- Oct 9, 1999
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I guess there are bigger fish to fry, but this one irked me just a bit. I try to keep my house looking nice, keep the yard in check, etc.
However, I got a nastygram from the HOA last month telling me that the back of my house needed to be pressure washed, "In the interest of preserving the overall appearance of the neighborhood and the value of the property."
True, there was a bit of green mildew/algae (whatever you want to call it) on the backside of the house, but it wasn't really all that bad as I had just pressure washed it myself last summer. After getting the letter, I pulled out my pressure washer to do the deed, but the damn thing wasn't working. So I scheduled a company to come out to pressure wash the house and clean the gutters.
No harm no foul. However, this afternoon, I decided to take my son and dog for a walk around the neighborhood and noticed that the community property lawn (the grass lining the sidewalk -- about a 1/4 mile long, 10 ft wide along both sides of the road -- along the main road of the neighborhood which is maintained by the HOA) hasn't been cut in about a month is nearly a foot tall.
Considering this is among the first things you see when entering the neighborhood, it just struck me as a bit hypocritical to call out a homeowner (while probably justified) without taking care of your own business...
/weaksauce rant
However, I got a nastygram from the HOA last month telling me that the back of my house needed to be pressure washed, "In the interest of preserving the overall appearance of the neighborhood and the value of the property."
True, there was a bit of green mildew/algae (whatever you want to call it) on the backside of the house, but it wasn't really all that bad as I had just pressure washed it myself last summer. After getting the letter, I pulled out my pressure washer to do the deed, but the damn thing wasn't working. So I scheduled a company to come out to pressure wash the house and clean the gutters.
No harm no foul. However, this afternoon, I decided to take my son and dog for a walk around the neighborhood and noticed that the community property lawn (the grass lining the sidewalk -- about a 1/4 mile long, 10 ft wide along both sides of the road -- along the main road of the neighborhood which is maintained by the HOA) hasn't been cut in about a month is nearly a foot tall.
Considering this is among the first things you see when entering the neighborhood, it just struck me as a bit hypocritical to call out a homeowner (while probably justified) without taking care of your own business...
/weaksauce rant
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