Mayhew Funeral Home.....

Averial · 08-25-2011, 07:47 AM

Poof! your gone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lawn psycho · 08-25-2011, 08:00 AM

My, my, my how quickly people are to throw out the constitutional rights of others. This is a litmus test of how people are willing to stomach civil rights. Not saying this is how I would handle it, but does say something about how quickly society is to abandon things when it doesn't suit their tastes.

Also, just being an approved business does not mean Carte Blanc do as you see fit. Residential and business areas next to each other have to coincide. If people are complaining of smells (odors), that is a nuisance and likely against land use regulations (ie, a citable violation). It does not need to exceed an air quality limit to be a violation either....

Growing up in farm country, this kind of protest is MILD

Averial, here is my advice:

1. Make sure at least on of your signs has a political message such as "Screwed by Town of Meredith", etc. If the Town is dumb enough to question your tactics, immediately contact the NH ACLU. The town would quickly find out they have no leg to stand on.

2. Make sure you file all complaints with the town. File an appeal with the ZBA and do it quickly as there are time limits.

3. If anyone is on your property, do not confront them and just call the police.

4. The next time during daylight hours call in when you smell what you believe to be the odor. Document, document, document. Fill out the paperwork at town hall.

5. If the Town plays silent on this, get a lawyer. If the smell is leaving that property you can seek damages.

You'll probably be labled a troublemaker, etc but stand your ground. Long live the "little guy"!!

SAMIAM · 08-25-2011, 08:21 AM

Wondering if Mayhews would be willing to lease it out durring down time to some of us local restaurants......I was thinking of pulled pork,ribs and brisket.
Turn it down to "low",add a little hickory...and bingo.

MarkinNH · 08-25-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Wondering if Mayhews would be willing to lease it out durring down time to some of us local restaurants......I was thinking of pulled pork,ribs and brisket.
Turn it down to "low",add a little hickory...and bingo.

Put me down for a Big ole brisket, I'm Huuungrry !!

Greene's Basin Girl · 08-25-2011, 01:36 PM

I feel very sorry for her. I am not sure I would even think about the future of the commercial zone when I purchased a home. Yes--I should have been thinking about it, but I might not have. I do feel for her. I would be sick if I continued to smell the burning of dead bodies. For crying out loud- I live where I can't even see another house and I like it that way. I have to say living in a rural area was an important choice for me. That being said-unless you own a great deal of land around your house you may end up with neighbor's that you don't want. I bet there aren't many people who own a house that would trade their house for her's. She is in a very tough situation.

fatlazyless · 08-25-2011, 03:53 PM

As long as we got a thread going that concerns a funeral home, here's a link to State of New Hampshire funeral consumer information that may be helpfull to the reader sometime when they suffer the loss of a loved one.

Apologize for the dancing bananas but will try anything to get your attention?

http://doj.nh.gov/consumer/sourcebook/funerals.htm

...and another helpfull New Hampshire source for your funeral information,

http://www.nh.gov/funeral/

sa meredith · 08-25-2011, 04:56 PM

One more thing to think about...how about this. The next time the buidling at the end of the Weirs strip becomes available (currently Weathervane), someone leases it, and opens an Adult Bookstore complete with tobacco products, and pot smoking devices....pipes, papers, water bongs...little something for everyone.
No big deal...commercially zoned. The neighboring businesses that are already there...too bad for them.
Common sense, folks...common sense.

VitaBene · 08-25-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

One more thing to think about...how about this. The next time the buidling at the end of the Weirs strip becomes available (currently Weathervane), someone leases it, and opens an Adult Bookstore complete with tobacco products, and pot smoking devices....pipes, papers, water bongs...little something for everyone.
No big deal...commercially zoned. The neighboring businesses that are already there...too bad for them.
Common sense, folks...common sense.

I don't know how that use would harm the neighboring businesses. Laconia may have an ordinance against it. I have no idea if the pot stuff is legal or illegal to sell in NH. If it is not, and someone can make a viable business out of it. I have seen numerous establishment such as you describe and usually they are pretty well taken care of and discrete.

ITD · 08-25-2011, 05:49 PM

Here's an idea, move it to China.

MarkinNH · 08-25-2011, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by VitaBene

I don't know how that use would harm the neighboring businesses. Laconia may have an ordinance against it. I have no idea if the pot stuff is legal or illegal to sell in NH. If it is not, and someone can make a viable business out of it. I have seen numerous establishment such as you describe and usually they are pretty well taken care of and discrete.

Whiddershans (spelling) survived on main street in Meredith for Many years. They had display cases Full of various smoking paraphernalia.

sa meredith · 08-26-2011, 01:30 PM

You guys took my post literally? Really? No, seriously, you thought that is what I actually meant.
Wow. Just trying to paint a picture. Although something may indeed be legal, it may not always be the best idea. It may not "fit in".
Like a large smoke stack, spewing forth the spell of burning bodies, across the street from a residential home.
It may be legal, but what an incredibly cruel/selfish/meanspirited/I only care about myself/just plain awful, thing to do.

