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Date: Mon Oct 09 2006 - 12:19:00 EDT
> I see some merit in your arguments, but, unlike dirt dwellings,
> someone buys waterfront for the view - and not necessarily one of a
I do not see that as valid.
Many people buy a land dwelling for the land view. Ask people
overlooking city, or in the mountains, or frankly anywhere. They have
no guarantee of control of their view. Many people in my region are
finding small houses that used to be in their field of view are torn
down and larger - taller - ones put up. When I lived in Baltimore my
girlfriend had an office in a hirise overlooking the harbor. Until
another hirise office was built in front of them.
I see absolutely no valid reason for according people with a water view
special rights to control of traffic in front of them. And if it ever
comes to pass I hope hillside dwellers will sue for discrimination for
lack of similar rights.
Think about all that now. Really want to accord water view owners such
legal status?
> but were I to anchor out in one
> location on a permanent basis, it wouldn't be in front of someone's
> home out of respect.
Why not you boat, rather than some "derelict". Would you not in fact be
doing them a favor? If not you, who? Some party boat with rowdy owners?
I vote for you.
> As for living in view - our view of our
> neighbours' homes in suburbia is generally of the front of their
> house, their garden, the trunk of their car....one rarely sees one's
> neighbours sitting in the front yard. On most of our boats, we live a
> lot of our lives in plain view and not everyone wants to see that.>
Man you need to get out and around more. I have lived in many places
where I could see neighbors back yards, with people sitting around, and
various other activities. As for front yards, what is different between
adults sitting in a chair reading a book, talking or lounging vs kids
playing? It's life, man. If people don;t want to see people they should
live in caves.
The attitude that waterfront owners should be accorded special rights
and privileges to control their field of view is dangerous.
A hillside dweller who wanted same would have to buy everything in their
field of view - or else live in reality with the rest of us. Waterfront
owners should be no different. Fortunately, as of the moment, they
cannot buy the waterways. So let us NOT act as if they can.
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