What would you do? Random kid showed up and set up a lemonade stand on our lawn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The woman should have asked for permission to set up the stand. But, I can’t buy that the noise was severe. I would have let the kid do it.

In my neighborhood, people have collectively decided that honking merrily is the right thing to do if they drive by a lemonade stand and don’t have time to stop. I live near a big boulevard median that is treated as a park and is used as a frequent lemonade stand/dog bow tie/Girl Scout cookie/Maui fire fundraising/whatever location, so I hear it.

It definitely sounds encouraging and festive, but if I was recovering from surgery I’d be really annoyed.

OMG, that's annoying. If people do that, then yes, the noise would be a real factor.

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Anonymous wrote:You did the right thing but why give $40? I don’t get that part.

OP here. I gave them money to try to not completely ruin it for them. Like sorry you can’t stay here but I appreciate your effort and I assume you’re trying to save up money for something.

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Were they in the right of way or the middle of your yard?

[Anonymous]

Op again. They were on the lawn in the grass. They set up at the corner of the lawn. The sounds came from people honking, kid screaming “lemonade”, and in laws dogs barking at the kid through the window.

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Post is gone, but comments remain:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/17by3dc/neighbors_have_been_playing_on_our_yard_for_months/

[Anonymous]

Pay the kid to do a useful errand or task for MIL.

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Anonymous wrote:I would have let them stay. I have never seen a kid’s lemonade stand that caused noise or a crowd (and I suspect OP hasn’t either).

I have. Sometimes a few kids get together and yell every single time someone passes by on foot or car to try and get business. It gets old fast.

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Some men had a yard sale in my driveway once; they started setting up tables like it was a bazaar and pulled up a pickup truck with assorted items in it! I thought to stop them but then realized they were probably in need if they were doing this so I asked them if I could have a 10% cut of the sales to use my property. They ended up giving me 20% and a used table in great shape from their truck. All in all a good deal! I hope they come back someday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Read it and weep!

" Most US states require permits for kids to operate lemonade stands: The following states do not require a permit." Note that DC, Maryland, and Virginia REQUIRE permits for lemonade stands!

California,
Nevada,
Utah,
Colorado,
North Dakota,
Nebraska,
Texas,
Missouri,
Louisiana,
Illinois,
New York,
Vermont,
Rhode Island
Connecticut

A permit from what entity?
And where does this list come from?
And are you suggesting that I need a permit for my kids to put a stand in my own yard?

I am not suggesting that you get your permit from the health dept, I am telling you that in order to sell edible and potable products from your home, in Virginia, the health dept. Must inspect your kitchen and any area of your house used for preparing such products. If you pass them a permit will be issued.

[Anonymous]

This is an episode of Shameless. I just watched it the other night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Noise from a lemonade stand? Da fook

Seriously, the kid wasn't running a rave. WTF?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read it and weep!

" Most US states require permits for kids to operate lemonade stands: The following states do not require a permit." Note that DC, Maryland, and Virginia REQUIRE permits for lemonade stands!

California,
Nevada,
Utah,
Colorado,
North Dakota,
Nebraska,
Texas,
Missouri,
Louisiana,
Illinois,
New York,
Vermont,
Rhode Island
Connecticut

Surprising, but indeed! Doesn't anyone remember this happening to kids selling lemonade outside of the US Open at Congressional?


BETHESDA, Md. -- It was a case of bureaucracy run amok, at least from the perspective of the children operating a lemonade stand for charity near the U.S. Open. Kids from two families put up the stand on private property -- a neighbor's yard that just happens to be on a corner across from a spectator entrance to Congressional.

During Thursday's first round, they received three visits from county officials, twice with a warning. The third time, a citation was issued for operating the stand without a permit. It carried a fine of up to $500 and required a court appearance.

"This was just not a good corner for them to be attracting people, and they did not have a permit," Montgomery County's Bonnie Ayers said.
"Does every kid now that sells lemonade have to register with the county?" Carrie Marriott, whose children were hawking the drinks, asked a county official in an exchange caught on video by WUSA-TV.

The answer: yes. In theory, every lemonade stand in every private yard is supposed to have a permit. It's a law that's not usually enforced, but Montgomery County spokeswoman Bonnie Ayers said this particular stand could create a safety hazard in an area where police want to keep vehicular and pedestrian traffic moving during the tournament.

"This was just not a good corner for them to be attracting people," Ayers said, "and they did not have a permit."

https://www.espn.com/golf/usopen11/news/story?id=6674718

[Anonymous]

And from another article:

A more wholesome American scene could hardly be imagined: a bunch of kids selling lemonade on a summer's day.

But local authorities in Montgomery County, Md., saw things differently. They shut down the kids' venture and ended up fining their parents $500.

The Marriott and Augustine kids had set up their stand Thursday right next to the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, where the U.S. Open golf tournament has been taking place--bringing thousands of thirsty fans to the neighborhood. The kids planned to send 50 percent their profits to a charity that fights pediatric cancer.

But a Montgomery County inspector said the children needed a vendors' license to run the stand, according to a report from local TV station WUSA9. And after the stand proprietors allegedly ignored a few warnings, the inspector slammed the kids' parents with a $500 fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

A permit from what entity?
And where does this list come from?
And are you suggesting that I need a permit for my kids to put a stand in my own yard?

DP

You do not need a permit to put up a simple temporary stand. You may need a permit to sell to the public from such a stand.

If you don't like that, you can always choose not to charge people.

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Anonymous wrote:You have to start as you want to continue. Is this just one kid with one lemonade stand? Sure, but it is a precedent. That may not matter, but it also may drag you into the world of "but you let jeff do it last week" and "he was so excited to come back this year, since he had such a good time last year."

You don't yell, and you don't get overly emotional and brittle. You just are clear and firm that no, this is private property, and it's not happening here -- right from the go. But you can offer to help them move to a park, or a city plot, or something if you want to be nice. Just. Not. Here.

This is nuts (also, a good description of the domino theory, the basis of US foreign policy in southeast Asia in the later part of the 20th century that was a disaster . . . but I digress). I am not going through my life trying to suss out the unintended consequences of allowing a kid to set up a lemonade stand. Get a grip.