MoH winner to be sued for Flagpole

**Centurion1** · 12-04-2009, 01:41

^ its winter

**Azathoth** · 12-04-2009, 02:48

It's ok Centurion, he's just Australian.

**pevergreen** · 12-04-2009, 03:08

Originally Posted by Azathoth

It's ok Centurion, he's just Australian.

I resent that.

**Azathoth** · 12-04-2009, 03:27

It's ok Pevergreen, I'm just American.

**naut** · 12-04-2009, 03:29

Couldn't they make a communal space in the community (in a park or whatever) and erect the flag-pole there and put him in charge of that?

Then, he would get to fly the flag, do his thing, no rules would be broken, all standards kept. Problem solved.

Nah, taking a 90 y.o. vet to court is so much more fun.

**Louis VI the Fat** · 12-04-2009, 03:55

Originally Posted by Psychonaut

Nah, taking a 90 y.o. vet to court is so much more fun.

Yes, I have the same feeling. Why make the life of that man miserable over some flag. Whatever makes him happy, eh. Whatever gives him a sense of daily purpose, of having a story for his life. He's an old man.

I have the same feeling I get when I read about stripping 87 year olds in retirement homes of their cigarettes. Even if you are right about it, and it is is forbidden, why push it? Leave em their little pleasure.

**spmetla** · 12-04-2009, 04:36

While I think it's in poor taste for the HOA to have denied his request he should still abide by it. As much as I respect the guy he can't just do his own thing. In all honesty, with a flagpole not being against the rules of the HOA he really should have just put the thing up without asking. By having asked, he opened up the opportunity to be denied his request, despite how stupid their response was in light of his exemplary service.

However, taking him to court over it is asinine.