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Pud		2009-09-04 11:13:06 AM

A typical money grab in the name of safety.

Too close to power lines - IT'S A BUS, ask them to move it a safe distance away from the power lines.

the pool not meeting the standards for fencing and enclosure - IT'S A BUS, the side of the bus is higher than the fence would be.

/rant off

Unixfreak		2009-09-04 11:35:29 AM

Pud: A typical money grab in the name of safety.

Too close to power lines - IT'S A BUS, ask them to move it a safe distance away from the power lines.

the pool not meeting the standards for fencing and enclosure - IT'S A BUS, the side of the bus is higher than the fence would be.

/rant off

That's kind of what I was thinking. I imagine it's pretty hard to get into that thing, and it's far safer than a pool out on the ground with a little picket fence around it.

It's just the wrath of miserable city councilors who are upset that someone had a unique idea and is having a lot of fun in college. The person responsible for the fines probably came up with the idea while his frigid wife was nagging him and his annoying kids were fighting.

ne2d		2009-09-04 12:06:19 PM

OK, little dudes, time's up. Everybody out! We gotta fill this thing with epsom salts and jam it on over to the old folks' home.

Pud		2009-09-04 12:21:40 PM

jehovahs witness protection: You won't see this in the next episode of Cribs.

Nah, looks like it's been to Pimp My Ride though.

bump		2009-09-04 02:34:25 PM

All it needs is a truckload of fizzies before the next swim meet...

CatJumpJohn		2009-09-04 02:34:41 PM

They're worried about kids getting in?! The water's barely up to that dude's knees. Unless he's a french professional wrestler, I highly doubt a kid will figure out how to scale the side and drown in two feet of water.

And if a kid does drown, well...
www.blog.thesietch.org

Tapakip		2009-09-04 02:35:11 PM

This entire story sums up life in general. Kids come up with an amazing idea, and old folks who are living sad little lives need to go and take it away from them. An abject lesson on how the world works these days, it seems.

/never trust anyone over 40

MmmBadEggs		2009-09-04 02:38:05 PM

404 Logic Not Found		2009-09-04 02:38:50 PM

That's so awesome.

Fool_Marquis		2009-09-04 02:47:06 PM

It's bureaucracy. Fight bureaucracy with it's natural enemy: Specifications!

"Sir, regarding these claims that this is, allegedly, a pool. I wish to cite evidence to the contrary! To whit; one registration of a bus-style vehicle, applicable to this construction. This bus is no more a swimming pool than it is a helipad, sedan-chair, or bomb shelter! It should not be subject to these ridiculous fines!"

Of course, if they want to really make it stick, they'll have to replace the windshield (More than $250) and the slashed tires (more than $250), and drive the damn thing somewhere that it *can* be parked... and move it (slightly) every three days

bump		2009-09-04 02:49:18 PM

If he's a professional wrestler then he can use his years of experience grappling with guys in tights to save himself from almost-certain peril...

/neomaxizoomedweebie

BunkoSquad		2009-09-04 02:49:54 PM

ne2d: OK, little dudes, time's up. Everybody out! We gotta fill this thing with epsom salts and jam it on over to the old folks' home.

I'm suddenly craving some ginger ale. Red-hot Texas-style ginger ale.

Bomar		2009-09-04 02:50:42 PM

Came here for the Simpsons references, leaving satisfied.

Thisbymaster		2009-09-04 02:51:10 PM

They should have gotten women in the pool with bikinis.

Farkwaddle		2009-09-04 02:54:33 PM

They're not fooling me. The only time that thing has ever been filled with anything other than beer was for this picture. I went to college too.

scarmig		2009-09-04 02:55:28 PM

Jesus Christ someone is HAVING FUN! GET'EM

rwilhour		2009-09-04 02:57:33 PM

Meh.. You can't shiat in Gainesville without pulling a permit

RembrandtQEinstein		2009-09-04 02:57:36 PM

The world would be better off if there were more ingenious Cal Walters' and less abominable rough-hewn canker-blossoms like Ed Dimuccio.

The dude should rent a bobcat and drag his poolbus somewhere behind a house where the idiot county sandy vaginas don't see it.

evilmousse		2009-09-04 02:57:57 PM

ne2d

i saw. you were first to reference, and subtle to boot.

/points scored

degreeless		2009-09-04 02:59:42 PM

I didn't know this guy worked for The City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division.

OldManDownDRoad		2009-09-04 03:00:54 PM

Looks pretty awesome to me. Add some beers and a couple of good-looking wimmens and you're set for the weekend.

Unixfreak: It's just the wrath of miserable city councilors who are upset that someone had a unique idea and is having a lot of fun in college. The person responsible for the fines probably came up with the idea while his frigid wife was nagging him and his annoying kids were fighting.

Srsly. I used to live next to a university campus and a house down the street was inhabited by a number of guys who were students. Occasionally they had parties, as college students are wont to do. Never too loud, never too late, and they always got out first thing next morning and cleaned up the yard. And STILL there were people in the neighborhood who wanted me to sign a petition to force the landlord to evict them in favor of "single family" rentals. Since the city code required 100% of the people on the block to sign the petition, I took great pleasure in telling them to fark off and leave the guys alone. If you can't have a good time in college, this country is a lost cause.

