Man gets realistic picture of his boat painted on fence intended to hide it
Etienne Constable was told to build a 6-foot fence to hide the boat from view of his neighbors — but he got an image of the boat painted onto the fence.
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Boat owner trolls local government by painting his boat on the fence that he was ordered to put up to hide it
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Why did he need to hide that boat in the first place?
Cars everywhere, junk everywhere but god forbid people can see your boat?
Cars everywhere, junk everywhere but god forbid people can see your boat?
Watch the street kids kick a ball far behind the boat and then bolt after it, crashing into the fence like Wile E. Coyote.
Wow, that is super clever, and hilarious.
I am confused, though: what is the issue with the boat being visible in the first place? I've never heard of such a restriction.
I am confused, though: what is the issue with the boat being visible in the first place? I've never heard of such a restriction.
It seems like the neighbors complained. Why the city would go along with it, I don't know tho as no HOA was mentioned.
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I don't think it's an HOA thing because I would think that he wouldn't be able to get away with painting the fence like that if it was.
I had a large above ground pool one summer on a newer property that didn't have a complete fence covering the backyard. A neighbor complained to the city bylaw officers, more because they didn't like young people having a good time in the evenings. So I rented the ugliest biggest rustiest construction fence I could find and put it all around my yard, front and back. No more bylaw issues.
Had lots of pool parties and I left that eyesore there until I moved the next year.
Had lots of pool parties and I left that eyesore there until I moved the next year.
Yeah, but that just pushes the question onto another group. I still don't see the issue. "I can see your boat" is a really weird complaint.
I love everything about this.
The article says the guy is from Seaside, California. Assuming that's where this house is, it looks like like a wealthy/affluent neighborhood with homes going for $750k- 2.5 million (not a surprise given the guy owns a boat).
I guarantee you is his rich neighbors complained that his boat ruined the "aesthetic" of the street or some petty bullshit. That's the sort of stupid thing that rich folks can afford to get upset about.
The article says the guy is from Seaside, California. Assuming that's where this house is, it looks like like a wealthy/affluent neighborhood with homes going for $750k- 2.5 million (not a surprise given the guy owns a boat).
I guarantee you is his rich neighbors complained that his boat ruined the "aesthetic" of the street or some petty bullshit. That's the sort of stupid thing that rich folks can afford to get upset about.
HOAs aren't local government, so it's probably a city ordinance thing. If it was an HOA, that painting would just get him another fine.
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This is not true for that area. It's fairly close to the Bay Area and housing in that region starts at a high price so it doesn't necessarily mean it's a wealthy neighborhood at all. Not to mention, they could have been a long time owner and didn't pay anywhere close to those prices.
It still reminds me of the old law they had for automobiles, that if a horse was approaching you had to pull off to the side of the road and cover your vehicle in a tarp, or disassemble it, so as not to spook the horse.
Yeah, I used to live in Monterey (not rich, I was stationed there in the Army), and Seaside is considered the "bad part" of the area. I mean, that's still relatively speaking, I suppose. But the really rich people live in nearby Pacific Grove.
Probably some weird NIMBY thing cause people think that causes their own house value to decrease
