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A Belgian retired shop owner asked a permit to install a garage door. The permit was denied. Zero fucks were given that day...
Source (in Dutch): http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/DMF20160228_02154205?pid=5386248
Late edit: Just realised I forgot to pay cat tax. Here's our fancy cat Mango (yeah, that's his name, don't ask): http://imgur.com/a/GoLCP
cabal101
But they allowed the crappy awning above the Windows. No matter where in the world, city government's are insane.
ThunderHorsey
That's a paddlin'
grtwhthuntr
Good old Belgianuity.
DitteDatte
Such a perfect example for a Belgian solution
PrincipalVaginaNotRelated
I really like that BMW. I really do.
BulletsForBreakfastTacksForSnacks
Good start. Now automate that shit!
CanTunaPiano
rubbarz
Never in a hurry ever door.
AfRoSaUcE
That's way too much work, but good job.
Whitefox789
Still technically not a door.
wookieboy21
Oh belgium...
icantbelievethisbananaisavailable
I was hoping it would be a single swiveling piece
Deadscared
Sweet E36
ProfAwesome1986
Jeah thats a huge hassle!
fijiartesian
Depends on if you live in a place with crappy street parking or not. He could have made it an automatic process.
chimchim666
what a fucking hardout cunt, good man
SaltyInternetPirate
"Fuck the municipality" - that guy.
otacats
Technically legal is the best kind of legal.
gillotte
This is pretty cool. he just needs a better ramp and to automate it. :)
customersupportDE
The license plate: NAF - Not A Fuck.
coldbloodedpomodoro
that's what I was looking for
jodiethegeek
It's great and all but sooooo much effort.
NiceLegsDaisyDukesMakesAMAAANOUTOFYOOOUUUU
Maybe he could automate it somehow? Anyone wanna help the guy out stickin' it to the man more efficiently?
wocypke
I didn't need to read the description. I fucking knew it from the picture that this was Belgium. I guess that's what it means to be Belgian.
Anomalocaris
Same here!
crackingbampot
We're a crazy bunch
Panzer89
Anyone else think he was just going to smash the window with the bench and drive out?
Cenasaur
Only a brick wall and shards of glass in the way now, perfect!
KNIVESY
No, I expected it to open automatically like all the garage doors I know.
relayrider
yep
imnotallowed2havefriends
I thought the whole wall would fill up
imnotallowed2havefriends
Flip up
strbryjam
Thought it was Bernie.
lonelyfriend
Bernie has been a lazy good for nothing politician. His 1st paycheck came when he was a brand new 40 y/o politician. He has no experience.
Felman
It's not?
lonelyfriend
Bernie isn't that smart. Sorry
Ibliss
you have butt hurt the imgur progressive circle jerk.
lonelyfriend
if they refuse to understand simple math, and common sense, their problem. they need to take a good look @ history. Or they can fuck off
W4rl0cke
He couldn't install a garage because the centre of the village is protected as some kind of heritage, installing a garage door 1/2
Warumbel
But that shopfront is really damn ugly... installing a garagedoor could not possibly have made it uglier.
W4rl0cke
While I agree it's not the prettiest, it's more about authenticity. The centre is protected 'cause it's a typical old rural village centre.
W4rl0cke
would change the look of the house and thus requires special permission. Source: article in post, also I live 5 km (3mi) from that house.
W4rl0cke
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.820429,3.716985,19.04z ; Have a look on streetview , it's the shop next to the diner.
watcherdave
It's going to be awkward having that big window when the garage eventually gets filled with crap.
Corsair212
Based on how he did the door, I feel like he's not the kind to let it get messy
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Motivation to keep it clean.
dormantmutant
Curtains, my friend. Curtains.
dormantmutant
Or some fancy Venetian blinds.
MadMaximus
In the U.S., most would. In Europe, where you can neither park nor pee for free, not so much.
PapiChuloNumeroUno
He looks like he wouldn't give half a shit about it though.
diabLoDesignz
I know i wouldn't.
SovereignPhantasmia
He probably just die. He looks old. Then no more responsibilities.
