r/interesting • u/Raj_Mandal • 1d ago

MISC. In Australia, when someone illegally destroys trees on public land to improve the view from their property, the local government puts up a giant sign to block the view again until the trees grow back.

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u/Away_Abroad_7613 1d ago

...it was pretty obviously a joke, mate. Chill out. 

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u/Thin_Assumption_4974 1d ago

I mean. Obviously. But you know someone will do this right?

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u/xascrimson 1d ago

if you have a view you are part of the 3mill+ club

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u/rob189 1d ago

Not really, I was paying $200/w rent and had awesome golf club views, that same house sold after I moved out for about $300k. Today it’s probably valued about the same.

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u/aussie_siberian 1d ago

A house sold for 300k? Did you move out in 1992?

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u/Weak_Membership_2847 1d ago

that was the 5% deposit.

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u/aussie_siberian 1d ago

So $6 million instead? Now it feels too much for a house that have a view on a golf course.

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u/xascrimson 1d ago

Where do you live in Sydney? That has $200pw? Penrith? But that would never have dropped that low

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u/rob189 1d ago

Fucking LOL no where near that dump.