Thread: I've upset my neighbour - oops...

Thanks goodness you aren't in the USA. In some places, you can't even work on your car in the driveway.

This appeared on the Hillman Yahoo List which I'm also on:

Originally Posted by Larry

My good neighbors, with the complete cooperation of the local constabulary, have determined that I am parting out (breaking) my bone-yard cars. They include the following:
Minx Series IIIB De-Luxe Remote Control Floor shift, Convertible
Minx Series IIIA De-Luxe Column shift, Estate Car
Minx Series IIIB De-Luxe Column shift, Estate Car
1600 ADL (Series III Hillman Singer Gazelle) Column shift, Saloon, R.H.D. - AB7196727 MWSO
These cars are JUNK.
But they have lots of good bits!

Larry is in Missouri.

Linden, in San Bernadino, replied (my emphasis):

Originally Posted by Linden

Here in urban California, you can't have a car parked visibly on your property that doesn't run. I have heard of the code nazis asking to see what folks have in their garages, too. Fortunately, I have a commercial property with a business license, an auto repair license, and a used car dealer license, so up to this point they haven't been on me. We did clear out a lot of the non-runners last year, and most of the leftovers are now behind a fence that is screened from view. I don't ha e a lot of trouble with the license inspectors but they know I try to do the right thing. Attitude is all!

Right now I'm down to 3 Jags, a Morris Minor, my son-in-law's nonrunning Jetta, one grandson's nonrunning Cavalier, another grandson's Jetta with a lost key, am driving a third grandson's reject Tempo.

Linden

Larry responded:

Originally Posted by Larry

They sit way up on a hill away from my house but quite visible from Their road. That's where they have me. They can see 'em.

^^^^ Land of the free... They are deluded

Originally Posted by Tombie

^^^^ Land of the free... They are deluded

Absolutely Land of the Free and Imprisoned, they have the highest prison population in the World and the rate of improsonment is more than five times the rate of China and almost twice the rate of the Russian Federation.

So who is the land of the free? On those rates China

land of the free for those in power to make the law

For car enthusiasts it must be Home of the Brave.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Thanks goodness you aren't in the USA. In some places, you can't even work on your car in the driveway.

Hmm, I'll have to ask my old man what the score is regarding this. Obviously must be OK where he lives as the "fleet" which decorates the driveway consists of:
P38 - running and in great condition, driven by my mother!
P38 number 2 - non runner, used to keep the other one healthy.
'92 RR classic - runner.
'94 RR classic lwb - non runner, being rebuilt.
Another RR classic of indeterminate age, non runner, donator of bits to the other two.
S2a - runner, daily driver.

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My next door neighbor is a police inspector and there's another cop up the road, so its pretty quiet in our street. Funnily enough, our neighbor (who is a very nice bloke) is also a noisy bugger and is frequently heard on his police mobile loudly issuing instructions to junior officers or discussing things we probably shouldn't know about. Makes for amusing entertainment sometimes when I'm sitting in the carport reading a magazine.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

My next door neighbor is a police inspector and there's another cop up the road, so its pretty quiet in our street. Funnily enough, our neighbor (who is a very nice bloke) is also a noisy bugger and is frequently heard on his police mobile loudly issuing instructions to junior officers or discussing things we probably shouldn't know about.
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DL