Just call me Che!

@p1kef1sh (45681)
March 18, 2009 12:37pm CST
I rebelled against the strictures of conformity today. I had a bonfire in my garden. I burnt a load of dead stuff that had been threatening to pull part of my fence down for ages. WHOOSH went the flames and I was pleased. Bonfires are against the local byelaws, but I like to lead life on the edge. Just call me a Guerilla Gardener! Do you break the rules in your garden, or anywhere else?
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
18 Mar 09
We are allowed to burn in our area as long as we contain them and not let them go haywire. Sometimes you just gotta push against the restraints of authority sometimes .. I guess we all have a little bit of Guerrilla tendecies..now and then.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
18 Mar 09
Nah..Unless you drink and drive..But I bet you would b sneaking over to the next county every so often to stock your bar. Which I am sure alot of others do so as well..The main thing is not to get caught while having it in the car..I love a good screwdriver,strawberry daiquiri, fuzzy navel and a little bit of Jack sometimes..But it has been awhile since I have drunk any about 2 years...We used to drink atleast twice a year..on New Years and Fourth of July and that quit when my parents got right with the lord again..SO No more.."Becky cries into her Mountain Dew"
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
LOL. You're right there. I still can't get over the fact that you live in a dry county. I think that I'd see the inside of the jail a lot if I lived there.
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@scorpio19 (1363)
18 Mar 09
Go p1kef1sh yer rebel....lol I always just siddle up to the rules, never crossing but close enough to make me feel like I'm breaking them, although I've had words with my sons teacher today and told her exactly how she is to speak to my child and nothing less will do, so does that count ?
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
Depends what you said Scorpio. It worries me that you had to do that. Was she being rude or ignoring him completely.
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@scorpio19 (1363)
18 Mar 09
I find when tackled the teacher always says different to what the child as said happened, (I always go with my child if he's making it up, better that, then me finding out later he was telling the truth) I just didn't like her questioning my son over something I felt she should of asked me about, so she just needed to be reminded that my son does have a mum that will go in and yes it is a worry when they have your child in their care, she apologised btw to my son and myself. My son came home and commented on how nice she'd been to him all day...hmmmmmm!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
LOL. Funny the effect a word can have. Let's hope that things stay that way!
• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 09
There are laws? Could have fooled me. What with all the idiot behaviour I see and everyone screaming, "civil rights", I really thought laws had gone the way of the dinosaur.............. So you go right ahead and live on the edge P1key. Everyone else does............
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
With rights comes responsibilities. Problem is that in this country at least, no one is willing to take responsibility for anything Sparky.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Mar 09
My point exactly.........Che! LOL
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@ellie333 (21016)
18 Mar 09
Hi P1kef1sh, You naughty boy, you rebel you, bet it made you feel good though eh! LOL. I also am not allowed bonfires but although I don't ever by fireworks I will light one around that time after making sure no neighbours washing is out to dispose of stuff. I also break the rules when I go into work a lot of the time as we are supposed to use footbridge to cross road but I tend not to the bulk of the time other than that I am pretty law abiding but I do question a lot of it at times. Huggles. Ellie :D
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
I know that footbridge. I'm not sure that I have ever actually crossed it either! LOL. I did look to see if any washing was out and didn't see any - except a couple of towels of mine that were quite some way away and didn't smell at all when I brought them in. XXX
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
18 Mar 09
shhh we plant things without paying attention to whether or not they're on the 'approved list'...
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
You have an "approved list". Tell them to grow their own smokes!
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
18 Mar 09
hahaha I guess they don't want us planting anything invasive, I don't know....
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
18 Mar 09
Having spent the last two days cutting back pampas grass, and having small cuts all over my hands...I think next time I'm going to use a torch on it....lol. In our area, open fires are banned, but outdoor fireplaces are not. It's amazing how much can be burned in those...and the ashes (once they cool) are the best fertilizer in the world. Do you spread your ashes?
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
I do spread my ashes Catdla. Thinly though and worked well in with compost.
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
20 Mar 09
We're a bit touchy on the subject of fires here friend. I tend to worry about the environmental impact of anything I do. There are a few people here who go round collecting old fridges, washers, dryers etc. Then they burn them to get the plastic off then they sell the metal for scrap. The fumes are disgusting and seep right inside the house and they can be choking. Anything smelly is really noticeable out here where the air is usually so clean and fresh.
