I'm reminded of the standard methods painters use when they don't want to
worry about a perfect match.  They either paint the entire wall
corner-to-corner (as in paint the adjoining houses--obviously not a solution
that will go over well) or go for an obvious contrast--choose a color that
isn't meant to be a match to the adjoining ones but is still in keeping with
the theme (don't paint it hot pink, just another "natural shade" for stucco
or brownstone or whatever the finish is).

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Follett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 9:24 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: HELP! portable spectrophotometer


In a message dated 11/17/99 8:59:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

> Enough- how about looking them right in the eye and explaining how you
have
>  factored in UV color degradation & all will be well in 18 mos.

Drew,

The 18 months is up a while ago and I'm not that good at BS to hold a
straight face. The cycle of confusion is driven by an annonymous neighbor
who
called up to complain to the Landmarks Preservation Commission... so watch
out for the annonymous critics, they are the Little Brother. If you take a
look at the general condition of the neighborhood, history of weird
not-in-kind repairs, and colors of the street you have to shake your head.
We
are not talking that the color does not fit into the community, we are
talking that it does not blend with the two adjacent buildings on either
side.

We have here the equivalent of the Brookhaven Town chicken police.

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