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[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 147 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

For Christ sake, I'd go nuts if I had to see a discreetly parked boat everyday when I drive by on my way to work.
Good thing the ~~homeowner association~~ town had some common sense here. /S

all boats are discretely parked otherwise.

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 64 points 7 months ago

Interestingly this one was actually a town ordinance, not an HOA rule!

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 42 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Corrected, and that makes it even more crazy IMO.

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

When HOA Karens actually move up in the world only to fuck it up for a larger area.

[-] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

... if I had to see a discretely parked boat...

fyi: discreetly parked.

all boats are discretely parked otherwise.

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I dunno, you "park" with enough velocity and you could definitely describe the location of the boat as a distribution.

EDIT: When I wrote this comment I tried to imagine how one would do this. Perhaps against a rocky shore, or falling off a trailer on the highway? But then these guys came into my recommendation feed and said, "nah, like this": https://youtu.be/zlFH3aC7Z_c?t=741

[-] ccunning@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

Etienne Constable, from Seaside, California, was told in July last year by local government officials that he had to build a 6-foot fence to hide the boat from view of his neighbors.

Good thing the ~~homeowner association~~ local government had some common sense here. /S

FTFY

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 46 points 7 months ago

A town called "Seaside" wants boats out of sight, amazing.

[-] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Right? It's like the Town of Swastika, Ontario. Hardly any swastikas visible anywhere!

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Yes I did actually read that, but it's so crazy I thought it was a typo, anyways I corrected it.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 7 months ago

all boats are discreetly parked otherwise

Like what I see going between towns and there's just a random boat left in a field or on the side of the road sometimes? No trailer, just the boat?

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

everyday

'every day', here.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 62 points 7 months ago

I would have liked to find out why this ordinance exists. It makes no sense to me.

[-] Boinkage@lemmy.world 51 points 7 months ago

Retired neighbors with nothing better to do.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The neighbors complained because they have nothing better to do, but why was the ordinance created in the first place?

[-] AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca 31 points 7 months ago

Because the neighbours with nothing better to do vote in every single election and are therefore more important to not piss off. Fuck NIMBYs.

[-] Revonult@lemmy.world 36 points 7 months ago

So the neighborhood doesn't look like a getto full of people too poor to keep their boats in the marina like decent fokes.

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

Theres a newish neighbourhood near me with a high percentage of reasonably cashed up retired people... nice houses with 2 car garages on small blocks. Every other house has a caravan or a boat and they almost all park them on the street.

Some of the streets have been effectively reduced to one lane in both directions, sure its legal but its a giant pain in the balls to get around.

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 17 points 7 months ago

Probably local storage company owner lobbying. Ick.

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 11 points 7 months ago

"To keep crime down" or something

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago
[-] Zorque@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

I mean, if you can afford a boat you can also probably afford a lot of other nice things.

Unless you spent all your money on the boat, and thus can't afford things like storage for said boat...

[-] wagoner@infosec.pub 25 points 7 months ago
[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 83 points 7 months ago

And he should be. Fighting dumb laws with logic is great.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 27 points 7 months ago

Fighting dumb laws by creatively observing them. Is brilliant.

[-] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Hail Satan!

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

That is a fantastic painting! The artist nailed it.

[-] puppy@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago
[-] Steve@startrek.website 7 points 7 months ago
[-] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Den of the thicc.

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 10 points 7 months ago
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