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Malicious Compliance

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[–] [email protected] 149 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Corrected, and that makes it even more crazy IMO.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

fyi: discreetly parked.

all boats are discretely parked otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

everyday

'every day', here.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 10 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 53 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Retired neighbors with nothing better to do.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 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.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, Ill just tell the whole suburb that they dont get any services from the city anymore. Not a problem champ.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Oh. Hehe. You have to go there. Understood.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

Probably local storage company owner lobbying. Ick.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"To keep crime down" or something

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 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...

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 82 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fighting dumb laws by creatively observing them. Is brilliant.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Hail Satan!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

That is a fantastic painting! The artist nailed it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Den of the thicc.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago