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HOA rules. My condo had a book full of them. The 1 that really stuck out was "all vehicles must park head in."
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Kyfdx: "not yet anyway...."
We may be getting close. I had my first ever accident yesterday at the mall. Talk about humiliation. The bladder attack came so suddenly. By the time that I reached a store with a rest room. it was too late. I had to drive ten miles home; take a shower; wash my clothes; and head back to town to finish my tasks. The person who coined the phrase "The Golden Years" should be hung by their...well, they should be hung. For years and years, I could go for hours at work without having the need for a rest room. I guess that I have finally reached "that" age. I started not to share this, but we have covered so many topics over the years. Then, too, I didn't want you younger guys to be ashamed when your day comes. It does happen to many seniors when they get older. These things are just part of the life cycle. This won't be a surprise to my urologist. He asks me at every visit if it has happened yet. If this experience is the only bad thing that happens to me, I won't mind. I've been so blessed with decent health all of these years.
Richard
Being originally from Pittsburgh, my team was a given.
NY fans have me wondering how they choose between Giants and Jets.
My BIL is a Giants fan while his brother is a Jets fan. (We bought them
both NFL gear for the holidays). So tell me, please. Is it AFC vs NFC, a
favorite player, helmet color or Joe Namath wearing stockings?
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
When you are referring to a person shouldn't it be hanged? Just trying to be helpful.....
A late, great friend of mine used to say "golden years my yass.".....
There is an almost non-invasive procedure that can shrink your prostate down to the size of a teenager's. I'm probably doing that one after the transplant. You don't want any of the advertised drugs on that one. Really sorry to hear about your problem but obviously not so much that I can't have an annoying comment. If I was completely nice you'd be worried you were dying before you;d even changed the will....
I don't know about your BIL and his brother but there's not nearly the rivalry between Jets and Giants fans as there is between Yankees and Mets fans. As a Mets fan I have to wish bad things upon the Yankees but as a Giants fan I hope the Jets do well, too.
I used to love the old AFL. Back then they would not show the home games of the local teams which turned me onto teams like the Raiders and the Chiefs. In those days they were great games. George Blanda was my hero...
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Personally, I like the rules in your community. I know it isn't pleasant living with a bunch of rules, but overall I think your quality of life is going to be better.
Few things are worse than an annoying neighbor, and those rules help to prevent that.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I hear ya, fezo. Hank Stram was a favorite of mine. He always wore a suit and looked large and in charge on the field. The kind of guy you wanted to work for. That was before the Steelers of the 70s emerged. It was before it became a player's game...when the coaches made all the play calls, be it right or wrong.
Richard, I'm glad you opened up on here. Someone may just need that info.
If anyone needs to know what a 4-way bypass feels like, I can help you prepare for that.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
You can't go wrong with a Samsung. The new TVs are incredible and the price has come down so much.
We were one of the 1st people to have a TV in our city in 1952 and our 17' G.E. cost $400 back then.
Look at what you get for a little more than that today. Even our 50 in Samsung was $3000 when they came out 4 years ago. Today you can buy one for about $1000, and it is probably a lt better TV.
The world is changing.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
For example, a neighbor who things his purpose of life is to make everybody around to behave in way he finds desirable. People always claim to want to be left alone. But it seems they are even more interested in telling others how to live their life. The copulsion seems irresistible :sick:
2018 430i Gran Coupe
Thanks for writing about this topic....you deserve a lot of credit. One more thing to look forward to as we get older I guess. It does make it easier knowing others have gone through this, so I thank you for sharing....this is a part of life.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Fast forward to last week and the machine goes nuts. It wouldn't do anything and every five minutes would sing to us. I took cell phone video of all this. Two days later the repairman comes out and the POS attempts to start, I show him the video and he said he will order a new control module.
I call yesterday and the part is on national back order. I then asked when would my new machine get delivered. I got a song and dance, etc etc. To get some action, I finally said ok I'll drop off the machine at your front door and dispute the charge on my card. Needless to say they are calling me Monday to see when they will have a new machine. Nothing is ever easy.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
My Dad (65) is a JETS fan. He really got into football during the 1960s during the Joe Namath era. The Giants were also terrible for much of the 1960s & 1970s.
I'm a GIANTS fan. I grew up in the '80s watching Phil Symms & LT.
The JETS originally played in Queens. So a lot of Long Islanders are JETS fans.
The Giants used to play in Yankee Stadium, so there are a lot of older (in their 70s, 80s, & 90s) Giants fans in addition to those of us who got into football during the 80s & 90s when the Giants were good.
