p51 wrote:
Wildchild wrote:
If it's rotting away, why do they care? couldn't they at least place it indoor's??
Lots of people
like the idea of something junk on their property because, I guess, it makes a cool story. How many antique cars and railroad equipment sit rusting on private land because the owers want it that way and have no intention to ever sell? That happens a lot.
I know for sure of a fighter plane in a lake. I've stood on what's left of it. I dated the owner's oldest daughter for a time, many years back and I'd never have known about it otherwise. Hardly anyone knows it even exists, probably to this day (I lost track of them after she dumped me but I suspect they still own the area as it was a huge chunk of land). They liked the fact is was there. They'd never dream of having someone haul it out, because then it wouldn't be
theirs anymore. So many people would rather something turn into a pile of rust than let anyone else have it and do something with it. Just watch any episode of American Pickers and you'll see the same mindset in each episode.
I'm sorry, but thats the most selfish thing to do ever... soon they will end up with a pile of rust and then think that
maybe they should have sold it.
I don't know how much this would work, but i'm into automobile barn find's myself. When I buy cars from previous owners, or attempt to, I tell them that they will still be able to see the car whenever they want to. I have even offered to store one of their cars inside a air-conditioned garage because it was parked outside and he didnt want to sell it.
While I understand that this is hard to do because the airplane tends to travel alot, it might work.