I'm in the U.S. Bought three basic Huffy bikes for my kids this past Christmas from the local big box store. Got three of these in the mail today.

The local government apparently just passed a law requiring all bikes to have paid "licenses" to be ridden in public. When I called to confirm, they said cops have been issuing citations, even to kids.

They also said it was primarily to help with stolen bikes. But...it's a plastic sticker that can be peeled off.

The store apparently fills out the license application "as a courtesy to customers" without asking and sends the info directly to the local government. I asked what would happen if I'd bought the bikes out of state or they were a gift. They said licenses are mailed to the purchaser's address, and if out-of-state, the purchaser would have to "transfer" each license to the actual owner...for an additional fee of course.

My neighbor (probably in his early 70's) moved in next door about two years ago with a dog. The dog is kept indoors and my neighbor walks him at least once a day. Right away, the dog started pooping exclusively on my yard. Never once picked up. At one point the front portion of my yard looked like it was mud rather than grass.

I tried being neighborly at first. Stopped him while he was walking the dog one day and politely asked if he'd mind picking up after since everyone else in the neighborhood does. Nothing changed. So I started getting a little more passive-aggressive, leaving poop bags in his mailbox with handwritten notes saying "just a friendly reminder to pick up your dog's poop." When that didn't work, I started picking it up myself and tossing the bagged poop onto his front porch.

After about a year with no change, I called the cops. He's now been cited twice. His response? Paid the fines and got a second dog...which also now poops exclusively on my grass. I've pretty much given up on making it stop.

The strangest part is that when he's mowing his lawn or driving by, he waves at me like everything's great.

Our neighborhood is pretty tight-knit, so many neighbors help pick it up when they notice it on their walks. We've also recently formed what we're calling the "dog brigade," where nearly all dogs in the neighborhood poop exclusively in his yard.