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HOO HAAA HOA

I told you before that we have a very contentious Home Owners Association Board (HOA).

It took us a while to figure out that, while there are many levels of controversy, the largest is that there is an east side and a west side and the twain do not meet. Even when they meet.

For one thing, they are two separate tracts built at different times. Perhaps they should not have been combined. Maybe they should be separated.

In an unusual conjunction of events, the Board held an election for three out of five seats in December. Usually there are only one or two vacancies. Mandated. Someone had been thrown off the board, an Easterner, so in this election, control of the board was at stake.

The results had, for the first time, the East winning three seats and thus a majority. At least this lasted for a little while.

No sooner had the dust settled than the numbers were disputed and a second set put into the minutes showing the West winning. Chaos.

Some demanded a recount, only to find that the ballots had been thrown out just after they were counted.

The old board met immediately (three of them had been thrown off the board, remember) and declared the election null and void.

Then the shit really hit the fan. But it did settle and there was to be a second election, same people. And this time the West WON!

It is still a mess I think but not officially.

All HOAs are the same. Just different in their own ways. Amateur management, vendettas, in fighting. And history. Lots of history. Years and years of history. Old grudges. Accumulated resentments. Like that.

We decided early on that we were too old for any of this and have steered clear of it as much as possible. We are of course a bit East ended ourselves but WTF. It is all going to turn out the same. There is only so much that has to be done. It has been going since the 80s. There is only so much money. They have a manager. They can't fuck it up too much.

Can they?

They are trying pretty hard. But we are resolutely uninvolved except to vote. When others rant and rave we nod. And move on.

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