Post #279104 by Hau 'oli Tiki on Mon, Jan 15, 2007 9:56 PM

Thanks for all the info, support and tiki-ness, all!

I spoke with the chick from the city of Laguna Hills and she told me a lot of people around my neighborhood have told her they think thatched palapas (they call them grass hut patios, moreys) are outdated, tacky and a blight. (!!!!) I asked her how many had said that, because I have folks stop by constantly and tell me it's awesome. She stated she had 2 complaints. 2. Uh, that would be The Peeper and Mr Bitterchips. This from the people who think a "new" 1997 mini van is "coolaroni". Who wear a shirt that says "Nana's Reunion" every Saturday. Who remodeled their entire house with beige tile, carpet, walls, furniture and floral arrangements. All beige. And spent A LOT. I coulda done it for $20.00 with a 5 gallon of beige paint thrown over everything. But I digress.

So Peeps asked me if I was gonna leave that thing up against the shared fence. It's my tiki that has red glowing eyes and bellows smoke from his mouth. Got him at TO6. I guess the "smoke" scares him. I said, "Oh! Well I can move him, if you think it would be better." He said that would be a good idea. So I guess I'll have to move him. To the top deck of the pirate ship, overlooking his back yard.

Interesting side note: He thinks the city already took care of all inspections. So he has built a huge green house right up against the shared fence to block "any view you may see into his backyard". This thing is huge and wrapped in some horrible green plastic. It's a mess! Looks so trailer park. Goes great with his dirt "lawn", broken concrete "patio", and dead bushes and trees. Gee. There goes my view. Can't wait til the inspector comes back out and sees that monstrosity.