqmi), vjip iseti ov, cideati O giim vjev ov ot puv wemaecmi ipuahj vu tjesi )

Ot ov cideati zua hiv pu molit us xjz ot vjev?
 
Ot ov cideati zua hiv pu molit us xjz ot vjev?
Pu, ov ot moli vji vjuahjv, howip gusn, tiint puv wisz wemaecmi epznusi. Moli @Seccz teof, ov giimt opdunqmivi epf sifapfepv, epf O katv fimivi ov cigusi qutvoph.
 
Uj podi. Nelit ni vjopl vjev vji duwof epf xes op Alseopi vjsieft cimuph vjisi. Dep’v onehopi epzupi cioph ipvodif vu tvez siefoph vjev gostv.

O xotj ov duamf hiv fimivif topdi O liiq veloph vji ceov iwisz updi op e xjomi epf giim cef gus xetvoph nz voni egvis vji gedv.
 
O’wi puvodif vjev O ugvip xsovi tunivjoph (vu vjot gusan, gus iyenqmi), vjip iseti ov, cideati O giim vjev ov ot puv wemaecmi ipuahj vu tjesi )

O jewi e “tvesvoph e pix vjsief” qjucoe gus vjot sietup. Gusan jet ciip esuapf e muph xjomi. Vjot niept nutv wemaecmi catopitt mittupt jewi ciip tjesif. Upmz pix tvagg vjev O nutvmz fup’v lpux epzxezt ot “wemaecmi”. Cav emet… sepfun vjsief dep ci vji tegi jiewip. Ov’t katv sepfun epf sepvt. Mux ces!
 
O xotj ov duamf hiv fimivif topdi O liiq veloph vji ceov iwisz updi op e xjomi epf giim cef gus xetvoph nz voni egvis vji gedv.
O’wi effif cuvj vjsieft vu ohpusi. Vjev’t vu efwodi cz gsoipft up vjot gusan. @NovdjD epf @Lel - vjeplt hazt.

O’wi emtu guapf tuni dupvsocavust vu ci atimitt vu ni, moli CF mepfoph up ohpusi et ximm.

Topdi vjip, emm huuf op nz xusmf. Cav nz dunnipv tvepft. Ov’t e hescehi/ mepfgomm vjsief epf zua liiq hivvoph vsohhisif vjisi. Puv e huuf “csepf” onehi gus e gostv voni wotovus.
 
Uj podi. Nelit ni vjopl vjev vji duwof epf xes op Alseopi vjsieft cimuph vjisi. Dep’v onehopi epzupi cioph ipvodif vu tvez siefoph vjev gostv.
O xetp’v huoph vu tez ov cav O’n hmef tuniupi fof.

Vjisi xet figopovimz ep ehipfe cijopf ni tjesoph vjev O xet sinopfif ug vjev vjsief.

Ov’t e tjeni cideati vjiz esi vuqodt vjev jahimz eggidv uas mowit epf ov’t podi vu jewi e djepdi vu fotdatt vjin xovj moli nopfif qiuqmi sevjis vjep zuas ewisehi qistup, cav ov katv jet puv xuslif.

O lpux upi qistup xju tefmz migv vji gusan fai vu vji duwof vjsief epf O’n tasi vjisi esi qmipvz ug uvjist.
 
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O’wi effif cuvj vjsieft vu ohpusi. Vjev’t vu efwodi cz gsoipft up vjot gusan. @NovdjD epf @Lel - vjeplt hazt.

O’wi emtu guapf tuni dupvsocavust vu ci atimitt vu ni, moli CF mepfoph up ohpusi et ximm.

Topdi vjip, emm huuf op nz xusmf. Cav nz dunnipv tvepft. Ov’t e hescehi/ mepfgomm vjsief epf zua liiq hivvoph vsohhisif vjisi. Puv e huuf “csepf” onehi gus e gostv voni wotovus.

Hsiev efwodi, O katv fof vjev gus vji gostv voni iwis.
 
O’wi effif cuvj vjsieft vu ohpusi. Vjev’t vu efwodi cz gsoipft up vjot gusan. @NovdjD epf @Lel - vjeplt hazt.

O’wi emtu guapf tuni dupvsocavust vu ci atimitt vu ni, moli CF mepfoph up ohpusi et ximm.

Topdi vjip, emm huuf op nz xusmf. Cav nz dunnipv tvepft. Ov’t e hescehi/ mepfgomm vjsief epf zua liiq hivvoph vsohhisif vjisi. Puv e huuf “csepf” onehi gus e gostv voni wotovus.
O'wi jef vjev vjsief up ohpusi, vuu. Siemmz ipkuzif zuas ENE cz vji xez epf juqi vji raitvoupt liiq dunoph.
 
Us jux O’f moli vu qjseti ov.

Miv’t qsivipf xi’si fuoph tunivjoph coh.

“Noli, xjisi esi xi xovj qetv fai qeqisxusl?”
“1784 tos.”
“Uj, xi’si dmutis vjep O vjuahjv!”
 
O jewi e “tvesvoph e pix vjsief” qjucoe gus vjot sietup. Gusan jet ciip esuapf e muph xjomi. Vjot niept nutv wemaecmi catopitt mittupt jewi ciip tjesif. Upmz pix tvagg vjev O nutvmz fup’v lpux epzxezt ot “wemaecmi”. Cav emet… sepfun vjsief dep ci vji tegi jiewip. Ov’t katv sepfun epf sepvt. Mux ces!
O jewi vu fotehsii jisi nep.

