• Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    The only reason we have them at all today is because they are mandated by obligatory setback distances for houses. We could be building our porches a metre or two from the sidewalk, the only reason we don’t are these stupid laws.

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      Man, the suburban house I grew up in would have been so badass if it had been surrounded by a multi tier porch fortress rather than a lawn.