Hick's Rumpus Wants to Kick His Check-Writing Mouth

Hick has had a bee in his bonnet over His Land being used by the garage door guy. 

"If he's not gonna buy My Land, I'm going to drive stakes right down the middle of it! 

I have a right to grow a garden on My Land!"

"It's not that big. You're going to get yourself shot."

"It's 40 feet by 80 feet! Even though it's shaped like a slice of pizza, I could use it for something!"

"You're starting a feud, and the city will find ways to make you suffer. The Pony's house is there, and it's still in our name. Don't do anything crazy."

He went by the city offices on Tuesday to ask about That Guy's building permit. The gal working the desk told him the sign is not an issue, because now That Guy has a building permit. Hick kept trying to ask how he got it, since the building inspector is the one who told him the sign was not approved and would have to come down. 

"She just said, 'I am not going to argue with you over this.'"

"Yes! You're making a nuisance of yourself. There are already people with the city who don't like you. She doesn't have any power to do anything. She's just a secretary or something, I'm sure. She can't do anything, and she was just trying to get rid of you."

"Well. I have my meeting with the building inspector on Thursday, and then I have my meeting with Lawyer to see if it's worth it to try and sell My Land to That Guy. I'll ask Lawyer about what the building inspector tells me."

Hick got a call from the law office, saying they had an earlier appointment, and stopped by to talk to Lawyer on Thursday morning, concerning His Land that has been encroached-upon by the garage door business.

"Lawyer said he could not represent me in this, because he also represents That Guy with the business. Said he couldn't take either side in this one. Can't represent either one of us. So I asked him if I could get anywhere with the city, about letting him put his sign up without a building permit, on a part of my land. Lawyer said I COULD talk to the city about it, but they'd tell me what they wanted about easements and such. And to remember that the city has a lawyer working for free, and this businessman is bringing in tax money for the city, while I would be paying my own lawyer. So I said, 'Basically, you're just saying that I might as well quit paying taxes on My Land and let it go back up for the tax sale in three years?' And Lawyer said yes, basically."

"Then that's that. I don't see why we should be paying taxes on it if another guy is using it. Even though it's not that much."

"OR, we can just keep paying the taxes, and let the kids deal with it when we die."

At least nobody is going to drive stakes down the middle of it...

Let the record show that the real estate tax on Hick's Land was $8.59 last year. 

I'm pretty sure it is increasing, since we just got a letter from the Board of Equalization last week. It specifically mentioned increases for our hillbilly mansion, The Pony's house, the (now sold!) flip house, and Bargain House. I think our other assorted properties will also increase, but probably not enough that the county saw need to notify us on each one.

It would be IRONIC if Hick's Land had a tax increase because it's improved property, due to That Guy's business being on it.