By Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
Sometimes
I think about the neighbors that I had in California before I moved
out, and I feel bad because of the strained relations we had. Those
were due to things like paint overspray and all those weird
fiberglass smells that drifted over to their yards from my place. I
shoulda taken some pics of those good ol' "discussions" that we had,
mostly about my overspray. One poor guy who I used to live near had
this yellow car, which always had a raspy feel to it. When I moved up
here to Utah, I was quick to buy a pad that did not have close
neighbors. And I made a deal with all of them: I'd leave their
horses, sheep, turkeys and gardens alone if they left my overspray
alone. It has worked out well.
At the SEMA Show, some fellow dropped off pictures of his neighborhood. He said that his neighbors did not particularly like his workshop, which seems to be located in the street in front of his house. The picture darkens a bit when our friend tunes his car, goin' up and down the street poppin' wheelies. All I can say about that is to try and keep the street clean, move the junk to the backyard (and make sure there's a big fence around it that keeps everything hidden from the street), or get rid of several projects if the city council sends an inspector around--or an inspector and a whole bunch o'cops---to eject your non-licensed stuff off the street.
The last line of defense when ya see the tow truck headin' for your fave Nova or Mustang is to plead insanity..."I'm a piston head, y'know..."
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and Rat Fink are trademarks of Ed Roth (C) 2000.
That ElCo's flames look great on this side,
too. You have to wonder what neighborhoods (like the one where these
pics were snapped) would be like if they were built with enough
garage and workshop space from the get-go!
(Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Rat Fink, Beatnik Bandit, Road Agent, Mysterion, Stealth 2000, Surfite, Wild Child, Mothers Worry, & Dragnut are all trademarks of Ed Roth (C) 2000.)
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