Terrible Analogies

I’ve often heard that most people who bought a home in a residential area that comes attached with a required Home Owners Association do not like their HOA.  When I’m asked how I feel about HOAs, I often reply that I see them as a necessary evil.  HOAs prevent Joe Dirtbag from leaving non-working cars in his driveway, they keep the noise level down to an acceptable level, and generally hire a landscaping service to keep the outside area clean and well tended.

And then there’s my HOA, which only seems to want to take my money and not provide the services they promise.  If you’ve read this blog long enough you’re familiar with my neighbor who’s the head of the HOA, but is the worst offender of the rules.

Prime example:  A shared fence has been broken for over a month.  This past weekend the hole in the fence mysteriously became a bit wider.  Apparently I’m the only one stuck up enough to want to see this corrected.  Call me vain for wanting to live in a clean neighborhood, but this is an ugly sight to anybody’s standards.

And so, it’s off to the main HOA office tomorrow with this photograph to ask why our Glorious Leader hasn’t brought this to anybody’s attention.  I hate to think that I’m being a prick or anything, but this is an eyesore that makes the neighborhood look like a dump.

I not overreacting, am I?  I mean, if your backyard fence had this gaping hole in it, you’d fix it…right?