US giving away free lighthouses to groups who will take care of them

Originally published at: US giving away free lighthouses to groups who will take care of them | Boing Boing

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Cue the Littoral NIMBY Wars

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Can they move it to my inland farm? I’d like to have a nice spotlight…

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Hmmm. . . I’ve always wanted to marry a lighthouse keeper and live by the side of the sea. . . .

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Be the lighthouse keeper you want to see in the world!

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Though I respect that a lot, I’d be fired if that were my job.

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Thank You generic_name, But Our Keeper is in Another Lighthouse.

There could be a game in that, maybe a sequel too.

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I’m mostly familiar with light houses on the NC coast. While they are not all in remote locations, the Outer Banks isn’t exactly forgiving when something like a category 4+ hurricane is bearing down on you.

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you know it’s love when they do all the work :wink:

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They had one near me available a few years ago for $1 dollar. It was lakefront property right near downtown, but the low end estimate for repairs was in the half million range, utilities were a nightmare, and you had to file a repair plan as part of the purchase.

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