LineNoise		2009-09-04 03:01:03 PM

CatJumpJohn: They're worried about kids getting in?! The water's barely up to that dude's knees. Unless he's a french professional wrestler, I highly doubt a kid will figure out how to scale the side and drown in two feet of water.

And if a kid does drown, well...

My building has a pool in it. The deepest part is 3.5 feet. It is maybe 30 feet long, and 10 feet wide.

We have a life guard. With rescue equipment.

hamdingers		2009-09-04 03:01:06 PM

degreeless: I didn't know this guy worked for The City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division.

Is this true?

Smeggy Smurf		2009-09-04 03:01:58 PM

Dumbass inspector + pool + piranas = Followup?

misanthropic1		2009-09-04 03:05:26 PM

That's doubly awesome OldManDownDRoad, given your handle.

EWreckedSean		2009-09-04 03:07:06 PM

LineNoise: CatJumpJohn: They're worried about kids getting in?! The water's barely up to that dude's knees. Unless he's a french professional wrestler, I highly doubt a kid will figure out how to scale the side and drown in two feet of water.

And if a kid does drown, well...

My building has a pool in it. The deepest part is 3.5 feet. It is maybe 30 feet long, and 10 feet wide.

We have a life guard. With rescue equipment.

And? Was waiting for a point. Still waiting...

jtown		2009-09-04 03:07:07 PM

Fool_Marquis: Of course, if they want to really make it stick, they'll have to replace the windshield (More than $250) and the slashed tires (more than $250), and drive the damn thing somewhere that it *can* be parked... and move it (slightly) every three days

If you'd read the article, you'd know that this is exactly what the code inspector advised to do.

Basically, get it running, find a place they can legally park it (it's too large to legally park in their neighborhood whether it's running or not), then bring it home on weekends. It's going to be a heck of a water bill, though, as they won't be able to drive it while there's water in the back.

RockIsDead		2009-09-04 03:07:22 PM

It's 2009.

WTF made them think this would be allowed?

/kids = naive

Barakku		2009-09-04 03:07:35 PM

asleep71: Pud: jehovahs witness protection: You won't see this in the next episode of Cribs.

Nah, looks like it's been to Pimp My Ride though.

approves:

www.orneryjabroni.com

GraysonAC		2009-09-04 03:07:49 PM

Man, they should prove someone can drown in it by starting with the douchebag that wants to cite this. IT'S A BUS CONVERTED TO A POOL. They should be thanking these guys, paying to spruce it up, and drag it around to every goddamn college athletics event they can convince the guys to go to.

Perducci		2009-09-04 03:08:23 PM

As much as I think this is a totally awesome idea and want one of these for myself:

"It's been such a big part of our college careers," Marogti said. "We don't want to lose it."

It's stuff like this that get's me pissed off when a student or recent grad whines about their tuition fees or student loans or how hard it is to find a job, even with a degree.

How about going to classes, studying, and working a part time job to pay for it? Maybe THAT should be a big part of your college career.

digidorm		2009-09-04 03:13:20 PM

I assume the Christmas lights were part of the citation. They're basically at shoulder/neck level, which means if a few people get a little rowdy (and why not, it's a pool, in a school bus) they'll probably break one of the Littellites(tm) while half their torso is submerged. And we would be laughing at the follow-up article.

I hate to be that guy, but there are at least a few legitimate problems going on here. But easily fixable stuff... the rest is a lot of technicalities that aren't risking or hurting anybody in any significant way.

That said, you can't make exceptions in city code. Ever. For example, the length limit is a bummer... the law is there to prevent people from parking school bus-sized vehicles anywhere they want for long periods of time which would reasonably be considered a nuisance. But if they make an exception for the Poolmobile, then they have to allow anyone to do so, and now you've got abandoned school buses on every block. The alternative is to enact a "permitting" process, charge them $20/year for an oversize vehicle parking permit, but it would take months to get drawn up and part of law and generally an unreasonable burden on the city.

It's one of those things you just gotta do outside city limits. And, you know, without Christmas lights hanging over water.

mreuther		2009-09-04 03:15:35 PM

There was a bus with a work jacuzzi inside driving up and down Woodward during the Dream Cruise.

Also:
www.maineiac.com

Farkwaddle		2009-09-04 03:17:22 PM

OldManDownDRoad: Looks pretty awesome to me. Add some beers and a couple of good-looking wimmens and you're set for the weekend.

Unixfreak: It's just the wrath of miserable city councilors who are upset that someone had a unique idea and is having a lot of fun in college. The person responsible for the fines probably came up with the idea while his frigid wife was nagging him and his annoying kids were fighting.

Srsly. I used to live next to a university campus and a house down the street was inhabited by a number of guys who were students. Occasionally they had parties, as college students are wont to do. Never too loud, never too late, and they always got out first thing next morning and cleaned up the yard. And STILL there were people in the neighborhood who wanted me to sign a petition to force the landlord to evict them in favor of "single family" rentals. Since the city code required 100% of the people on the block to sign the petition, I took great pleasure in telling them to fark off and leave the guys alone. If you can't have a good time in college, this country is a lost cause.

