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Man gets boat painted on fence meant to hide boat. (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by pdxfed to c/maliciouscompliance

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[–] ccunning 10 points 7 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] 46 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] laughterlaughter 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 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.