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You got to remember why these rules were put in place: because assholes and scam artists abused the rules and ran rampant in neighborhoods in the 90s. I rememb
by jimmy1 8y ago
You got to remember why these rules were put in place: because assholes and scam artists abused the rules and ran rampant in neighborhoods in the 90s. I remember having to fend them off often times felt like multiple times per day in the summer -- always coming to me with some pyramid scheme, MLM pitch, or simply hounding me to buy garbage I didn't want. Naturally, those homeowners that came before you petitioned their local governments to do something about it, and so now maybe we have overcorrected some and it's time to bring it back to balance.
- jessaustin 8y agoI was alive in the 90s. What you describe did not happen anywhere that anyone ever heard of.
- vorpalhex 8y agoI was also alive in the 90s, and can confirm it did. It, in fact, still happens today in places where permit laws are not required or not enforced.
- wil421 8y agoI grew up in he 90s and I can confirm OPs story. I can also confirm we just let dogs outside without watching them or even putting them on a leash.
- loeg 8y ago> I can also confirm we just let dogs outside without watching them or even on putting a leash. As a bicyclist in the 90s... yeah, I remember that. It kinda sucked.
- dpkonofa 8y agoThey even made a video game about you where you had to deliver newspapers while avoiding being attacked by unleashed dogs. Remember Paperboy? :)
- loeg 8y agoWay too early for me :-).
- cgriswald 8y agoThat came out in 1985...
- dpkonofa 8y agoYeah, so? The point still stands. In any case, the most widely played version was the NES version which was released in 1989. That's close enough to the 90's to not make a marked difference in the point.
- cgriswald 8y agoYeah. So, if this happened in the 90's, it can't have inspired the video game. If it also happened earlier, it could have inspired the video game, but it is irrelevant that a later version was more widely played...
- loeg 8y agoIn case it isn't clear: This was absolutely a problem for cyclists before the 90s, too.
- Broken_Hippo 8y agoSo was I, and it didn't happen where I lived. Sure, an occasional door-to-door salesman or Jehovah's Witness would show up, but nothing over-the-top.
- LinuxBender 8y agoI can't speak to the street vendor laws, but I can say in general, laws usually have a bit of wiggle room, which is the very reason things go to a judge or county clerks office. Law enforcement usually have enough wiggle room to allow for common sense and good human decency to fit in. When people see these things happening, it usually just takes reminding city hall and the police chief that the laws are flexible so that they can avoid having their tax payers and constituents despise them.
- syshum 8y agoSo where you alive, as an adult, in the 90's or just warped opinion of the 90's based on what you were told. I do not remember these hoards of MLM people.... Further the internet is likely the larger cause of any drop in this type of door to door selling than the laws that prevent kids from having a stand to sell flavored sugar water.
- JasonFruit 8y agoA hoard is a stash of valuable goods, and a horde is an invading group. It's easy to confuse them, don't worry.