So my deed has restrictions on livestock from when it was subdivided.

I asked my real estate lawyer neighbor about it but he basically said “I can’t give you legal advice but I don’t care if you have chickens — in fact I might get some myself”.

Unless you have a neighbor that 1) knows about the covenants and 2) is an asshole nothing will happen.

It's always there, lit up at Christmas. Enjoy your Wendy's.

Yeah it will come down to it, but unknown when he will be back in the state. Stays south most of the year, but will need to when hes back in the state. And yeah, there will most likely need to be compensation haha

Part of the year, he does but varies for timing each year

I have a sad Maple story -

My highschool girlfriends Mom me a quart of maple syrup for Xmas.

A few months later I was looking for it in the fridge and couldn't find it, so I asked my parents where it was and my dad said "I threw that disgusting shit away."

He thinks real syrup is pancake syrup and hates maple syrup.

I grew up in Topsham and never heard this story. I always thought it was just a noticeable spot to put a Christmas tree.

Have you asked him specifically about just chickens ? Maybe they just didn't want a hog farm next door. Usually, removing a covenant amounts to reaching a mutual agreement with possible compensation.

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They light it up in this winter time for Christmas been doing it since the 80s maybe even before but I was too young

It’s always strange to me to see people dismissing food service as “easy work” rather than the important work of feeding people in a safe, and clean environment. If it was not for unionization efforts in the early 20th century, we wouldn’t have food safety standards as well as general workplace safety laws. There wouldn’t be rules around gloves, hand washing, food storage, cleaning equipment, not to mention all the sharp or hot instruments and tools they use throughout the day. On top of all of that, they need to be paid a living wage so they give a shit to follow the rules around keeping the kitchen clean. These are skills, between proper food storage and preparation, and cleaning. Never mind that basic math, customer service, responsibility prioritization are all skills. Food service is in no way “unskilled labor.”

People who work in food service are feeding you. Chipotle workers are not just “throwing cheese and rice into a tortilla” they are preparing meat and dairy (two biggest food safety concerns in any kitchen), they’re cleaning the instruments between use, they’re handling and cleaning produce as well as the floors and other surfaces. You want them to have clean, safe environments so you don’t get sick from said food. You want them to know what to use to clean their cooking equipment versus the bathroom. How long meat can be in the fridge before it gets thrown out. Corporations will never ever prioritize those rules because those rules cost money which eats into their profits. Employees coming together for collective bargaining and unionization is how we get these rules that make our lives a lot safer and healthier. A lot of people struggled and died for these laws to take place, and unfortunately we still need to defend them.

OP was attempting to purchase maple syrup, and only had $17. No one got stiffed or shorted; they just didn't have enough to cover the asking price of $20.

And if you’re so worried about it make sure you interact with your customers.

You should have offered to work the stand for half an hour.

It’s not like it was stolen they were a little short. Very close as well.

Yup! This would barely hit their pocket

The majority of people I see in here screaming about unionization don’t strike me as the type that have ever been union labor.

How do I know that? They seem to think being in a local is the silver bullet cure for everything negative they see in their current employer and fail to realize that 85% of the time, union-company negotiations move at a glacial pace and you typically achieve half of what you expect too. See: the nurses at Maine Med who’s CBA allowed them to be stripped of PTO for jury duty, bereavement and military service. Someone on the union side dropped a huge fuckin ball on that one

Being in a union absolutely does have its pros and I won’t deny that but people act like it’s sunshine and rainbows 100% of the time

He still lives next door?

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The prior land owner can, although he is not in the state full time. Could take us to court for violation of the deed with either removal and/or fine

Yeah, a lot of the laws were made many years ago and the fines have stayed constant. We have corporate fines in 1970’s dollars that conflict with 2020’s profits. And of course current profits win out

I hope they actually get the money

and who’s enforcing it?

The employees were responding to understaffing, dangerous work conditions, undertraining, and lack of communication or care from management.

If you're at the point you're planning to quit the job, why not try to make it better for everyone? When you leave a job that isn't treating it's workers as they should, they will just hire someone new, treat them the same, and the cycle will continue.

Unionizing is hard, but is work for the greater good.

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>Everyone deserves the real stuff on their pancakes.

Unpopular opinion: I don't even like the real stuff! It's too watery and absorbs into the pancake. I prefer the thick, fake, corn syrupy stuff.

So someone is welcome to my share of deservedness.