[Arrowhead1952]

I think Lester needs to watch his mouth, rather than making "smart@$$" remarks. He may get to finish his project.

John Kelso writes humor columns for the Statesman.

[sergeantdave]

Lester is certainly interesting. Whatever he's building, let him do it. And calling a bunch of useless, brain-dead Gestapo hirelings names is still protected speech.

[babyface00]

How dare this man think he can use his own property for his own purposes. Why, the audacity. </sarcasm>

[Bikers4Bush]

Lester is free to call them whatever he wants. They are free to do the same, what they are not free to do is infringe on his right to free speech by holding up his plans.

He should sue.

[lormand]

"John Kelso writes humor columns for the Statesman."

Or as we affectionately call it, The Aweful UnAmerican Misstatement.

[hopespringseternal]

All across the land, you have to kiss inspector backside to do even the most conventional things.

If you want to do something unconventional, prostitutes, bribes and sexual favors will probably be required.

Namecalling the inspector while trying to do unconventional things is about as smart as asking your wife to find you a mistress.

[familyofman]

Lester sounds way too bright to be from Texass.

[hocndoc]

Why, it's the *duty* of the local population to allow Lester to build his water reclaimation and storage facility. Haven't they heard of Conservation?

Seriously, the building codes, fines, and neighborhood fussin' that goes on are enough to make one look for a secluded valley somewhere. (I know that valley couldn't be found in Colorado anymore, but I'd rather be on a tropical isle, anyway.)

[Xenalyte]

With its partially completed buildings of mostly concrete and native stone, the project looks kinda like Gaza without the bulldozers.

This is the first time I've seen the word "kinda" in a newspaper outside quotation marks. I don't think I like it.