As a Giants fan, I will root for the Jets as they are a NY team with a very passionate fan base. However, there are Jets fans out there who despise the Giants.
Fezo - I grew up a DIE HARD Mets fan. Loved them in the '80s, lived through the godawful '90s, & rooted for them to destroy the Yankees in the 2000 World Series (they never fully recovered from that loss). In February 2004 a good friend of mine died suddenly at the age of 27. I needed a change in my life & decided to become a Yankees fan. Life is good. Come join the dark side Fezo.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
I guess I'm glad I live in the boondocks with no rules. I'd probably end up in jail if I had to live under that kind of control. Maybe it would be different once you got use to it but from what I hear those HOAs attract some pretty nasty control freaks who love giving tickets. People have always told me I have a problem with authority. :mad:
I may have to learn to adjust if I move to one of those geezer communities in Florida.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
He is a University of Kentucky graduate....
I'm a Bengals fan... :surprise:
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So is that what this place is?
Actually, you can get detached houses in lots of places around and do whatever you want to do.
On New Years eve some idiots were shooting off rifles into the air for a so called party and a bullet hit a young kid in the head. Serious injuries but hopefully he will fully recover.
I just think society works better when there are some basic rules, unfortunately there are people around who aren't responsible or considerate of others.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
It's really nice that you tried to support local independent businesses but I am wondering if that is always the best policy.
I was checking out alarm companies and there was a local one started 25 years ago by a war veteran. I asked how much and it's $500 for installation and $30 a month. Well, there are lots of national companies that offer free installation and $30 a month.
It's nice to support the local guy but not if it costs a lot more. Sorry your washer didn't work better, Maytags are pretty good usually. That is very aggravating. I would imagine a chain would have got you another one and would have a lot more power to deal with a manufacturer.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Well, I don't want the poor soul to die; I just want him to suffer a bit.
Richard
Good for you! You were nice enough to purchase from a local dealer. They should have been more aggressive in trying to please you as a customer, considering the competition out there. Hope it works out for you.
"Nothing is ever easy."
Amen to that one. After our electrician hooked up the new TV, he couldn't figure out how to program the DISH network configuration. I had to call DISH and get them to walk me through a ten minute installation. The receiver for the new TV was at the opposite end of the house supporting TV #1. I had to keep walking back and forth from one end of the house to the other in order to follow the instructions. At least I punched all of the correct buttons on the remote. After all, the DISH technician didn't know who he had on the other end of the phone.
Richard
Where I live, I can buy an appliance at probably 50 places in a five mile radius. That isn't an exageration at all (Stick could verify). I chose the closest place to my house, figuring an easy transaction (which it was until the new unit crapped out).
He always comes when I call him. In this day and age, that is a nice benefit in itself.
Yes it is, I hear people talking all the time how repairmen, electricians, etc don't call back or don't show. I guess business is so great these days. :confuse:
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
"Bart, they told me you were hung!"
Bart: "And they were right!"
I would hate being in a neighborhood even more these days than normal because with my low energy level because of the blood I don't have it in me to do what they'd consider minimum outside work. I don't know if all states work like this but in NJ if you have a handicapped plate or placard, which I do, you can ask the town to paint a handicapped space right in front of your yard. An HOA would have a field day with that.
mako - count me in on Hank Stram. Loved him. He was a great radio announcer after his coaching career. He and Jack Buck used to do Monday Night Football. Turn on the TV with no sound and turn on the radio.
Great players in those days - Len Dawson, Darryl Lamonica, Kenny Stabler, Nolan Smith, Speedy Duncan on teh Chargers..... fun stuff
Richard
It certainly has. The new Samsung had been $1,000. Last week, they dropped it to $800. This week, I bought it for $720. If it goes any lower within the next 30 days, they will pay me the difference. Forty years ago, I paid $300 for a new Zenith 17" TV. Comparatively speaking, today's TVs are a real bargain.
Richard
Fezo, you are correct. But, I tend to think you wouldn't be as likely to be shooting off a rifle on your front porch if you were in an HOA neighborhood. You would be reported immediately when the first shot went off. Around here every one is home by 8 and in bed by 10.
I don't normally bet but I'll bet $1000 if they catch the guys that shot the rifle they won't be living in an HOA property.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I agree and I remember talking about this with my wife. On the one hand I don't like people telling me what to do but on the other hand I wouldn't want to share a common wall with some meth-head who liked to rev his motorcycle in his living room at 3am.
