[TowerTalk] Restrictions v. rural life and towers

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

my advice Mike,

put up every tower and antenna you are ever going to want to put up now 
while you still can.
it sounds to me like you are in a transition area--it is only a matter of 
time before the Lamborghini crowd moves in.  these are people who will whine 
about _preexisting_ antennas, _after_ they move in.  with anything that goes 
up after you are surrounded, you'll need a lawyer.

They are organizing and complaining about Alpine Tower in N.J. that 
Armstrong built for crying out loud, before any of them were born, there it 
is in plain sight but these idiots bought houses near it anyway, oh but now 
they don't like it.  it gets back to my comment about personal 
responsibility.  these are people unable to blame themselves for anything.  
The same thing is going on with the San Francisco TV tower and now, I'm told 
with the TV tower mountain near Denver.

73,
rob/k5uj

From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF at dellroy.com>
To: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>,<towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Restrictions v.  rural life and towers
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:57:52 -0700

It's interesting where I live here in Tujunga, Ca - Rob. We are right
in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains just a stones throw
from the Angeles National Forest, but only 15 minutes from
downtown LA (when the traffic is light). In the past, this community
has had a reputuation for being an enclave for horse people, bikers,
and other "free spirited" types. With the pressure on real estate
supply, however, there are more and more mainstream pickett
fence types pushing west from the more affluent communities of
La Canada and La Crescenta (you can pick up a good 3/2 here
for the rock bottom price of $450K that would cost you $700K+
further east). It makes for an interesting contrast. Just up the
road from me is an old timer who has his workshop/junkyard in
his front yard (drill presses, old kitchen appliances, an old RV,
an old boat and trailer, etc). Right next to him (about 30' away)
is a brand new $500,000 three story house fully landscaped and
ready for Home and Garden TV :):)

73 de Mike, W4EF.........................................................



----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 11:13 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Restrictions v. rural life and towers


 > One of my goals in life is to locate in a Tom R. type area and escape the
 > Cafe Society that the suburbs have become.  I even have a junk car ready
 > (except I'm still driving it right now), known in this part of the 
country
 > as a Train Station Car, for short trips to the station to ride into the
 > city.  Don't we all have such a car, a.k.a. a fishing car?  We're hams
after
 > all, hi.
 >
 > Rob/K5UJ
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