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Owner of solar-powered home fights neighbor's trees, gains little ground - "Right to sunlight"
Tampa Bay - St. Petersburg Times ^
| May 20, 2012
| Will Hobson
Posted on 05/20/2012 7:21:57 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
If I were Gibson, I’d have told car-salesman Zwalley, “Let me take this back to my manager; I’ll fight like hell for you!”
If the three trees in the picture are what Zwalley’s worried about he’s an idiot. Hell, he’s probably an idiot anyway....the few panels he has for $65,000?
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:26:09 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Hey,Mr Solar Power...go bleep yourself.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
What a waste of money. Even if he saves $300 a month on his power bill, his break even point doesn't come for 18 years. And that assumes that he spends nothing on maintenance.
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:28:22 AM PDT
by
SunTzuWu
To: Cincinatus' Wife
This guy has a$$HOLE WRITTEN ALL OVER HIM
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:29:09 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(If Romney wins the primary, I am writing-in Palin/Gingrich)
To: SunTzuWu
I thought the same thing. At best he’ll break even in 14 years. A tremendous waste of money.
To: SunTzuWu
He should just pay the neighbor part of what he saves on electricity, instead of trying to get the government to use force on his behalf to make the neighbor comply with him.
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:33:25 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
He had asked the neighbor, Wade Gibson, not to plant the trees there.You don't like your neighbor planting tree's on his property?
Simple solution.....
MOVE!
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:33:42 AM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
wait till the treehuggers get to him..
treehuggers vs greenieweenie.
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:34:56 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(WA. DC E$tabli$hment; DNC/RNC/Unionists...Brazilian saying: "$@me Old $hit; different flie$". :^)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
On his roof, wearing flip-flops.
Darwin will eventually take care of him.
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:35:06 AM PDT
by
Stalwart
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Why I love Florida. If the tree hugger doesn’t like it he can GTFO. Gibson’s nicer than I would be. I’ll give anyone a fair chance but once they demonstrate they’re a whack job all bets are off.
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:35:17 AM PDT
by
MtBaldy
(If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
I believe “Stick it where the sun don’t shine” is the proper response.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
This numbnuts reminds me of people who move close to an airport then complain about the noise.
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:36:32 AM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
I guess some kind of tax credit makes it work for Zwalley since the best payout on this $65,000 investment is a little over 13 years.
Yeah buddy, that is the way I want to spend my money.
Better than the stock market though?
To: SunTzuWu
And what is the life expantency on these panels? Most of them are listed at 15-25 years, so more than likely at his “break even point” he will have to start replacing the system! What a maroon!
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:37:09 AM PDT
by
ExTxMarine
(PRAYER: It's the only HOPE for real CHANGE in America!)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
$65k for the system.
Saving $300-$400 a month. Lets call it $350.
$350 x 12= $4200 a year
$65,000 ÷ $4200 a year= 16 years
Not to mention interest. Lost, if he paid cash. Paid, if he financed it.
$65,000 x 6%= $3,900 = Not much in savings.
Now of course, if we are talking peace of mind of relying on the electric company, that worth can only be answered by the homeowner.
I wonder how much lawyer fees are going to cost in the end?
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:37:39 AM PDT
by
mountn man
(Happiness is not a destination, its a way of life.)
To: EGPWS
An even easier solution is to plant something that harbors pests that like to eat your neighbor's trees.
Or, simply cut off any branches that extend over your lot ~ lawful everywhere in America if not in most of the world.
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:37:46 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Gaffer
another case of some asshole worrying about someone else’s property.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
this dork spent 65k to save 3600-4800 a yr??? and now he is bit*hing about trees WOW
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:37:59 AM PDT
by
markman46
(engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
A frustrated environmentalist versus the environment - hehehe!
Solution: Mount the panels on tall poles.
Who cares about the cost, it's for the environment!
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posted on
05/20/2012 7:38:48 AM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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