We've tossed around the idea of the greater freedom of a detached house like we have now vs. The more care-free condo living with the HOA looking over our shoulders. Maybe I'll mellow as we get closer to making up our minds.
Maybe I'll move to your development. You don't mind motorcycle noise at 3am, do you?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Don't be so sure, you're not in Canada any more. The whole gun mind-set is different in Florida.
If you want some fun take a drive across the bay up rt. 19 near Clearwater and visit Knight's Shooting Sports. They have an indoor gun range where you can rent anything from a Glock to a machine gun.
Coming from a state like NY which is close to Canada in it's gun restrictions it was refreshing to meet people who enjoyed shooting in a responsible manner. Not a bunch of hillbilly yahoos at all.
As to where that tragic shot came from, you never know. Many years ago I read about a mysterious shooting in Chicago where a woman was driving along the lake and was somehow shot in the head. The police were baffled until they found out the shot had come from someone a mile out on the lake shooting at cans. The bullet had ricocheted off the water and travel all that way until it entered her car through a partly opened rear window. If the window had been up the bullet would have not had enough energy to kill her. Total fluke accident.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
But, I can paint, put on a new front door, stuff like that without asking.
We have a 15 year deed restriction stating that we cannot change the exterior of the home for any reason. This is because it was new construction and the exteriors people slected were restricted based on what people near them who had bought beofre them had. The builder didn't want houses next to each other to have the same colors and they put that in place to keep someone from changing to a restrcted color right after moving in.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
Yes, back home you can't carry a gun with you. Lots of Americans lose their guns when they cross the border.
The one good thing is, I think home invasions are less likely because the bad guys don't know if you are packing or not.
Sure, your motorcycle would be a big hit around these parts. People over 55 have enough trouble sleeping at night without a bike coming in at 3 a.m. If there isn't a rule now, there will be one shortly.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I am sure the board of directors has a rule that doesn't allow bullets entering the grounds, they seem to have a rule for everything else.
Seriously, the rules won't stop the bullet or idiots from having a party and shooting their guns into the air (don't they realize the bullet has to come down at some point), but at least I am pretty sure it won't be one of my neighbors out on his porch shooting off his rifle....and to tell you the truth, I don't want to live next to that guy. So, the rules have more advantages than disadvantages as far as I am concerned, but I truly understand people who don't want rules.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Unfortunately, it doesn't happen too often.
I was trying to see if that was a famous quote but couldn't find the author. However I did see this one which was interesting;
A man with a watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never sure.
Not sure how to use it, but someday it might come in handy,
For more see Jokes-Murphy's Law;
Jokes-Murphy's Law
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Do they limit the times for liquor consumption?
Is there a limit to the number of guests who may visit at one time?
Wow!
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
And you can probably walk to the Mazda dealer I would guess!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
The store was in a wonderful location, just past a car dealer row (VW/audi/bmw/honda/acura/ford and a few others I can't recall). But no stopping there! did swing into a little semi-BHPH lot to look at a couple quick, but that didn't really count.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
May Mr. Kish RIP.
That's because you're Canadian!!
How do you get 30 Canadians out of a pool? Say "Please".
I would think that rule about no parking on the street would certainly limit guests....
How about inside the pool? Can you swim at 3AM as long as you aren't entertaining?
I was thinking something similar, but went with discretion being the better part of valor. In any event, the only thing more interesting than finding something to comment on regarding Richard's useage is the way it'll turn out to be that, well, "that normally applies, but not this time."
More fun than laughing.
But don't laugh too hard. JK -- Thanks for sharing that earlier, Richard. The only thing worse than getting old is not.
How do you get 30 Canadians out of a pool? Say "Please".
Yup, hate to admit it, but generally we are a very considerate people. :P
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Meanwhile, I can't believe I forgot to mention..... I had the top down on the Solara today. So at least once every month I've owned it.... Sweet.
People over 55 probably wouldn't hear the motorcycle.
Richard
Well, since you can't park on the street, the number of guests would be limited to the number of cars that would fit into your driveway. Last year we gave a large party for a friend's birthday. Our two neighbors across the street were kind enough to "loan" us their circular driveways for the evening. We also encouraged car pooling. The village police here are ruthless.
Richard
In the nude even...!
Richard
Thanks for that picture... :sick:
That is one of the benefits of so many years of experience. One can apply poetic license (BS) with such style and grace. :shades:
Richard
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive