//------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // File: gallery.js // Written: 12-28-2004 // Revised: 07-13-2005 // // Purpose: contains the data struct and data for main_gallery.php // // Notes: Never ever change a pix label since other htm pages // may be linking to it. //-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- function gallery_pix_data(pix_name, pix_label, pix_desc) { this.pix_name = pix_name; // filename this.pix_label = pix_label; // this.pix_desc = pix_desc; // text for pix on page }; var gallery_pix_array = new Array(); var indx = 0; //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "overhead_view.jpg", "GALLERY_000", "This overhead view shows the trampoline between the houses, which looks like the Mercers have got it closer to my house (right) than to their house (left) - clearly their goal was to get it out of their way.

There is plenty of room behind their garage on the other side of their house for the trampoline, but then it would be in their way ... where they may have to look at the ugly thing and hear the screamers in their main living area."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000827a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_001", "The sound of their screaming children and guests reflects off the side of their 2 story home DIRECTLY into my ranch home and backyard. Sometimes there are 6 or more children all screaming and yelling on the trampoline at one time."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000827b_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_002", "The trampoline is just 8' from my bedroom wall. Their children and guests climb up on top of the slippery plastic house and leap to the trampoline."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000423b_playground.jpg","GALLERY_003", "Their slide platform (watchtower) is only a few feet from the (now meaningless) \"privacy fence\". Their children and guests get up on the platform and scream and yell AND stare in my yard and direct comments to me in my backyard."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000423a_playground.jpg","GALLERY_004", "Their children and guests hang from the top swing-set rail and sometimes climb along the top of it. So much for the (now meaningless) \"privacy fence\"."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000422a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_005", "I had some aspen trees planted to try and block the children's view from the slide platform into my backyard. The trees help a little to block my view of the ugly slide-platform. The trees do little to block THEIR view into my backyard and does nothing to block the child screaming noise."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000414b_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_006", "The Mercers agreed to split the cost of a 6' privacy fence in the winter of 1999, but in spring of 2001 they backed out and were only willing to split the cost of a 5' fence. I paid the difference to have a 6' (now meaningless) privacy fence built."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000414a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_007", "When the fence was built, it was agreed that the Mercers would not allow their children to climb on the fence. They did not enforce that rule and as I predicted, their children broke the fence. The Mercers made no attempt to repair it, I fixed it myself."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000413a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_008", "The swing-set slide platform is about 30' from my patio. The Mercers have totally stolen my backyard privacy and peace and quiet. The screaming children noise from the playground has been measured well above the legal limits for residential neighborhoods in my backyard."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000412a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_009", "Their playground is out of their way, and totally in my way."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000409a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_010", "The view from my patio before the (now meaningless) \"privacy fence\" was erected."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000407b_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_011", "This view from the street, clearly shows how close the trampoline is to my home and how the playground noise reflects off the side of their 2 story home DIRECTLY into my home and backyard."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000407a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_012", "Another view from the street."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000406a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_013", "See the \"path\" from the pea gravel pile in the street to the playground area? See The Pea Gravel Incident."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "19990713a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_014", "It was about this time during construction that I got my first warning from Jeff Mercer about what he had in store for me. And then there was his second warning..."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "19990723a_playground.jpg", "GALLERY_015", "In 2004, Donna Mercer will tell me it's my fault that my bedroom is only 8' from their trampoline \"since you put the bedroom there\" and to wear earplugs."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "20000414a_neighbors.jpg", "GALLERY_016", "The Mercers BackYard 2000.

The Mercers have said they put the playground BETWEEN the houses to make the best use of their property. They have claimed there is not enough room to have put it anywhere else in their backyard. The rest of these pictures CLEARLY show there was plenty of room and plenty of other options. I believe they simply wanted it \"out of their way\"."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "19990530a_neighbor.jpg", "GALLERY_017", "The Mercers Backyard 1999.

It sure looks like they had LOTS of options before they landscaped (See The Warning). It's clearly out of their way and totally in my way."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "19990528a_neighbor.jpg", "GALLERY_018", "The Mercers Backyard 1999.

There WAS, and STILL is plenty of room to locate the playground on the other side of their property - not 8' from my home."); //-------------------------------------- gallery_pix_array[indx++] = new gallery_pix_data( "19990526a_neighbor.jpg", "GALLERY_019", "The Mercers Backyard 1999.

I have made many offers  ($$$)  of help to relocate the playground - all rejected by the Mercers. Relocation would put the playground IN THEIR WAY."); //------------------------------------------------------------------------------