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Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site

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In article <dfmanno-017DC5.18352004102013@news.albasani.net>, D.F.
Manno <dfmanno@mail.com> wrote:

> In article <031020131906084085%YourName@YourISP.com>,
>  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> 
> > JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > 
> > > BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24368472
> > > 
> > > Steve Jobs' childhood home 'could become historical site'
> > > 
> > > 2 October 2013 Last updated at 16:19 BST
> > > 
> > > The childhood home of the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs could be declared
> > > a historical site.
> > > 
> > > It would mean the property, built in 1952, would have to be preserved
> > > for the future.
> > > 
> > > Mr Jobs died two years ago, and now city planners in Los Altos,
> > > California, are in talks with his family.
> > > 
> > > Paul Collins reports.
> > 
> > A typically ridicuous idea. What next? Preserve Bill Gates' college
> > dorm room and Larry Ellison's backyard dog house. There are far too
> > many idiots in local government departments with nothing useful to do
> > and wasting piles of tax payer money.  :-\
> 
> Jumping to conclusions, aren't you? The news coverage doesn't say _who_ 
> is seeking the designation. It could be the owner, or just interested 
> Apple fans.

Yep, I did think about it being a greedy house owner after posting that
message.

Although a group of Apple fans could potentiall place a request, it's
unlikely to be considered seriously by any sane person in the relevant
government department (of course, there aren't many sane people working
there who make these decisions).

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OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-03 01:34 -0400
  Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-03 19:06 +1200
    Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site "D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> - 2013-10-04 18:35 -0400
      Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-05 13:30 +1200
        Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-04 21:30 -0400
          Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-05 14:48 +1200
            Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-10-05 05:40 -0400
              Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-05 05:57 -0400
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-05 07:38 -0700
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-06 09:51 +1300
              Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-05 07:37 -0700
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2013-10-12 10:18 -0700
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-13 10:34 +1300
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-10-12 22:07 -0500
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-13 16:48 +1300
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2013-10-12 23:06 -0500
              Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-06 09:47 +1300
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-10-05 19:02 -0400
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-06 17:22 +1300
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-06 02:35 -0400
                Re: OT: Steve Jobs' childhood home could become historical site Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-10-06 08:21 -0700

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