BeantownR6
Well-Known Member
im really pissed!
first a little background, i have a 2 keggle set up for 10 gallon batches i do out infront of my garage, which faces an alley comprised of apartment complexes, my building is a 4 apartment house, which is typical for the alley. ive been brewing for 2 years with no problems out of my gagrage. about a year ago this ******* neighbor in his 60's (i think) moves in right next to me on the second floor, we share a small balcony, he is a horder, his garage is full of crap, has 5 POS vehices he parks all over the neighborhood and blocks my garage all the time so i have to ask him to move his POS to get into my garage. i am poliete about it, haved asked his several times not to park there. well friday was the last straw, he parking in front of my garage and was not home, and i had to get in! i called the landlord, she said to have it towed, cause she doesn't like him and he has caused other problems with her. so i call the parking enforcement, they come out and at the last second i changed my mind about the tow and had then write him a ticket. i left a note on his door because he was not home and that the next time it won't be a ticket and i will have him towed! later on he took my note, wrote FU on it and out it on my door! this is how a guy in his 60's is supposed to act?
Fast forward to last night (monday night), i find a typed letter on my door basicly saying that using an outdoor cooking device at my garage is illegal and the fire marshal shall be notified and i will be given a citation! also attached was a section from the fire code about outdoor flame devices. i am very familiar with building codes, i am an architect in training lol should have a liecense soon. i did some research and it seems using a grill, outdoor cooker etc with anything more than a 1lb propane container is illegal, unless the building is sprinklered or it is greater than 10' of non-combustible construction. ive been trying to call the fire department to ask some general questions. it seems to me, that unless someone complains, the fire department doesn't go around enforcing this, because we have bbqs on our second floor balcony. I have a small grill on the balcony, and my ******* neighbor puts up this gigantic 3 burner propane grill and a large charcoal grill also on our small balcony, you can see how big an ******* he is. this guy just takes and takes. he also stores other crap between the buildings becuase his garage is piled high with useless junk.
so anyways, my gutt tells me my ******* neighbor put the letter on my door and it was not someone else in the nieghbor hood becasue for 2 years i have not had a problem untill i call the parking enforcemt on this guy for not being home and blocking my garage. i think hes trying to get back at me.
just need to vent, im pissed. i don't want to brew in my kitchen. i think im going to ask him about the letter, since if the fire marshal comes out, none of us are going to have a bbq anymore. im pretty much still going to brew untill im told to stop.
also my landlord is cool with it, and she tells me she had other tennants in other buildings who brew. but i haven't mentioned the letter to her.
I really cant convince myself that someone else who sees me brewing and minding my own business, went and looked up the fire code, typed up this letter and attached it to my door, because they had nothing better to do. what do you guys think? too much of a coincedence if you ask me.
first a little background, i have a 2 keggle set up for 10 gallon batches i do out infront of my garage, which faces an alley comprised of apartment complexes, my building is a 4 apartment house, which is typical for the alley. ive been brewing for 2 years with no problems out of my gagrage. about a year ago this ******* neighbor in his 60's (i think) moves in right next to me on the second floor, we share a small balcony, he is a horder, his garage is full of crap, has 5 POS vehices he parks all over the neighborhood and blocks my garage all the time so i have to ask him to move his POS to get into my garage. i am poliete about it, haved asked his several times not to park there. well friday was the last straw, he parking in front of my garage and was not home, and i had to get in! i called the landlord, she said to have it towed, cause she doesn't like him and he has caused other problems with her. so i call the parking enforcement, they come out and at the last second i changed my mind about the tow and had then write him a ticket. i left a note on his door because he was not home and that the next time it won't be a ticket and i will have him towed! later on he took my note, wrote FU on it and out it on my door! this is how a guy in his 60's is supposed to act?
Fast forward to last night (monday night), i find a typed letter on my door basicly saying that using an outdoor cooking device at my garage is illegal and the fire marshal shall be notified and i will be given a citation! also attached was a section from the fire code about outdoor flame devices. i am very familiar with building codes, i am an architect in training lol should have a liecense soon. i did some research and it seems using a grill, outdoor cooker etc with anything more than a 1lb propane container is illegal, unless the building is sprinklered or it is greater than 10' of non-combustible construction. ive been trying to call the fire department to ask some general questions. it seems to me, that unless someone complains, the fire department doesn't go around enforcing this, because we have bbqs on our second floor balcony. I have a small grill on the balcony, and my ******* neighbor puts up this gigantic 3 burner propane grill and a large charcoal grill also on our small balcony, you can see how big an ******* he is. this guy just takes and takes. he also stores other crap between the buildings becuase his garage is piled high with useless junk.
so anyways, my gutt tells me my ******* neighbor put the letter on my door and it was not someone else in the nieghbor hood becasue for 2 years i have not had a problem untill i call the parking enforcemt on this guy for not being home and blocking my garage. i think hes trying to get back at me.
just need to vent, im pissed. i don't want to brew in my kitchen. i think im going to ask him about the letter, since if the fire marshal comes out, none of us are going to have a bbq anymore. im pretty much still going to brew untill im told to stop.
also my landlord is cool with it, and she tells me she had other tennants in other buildings who brew. but i haven't mentioned the letter to her.
I really cant convince myself that someone else who sees me brewing and minding my own business, went and looked up the fire code, typed up this letter and attached it to my door, because they had nothing better to do. what do you guys think? too much of a coincedence if you ask me.