On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:18:50 -0400, Don Wiss wrote:

On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:51:14 -0500, HeyBub wrote:

Ah, one of the exceptions I discussed earlier. Ordinarily, when the neighbor
starts putting up an expensive fence - say one made out of marble blocks
topped with gargoyles,

On the topic of grandiose fences. There is a trend in some neighborhoods
around here to make fences and window bars out of stainless steel instead
of wrought iron. And then leave it unpainted. Ostentatious.

My gate hinges and strikers are unpainted stainless (at least all the ones I
installed). Is that ostentatious?