Joyless Town Wants Grandmother To Take Volkswagen Beetle Out Of Tree

Jalopnik MSN ^ | 01/11/2018 | Jason Torsinsky

[sodpoodle]

Janis Zettel of Clearfield City, Utah was given a non-running ‘73 Volkswagen Super Beetle as a gift by her son. While neither her nor her son was that interested in getting the Beetle running, Zettel liked the car, which she named Lucy and painted to look like a ladybug. Deciding the car made her happier as lawn art, she had it placed in a tree in their front yard. Now, Clearfield officials are demanding it be removed because, I suppose, they hate fun. The Super Beetle had its engine removed and most of the interior stripped prior to being made arboreal. A neighbor with a forklift (that’s handy!) placed the VW in the tree, and the car was bolted and chained securely to the tree. To insure everything was safe, Zettel arranged for the Clearfield City Arborist to inspect the car in the tree to be sure it was stable and didn’t pose a danger to the tree or others. According to Zettel, the arborist “approved it and said it is no danger to the tree and will not cause the tree to fall down.”

[DUMBGRUNT]

Oh, crap!
Not again.

At least it wasn’t a bid or payment or something important.

[Pilsner]

Utah seems pretty joyless in general to me.

Visit during Pioneer Days and see the fireworks. The sky over the whole valley from Salt Lake City to Provo looks like London during the Blitz.

[a little elbow grease]

....... pretty strong tree.

[usconservative]

That was the Harlem & Cermak Plaza (Harlem & 22nd St.) in Berwyn.

My now ex-wife and I were on a cruise when we picked up a newspaper that had an article about it going up the weekend we left for our vacation. It was also featured in one of the Waynes World movies, though they said in the movie it was in Aurora near Stan Mikita Donuts (which never existed, BTW.)

[Scrambler Bob]

If your neighborhood is so ‘delicate’ that a little non-conformity is a threat, you sound like a (fill in the blank). Driving down property value???

You’re obviously an idiot who probably hasn’t worked as hard as I have to acquire what I own. You wouldn’t understand. Go smoke your dope and leave me alone.
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So how do we make that junky yard conform to the correct standards to keep up its neighbors’ property values?

I guess we make laws, or regulations, or covenants, or some such, with penalties and fees for violations. Sounds like a good job for the government. Or just burn them out?

PS. If you want me to leave you alone, don’t call me an idiot and accuse me of smoking dope.

PPS. I read your profile. I am sorry for the loss of your wife. I agree very closely with almost all of your positions, more than you know.