Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The definition of "a yard" varies greatly depending where one is from. In England - at least the parts I have lived - the land attached to the house is always refered to as a garden, however it is arranged. A yard would assume concreted over or at least some sort of hard surface for work use for example farm yard or builders yard. I have never heard the word yard used in England to describe the land associated with the house or the garden. cheers Frank > from: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?RUBEN_BL=C6DEL?= <ruben@rhodos.dk> > date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:24:17 > to: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > subject: Re: [Leica] Inspired but arrested > > Daniel > > The "allemansrätt" is one of the best things of Sweden ! The only part were I have encountered problems is the difinition of "a yard" - most people, many Swedes, think of a yard as something with trimmed gras, flowers and a nice little white fence were I in my Little Torp (very small hous in the woods in Sweden) love to have my yard growing close to wild - does encounter some funny situations though most of the time, people tend to hurry away if the see me walking around half nacked with a weelbarrel - regards and happy christmas - ruben > > > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > >The whole idea of a public place ... because it is, anyone and everyone is > >welcome to be there, can be subject to private whims and not the same laws > >that govern other public places. My definition of public places is not > >"somewhere financed by tax-payers' money". > > > >We had a similar discussion in Gothenburg. There is a movement to publish > >high quality magazines. These are then given to people who would otherwise > >be pan-handling. They sell them instead of begging. > > > >One "mall" or "private place" tried to run them off. I forget the whole > >process (I knew it was so absurd to call a mall "private" that I didn't > >even pay much attention). > > > >We have something in Sweden called "allemansrätt" (every-man's-right). It > >is not possible to put up a sign "No trespassing". It's not a law, it's > >just a tradition right going back as far as anyone can remember, at least > >the 1500's. > > > >According to "allemansrätt" I may go out pick berries, mushrooms, flowers, > >fallen limbs (to make wreathes, for example. You can't cut down a tree, > >but you can take branches from trees that have already fallen) or just > >walk around. I can do this as long as I do not disturb the privacy of the > >owner ... that is, I can't walk into their yard and pick flowers, but I > >can go anywhere else on their land. I can take pictures, I can start small > >fires (with discretion), I can camp out all night on their land without > >asking. > > > >To say I can't take a picture in a mall. > > > >Not only wierd, but pure stupidity. I wonder where that idea comes from? > > > >Daniel > > > > > >On Sun, 21 Dec 2003, B. D. Colen wrote: > > > > > > > >>What's so weird? > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel > >>Ridings > >>Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 5:36 PM > >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Inspired but arrested > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>After all, a Mall isn't like walking down the street, it's privately > >>> > >>> > >>owned > >> > >> > >>>and controlled by the rules and regulations set by the owners and no > >>>amount of posturing, my rights etc., are going to let you off the > >>>hook. > >>> > >>> > >>Wierd, really wierd. > >> > >>Daniel > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> > >> > >> > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html