a portland man who recently purchase a home was surprised to learn a family had moved ahead.
of him and changed the locks.
he called the police officer and he said there was nothing he could do.. he offered the occupant money to move out, without success.. squatters have rights here.. do squatters have rights in your country???
I did a bit of googling - apparently, this is a big problem in Oregon. And it's all because of the real estate bubble, crash, and subsequent abandonment of so many houses by their owners. The banks foreclosed, homes were abandoned, and squatters moved in.
The laws in that state appear to be such that they must be legally evicted. The bank sells to an unsuspecting buyer, then says "Oh, squatters? That's your problem now." Laws here would not permit that.
must be two years since i was on the board.
hope all are well.
i still go to the odd meeting.
bump - I missed this thread, hope you are doing well, my friend!
a portland man who recently purchase a home was surprised to learn a family had moved ahead.
of him and changed the locks.
he called the police officer and he said there was nothing he could do.. he offered the occupant money to move out, without success.. squatters have rights here.. do squatters have rights in your country???
This sounds off. Squatter's rights usually apply to land, and in Canada, this:
Acquiring valid title to real property through adverse possession is possible in most Canadian common law provinces.
The fundamental rule is simple enough: if a person occupies land for the required period of time as set out in provincial limitation acts and, during that time, no legal action is taken to evict or intrespass, the ownership in the land goes from the legal owner to the squatter.
The time limitations run from 10-20 years, depending on provincial legislation. You can't just move into an empty house, change the locks, and PRESTO! it's yours. In land cases, the 'squatters' may have paid taxes for many years, and/or used a piece of land whose boundaries were not legally challenged and/or defined and the legal owner did not instigate the process of legally securing her/his property.
following on from my privous thread about being beaten.
(which seems to have got the most horrendous stories now, i'm so sorry to all those who suffered in that manner).
i'd like to ask when you think about all those people, jw's, family members etc who knew that you were being beaten/abused and did nothing to stop it are you angry with them about it?.
No. I had 2 uncles and 1 aunt come to me in later years (not JW and now passed), and say they knew my mother was psycho and treated me very badly. But back in the 60s and early 70s, people *owned* their children, and little was done to extricate them from abusive homes. Though I never complained (too afraid of my parents) I also learned that 2 of my teachers tried to get me help, but there was none to be had. They are both retired, and haven't been able to find and thank those teachers. xo
saw this in my fb feed today... .
Link to the article - as usual, the comments section is a good read.
Love this one... ahahaha!
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"I was raised JW and I can confidently say that I think I'll survive the Armageddon. Because I'm fighting with Dumbledore's Army and they already killed Voldemort, so... yeah.
(But really, watching this gave me PTSD and I need to go call my therapist)"
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"you miss 100% of the shots you don't take".
"you always regret the things you didn't do more than the things you did".
"think for yourself, question authority".
YOLO
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For the sake of the Children.
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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is all we have, and that's why it's called 'the present'. : )
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what is your favorite music video?
after shes my cherry pie, i like foo fighters learn to fly
Remembering this one, and related to getting thrown out. The brazen rebel! : D
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what is your favorite music video?
after shes my cherry pie, i like foo fighters learn to fly
Some more classic vids.
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She ain't Pretty!... hahaha.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG3ExHB133k
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Another oldie, early Bryan Adams.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VZhSkREYBc
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I also love this one by Weezer, the sumo wrestlers crack me up.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9BGLtqqkVI
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And what classic (rock) video collection would be complete without Journey and Van Halen?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFxGtIqqwT4
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what is your favorite music video?
after shes my cherry pie, i like foo fighters learn to fly
Hard to believe this hasn't been posted. I remember when this hit the movie screens. : )
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA
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And one of the original music vids, way before MTV, produced and choreographed by the artist ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4Mk
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The first music video I ever watched on TV: Who knew Mellencamp was such a good dancer?
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i've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.
particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.
not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.
TheLiberator -- I'm so sorry that was your childhoood, and I understand. xo tal
