Disputes can be entertaining at times.
Friend of mine/old boss lives right next to
this little spat.
"Murdoch�s estate is a bit more modest than Joel�s. Purchased from lawyer John van Merkensteijn and his wife Elizabeth, the white-shingled, 11-bedroom mansion was the subject of some attention a few years ago, when a next-door neighbor had�claiming that it was art�hung toilet bowls from trees along his property and arranged orange safety cones and refrigerator parts in his front yard. Village officials had planted bamboo plants to block irate neighbors (including van Merkensteijn) from being able to see the neighbor�s sculptures. However, the neighbor then ripped out the bamboo plants, prompting officials to arrest and jail him. Murdoch wasn�t part of the original controversy�which started when the neighbor complained that van Merkensteijn had shined his lights too brightly on the neighbor�s property�and if anything, Murdoch had tried to quell the strife, including by keeping the lights low after he took possession of the mansion."