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The Dumpy Chain Boy with the red staff .....

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Mar 13, 2009, 12:52:08 PM3/13/09

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Dispute Between Neighbours ...

A town councillor in Wales, Mark Easton, had a beautiful view of the
mountains, until a new neighbour purchased the land below his house and
built a new home.
The new home was 18 inches higher than the planning dept had approved, so
Mark Easton, mad about his lost view, went to the local authority to make
sure they enforced the roof line height.
The new neighbour had to drop the roof height, at great expense.

Recently, Mark Easton called the planning dept, and informed them that his
new neighbour had installed some vents on the side of his new property.

Mark didn't like the look of these vents and asked the planning dept to
investigate.

When they went to Mark's home to see what the vents looked like, this is
what they found...

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?album_id=29203660&photo_id=2013336842

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?album_id=29203660&photo_id=2013337721

The Local Authority said the vents can stay since there is no planning law
referring to shutter design.

Brian Howie

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Mar 13, 2009, 3:00:13 PM3/13/09

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In message <Wawul.101561$ot7....@newsfe15.ams2>, The Dumpy Chain Boy
with the red staff ..... <jim.g...@ntlworld.com> writes

My sister in USAnia sent me this last year. It's true but it's not
Wales.

Good story about it here

http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/ventcover.asp

B
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Brian Howie

Jim GM4DHJ..on the embedded 3G sim

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Mar 13, 2009, 4:06:08 PM3/13/09

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"Brian Howie" <br...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:7RR8cxB9...@b-howie.demon.co.uk...

thought the building looked north american......

Clive

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Mar 14, 2009, 8:21:32 PM3/14/09

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"The Dumpy Chain Boy with the red staff ....." <jim.g...@ntlworld.com>

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Your post is completely off-top and has nothing to do with this group.
There is a difference between a vent and a shutter. So are you getting
confused, or
is the council? Planning laws are there for a reason, so who was the fool
from the
council that allowed the roof to be higher and who was the idiot builder?
Post those answers as I would be interested because they can be made to
cover the
additional cost and legal fees.

Dave

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Mar 14, 2009, 8:45:54 PM3/14/09

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You really didn't follow the plot. Did you?

Dave

Clive

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Mar 14, 2009, 8:51:49 PM3/14/09

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Dave wrote:

>
> You really didn't follow the plot. Did you?
>
> Dave

I think he lost it.....

Clive

Jim GM4DHJ ...

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Mar 15, 2009, 3:30:56 AM3/15/09

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> There is a difference between a vent and a shutter. So are you getting
> confused, or
> is the council? Planning laws are there for a reason, so who was the fool
> from the
> council that allowed the roof to be higher and who was the idiot builder?
> Post those answers as I would be interested because they can be made to
> cover the
> additional cost and legal fees.
>
>

they look like louvered vents to me...but what do I know......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louver