acanuck
Fail.

Nice article, and, I agree- Private property is that, not public.

alienated [TotalFark]
acanuck
Fail.



/agreed.

alienated: acanuck
Fail.

WHOOSH

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"It's not the hoity-toity folks trying to figure out how to keep the world away,"

...Yes it is.

Streisand Effect FTW.

I never would've heard of the place if they hadn't whined about it.

"It's not the hoity-toity folks trying to figure out how to keep the world away," said Mayor Thomas Watson.

yeah it is...but you do have that right being private property and all..

these N. Oaks home listings all are over 1mil
http://www.igotrealestate.com/mlsframe/northoaksframe.html

dnrtfa but the hoity toity yuppie-trash town I moved out of (fark you Syosset/Jerhico, NY)

was so intent on its exclusivity that when AT&T, Verizon, TMobile, Sprint came to install cellsites, the town sued them because they were unsightly. So they packed their bags and left and SURPRISE!! they suddenly had no signal (they didn't before, but having it it suddenly was nice)

so then they demanded they put the cell towers back and they got the finger from the companies.

this is the same area that will ticket you for having a pickup truck out in your driveway during daylight hours because its unsightly.

farking long islanders!

Seems to me that they have every right to make this request. If the roads and land are privately owned, then they can tell whoever they want to stay the hell out.

PC LOAD LETTER: Do they mean overhead views or street views? Overhead views are satellite and plane views. If they live in a no-fly zone then maybe, if not, STFU.

They mean street views.

Soon to be seen out of spite, the Google Slightly-above-streetview UAV. Let's see them lawyer their way out of that one.

NeuroticRocker

If a town ticketed me for having my car outside on my own property, the results would be to go vigilante.

I don't have super powers, so think Rorschach here.

Looks like Google removed the street-view images.

People like those "owners" don't dare go outside when it is raining for fear of their upturned noses filling up with water. They must not eat often due to being full of themselves. Fark 'em. If they want to be private, let 'em put up prison walls, gates, and keypads like all the other "exclusive" communities.

If I lived anywhere near these loons, I'd blast through there with open headers and Skynyrd crankin' at a few hundred watts just for laughs.

/Checks neck.
//Yep, red.
///Freebird!

Didn't the Commies have cities that weren't "on the map"?

/yes I went there!

yeah because google will let anyone eat at their restaurants and park in their parking lots.

unix.dude: People like those "owners" don't dare go outside when it is raining for fear of their upturned noses filling up with water. They must not eat often due to being full of themselves. Fark 'em. If they want to be private, let 'em put up prison walls, gates, and keypads like all the other "exclusive" communities.

If I lived anywhere near these loons, I'd blast through there with open headers and Skynyrd crankin' at a few hundred watts just for laughs.

/Checks neck.
//Yep, red.
///Freebird!

All you need is a jacked up truck with halogens and some camouflage. That, or just walk around with some non-white friends.

Closed_Minded_Bastage: Didn't the Commies have cities that weren't "on the map"?

/yes I went there!

I have here, in MY hand, a list of 79 known Yahoo sympathizers.

doglover: NeuroticRocker

If a town ticketed me for having my car outside on my own property, the results would be to go vigilante.

I don't have super powers, so think Rorschach here.

Indeed.

"It's not the hoity-toity folks trying to figure out how to keep the world away,"

Um... yeah, it is. They are so hoity-toity that they bought the roads in front of their houses to HELP keep the world away.

TFA: "It's not the hoity-toity folks trying to figure out how to keep the world away," said Mayor Thomas Watson. "They really didn't have any authorization to go on private property."

So, in other words, it's the hoity-toity folks trying to figure out how to keep the world away, right?

blueviking: unix.dude: People like those "owners" don't dare go outside when it is raining for fear of their upturned noses filling up with water. They must not eat often due to being full of themselves. Fark 'em. If they want to be private, let 'em put up prison walls, gates, and keypads like all the other "exclusive" communities.

If I lived anywhere near these loons, I'd blast through there with open headers and Skynyrd crankin' at a few hundred watts just for laughs.

/Checks neck.
//Yep, red.
///Freebird!

All you need is a jacked up truck with halogens and some camouflage. That, or just walk around with some non-white friends.

No lift on the truck (yet), but the Hemi's pretty loud even with the Magnaflows. I've seriously considered a HID conversion for the headlights, though. Seems like it would be fun to drive around with lights akin to an arc welder.

The cammo will have to wait. Right now, she's still a pretty "Inferno Red Crystal Pearl Coat".

"I'd like to introduce you to our host. He's got his... and I've got mine... meet the decline"

/obscure?
/don't cheat

I once did some computer work for a friend-of-a-friend who lived in a community like this. They made me park my 1992 MR2 in pretty nice shape and a decent paint job in their garage because they were afraid someone would see it. There was nothing about it that looked beat up or trashy, yet it was apparently too old and/or mundane to be seen. I haven't been back there. As for the people themselves... well, like I said, I haven't been back there.

unix.dude: No lift on the truck (yet), but the Hemi's pretty loud even with the Magnaflows. I've seriously considered a HID conversion for the headlights, though. Seems like it would be fun to drive around with lights akin to an arc welder.

The cammo will have to wait. Right now, she's still a pretty "Inferno Red Crystal Pearl Coat".

Make sure you get some minorities to ride along. We have to push the limits on how far we can piss these people off.

Maddogjew

/obscure?

