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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

It looks like the rural newcomers are keeping up with the reputation
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/373445_redneck05.html?source=rss

Rob
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>>'Redneck Stonehenge' erected in defiance

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOOPER, Utah – A farmer has erected a fence in 
his backyard made of three old cars sticking up 
in the air to send a message to new neighbors 
that he can do whatever he wants on his farm.

"This is just a fun way for me to say, 'Hey boys, 
I'm still here,'" said Rhett Davis. "This is my redneck Stonehenge."

Davis came up with the idea after neighbors who 
recently moved into homes next to his hayfield complained about his farm.

"The people who bought the homes say, 'Well, we 
love looking into your yard and seeing the horses 
and the cattle, but we don't like the flies, and 
we don't like the mosquitoes,' and when I cut my 
field to bale it, they say, 'We don't like the dust in the air,' " Davis said.

Davis said he offered to pay half the cost of a 
fence between his property and the others and to 
build it. He said his neighbors declined the 
offer, saying it would block their view.

Neighbors declined to comment to the Standard-Examiner of Ogden.

Davis said after the neighbors declined his 
offer, he used a backhoe to dig three large holes 
on the edge of his property, then took three cars 
that had competed in demolition derbies and 
planted them nose-first into the ground.

He said the cars were planted out of humor rather 
than spite. He said it's important that new 
residents moving into the area realize that Hooper remains a farming community.

The area has grown recently with new residents 
who desire a country atmosphere but don't want 
the smells and noises of farm life, Davis said.

"I respect that they're here and spent a lot on 
their homes, but on the other hand, give me a 
little bit, too. I've been here since I was 7 years old," he said.

Davis said he doesn't intend to keep the cars up permanently.

"I've talked to my neighbors and worked things 
out. I really just thought this would be a funny 
thing to do," he said. "These can come out just as easy as they went in."<<