I have come to despise home owners associations. I had some problems on the front of my house so instead of replacing with the same old stuff I put some nice decorative rock that matched my front porch, same color, same scheme. Other houses in my neighborhood have rock fronts or partial rock fronts, so it was not out of character with the neighborhood. Today I get a certified letter that the HOA was going to fine me because we didn’t ask permission. You know what these dummy’s (in private I use much stronger language, but don’t want to be sued) this gentleman has never made a house payment for me, he has never volunteered to paint or repair the front of my home. All he does is sneak around in the dead of night and send nasty letters to home owners. He is a coward by not at least knocking on my door.

My second is the contractors I have working on my house. The major work was done two weeks ago, but there is one strip and all of his equipment still in the driveway (take that HOA, I hope that bugs you), ten minutes and he is finished. Haven’t seen him in 10 days.

There are others but these are bugging me today. I’ll gripe more later.

Here’s my lesson, it doesn’t do me a bit of good to gripe and complain. I don’t go to HOA meetings I know I should get to know the “gentleman.” I didn’t complain to the contractor, he’s an acquaintance. Quit being a wimp, Jim. Do something.