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I lived in several communities with home owner associations. They were horrible, with no pity for anyone. They were simply people who had lost their power and this was some semblance of getting it back. I got reported for my wheels squealing on the cobblestones when i took my kids to school one morning and my husband got reported for wearing his shorts in the lobby to pick up the mail. I can assure you that he found some new way to torment their sensibilities.
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@raebaby I immediately know I'd like your husband!
While I understand HOA work can be thankless (I was the HOA president in another neighborhood we lived in for 8 years since no one else would ever offer to take over), I agree it can be a real cesspool of perceived power. I remember when we lived in a townhome and every house had white hydrangeas along their walks. I asked if I could plant a different color and was told NO, it was against the rules and sure enough there it was "no planting of any flowers without permission"...so I remembered an old trick my grandma used to do. She'd stick iron ten-penny nails in the ground at the roots of her hydrangas and the change in ph would alter the flower's color! Same plant -- made them crazy upset with me, but all it did for me was make me smile every summer!
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