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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Man strikes back against Seaside California order with boat mural
Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 03:50:21 -0000 (UTC)
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BTR1701  <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>In article <20240513170449.000014ff@example.com>,
> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 13 May 2024 20:49:19 -0000 (UTC)
>> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > I'm guessing that Seaside California is on the ocean and lots of
>> > residents own boats?
>> > 
>> > A man had his boat on his property. He was told that municipal code
>> > required him to install a 6 foot tall fence around it to comply with
>> > code.
>> > 
>> > He built the fence then painted a realistic mural of a boat on the
>> > fence.
>> > 
>> > Man strikes back against Seaside order with boat mural
>> > by Torstein Rehn
>> > KSBW-TV News Channel 8
>> > Updated: 1:22 PM PDT May 13, 2024
>> > https://www.ksbw.com/article/man-strikes-back-against-seaside-order-with-boa
>> > t-mural/60749038
>> 
>> I didn't see anything in the article explaining WHY he had to have a
>> fence around his boat. Is this a case of "Because we said so!" or is
>> there a sensible reason for the policy?
>
>People don't like to look at boats so the fence is supposed to make the 
>neighborhood look better.

I've got neighbors with boats and trailers. It's their property. They
aren't making the neighborhood look bad. People are idiots. It's an
oceanside community so you'd think they've seen boats.

>> As for the fence he built, it's brilliant! We should all do that when
>> faced with unjust laws and rules: either fight them (if we can) or mock
>> them.