I just need to vent...

[angelicminx]

I'm pissed off!

I have lived in a trailer park since 1999. I have a 9 year old daughter.

The manager of the park put a new sign up January 2004 that states:

Edit: Image at the bottom cause I have no FUCKING clue how to imbed it.

(for those that can't see the image:
NO-TOY'S
BICYCLES
4-WHEELERS
SKATE BOARDS
ON ROAD
ALL KIDS
ON THERE
OWN LOTS
SPEED
10 MPH)

There has always been a rule that bicycles weren't to be ridden in the park. I can understand that. There was a child hit, out on the main road within the park.

We live at the end of a dead end street. Three years ago, my husband and I bought our daughter a scooter. There isn't anything in the contract about scooters, we thought it was fine. We allowed her to ride it up the street about four car lengths. Up until yesterday that wasn't a problem. No one said a word about it and we were told as long as they weren't on the main road it was fine.

The manager's grandchildren complained. They told my daughter and her friends that they couldn't ride the scooters or use their skates, because their grandpa said so, and they (meaning the children) could kick us out of the park. They don't own scooters, but they had been taking turns on my daughter's, and the other scooters owned by two of our neighbors. Now, I don't like these children, they beat the hell out of my daughter all the time, but I tolerate them most times, because they ARE children. I didn't have a problem with the children sharing, as long as they took turns.

Apparantly, the adults did have a problem with it. The man came over (he lives next door to me, adding to my utter HELL.) and told me that the children were not allowed to ride the scooters on the road. I pointed out the fact that they didn't ride them on the main road and that we lived at the end. He stated that it was still against the rules.

I carefully explained that scooter and skate use was not on the sign, nor in the contract. He said that they couldn't put everything with wheels in a contract. (Uh, isn't that the legal way to do it? Mind you, I was not given a copy of the contract, they refused to supply one when I asked for it.) I also pointed out the fact that my daughter had been using her scooter and skates for the last three years without a problem. He stated that his parents (the owners) had made his grandchildren stop using theirs. Ah, now we get to the heart of the issue.

His problem isn't with the breaking of rules, his problem is that his grandchildren could no longer use theirs. They had gotten rid of them. I also later found out that they didn't like their grandchildren on other people's.

I could go into the history between me and the managing couple, but I won't. Suffice it to say that we dislike one another and leave it at that.

The neighbor on the other side of me had a meeting with the manager and the owner this morning. The conclusion? No scooters or skates. Not because the owner said no, but because the manager did. The owner didn't have a problem with it BECAUSE we live at the end of a dead end street.

Kids on their own lots? ROFLMFAO. They all congregate on mine. On any given day, when it's warm enough for the children to play outdoors, I have at least six, but usually closer to ten or twelve. INCLUDING the managers children. I dare him to try kicking me out for breaking the rules!

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Jack up the house and get the hell outta there...that manager sounds like an asshole. Can I come visit with my big loud pick-up truck?

 

[Shock Chick]

Jeez. The spelling and punctuation on that sign says it all to me.

*hugs* Minx.

Lou

 

[Liar]

Kids on their own lots?

Bwahahah. They're kids fer chrissake. Nothing short of actually locking them up will keep them confided to separate lots.

 

[angelicminx]

Jack up the house and get the hell outta there...that manager sounds like an asshole. Can I come visit with my big loud pick-up truck?

HELL YES! Let's have a party! Park it next to my husband's big loud truck, y'all can play dueling engines.

I'd love to jack it up and go. The bad thing is, it'll take over three grand to move it, and I have no place to go. Thought about letting the bank have the piece of shit and getting a "real" house. Found out that you have to have money for that too, lol. I am stuck for at least two more years, until I can pay my car off and save some money.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

HELL YES! Let's have a party! Park it next to my husband's big loud truck, y'all can play dueling engines.

I'd love to jack it up and go. The bad thing is, it'll take over three grand to move it, and I have no place to go. Thought about letting the bank have the piece of shit and getting a "real" house. Found out that you have to have money for that too, lol. I am stuck for at least two more years, until I can pay my car off and save some money.

I bet you can't even have pink flamingos in your yard either...bastiges.

Okay, so your goal is to house shop and get it up on outta there. Now, get me a beer and let's do some donuts on the main street , sign doesn't say we can't.

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

I don’t know what you would call “4-WHEELERS” down there, but I would begin stopping anybody going by in an automobile, and tell them that the sign says it is verboten.