LOL. Fark no.

Maddogjew: "I'd like to introduce you to our host. He's got his... and I've got mine... meet the decline"

/obscure?
/don't cheat

No.
Good song though, 18 minutes of love.

Ivor the Friendly Viking: unix.dude: No lift on the truck (yet), but the Hemi's pretty loud even with the Magnaflows. I've seriously considered a HID conversion for the headlights, though. Seems like it would be fun to drive around with lights akin to an arc welder.

The cammo will have to wait. Right now, she's still a pretty "Inferno Red Crystal Pearl Coat".

Make sure you get some minorities to ride along. We have to push the limits on how far we can piss these people off.

Well, you could always add an unneutered mongrel dog with one eye and three legs that likes poodles and defecating on everyone's lawn....

geetus: Seems to me that they have every right to make this request. If the roads and land are privately owned, then they can tell whoever they want to stay the hell out.

The road I live on is privately owned. The cops can't even go on it unless they're called. I have to pay a fee every year for upkeep and so on, but I really couldn't give a crap if someone wants to see my house from google. What's the big friggin' deal?

the 4th Amendment protects the privacy of citizens against the government, the no trespassing sign protects the citizens from other citizens. i need to put up a no trespassing sign and see what that gets me on my 1/8th of an acre...

/do they pay taxes to plow the private roads?

RidersOfLohan: yeah because google will let anyone eat at their restaurants and park in their parking lots.

My daughter lives in North Oaks, it is a gated community, and other than the golf club, there are no "restaurants" or "parking lots". Given the multi-million dollar homes in there, and who owns them, I can understand their desire for privacy.

The vice president feels the same way, Cheney's Wyoming ranch is actually blocked from view on Google maps, permanently, even after he leaves office.

planes: The vice president feels the same way, Cheney's Wyoming ranch is actually blocked from view on Google maps, permanently, even after he leaves office.

It's probably a real good idea for him to do that.

idrow: The road I live on is privately owned. The cops can't even go on it unless they're called. I have to pay a fee every year for upkeep and so on, but I really couldn't give a crap if someone wants to see my house from google. What's the big friggin' deal?

Good for you, but that doesn't give you the right to nose around in *my* private stuff.

I don't have anything illegal or snobby going on in my underwear drawer, either, but I don't want some asshat filming it.

Privacey. You get to have it if you want it. Crazy, eh?

My friend/boss actually lives in the exact community that this article is about, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies. I'll have to ask him about this next time I see him.

Yes, there are "private roads - no trespassing" signs as you enter the neighborhood, and a guard shack. I'm not sure what they do for snowplowing (it's farking Minnesota), I'm guessing they pay through the nose for a private company to do it.

planes: RidersOfLohan: yeah because google will let anyone eat at their restaurants and park in their parking lots.

My daughter lives in North Oaks, it is a gated community, and other than the golf club, there are no "restaurants" or "parking lots"

Uh.. you kinda missed the point on this one, planes...

See, google won't let you eat in THEIR cafe', nor will they let you park in THEIR parking lot, so what gives them (google) the right...

BTW, I feel sorry for your daughter.

Barakku: Closed_Minded_Bastage: Didn't the Commies have cities that weren't "on the map"?

/yes I went there!

I have here, in MY hand, a list of 79 known Yahoo sympathizers.

Would it help my case any if I were to say Google is my browsers homepage?

That town can go fark themselves. They're just angry because despite being rich their daughter's still a whore.

You can't change who they are ...... buy her some lipstick and send her back out there.

I'm sure I wouldnt like people like the ones that live in that town, but if they stay in their little precious town and leave me alone, I could care less. I'm sure they dont like me either. They just have better ways of keeping me from them, then the other way around.


at least I know if I go postal some day I know the type of place I would target.

Bunch of entitled farksticks, the lot of 'em. Much like Sodom and Gomorrah, if only one resident of North Oaks had as much as a single redeeming quality, the rest be absolved.

No. This place, along with Edina, need to disappear in a puff of radioactive vapor.

North Oaks and Edina. Don't look back.

southaustin: Privacey. You get to have it if you want it can afford it. Crazy, eh?

unix.dude: People like those "owners" don't dare go outside when it is raining for fear of their upturned noses filling up with water. They must not eat often due to being full of themselves. Fark 'em. If they want to be private, let 'em put up prison walls, gates, and keypads like all the other "exclusive" communities.

If I lived anywhere near these loons, I'd blast through there with open headers and Skynyrd crankin' at a few hundred watts just for laughs.

/Checks neck.
//Yep, red.
///Freebird!

The reality of wealthy neighborhoods is that less wealthy people like to take Sunday drives around these neighborhoods and look at the houses. People who live there don't like to be a freak show so they put up the gates.

Put the gates back up if you don't want people driving into your "private" community. If your roads look just like all the other roads and connect to the public street with no visible demarcation, then you should get laughed at by the court every time you complain about someone "trespassing."

Seriously. They're only getting away with it because they have all the money and political clout in the area. Anyone else would be told "put gates up if you don't want the public driving on your private streets."

"We don't want gates. We think they're ugly. We just want the court and the police to keep the undesirables out of our nice little neighborhood."

DIAF.

North Oaks on Microsoft Maps (new window)

I wonder if they receive the kind of federal and state assistance available to most towns.

I don't really know if it's actually right to call it a town. It's an over-grown subdivision with a particularly controlling HOA.