MarkinNH · 08-26-2011, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sa meredith

You guys took my post literally? Really? No, seriously, you thought that is what I actually meant.
Wow. Just trying to paint a picture. Although something may indeed be legal, it may not always be the best idea. It may not "fit in".
Like a large smoke stack, spewing forth the spell of burning bodies, across the street from a residential home.
It may be legal, but what an incredibly cruel/selfish/meanspirited/I only care about myself/just plain awful, thing to do.

I am sure most of us have seen it but it's not really a very big chimney per say.
It looks more like a slightly modified cupola.

Averial · 08-26-2011, 02:34 PM

Don't worry the mean spirited, self centered, think only himself, guy with the smoke stack body burning barbeque pit is on my radar. You do not mess with mother nature. Pay back may take years, but it will be a bitch.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08-25-2011, 07:47 AM	#1
Averial Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 12 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mayhew Funeral Home Poof! your gone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08-25-2011, 03:53 PM	#6
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,176 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	State of NH consumer info - funerals As long as we got a thread going that concerns a funeral home, here's a link to State of New Hampshire funeral consumer information that may be helpfull to the reader sometime when they suffer the loss of a loved one. Apologize for the dancing bananas but will try anything to get your attention? http://doj.nh.gov/consumer/sourcebook/funerals.htm ...and another helpfull New Hampshire source for your funeral information, http://www.nh.gov/funeral/ __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

08-25-2011, 04:56 PM	#7
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	one more One more thing to think about...how about this. The next time the buidling at the end of the Weirs strip becomes available (currently Weathervane), someone leases it, and opens an Adult Bookstore complete with tobacco products, and pot smoking devices....pipes, papers, water bongs...little something for everyone. No big deal...commercially zoned. The neighboring businesses that are already there...too bad for them. Common sense, folks...common sense.

08-26-2011, 01:30 PM	#11
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	literally You guys took my post literally? Really? No, seriously, you thought that is what I actually meant. Wow. Just trying to paint a picture. Although something may indeed be legal, it may not always be the best idea. It may not "fit in". Like a large smoke stack, spewing forth the spell of burning bodies, across the street from a residential home. It may be legal, but what an incredibly cruel/selfish/meanspirited/I only care about myself/just plain awful, thing to do.

08-26-2011, 02:34 PM	#13
Averial Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 12 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mayhew Funeral Home Don't worry the mean spirited, self centered, think only himself, guy with the smoke stack body burning barbeque pit is on my radar. You do not mess with mother nature. Pay back may take years, but it will be a bitch.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08-25-2011, 08:00 AM	#2
lawn psycho Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: On the move... Posts: 987 Thanks: 113 Thanked 248 Times in 133 Posts	My, my, my how quickly people are to throw out the constitutional rights of others. This is a litmus test of how people are willing to stomach civil rights. Not saying this is how I would handle it, but does say something about how quickly society is to abandon things when it doesn't suit their tastes. Also, just being an approved business does not mean Carte Blanc do as you see fit. Residential and business areas next to each other have to coincide. If people are complaining of smells (odors), that is a nuisance and likely against land use regulations (ie, a citable violation). It does not need to exceed an air quality limit to be a violation either.... Growing up in farm country, this kind of protest is MILD Averial, here is my advice: 1. Make sure at least on of your signs has a political message such as "Screwed by Town of Meredith", etc. If the Town is dumb enough to question your tactics, immediately contact the NH ACLU. The town would quickly find out they have no leg to stand on. 2. Make sure you file all complaints with the town. File an appeal with the ZBA and do it quickly as there are time limits. 3. If anyone is on your property, do not confront them and just call the police. 4. The next time during daylight hours call in when you smell what you believe to be the odor. Document, document, document. Fill out the paperwork at town hall. 5. If the Town plays silent on this, get a lawyer. If the smell is leaving that property you can seek damages. You'll probably be labled a troublemaker, etc but stand your ground. Long live the "little guy"!!

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08-25-2011, 08:21 AM	#3
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,937 Thanks: 349 Thanked 1,708 Times in 602 Posts	Wondering if Mayhews would be willing to lease it out durring down time to some of us local restaurants......I was thinking of pulled pork,ribs and brisket. Turn it down to "low",add a little hickory...and bingo.

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08-25-2011, 01:36 PM	#5
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	I feel very sorry for her. I am not sure I would even think about the future of the commercial zone when I purchased a home. Yes--I should have been thinking about it, but I might not have. I do feel for her. I would be sick if I continued to smell the burning of dead bodies. For crying out loud- I live where I can't even see another house and I like it that way. I have to say living in a rural area was an important choice for me. That being said-unless you own a great deal of land around your house you may end up with neighbor's that you don't want. I bet there aren't many people who own a house that would trade their house for her's. She is in a very tough situation.

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08-25-2011, 05:49 PM	#9
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 484 Thanked 704 Times in 394 Posts	Here's an idea, move it to China.