Ducks Gotta Go

Well, I got a visit from the local police the other day regarding my ducks. It seems I need a permit to have such within the city limits. "Officer Friendly" made it seem like all I need do is go pay some fee and get the permit. However such was not the case. I'd need written permission from everybody owning property within 300 feet (not including roads and ditches), photos, drawings, land elevation documents to even request a special use permit hearing with the mayor and/or council. 

     I mean, DAMN! It's not like I want to raise elephants or do nuclear testing... it's just ducks! I'm looking to place the babies on a farm or a lake, not a stew pot or oven. Once I have them relocated I can begin protesting the near impossible process they presently have in place.

     Meanwhile my little patch of dirt is my home but I no longer consider Pearl, Mississippi my home town. I live in Pearl but work in Brandon therefore I shall spend as much of my money as possible in the latter and keep it out of the former's filthy little pockets.

     Speaking of permits, I asked the old warthog at the permit office if I needed a building permit to put a roof on my deck. I do and by looking at the application, filling that out will take longer than actual construction. Again, DAMN! It's a tin roof on a 12' x 14' deck, not the Taj Mahal! It's in my back yard so very few will even see the thing! The parking slab at my side door is some 13' x 26' and I'd love to have a cover to keep the rain off my ass between car door and house but another permit??? Hell, Yes! I hate to admit but I am feeling a bit oppressed by my local government!

     I've almost got enough biodegradable matter in the swamp I can start thinking about bringing in some hard fill. (i.e. gravel or rocks)... Maybe I best check to see if I need a permit for that! I'll ask "Officer Friendly" when she comes back to check up on the duck situation.

The Secretary of State's tax lien land sale was another bust set up to keep it within a small inclusive group and keep the average redneck out. I'm sure there will be another in the future by which time I shall have found the Rosetta stone to read legal description as an address I can locate. I'm trying to remain optimistic about finding some land outside city limits but within reasonable driving range where I can be as redneck as I want to be.