The best ventilation around - InspectionNews

Mike Schulz · #1 (**permalink**) 05-22-2007, 04:33 AM

A friend sent this to me. Thought you all would get a chuckle.

This is a true story, it happened in Utah and was on the news! I thought each of you could use a little comic relief today. Here's the story. A city councilman, Mark Easton, lives in this neighborhood. He had a beautiful view of the east mountains, until a new neighbor 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 neighbour had to drop the roof line - no doubt at great expense. Recently, Mark Easton called the city and informed them that his new neighbor 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...

Richard Rushing · #2 (**permalink**) 05-27-2007, 02:11 AM

That's really a good picture (in the middle) of a whipped-puppy.

I think I could be good friends with the gesturing (unnamed) neighbor.

Rich

Thom Walker · #3 (**permalink**) 05-27-2007, 08:53 AM

And once again, some individual picks up the bill where the municipality didn't do its job. That height error should have been picked up long before the first materials ever hit the site.

The finger is funny, but by the time this is over I'm not too sure about how much the laugh may cost. The only winners in this one are gonna be the lawyers.

Can you imagine being the builder of a house that has pissed of a councilman and the CO hasn't been issued yet?

Scott Patterson · #4 (**permalink**) 05-27-2007, 09:06 AM

Artistic freedom!

This has been around for a couple of years, does anyone know the final outcome?

Jerry Peck · #5 (**permalink**) 05-27-2007, 01:15 PM

What the lower owner should have done when he had to 'reconfigure hie roof' because of that height limitation was to have hit the height limit EXACTLY, and then build a flat roof across the entire width of his property (to the extent he could).

Then is picky neighbor above would have NO VIEW ... except one huge, high, flat roof.

Thom Walker · #6 (**permalink**) 05-27-2007, 02:43 PM

Fortunately, it appears that all parties acted more maturely.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Middle Finger Cactus Vent Cover

Jerry Peck · #7 (**permalink**) 05-27-2007, 05:13 PM

Thom,

Nah, I like the large flat roof idea - makes sense.

Either that or, along with the apology, pay me the $25k you cost me.

Maybe that's just me, but it is *fair* and "fair is fair" is what they say.

Thom Walker · #8 (**permalink**) 05-27-2007, 08:45 PM

100% agree. Almost. The person responsible who didn't recognize that the roof was too high before the house was started should pay.

As you told me in another link, I can't pick and choose which rules to follow.

Jerry Peck · #9 (**permalink**) 05-27-2007, 09:01 PM

Here's his view with my flat roof.

Thom Walker · #10 (**permalink**) 05-27-2007, 09:37 PM

If only he could have used his mind for good instead of evil.

Jerry Peck · #11 (**permalink**) 05-28-2007, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thom Walker

If only he could have used his mind for good instead of evil.

Or go for the good, with a sense of humor and sometimes an evil twist, which is necessary to counteract the evil intentions of others and turn those evil intentions into humor.

Besides,

Define "evil" and 'evil twist'.