Bob Tarallo, Doc, and Jortis Webb in the rear..
Back before the internet came along, we used to bounce our communications off a satellite. It was much cheaper than calling long distance during ZMH with a slow modem to exchange the days messages.
Then someone finked me out to the city for not getting a permit, probably the slumlord next door whose house was falling down, and infested with termites!
The city of St Petersburg wanted me to get a permit for this 20 pound satellite dish.. The permit was only 40.00 which was not too bad, BUT.. The clincher was, It had to be installed by a licensed contractor, and the installation had to be certified by a structural engineer to withstand 115mph winds..
So.. I bought that 100.00 F10 Datsun (With Cold Air) and we parked it and mounted the dish on the roof of the car! I even put a 30 day temporary tag on the car to make it street legal..
The code inspector went ballistic! Called it an accessory structure.. I politely informed him of his ignorance and said to go ahead and cite me.. I would unhook the cable and park it right in front of city hall!
Stirred up so much shit that they soon changed the permitting requirements.. I put it back on the roof, sold the car for 500.00 to another drooler who was getting divorced, Fitting car for your wife in a divorce (holes in the roof and all)..
More photos over here..
http://www.docsplace.org/doc/index.htm
http://www.docsplace.org/bobt/index.htm
What ever happened to the good old days????
