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justaprogressive

(2,664 posts) Sun Dec 24, 2023, 10:56 AM Dec 2023

"Funny Farm" Green

The "Chevy Chase" gazebo is no more...

A drunk Bimmer driver ran into it in 2016...like of course.

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"Funny Farm" Green (Original Post) justaprogressive Dec 2023 OP

Lovely photo, my dear justaprogressive! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2023 #1

The Film Is justaprogressive Dec 2023 #3

Beautiful scene. 2naSalit Dec 2023 #2

There was rot in the base apparently n/t justaprogressive Dec 2023 #4

I'm sure that contributed! 2naSalit Dec 2023 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,769 posts)

1. Lovely photo, my dear justaprogressive!

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2023, 11:50 AM

Dec 2023

I'm sorry to read that the gazebo is gone.

Was it in a movie with Chevy Chase? Inquiring minds and all that!

justaprogressive

(2,664 posts)

3. The Film Is

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 25, 2023, 11:24 AM

Dec 2023

"Funny Farm" The ONLY funny movie Chevy Chase ever made

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095188/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

2naSalit

(94,611 posts)

2. Beautiful scene.

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2023, 06:40 PM

Dec 2023

BMWs are heavy, I can see how one could destroy a gazebo that size. Too bad, it's a pretty green.

justaprogressive

(2,664 posts)

4. There was rot in the base apparently n/t

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 25, 2023, 12:03 PM

Dec 2023

2naSalit

(94,611 posts)

5. I'm sure that contributed!

Reply to justaprogressive (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 25, 2023, 12:23 PM

Dec 2023

I have a small BMW and that unit weighs over two tons, it's like a little tank that rides like a sports car.
They can get away from you if you aren't paying attention.

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