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Feb 24, 2011, 12:09 PM
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Member Since: Jun 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 5,518
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Aw, cmon, Radio flyer - surely you have $900 to spare. Check under those couch cushions again - those marbles might be worth something! 
One summer we got a notice out of the blue saying the trim on our garage was "unsightly" and needed to be fixed within a very short time period. If not fixed, we would receive a severe fine, wouldn't qualify for insurance (home OR auto) or even driver's license renewal until our garage meets their standards. (um, WHY were they in my back yard?) 
Yowza! At the time my son was still recovering from multiple pulmonary effusions due to a blood clot (basically numerous heart attacks of the lungs) and was on blood-thinner. My husband had balance problems because of bad knees, hips, and spurs on each of his vertebra. 
I was a nervous wreck watching the two of them up on that roof hammering away and painting that trim in the sweltering heat. It nearly killed us all, but they got it done. We still had to pay the fine. 
When I think of all the things I need for my home, the trim on the back of my garage doesn't really play that big of a part. 
I hope and pray people will be fair with you.  There are so many "sharks" out these days.
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