# A story I'd love to hear **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693 "2014-04-22T16:48:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/1 "2014-04-22T16:48:30Z")
So, the other day I took a different route to work, just for a change of pace. It was the 15 minute drive instead of the usual 11 minutes. Typical rural back road, more deer/turkey then cars/people. I did a double take going past one house and actually turned around and passed again to get a picture. [In the front yard is a plank with **“GET OUT”** painted by hand.](http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/kayaker01/20140421_133054_zpsnykyemuj.jpg) I told my gf about this and she told me the sign has been there at least a year (she likes the road and drives it every so often). What she didn’t remember seeing was the lots across the road from the GET OUT house all being for sale! [Pardon the poor through-the-windshield shot.](http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/kayaker01/20140421_133123-1_zpswxtyofes.jpg) There are five houses in a row, all for sale, all by the same realty company. I’d love to hear the story.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/2 "2014-04-22T17:46:03Z")
We had the same type of situation going on in my town on a particular stretch of road directly across from a large Forest Preserve. There are seven houses in a row - this is an old, originally residential area, that now has, on one end, a shopipng center, an apartment complex, a self storage place, a church, and then 7 houses that have been there for what looks like forever - old growth trees, the architectural styles - they were built most likely in the 20’s or 30’s. There was one house that had a huge NO TRESPASSING sign at the end of the driveway, then the next six houses were all for sale, all by the same realtor. We were looking to move at the time, so I called the realtor and asked her if any of them might be for rent. She explained to me the situation that had started this all. At the time this happened, there were some developers in the area that, along with the village and their TIF programs and rezoning frenzies, were getting a little too greedy/grabby/pushy with homeowners in this general area and shopping centers were getting bigger and bigger and closer and closer to some of these old homes in this part of town. In an effort to put a stop to the nonsense, the neighbors decided to do something about it. The one homeowner with the no trespassing sign was just a mean as hell old guy who wouldn’t talk to ANYONE and every other house that was for sale was listing starting at at least 5 Million Dollars. Apparently it worked, because the houses are all still there, the realtor signs have been gone for a few years, and the developers have moved further north in the town to bother other people in an actual commercial district. Oh - forgot to add - we also got a whole new Mayor and Village Council - we voted all those “We’re going to take over the world” idiots OUT in the next few years. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/3 "2014-04-22T18:05:30Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > I called the realtor and asked her if any of them might be for rent. She explained to me the situation that had started this all. I’ve considered calling the realtor in my situation . . . ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/4 "2014-04-22T18:21:17Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I’ve considered calling the realtor in my situation . . . Oh DO IT!!! Then tell us what she says! I want to know too!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/5 "2014-04-22T19:40:52Z")
On the top of a nearby hill that is popular with off-roaders, hikers and others, a guy put up a handwritten sign made of cardboard. “Beware of Alex the Peeping Tom” That’s a story _I’d_ love to hear! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/6 "2014-04-22T19:55:24Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > …I told my gf about this and she told me the sign has been there at least a year (she likes the road and drives it every so often). What she didn’t remember seeing was the lots across the road from the GET OUT house all being for sale! [Pardon the poor through-the-windshield shot.](http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/kayaker01/20140421_133123-1_zpswxtyofes.jpg) There are five houses in a row, all for sale, all by the same realty company… What is a “warranted home”? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/7 "2014-04-22T20:04:12Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > What is a “warranted home”? They guarantee things like the furnace, roof, water heater, etc for 3 - 5 years (in one type I’m aware of). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/8 "2014-04-23T14:02:07Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > Oh DO IT!!! Then tell us what she says! I want to know too!!! 😃 Well, I tried. Called the realty number this morning and explained I was interested in (gave the address), but was curious about the home across the street with the weird sign. The woman I spoke with offered to discuss the situation face to face. I told her I didn’t want to waste time if it was a big deal. She refused any details unless I came in and discussed it in person.☹ ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/9 "2014-04-23T15:15:58Z")
Wouldn’t the expected wording be “_KEEP_ OUT?” Don’t have anything too add in regards to the “GET OUT” sign, but I did see the following in friendly New Hampshire (state motto: “Live Free or I’ll Kill You”): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/82800203@N04/7585899886/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/82800203@N04/7585899886/) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/10 "2014-04-23T15:25:55Z")
> [@Whiskey\_Dickens](#): > > Wouldn’t the expected wording be “_KEEP_ OUT?” Expected? Maybe, but that’s why I think there’s a story here. Tomorrow I’m going to get someone else here to call. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/11 "2014-04-23T15:30:53Z")
The owners of the five houses all mysteriously disappeared. Seems they took the hand painted signs advice. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/12 "2014-04-23T15:36:35Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > The owners of the five houses all mysteriously disappeared. Seems they took the hand painted signs advice. :eek:😃 I’m going home that way after work. I’ll look for signs of habitation. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/13 "2014-04-23T16:22:46Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > In the front yard is a plank with **“GET OUT”** painted by hand. I am disappointed by the lack of blood oozing ominously from the letters. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-id-love-to-hear/686693/14 "2014-04-23T17:03:26Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > I am disappointed by the lack of blood oozing ominously from the letters. And now that I think about it, so am I! 😃