true story ?

[jeff of pa]

This is supposed to be a true story; it happened in Utah and was on the news!

A
> city
> councilman, Mark Easton, lives in this neighbourhood. He had a beautiful
> view of the East Mountains, until a new neighbour purchased the lot below
> his house and built.
>
> Apparently, the new home was 18 inches higher than the ordinances would
> allow, so Mark Easton, mad about his lost view, went to the city to make
> sure they enforced the lower roof line ordinance. Mark and his new
> neighbour
> had some great arguments about this as you can imagine - not great
> feelings.
> The new neighbor had to drop the roof line - no doubt at great expense.
>
> Recently, Mark Easton called the city and informed them that his new
> neighbour had installed some vents on the side of his home. Mark didn't
> like
> the look of these vents and asked the city to investigate. When they went
> to
> Mark's home to see the vent view, this is what they found...

 

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[PBK]

Yep... snopes.com (urban legend website) confirms that it's true.

However, the owner has reportedly changed the vents to satisfy complaining neighbors:

http://www.abc4.com/local_news/loca...ntent_id=A4C2822D-CA43-46C6-A827-A8A14E1D177F

 

[buscadero]

AH! The New Neighbor, A Man after my own heart! Give 'em heck, Neighbor!


Joe 8)

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

Wah wah wahhhh ........Thats a pretty good " I'll get you back for this " thing to do ! LOL