Blooming idiots!

Who knew that planting flowers in your 5 x 8 foot flower bed could be so costly.

Kimberly Bois did that outside her Portsmouth, New Hampshire condo. Nothing elaborate -- daylilies, hibiscus, lavender. Pretty close to what I have planted, plus tulips, in the 6 x 15 foot flower bed outside our Tallmadge condo that was set aside for Paula and me to use.

The condo association board decided the flowers had to go. Kim refused. So the board started fining her daily.

The total is $5,800 plus thousands in attorney fees. The condo association put a lien on Kim's property, too, according to the story in the AARP Bulletin magazine.