The Home Machinist!

No need to explain. I have a paranoid gene, and understand tactics. Usually the one that takes the high road is examined with the same magnification as the noted infraction. Being a collector and recycler in the main of it makes me an easy target. So I use caution, but bare my teeth when need be.

Carry on.

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Big Dave

Be Alert! The world needs more Lerts.

Until about 8 months ago, I lived in a small house in a neighboring city where I was able to do just about anything I wanted to do in my own garage or yard. I was able to run my small machining business. I could work till all hours of the night. Even all night if I wanted to. It was great. We were in an older area of the city where there was no home owners association.

The only problem was, the houses on the other side of the street were newer, and THEY had a HOA. Their HOA rules said no over night on street parking.

Normally, this would not be a problem, but one house across the street had 5, that's right 5 drivers, and they all had their own cars. Two of the drivers were mom and dad. The other 3 were the kids. Kids 25 to 30 years old still living at home, and the kids all parked in front of my house.

Then the brother-in-law would show up in his Bently and park where ever he wanted. One night, when he parked, he blocked about half of my driveway. I asked him to move, and he said something to me in farsee. I didn't argue with him. All I did was call a tow truck and had his car moved to a spot more convenient for me. Some place about 10 miles and $300.00 away. Next time he showed up, he was driving a 10 year old Camry.

Last April I moved away from that mess. Now I live in a area with a HOA and they have no objection to my "HOBBY" machine shop. I have had visits from the fire department, the police department, the HOA and all the neighbors. They all understand that I race remote control gasoline powered model boats, and I use my CNC machines to make parts for my friends and me. Well, I do. I make parts for my boats, and a couple of local boaters, and a half dozen friends in Europe.

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You can buy good parts, or you can buy cheap parts, but you can't buy good cheap parts.

This may be your conclusion. I hope it works out well for you. To the matter where another dude parked on your property and you had him towed 10 miles... see I never did that. There were times of stress or neighbor type things where folks used my space for parking. All the time really for I'm careful to put my trash sometimes in my driveway to leave open a coveted spot at the curb. I wouldn't even mow too close to their cars. I know it's difficult to find parking when you're actually going to work and catching a bus. You need a place where the owner doesn't mess up your car. I've always been that way for many years and repaired a flat or pulled someone out of snow. Get under their hoods and start their car (jump, cleaning conns, whatever)_Nowdays are different and it really shouldn't be that I need to move.

I withdrew IRA funds and placed into my same account. No violations to date. Everything is the way they left it. blood in the water.
Remember that old song "Suspicion"? It's really worth a listen or two.

I made a mistake about "Suspicion" having much to do with this. Perhaps a certain stanza but otherwise this isn't about love. It's about dead-out impending threat After the love is gone. I'm thinking around May I'll be able to put this to music.

As a post script to my notes on the 26th: I talked to a young lady with an irchan in tow, that was the new car there. I had assumed that the rental had changed inhabitants, but no, this new pair is related and moved in from NY. That makes 7 people, 3 adults, and 4 urchans in a 2 bedroom house. Not quite under the laws standards. No matter.

In the conversation I mentioned the dispeasure at having 5 bags of torn up trash, and 2 overflowing cans, between the houses. She admitted to me, it looked bad, and they were about to remove all the noted materials. I commented that plactic bags often get into the culverts and restrict their flow, drowning the uphill side, which is me. She ageed and admitted she was a city girl and had no idea about such things.

All in all a very constructive conversation, and the offending trash was removed to the last paper bit. Unfortunately, they also added a two yard hopper (for 7 people) to the end of the drive, and put it half on my property. So not all solutions have happy endings. Over all I consider them ignorant and careless, of othere peoples thoughts and rights. Where that may be OK in Cleveland, where the original family is from, or New York with the new additions, I think there is a bit more respect, here where I live. So I think their carelessness degrades my 'Hood a bit more than necessary. Further action on my part will be determined by future plays. Life goes on. I dont have time or will to agonize over small iritations,at this point.

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Big Dave

Be Alert! The world needs more Lerts.