Re: Re: IML: Having to Get Rid of an Imperial

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> Great come back.  That was an excellent rebuke.  Glad you had a cool head.  My temper gets in the way sometimes. 
> From: Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/11/01 Tue PM 03:48:42 EST
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> Subject: Re: IML: Having to Get Rid of an Imperial
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> I have multiple cars.
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> Two are 1960's.  One was a stripped shell and one was
> registered.  the registered one is about the worst
> looking car on the planet, and it was registered
> mainly to allow title transfer and so forth.
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> A neighbor complained about the shell car that was on
> my driveway - obviously being worked on and prepped
> for painting.  I got a letter from the homeowners
> association about it.
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> This was the same character that had written in about
> other people instead of working things out with them.
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> I pulled my registered car out and parked it in front
> of his house for 71 hours at a time for a week.  At
> the end of that time, I knocked on his door and
> introduced myself.  We had a discussion about what the
> law will and won't allow.  I asked him if he's be
> interested in me going out of my way to move my car
> back into the side yard and if maybe he could cut me
> some slack once I'd laid out the fact that I only had
> 3-6 more weeks of outside work to do.
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> He decided that maybe me having my car on my own
> property wasn't as bad as me having my other car in
> front of his property.
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> Find out what the ordinances are in your community. 
> They are generally not so precise that they require
> only a $4000 solution, so start looking for a
> workaround if you still have the energy.
> 
> Nothing is more satsifying than winning one like this.
>  Take your time to understand what you're up against. 
> The city should make all ordinances viewable.  Also
> find out how they plan to enforce this.  
> 
> Good luck if you decide to work through this.....
> 
> -Kenyon
> 
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> >        Thanks to a neighbor, I am forced to get rid
> > of my 1957 Southampton. He complained about my car
> > to the city, its in my carport under a tarp. I was
> > told yesterday by a city representative, He has a
> > right not to have to look at my car, so I was told
> > by the city I had to put up an ornamental metal
> > gate, that can't be open to the street, (has to be
> > closed in, so he can't see my car). The gate they
> > want costs over $4000 to build and install, and I
> > don't have that kind of money for something that
> > will stay up only a year. Right now I don't have the
> > money for an attorney, and don't trust them anyway.
> > The real bitch is, if I had the engine in it, there
> > would be no problem, on how it looks.
> >        It doesn't matter that he doesn't have grass
> > in his yard, the dirt is fine with the city. Even
> > though everybody else in the block has grass,
> > ....sorry I'm very mad right now!!
> >        I have a 1957 Chrysler Imperial Southampton,
> > no drivetrain in it, the body is from Las Vegas and
> > has very little surface rust. Most of the chrome is
> > in good condition and the paint could be polished
> > up. It needs the interior redone. All the parts are
> > there and I do have extra parts for items, that need
> > repair or replacement. I need to get rid of this car
> > within 2 weeks so, I'm having to give it away.  I'm
> > really mad at the city about that. If someone is
> > really interested let me know, otherwise, I'll have
> > to scrap it. It's a nice car but I can't keep it at
> > my house any more, thanks to my neighbor. 
> >   Thanks for any help,
> >   Charles in Calif. 
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