MyRegularAcctIsntAnonymousEnough
i can immediately think of several improvements
twisster76
Trade in the Bimmer for a Land Rover and not worry about the ramps.
driveslow
I'd actually like to hear that, as someone who wishes he'd gone to college for engineering
MyRegularAcctIsntAnonymousEnough
•make it a single unit instead of sep window n wall •have the ramps be hinged n incorporated into the wall •smaller window to include …
MyRegularAcctIsntAnonymousEnough
…counter-balance mechanism •something else w the bench • trompe l'oeil for aesthetics … etc
SwordsToTheSkyWeRideAtDawn
Yes, but this was most likely made with limited funds and maybe not waiting for the 100% best solutions. The point is: FUCK THE SYSTEM
Nyther53
Yeah! How dare they preserve cultural heritage at the cost of 40 seconds out of my day.
NoOne428
True that
drandolph
1. Move pull handle to outside edge instead of in the middle.
drandolph
2. Use a linear rail to connect the window panel to the brick panel so they can side against each other but still move as one piece.
drandolph
Have ramps flip out with a level system attached to moving wall so pulling wall lowers ramps.
drandolph
Window coverings.
smogswallowssuns
I dunno. Might be that complicated so it doesn't classify as a garage door.
relar
That's what I was thinking.
UpsetFace
I think it qualifies as a display window, that's how they load small showrooms.
Smallwater
You severely overestimate the efficiency of the Belgian government/law enforcement.
smogswallowssuns
Quite possible. I'm not Belgian.
AwesomeName
Jump through that window every time!
JustHereForTheWorkStories
Me thinks it would get expensive after the novelty wears off...
Zetor
Authorities:
ImgurianElysium
That is a pertinent gif. +1.
guywithwifi
svgrob
Didn't expect the Belgian authorities to be so... so.... fabulous!
cominginhot
300Kg bench in 3,2,1
BlueIceDragon
BadKitteh
For those wondering: the garage request was denied because cobblestone roads are protected as Flemish cultural monuments.
jsnforce
That is such useless bullshit.
gunnexx
Oh.. thats explains a LOT about the roads in Antwerp...
Cannadance
We have similar rules in Poland, but the number of cobblestone roads is slowly diminishing.
HugoGonzlez
Fuck cobblestone, it sucks, it belongs in the past.
McFly47
lol and then they let in a lot of people that will kill their culture
AngryBritishDude
Yeah well, cobb- *trips* sorry, cobblestone pa- *trips* CERBLESTONE PERTHS ARE NICE AND *trips* fuck cobblestone.
MerToo
Not to mention a roller door would have looked like shit on that street.
toxcrusadr
Those crazy Flems!
whycantiyell
He wanted to install a garage door, not a fuckin' garage. It wouldn't have anything to do with the cobblestone streets.
CastrovalvanCelery
I appreciate the respect for history, but I am thrilled he was able to zerofuck around it.
FiestyNippleClamps
As an EU4 player xonvert the culture to Prussian and go into poland...
s13g3
Kinda odd, given that Belgian's national motto is "WE ARE NOT A ROAD!"
daelith
Because the door somehow has anything to do with the streets?
BadKitteh
I'm assuming his original plans involved paving over the actual road.
baronridiculous
Look at u/W4rl0cke's post. It's like a HOA thing, they're worried about how the garage door would look.
iblard
I have a phlegmish cultural monument in my nose.
afriendofmine
Why the fuck is that worth shit? I can understand very relevant cultural legacies, but modern civilisation has actual needs, too.
BadKitteh
Also Tour of Flanders (cycling race) need cobbled roads as they are far more challenging than asphalt.
BadKitteh
Aesthetics. Tourists like things which are old and pretty. No one wants to visit an asphalt highway.
jdraitt
Actual needs = garage door?
afriendofmine
Old man with a car to store is a need compared to 'yay, old roads!'. Specially if said roads are not of scientific significance.