 

[Guest]

I don’t know what you would call “4-WHEELERS” down there, but I would begin stopping anybody going by in an automobile, and tell them that the sign says it is verboten.

Prams and buggies, too. Oh, and wheelchairs.

 

[scheherazade_79]

I vote that you make a subtle protest and add some more rules to the list. To save you the effort I've compiled the following:

No smiles
No fun.
New applicants need only apply if they are past the menopause.
Fertile residents must apply in person for a permit before having sexual intercourse.
No laughter at any given time.

 

[angelicminx]

Jeez. The spelling and punctuation on that sign says it all to me.

*hugs* Minx.

Lou

Tell me about it! *Hugs* back Lou

 

[angelicminx]

Kids on their own lots?

Bwahahah. They're kids fer chrissake. Nothing short of actually locking them up will keep them confided to separate lots.

We tried to tell him that, but he's a fucking MORON.

 

[angelicminx]

I bet you can't even have pink flamingos in your yard either...bastiges.

Okay, so your goal is to house shop and get it up on outta there. Now, get me a beer and let's do some donuts on the main street , sign doesn't say we can't.

No flamingos, no tires on the roof, no cars up on blocks... sigh, we can't even work on our vehicles (though he doesn't say SHIT when I have a wrench in hand and my head buried under the hood )

Yep, that's the goal. Tossing a beer, let's Git R Done!

Oh and get this... when we move, I'm suppose to leave my rose shrub and bleeding hearts behind! Can anyone say, "BITE MY ASS YA DUMB MOTHER FUCKER"? LMAO!

 

[angelicminx]

I don’t know what you would call “4-WHEELERS” down there, but I would begin stopping anybody going by in an automobile, and tell them that the sign says it is verboten.

Funny you should mention that, my husband did that this evening

 

[angelicminx]

Prams and buggies, too. Oh, and wheelchairs.

Yep, the children are also no longer allowed to push their baby strollers.

Haven't talked to the new moms or the handicapped yet. I can't wait to break the news to them.

 

[angelicminx]

I vote that you make a subtle protest and add some more rules to the list. To save you the effort I've compiled the following:

No smiles
No fun.
New applicants need only apply if they are past the menopause.
Fertile residents must apply in person for a permit before having sexual intercourse.
No laughter at any given time.

Wonderful!

Let's see...the rules already state no visitors past 8pm, and no excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages. (excessive meaning more than one a month.)

No parking on the grass, but each lot may have two vehicles in a one vehicle space.

Adding:
No music of any kind.
No reading or writing.
Televisions must be off by 10pm.

 

[angelicminx]

My husband also mentioned that the rule stating the lawn must be mown once a week is out the window too. Lawn mowers have wheels Gotta love his sense of humor!

 

[Captain Midnight]

At least it answers one or two questions

First, whether you have a daughter. You had mentioned her in a poem, but you hadn't said anything about her in E-mails and private messages.

Second, whether you were really going to want to read my writings, for a while at least. I know you want to, and I want you to read them, but this is a lot more serious than that and you should read my stories only when you feel like it.

I wish I had some way to help you out. Money is always a serious issue for families, especially with young children. I didn't know about your living situation, but I can guess how difficult it will be to move into a house of your own. Are there any alternative rental properties ... a rental house, not a trailer house? Can you afford to take the time to find an additional job to save up faster?

There aren't any easy answers. I'll try to answer your letters and private messages and talk to you as much as I can. That's all I can do for you at this point. I hope it helps.

 

[SeaCat]

Ummmm, I have to ask. Does the manager of this trailor park somehow think he is God or G.W.B.? Does he walk around quoting verses? Or does his wife? The last time I heard, the owner of the Park has final say, including over the manager. (That might be because they are the OWNER!)

I didn't notice, and you may have mentioned it. Did this manager start these rules after you moved in, or before? If before then there might be some legal grounds for you and your neighbors. Especially since it seems he is breaking the rules himself by allowing his children to wander off his lot.

Good luck, and I hope this un needed B.S. ends soon.

Cat

p.s. Another rule to consider. No wearing Spandex of shorts and white socks while attempting to enforce the rules. (These things go against all rules of common decency, not to mention good taste.)

 

[angelicminx]

Captain Midnight

First, whether you have a daughter. You had mentioned her in a poem, but you hadn't said anything about her in E-mails and private messages.

Sorry 'bout that, I thought I had. I guess with everything else she got overlooked.