@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
18 Mar 09
Laws??? You have laws?? You broke the laws??? I am telling. I don't know WHO I am going to tell but I am telling someone. You have become a fire bug. What are we going to do with you?
@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
Lock me up and beat me until you are satisfied. Of course I will enjoy it. But punishment can be pleasurable you know! LOL.
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@mummymo (23706)
18 Mar 09
Be careful royal he can be a very slippery customer our p1ke - he once tried to get me to punish him by feeding him chocolate cake! xxxx
@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
And you responded by attaching leads to me and yanking whenever you want something. Lovely isn't it? LOL. XXXX (I'm not really a pervert Royal. Oh who am I kidding. Yes I am!)
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@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
19 Mar 09
even if I want to, I won't be able to lol hubby is very strict about the house and we can't afford being fined for anything right now so I'll have to hold any rebellious act right now
@p1kef1sh (45681)
19 Mar 09
I see. The garden is my domain so I'm the one that breaks the rules! LOL.
@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
20 Mar 09
wish i have a garden "Che"
@p1kef1sh (45681)
20 Mar 09
Don't have a bonfire then. Could be nasty! LOL.
@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
19 Mar 09
I am a conformist now. But when I was in my teens, I was a rebel..lol...broke almost every rule there is...but of course not the really criminal ones...I was mischievous and undaunted; maybe because when I was a child, I was told everything I should do and had no decision of my own, and I wanted to experiment. Now I'm tempered and at this age, I should be able to achieve balance. lol. Cheers and happy mylotting.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
19 Mar 09
Oh yes Jen. I agree about age bringing balance. I only break rules that I think that most break anyway.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
18 Mar 09
I have never had a bonfire at my home but I have in the woods when I was in high school. We would go back there and drink under age.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
A bonfire in the woods sounds dangerous. LOL. My daughter is spitting because here she could drink legally at 18. When she moves to NC later this year she's going to have to wait 6 months until she is 21 before she can drink there! LOL.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
18 Mar 09
It was dangerous but we were invincible (stupid) kids. I would be upset too.
@rockroy (65)
• Hong Kong
19 Mar 09
Anyway it is good for you sometime. Sometime I also do something break the rules. It is good for me. When I do that, all unhappy mood gone away.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
19 Mar 09
That's good to hear. Thank you.
• United States
18 Mar 09
We're not supposed to put up bird feeders but I manage to get them out each year. Namaste-Anora
@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
We couldn't live where you are then. Our garden is a mass of feeders and bird baths. In fact it is positively encouraged in the UK. What's the reasoning for outlawing it?
• United States
19 Mar 09
Our management and maintenance actually believe that bees are attracted to birdfeed and eat it lol. Namaste-Anora
@Humbug25 (12540)
18 Mar 09
Hi Che!! You are such a naughty boy p1kef1sh, what's got into you lately? LOL I don't think I break the law at all really, ok so I might go over the speed limit occassionally but so do most people and it is not usually in residential areas. Behave!!
@p1kef1sh (45681)
18 Mar 09
I'm in a crazy, nauhty patch Humbug. LOL. Must be the sun that we are having. It was actually hot today. But that might have been the bonfire! Speeding. That's very naughty indeed. Write out 100 times, "I must not drive faster then the speed limit. Especially in the Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch or the New Zealand place calledTaumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu"
• United States
19 Mar 09
Funny thing is I did not know there was rules to gardening. I don't know how to garden. I am going to learn how during springbreak. The kids and I are going to learn together. My man can not believe we don't know how so he is going to show us. As for breaking other rules, I have to work at not breaking the rules. So, every day I go to work and come home and try to be good and stay out of trouble. So, have fun gardening. I will try too!!! **Peace and Love get's you through everything in Life**
@p1kef1sh (45681)
19 Mar 09
Gardening is very rewarding, it also can be back breaking! Sowing seeds and then watching the green buds of life come up is a fantastic feeling. Enjoy!
@zhontine (127)
• China
19 Mar 09
funny! I would like to wind the paper-dandelion downward
@p1kef1sh (45681)
19 Mar 09
And then pull it up out of reach?