MiniHoofBeats
Well-Known Member
Ok so as most of you know, i've been working with my town to allow miniature horses...it's been going REALLY good, a few different angles have been looked at such as special permits, or changing the ordinance all together...my alderman is just mostly worried that the neighborhood will pick up mini's as a "fad" and after the fad dies down, the town will be left with a lot of lawn ornaments so he wants to push the special use permit specifically for me, and a therapy/educational mini. My specific property was rezoned commercial a few years ago for a guy who wanted to run a heating/cooling business out of the garage, so my alderman also wants to push bringing the mini in as sort of a "business" of going around to visit the elderly, schools, helping out the police department like say with social services if they take parents away and a child is left behind, to come entertain the child for a couple hours while paperwork is getting done, etc...
Well, the bad news is that this would only work on my property, if I ever moved, the same rules would not apply...i'd have to go through everything again. And...even worse...my basement has a HUGE mold issue. It is so bad, there is mold growing on the floor, mushrooms growing underneath boxes, etc...the basement REEKS...our back door comes in by the basement and that is the door we always use, so when family and friends come over the first thing they are greeted with is stinky, musty odor...I've been researching mold and how it causes health problems such as frequent headaches, new allergies, etc. and for about 3 months now i've been getting repeat headaches every day around noon, AND to top it off I now am allergic to cats...that i've been around and owned my entire life...and i'm allergic to pollens, I can no longer mow the lawn like I LOVE to do without my eyes burning, turning red and itchy, my nose running and stuffy at the same time, and sneeze sneeze sneeze! I have never in my life ever been allergic to anything (except sulpha based medications) and now I have 2 new allergies that will never, ever go away.
Plus, all the stuff we stored in the basement, hundreds upon hundreds of dollars of decorations and furniture and clothing, is MOLDY...it's all ruined....I have brought this issue up with my landlord numerous times, he okayed having a basement inspector come in, they quoted $14,000 dollars worth of work that needed to be done but if at least anything, to get their de-humidifyer which is like 3 in one, but only runs on 1/3 the power....so my landlord goes out and buys me a dinky little de-humidifier and that is supposed to keep the humidity level below 50% to keep mold from growing, throughout the entire basement AND upstairs? ONE????.....I am so peeved.....
SO...I looked in the paper yesterday and I found my dream! a 3br, 1.5 bath, 2.5 car, ranch home on a couple acres of land for rent...guy said I could put fencing up anywhere and keep my horses there, and there's already a shed for storage and/or a run-in! The only downside is that it is a 20-25 minute drive out to the place, or into town for work...which I am ready to do again, that is what I used to do when I lived out in this area before and though it was a drive, I LOVED the country!!! I am ready for it, I want to do it, but my boyfriend is dragging his toe...saying he's not sure...he knows this is my dream to have mini's right in my back yard again, but he's just dragging his toe. I know he loves the country too, he likes fixing up bikes and zooming around the yard with them, and ATV's and all that junk and he loves to have outdoor bonfires. Before we moved back into the city last time, he was all about finding another country home. Well, I told him I need to know an answer before noon today because the guy has 2 more people coming to look at the place today, and the first person to slap down $300 to reserve the place gets it...and what does my boyfriend do? He goes out drinking with his friends until 4am, lord knows he wont be up until noon...*sigh*...I am wondering if I should make this decision on my own and just move. I just can't help but question though, am I being the selfish one here?
Well, the bad news is that this would only work on my property, if I ever moved, the same rules would not apply...i'd have to go through everything again. And...even worse...my basement has a HUGE mold issue. It is so bad, there is mold growing on the floor, mushrooms growing underneath boxes, etc...the basement REEKS...our back door comes in by the basement and that is the door we always use, so when family and friends come over the first thing they are greeted with is stinky, musty odor...I've been researching mold and how it causes health problems such as frequent headaches, new allergies, etc. and for about 3 months now i've been getting repeat headaches every day around noon, AND to top it off I now am allergic to cats...that i've been around and owned my entire life...and i'm allergic to pollens, I can no longer mow the lawn like I LOVE to do without my eyes burning, turning red and itchy, my nose running and stuffy at the same time, and sneeze sneeze sneeze! I have never in my life ever been allergic to anything (except sulpha based medications) and now I have 2 new allergies that will never, ever go away.
Plus, all the stuff we stored in the basement, hundreds upon hundreds of dollars of decorations and furniture and clothing, is MOLDY...it's all ruined....I have brought this issue up with my landlord numerous times, he okayed having a basement inspector come in, they quoted $14,000 dollars worth of work that needed to be done but if at least anything, to get their de-humidifyer which is like 3 in one, but only runs on 1/3 the power....so my landlord goes out and buys me a dinky little de-humidifier and that is supposed to keep the humidity level below 50% to keep mold from growing, throughout the entire basement AND upstairs? ONE????.....I am so peeved.....
SO...I looked in the paper yesterday and I found my dream! a 3br, 1.5 bath, 2.5 car, ranch home on a couple acres of land for rent...guy said I could put fencing up anywhere and keep my horses there, and there's already a shed for storage and/or a run-in! The only downside is that it is a 20-25 minute drive out to the place, or into town for work...which I am ready to do again, that is what I used to do when I lived out in this area before and though it was a drive, I LOVED the country!!! I am ready for it, I want to do it, but my boyfriend is dragging his toe...saying he's not sure...he knows this is my dream to have mini's right in my back yard again, but he's just dragging his toe. I know he loves the country too, he likes fixing up bikes and zooming around the yard with them, and ATV's and all that junk and he loves to have outdoor bonfires. Before we moved back into the city last time, he was all about finding another country home. Well, I told him I need to know an answer before noon today because the guy has 2 more people coming to look at the place today, and the first person to slap down $300 to reserve the place gets it...and what does my boyfriend do? He goes out drinking with his friends until 4am, lord knows he wont be up until noon...*sigh*...I am wondering if I should make this decision on my own and just move. I just can't help but question though, am I being the selfish one here?