RandyReady
That street is made from setts, not cobblestone. Stupid fact retained from university course. I'm sorry.
moonXbeam
What makes a sett a setted street rather than a cobbled? is it the pattern in which bricks are layed? is the actual shape/material of brick
Wodenifferous
It's whether you set the stones in place carefully or just cobbled the whole thing together. Source: a place from which something comes.
abetteridiot
I had a look on Google street view, and seriously, wtf. There is a garage door on the next house: http://imgur.com/u6OUKCv They could've 1/2
abetteridiot
2/2 allowed one in a similar style. His house is the one with the green awning.
Wombatish
That style is a former stable/carriage entrance. If it was that pre-protection, lot harder to shut it down. Agree on a mock one though.
EchoOfSnac
I noticed that the house with the green awning has the same bench, and it also has a garage door now.
W4rl0cke
That was probably already there when it got protected, also seems to be built like that from the start. Problem is structural change to ext.
W4rl0cke
In this case it's also because the look of the village centre is protected, you can't change much regarding the exterior.Sce:article in post
BavarianGuy
In that case the right procedure would have been to request the removal of a garage door and when it's denied build it.
BavarianGuy
Classic way to deal with stuborn german administration.
SarcasticComment
that makes perfect sense. 1 person's garage is not worth augmenting history and destroying tourism in the process.
InitHello
I'm pretty sure "augmenting" is not the word your brain wanted to put there.
moonXbeam
"fuckin with"
JamieG196
I see/hear Americans do this alot (use words that don't match the context). Just an observation, not sure if anyone else has noticed it.
InitHello
Yeah, it's definitely a thing.
Weirdphoenix
He's probably gonna use it three times then say it fuck it and park on the street....I know I would
CMcAwesomeville
Said he planned this whole thing for two years already, those old guys get really stubborn and rather die than park in the street.
Zaelle
You underestimate how expensive parking in the street can get...
Crichtay
As a garage door guy he can still get an automatic opener on there so 3 times later he will probably buy an opener
JohnnyricoMC
You don't know how much of a PITA parking can be here.
mille919
Not the states, he would have to park several blocks away depending on the time. He wouldn't have built it if it wasn't worthwhile.
rotzverpopelt
Have you ever seen a belgian street? That country is made for MicroMachines!
giraffinator
That is not the point!
thisisyourtime
until he orders some electric motors to handle most of the heavy lifting
amishcannoli
Looks like there's already wheel marks from the door on the floor. So he's probably used this thing quite a few times by now.
iAmNature
Or he's going to install electric motors real quick.
Seaview6
I'm married to a Flem and they're very stubborn so I think he damn well will use it. The gemeente love to say 'nope' though.
Plurbie
Being from Belgium , parking is a serious problem here.. space just ran out. America is built for cars! Belgium not so much
kchoze
Easy solution: don't own a fucking car. If I can manage it in Montréal, you can in Belgium.
aboutstorehelpblog123
also, we are just fully packed, nothing can we actually build xtra...
ItsQuiteHardToFindAGoodUsernameThatIsntTakenYet
I don't know man. Belgians seem to embrace their parking problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnKoGN2oaTk
thatanonymoususer
I don't normally have claustrophobia, but this would make me so nervous about the car puttering out.
boombanana
That episode was amazing. Good old "man bites dog".
hermalicious
Whoa. I thought I had seen it all in Japan.
daelith
You underestimate the power of spite.
FractalPrism
diet spite may only have half the power but at least its got twice the caffeine.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
I read that as "the pile of spite" which still works actually.
ButterfaceTaintClown
and the narrow streets of Belgium
SpanCoin365
I have a pretty good spite story if ya'll are interested. its kinda long though...
ReloadedGaussCannon
Yes! Post it! Then pm me / post the link. Imgur loves stories.
bimpnottin
Nah, he said in another article he's now making this thing automated.
NotAfraidToOffendYou
I was going to say fuck me put the ramp permanent and automate the door
FlatWoundSounds
But when can they check off enough boxes to call that a garage door?
drdruxen
When it doesnt look like a window anymore?
NotAfraidToOffendYou
I'm guessing the door wasn't the issue it's the fact he has his car inside his house.
HermanManly
Nope, it's Belgium they care a whole bunch about how their cities look. They probably thought a garage door wouldn't fit in
NotAfraidToOffendYou
He could have just put in a glass garage door and called it a window then.