Greetings and a legal thought...

[imtrmccoy]

In order to run water lines, power lines, gas lines, etc. on your property you have to (or at one time the original owners of the property) sign a right-of-way which is "giving" that person ownership of that piece of your property to do their business. This also gives them the right to do upkeep, maintainance, whatever they need to do, or want to do legally. To see who gave them the right to be on your property you need to look at your property easement which you should have gotten when you purchased your land. The title company (that you had to pay) is supposed to reserch this for you so you know. That's their job. You can also go look up easements at the courthouse on the land plot map. The prob is that once the easement is given (reguardless of who or how long ago) it stays with the property from now on. As belonging to that entity, they can do with it as the want. You no longer own that area. Also, the mineral rights, if not sold to someone else by original owners or an owner before you, stay with the land an are therfore yours--ie to the center of the earth. Most mineral rights were sold years ago to corporations therefore you don't own to the center of the earth unless you have the mineral rights to your land. This can also be checked at the courthouse--who owns the mineral rights. That being said, you CAN NOT sell the sky above your property nor can someone buy it. You DO own it, and as such it can be tresspassed upon. What I'm getting at is if you climb the pole, it's THEIR POLE even if it's on your property---tresspassing. If you dig the gas main, it's THEIR GAS MAIN even if it's on your property. But it's YOUR AIR----tresspassing on THEIR part. -----Or I might be all wrong.

[smokymtn]

Sounds Good; done this once or twice I see

[imtrmccoy]

Own some mineral rights and some property without. Also been through esaements before. I HAD a brain once----------Tastes like chicken.

[d69j]

The next time the space shuttle flies into my airspace I am going to try to catch it. I could get to work in no time with that thing.

Opps, I forgot. I am retired.

[voop]

Originally Posted by signalsnatcher33

It may be that way here on something like that.




Yea, they poison em out here in the country, started doing it about 10 years ago after we had a severe ice storm that took down a lot of miles of utility lines. I tried telling them last year, that I would keep em trimmed but they said it was mandatory that they were sprayed they killed about 10 year and a half old poplars I had planted for a screen. They did warn me about a month ahead of time.... told me I could move em but it was the end of August, 100+ degree days and dry as a bone, I knew they would not survive.

That sucks.

[millwright mac]

The bear was the one using the free signal! I told him it was bad but he wouldnt hear none of it.So i sat and watched the sat with him.

[PHD8UK]

Nice argument voop, but the biggest hole is the assumption that ownership provides carte blanche authority over and manipulation of a possession...it does not, even on your own property. For example, buy a printing press, which is totally legal to posses, and start printing images that look like american currency with it, on materials and with ink that you 100% own, anywhere on the property that is 100% deeded to you. Never leave the premises with it or use it off your property and see how long it takes people with badges and guns to show up at your property and haul you off of it.

[wrangler]

All of the people using card sharing take note! When that certified letter comes or the process server comes calling, don't call your attorney, call a realtor!

[voop]

Originally Posted by PHD8UK

Nice argument voop, but the biggest hole is the assumption that ownership provides carte blanche authority over and manipulation of a possession...it does not, even on your own property. For example, buy a printing press, which is totally legal to posses, and start printing images that look like american currency with it, on materials and with ink that you 100% own, anywhere on the property that is 100% deeded to you. Never leave the premises with it or use it off your property and see how long it takes people with badges and guns to show up at your property and haul you off of it.

bad analogy.

[JJ52150]

The courts have taken the simplistic view in the past that you are getting something of value without paying for it, in the case of cable TV & satellite viewing theft.