NationStates Jolt Archive

http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/4512146/detail.html

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A home in Sacramento's south Natomas neighborhood is surrounded by sheet metal, and neighbors are calling it an eyesore.

The D'Souza family lives in the home on Timberwood Court, and claims the aluminium pieces are necessary to protect them from unknown neighbors who have been bombarding them with radio waves and making them sick.

"(It's) a shield to protect against radiation, because microwave radiation is reflected off of aluminium, so it's a protective measure," resident Sarah D'Souza said.

The D'Souzas said the bombardment began after the first anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and that the radio waves have caused them health problems ranging from headaches to lupus.

Sacramento Code Enforcement officials have gotten involved and ordered the family to remove the metal by Monday or face a misdemeanor citation.

"Eleven years in Sacramento and few other years in Southern California and this is the first time I've ever seen (anything like this). The inside of the house is also covered with foil and the beds are covered with a foil-like material as well," Sacramento Code Enforcement spokesman Josh Pino said.

The D'Souzas said they will comply with the order and remove the sheet metal, but they also plan to gather evidence to show city officials what they believe is a problem with radiation.

Sounds strange. What's the case the council have against them? What counts as a "misdemeanor"?

Iv'e heard simmilar cases about a coalition of primary school mums in my country (the UK) going to mobile phone tower companies about them building mobile phone masts near primary schools and it causing their children migrains and stomach and eye pains.

http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/4512146/detail.html

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A home in Sacramento's south Natomas neighborhood is surrounded by sheet metal, and neighbors are calling it an eyesore.

The D'Souza family lives in the home on Timberwood Court, and claims the aluminium pieces are necessary to protect them from unknown neighbors who have been bombarding them with radio waves and making them sick.

"(It's) a shield to protect against radiation, because microwave radiation is reflected off of aluminium, so it's a protective measure," resident Sarah D'Souza said.

The D'Souzas said the bombardment began after the first anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and that the radio waves have caused them health problems ranging from headaches to lupus.

Sacramento Code Enforcement officials have gotten involved and ordered the family to remove the metal by Monday or face a misdemeanor citation.

"Eleven years in Sacramento and few other years in Southern California and this is the first time I've ever seen (anything like this). The inside of the house is also covered with foil and the beds are covered with a foil-like material as well," Sacramento Code Enforcement spokesman Josh Pino said.

The D'Souzas said they will comply with the order and remove the sheet metal, but they also plan to gather evidence to show city officials what they believe is a problem with radiation.

...Why didn't I think of that? :rolleyes:

Thats not the weirdest house in the Sacramento area. There is a house in Folsom, which is pretty close to there, that is made almost entirely of scrap and is built as an 'art house.' A lot of what I know about the inside is really playground rumour. Some friends of mine two grades down had class with one of the kids from the house, they would talk about moss being the carpet, etc. There is a split in Folsom over whether or not the house is an eyesore or a landmark. It has appeared in a few things (Folsom is used for filming every now and then-hardly ever good movies...) and also appeared in Friends of the Maxx, a spin off comic of The Maxx.