I experienced something similar to this situation but I was on the other side of the fence. My roomates and I rented a duplex house and we would have a keg party every saturday night out of principal. During the summer and football season there were (on ocassion) a couple of kiddie pools that acted as coolers. The neighborhood was usually pretty cool about our noise and shanninigans until some uninvited frat fark decided he wanted to fill the pool with beer from the keg and proceed to toss girls in it at random. Multiple fights ensued (justifiably so), lots of noise was made, cops were called, and the neighborhood wanted us out. One asshole frat fark was all it took to ruin it for everyone. Everyone liked us until that night.

itsfullofstars		2009-09-04 03:17:37 PM

I dont know about you folks but when I was a poor college student, I never had an extra $1000 to buy a bus and license it plus whatever else they spent turning it into a pool.

Russ1642		2009-09-04 03:20:42 PM

ne2d: OK, little dudes, time's up. Everybody out! We gotta fill this thing with epsom salts and jam it on over to the old folks' home.

It is sort of a tease really.

/don't forget to replace that back window

Viss		2009-09-04 03:22:19 PM

"It's been such a big part of our college careers," Marogti said. "We don't want to lose it."

So, college is a career now?farking asshats that go to school forever and never get a job.

Should be ding this instead in school:

blutfrau.com

moondo		2009-09-04 03:24:30 PM

I hate it when a picture contains a link and you click on the link only to find the same sized picture again. Please only make a link if it's significantly bigger than the one posted.

Lamune_Baba		2009-09-04 03:30:12 PM

Unixfreak: It's just the wrath of miserable city councilors who are upset that someone had a unique idea and is having a lot of fun in college. The person responsible for the fines probably came up with the idea while his frigid wife was nagging him and his annoying kids were fighting.

As with most bureaucracy it is about keeping the peasants under control and paying their taxes.

You want to do something, you pay us for the permission.
You refuse to pay us, we shut you down. These men with guns will be glad to assist you in paying your fines.

RockIsDead		2009-09-04 03:30:22 PM

moondo: I hate it when a picture contains a link and you click on the link only to find the same sized picture again. Please only make a link if it's significantly bigger than the one posted.

Shiat's all done automatically, and if you think the webcode kiddies should write something to deal with that...HAHAH they'ee all off playing Wii!

Rattrap007		2009-09-04 03:30:31 PM

hamdingers: degreeless: I didn't know this guy worked for The City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division.

Is this true?

Yes that man has no dick...

BSdegree		2009-09-04 03:33:43 PM

Wow, I must say, that's the second time in almost a month Gainesville has made it on Fark. The city is hurting for money, that they are now imposing a tax on people who have homes close to the stadium and let people park for a nominal fee of $20.

But, back to my orginal point about the story....

humanprovince.files.wordpress.com

Hotter a pool bus catching on fire due to a down powerline falling on to it!

Mayhem of the Black Underclass		2009-09-04 03:35:49 PM

By order of Gainesville City Code Enforecement

BlorfMaster		2009-09-04 03:52:02 PM

Pffft. Who needs building codes anyways?

images.world66.com

Mayhem of the Black Underclass		2009-09-04 04:05:48 PM

BlorfMaster: Pffft. Who needs building codes anyways?

That doesn't look as dense and crazy as Kowloon.

weburbanist.com

I think they did have a building code though. Rule 1) No buildings over 14 floors. (This was a self enforcing code though, because it was near an airport) and
2) Electricity must be provided (one assumes so the whole damn thing didn't go up in flames)
Other than that it was whatever you want.

dreadprophet		2009-09-04 04:15:52 PM

Mayhem of the Black Underclass: That doesn't look as dense and crazy as Kowloon.

I really really really want the book about that place, but I haven't been able to shell out for it, because it's not cheap.

BattleAxe		2009-09-04 04:24:40 PM

O say ... does that star spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free?
Uhhhh Nope - can't have a bus pool, it might break some random city code meant to nanny state stationary pools.

How 'bout the home of the brave?
Uhhh Nope - can't have a bus pool because the nanny state thinks Spiderman's bus raiding toddlers might scale the side of the bus and drown.

Guess we can stop singing that song now.

Wraithstrike		2009-09-04 05:19:01 PM

In all seriousness, that's a badass kind of recycling.

THreadwise however, we've hit Simpsons, Walter Peck, X-zbit, "don't tase me bro" and Darwin. We've reached meme saturation point. I think we're done here.

nailPuppy		2009-09-04 05:58:08 PM

FTA: Giancarlo Marogti, a fifth-year senior and part-owner of the bus.

How about you spend more time in class and less time farking around with a bus? Save your parents some money.

Mytch		2009-09-04 06:31:12 PM

FTA - "We were walking to the pool one day and just wished that we didn't have to,"

The logic here cracked me up.

We have a bus.
We don't want to walk to the pool.

How can we solve this problem?
Turn the bus INTO a pool! Ding!

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