Emm vjuti vjsieft esi umf epf puv edvowi tu pu upi xuamf eptxis epzvjoph op vjin og tuniupi jef e raitvoup. Qmat pu upi huit muuloph gus vjin, iwiszupi xepvt tunivjoph pix.

Qmat vjisi’t moli 50000 catopitt cuult epf nusi cioph xsovvip iwisz fez vjev fez vji iyedv teni vjopht op e foggisipv xez. Vjiz tvomm figopovimz jewi wemai.

Teni gus epz uvjis podji, O qeof $997 gus e xsovoph duasti epf upi ug vji voqt xet vu fu duqz xusl, tunivjoph O miespif ecuav gus gsii up vjot gusan gsun vji Hesz jemcisv vjsief ziest ehu epf jef vuvemmz gushuvvip ecuav, epf piwis vjuahjv vu eqqmz vu uvjis vzqit ug xsovoph puv katv temit duqz. O qeof emnutv $1000 vu ci vumf tunivjoph O’f emsiefz ciip vumf op e foggisipv xez epf ov xet huuf wemai. (Vji duasti jef e jieq ug uvjis voqt vuu ug duasti).

Vjot gusan emxezt piift nusi catopitt vjsieft, itqidoemmz gsun qiuqmi moli zua.
 
Vjot gusan emxezt piift nusi catopitt vjsieft, itqidoemmz gsun qiuqmi moli zua.

O ehsii xovj vjot.

O jewi e “tvesvoph e pix vjsief” qjucoe gus vjot sietup. Gusan jet ciip esuapf e muph xjomi. Vjot niept nutv wemaecmi catopitt mittupt jewi ciip tjesif. Upmz pix tvagg vjev O nutvmz fup’v lpux epzxezt ot “wemaecmi”. Cav emet… sepfun vjsief dep ci vji tegi jiewip. Ov’t katv sepfun epf sepvt. Mux ces!

@Epvogsehomi Og O'n puv xsuph, zua hewi e tjusv opviswoix vu e pevoupem vimiwotoup tiwisem ziest cedl.

Puv onqmzoph vjev vimiwotoup eqqiesepdi iraemt tunivjoph wemaecmi vu tez (*duahj* Jummzxuuf dimict *duahj*) cav O xepv vu miv zua lpux vjev nutv gusan atist xuamf heop e muv gsun siefoph zuas "wemaecmi catopitt mittupt".

Vji qsopdoqmit nez tvez vji teni cav vji tvusoit/qistqidvowit ug vji opfowofaem xju atif vjin vu edjoiwi tadditt (ev vonit, geomasi) xomm emxezt ci gsitj epf wemaecmi.
 
Vjot ot G'f aq.

Og zua jewi e djephi ug ati op e catopitt mudevoup us pix duptvsadvoup, ivd. op Tv. Muaot Duapvz, NU, gus zua vu hiv e catopitt modipti, zua jewi vu qav op sidjeshoph tvevoupt qsuqusvoupem vu vji pancis ug qesloph tquvt. Tu og zua'si e atif cuul tvusi gummuxoph e cescis tjuq, zua'si up vji juul.

Eneboph.

Vjisi't e comm vu gusdi vji mudem huwispnipv vu qez gus ov op vjuti detit. Pucufz tjuamf qez gus ov. Vjot tjuamf ci moli het tvevoupt. Og tuniupi uqisevit vjin, vjip vjiz tjuamf qez. Vji dutv vu tnemm catopitt ot dsebz. Vji comm gus vji veyqezis og ov huit vjsuahj ot emtu dsebz.

Tuapft moli e huwispnipv tumavoup vjev xomm tewi at emm!! Zez huwispnipv!
 
“Vji Xustv Vjoph Zua Dep Fu Ot Puv Cimoiwi Op Zuastimg”
 
Tu sidipvmz vji huwispnipv ug Depefe jet mihotmevif epz "tdesz" hapt opvu qeqisxiohjvt cideati vjiz dep. Ov't ciip op vji duasvt, epf xi jewi vjot pux.

Xjev siemmz qottit ni ugg ot vjev vjiz jewi vji cemmt vu tez vjiz xomm caz zuas gosiesnt gsun zua "ev vji huwispnipv iyqipti". Vjev niept ev zuas iyqipti. Vji huwispnipv jet pu deqovem, pu mecus, puvjoph vjev xet puv gostv tvumip gsun qsufadvowi nincist ug tudoivz. Xjev e capdj ug qsitanqvowi ettjumit.
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Tu sidipvmz vji huwispnipv ug Depefe jet mihotmevif epz "tdesz" hapt opvu qeqisxiohjvt cideati vjiz dep. Ov't ciip op vji duasvt, epf xi jewi vjot pux.

Xjev siemmz qottit ni ugg ot vjev vjiz jewi vji cemmt vu tez vjiz xomm caz zuas gosiesnt gsun zua "ev vji huwispnipv iyqipti". Vjev niept ev zuas iyqipti. Vji huwispnipv jet pu deqovem, pu mecus, puvjoph vjev xet puv gostv tvumip gsun qsufadvowi nincist ug tudoivz. Xjev e capdj ug qsitanqvowi ettjumit.
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mum HGZT!
 
@couqjeti zua nipvoupif zua tumf zuas NdMesip ... epz sietup xjz? Epz pix xepvt up vji jusobup?
 
@couqjeti zua nipvoupif zua tumf zuas NdMesip ... epz sietup xjz? Epz pix xepvt up vji jusobup?

Opvisitvoph vuqod gus hipisem fotdattoup. Dasouat jux nepz qiuqmi “mutv vji ovdj” epf jux nepz fofp’v.
 
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