Second, whether you were really going to want to read my writings, for a while at least. I know you want to, and I want you to read them, but this is a lot more serious than that and you should read my stories only when you feel like it.

Yes, I'm going to read them as soon as I possibly can. I have two edits to do that I have been promising to get to, and they are patiently waiting, so they come first. I'm also writing like crazy at the moment and only popping in periodically. I love the way you write, CM.

I wish I had some way to help you out. Money is always a serious issue for families, especially with young children. I didn't know about your living situation, but I can guess how difficult it will be to move into a house of your own. Are there any alternative rental properties ... a rental house, not a trailer house? Can you afford to take the time to find an additional job to save up faster?

We get by, love. No worries.

Rent on anything is twice what we pay now, if not more, so it's out of the question. Praying that I get one of the full time teaching assistant positons that are available this fall. I don't want to work full time, I like being able to say no when Chey is sick or I have something I need to do. I like having the time alone during the day to write, and I like being able to spend so much time on Lit. But needs must, I have to have the money. The benefits aren't to shabby either, if I opt out of the insurance I'll get $2800.00 on a card that I can use anywhere for medical expenses. It will also pay for mine and my daughter's glasses.

There aren't any easy answers. I'll try to answer your letters and private messages and talk to you as much as I can. That's all I can do for you at this point. I hope it helps.

No, there are no easy answers. I appreciate that, babe. Talking to wonderful friends always helps, love. If there is no solution to my own problems, it at least distracts me from them. I like to listen to others, I like BEING a shoulder to lean on, not use to having to lean. I can say, I don't like that feeling (having to lean), but I'm grateful to have people to lean on.

Thank you, CM.

Thank you to everyone on Lit. These last couple of months have been wonderful, and I expect that to just get better.

 

[angelicminx]

SeaCat

Ummmm, I have to ask. Does the manager of this trailor park somehow think he is God or G.W.B.? Does he walk around quoting verses? Or does his wife? The last time I heard, the owner of the Park has final say, including over the manager. (That might be because they are the OWNER!)

LOL. I think he thinks so, yes. He does mumble a lot, though I can't hear his actual words, lol. Wife is reclusive, but her eyes shoot daggers at me every time she is on her porch and I am on mine. The owner is his father, I can only assume that he has been the one in control all his life.

I didn't notice, and you may have mentioned it. Did this manager start these rules after you moved in, or before? If before then there might be some legal grounds for you and your neighbors. Especially since it seems he is breaking the rules himself by allowing his children to wander off his lot.

The bicycle rule was before, he's saying now that the scooters and skates was before too. As far as the toys and kids being on their own lots, I think that was something they cooked up when the children in the park started coming to my house to play and leaving his grandchildren out, cause they are hateful children. As far as the legalities go, I'm looking into that. For right now, I have to hold off. The neighbor on the other side (the one who's child my daughter plays with most) has a few tricks up his sleeve, so I'm to wait until he pulls them. I have plenty of legal retaliation planned. Cheer me on?

Good luck, and I hope this un needed B.S. ends soon.

Thanks. It will never end, it has always been something. It just takes him a LONG time to think of it. He doesn't like me, I don't think like they do. I am friendly and fun, people tend to like me. He really doesn't like that, lol.
Cat

p.s. Another rule to consider. No wearing Spandex of shorts and white socks while attempting to enforce the rules. (These things go against all rules of common decency, not to mention good taste.)

<Shudders> Thanks for that image. I'll have to scrub my brain now.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

Cut off his balls in the middle of the night, cook 'em, and make him eat 'em for breakfast.

I hate men like this. Egotistical, rotten bastards.

 

[DrFreud]

Cut off his balls in the middle of the night, cook 'em, and make him eat 'em for breakfast.

I hate men like this. Egotistical, rotten bastards.

Men like this usually have little or no balls. Not worth cooking.

I take it you already circled the "THERE" own lots on that sign

 

[angelicminx]

Cut off his balls in the middle of the night, cook 'em, and make him eat 'em for breakfast.

I hate men like this. Egotistical, rotten bastards.

Hmm... I'm scared to touch him.

 

[angelicminx]

Men like this usually have little or no balls. Not worth cooking.

I take it you already circled the "THERE" own lots on that sign

Trust me, I WANT to, lol.

 

[angelicminx]

Men like this usually have little or no balls. Not worth cooking.

I take it you already circled the "THERE" own lots on that sign

It's coming up on the weekend... anyone wanna help me edit?