SeaCat
Hey, my Halo is smoking
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This morning I received a complaint from the front office. The complaint stated I was taking up more of the parking area than I should be. It also stated that my yard was a mess.
I went down to the front office and asked to talk with the general manager. He just happened to be in and consented to meet with me. I laid the complaint on his desk and told him it was a load of Bovine excrement. He looked at it and informed me he had checked out some of the complaints against me himself and had no problem backing the complaint. I then asked, sorry, demanded he accompany me to investigate. He must have been in a good mood as he agreed. We went back to my place.
I addressed the parking issue first. Now parking in the park is provided in this manner. For every four units there is a covered parking area. Each unit has two parking spaces under this cover. (As well as a small storage unit.) My parking spaces are clean, I sweep them as needed and have even been known to wash them down. I have repainted the lines. I have installed lighting so I can work there if I wish to. In one of my parking spaces sits the car. In the other is my bike along with two chairs and a small box. The G.M. liked the way I had the spaces set up and agreed that I wasn't taking up more than my fair share.
Then we went on to the yard. Yes there is quite a bit of trash in my yard. I only clean it up every couple of days. The G.M. wrinkled his nose at the mess. I couldn't blame him. Strewn across the yard were empty Corona Beer Bottles, Empty Cigarette Packs, piles of Dog Feces and many well used diapers. (Not to mention old Spanish Newspapers and fast food wrappers.) I brought the G.M. into my trailer and showed him around. Then I asked him if he had happened to see any children or dogs. I also asked him if he had seen any cigerettes. He admitted he hadn't. (I don't have kids, I smoke Cigars and I don't have a dog.)
While we were inside my neighbors wife had come home. We stepped outside arguing about the condition of my yard and my keeping it clean when she opened a window and without looking tossed a used diaper into my yard. The G.M. just stood there in shock as I shook my head and asked him if he understood now. He told me he understood my predicament but that didn't change the fact that it was my yard that was a mess. I couldn't believe this shit. He had just watched my neighbor throw their trash into y yard and still claimed it as my problem.
I looked at him for a minute and told him that I would cure the problem. He stood there and smiled and said that was fine, then he walked away. I got to work. I grabbed a pair of rubber gloves and started collecting trash. I deporited it in an appropriate place as I worked. Within an hour my yard was pristine and I called the G.M. over to inspect it. He just stood there smiling as he looked it over.
Then we heard the wail of indignation from my neighbor. I went inside as he wandered over to investigate. I didn't have to look, I knew what he was going to find. All of the trash, every bit of it, had been carefully spread over my neighbors patio without the benefit of bags.
I kind of wish I was there when he tried to explain the mess. From now on their trash will be returned in a like manner, although if they aren't home it may just end up on their roof.
As for the parking situation, too effing bad if they don't like it. If they park in one of my spots I'll have their car towed. If they don't like it, tough shit.
Cat
I went down to the front office and asked to talk with the general manager. He just happened to be in and consented to meet with me. I laid the complaint on his desk and told him it was a load of Bovine excrement. He looked at it and informed me he had checked out some of the complaints against me himself and had no problem backing the complaint. I then asked, sorry, demanded he accompany me to investigate. He must have been in a good mood as he agreed. We went back to my place.
I addressed the parking issue first. Now parking in the park is provided in this manner. For every four units there is a covered parking area. Each unit has two parking spaces under this cover. (As well as a small storage unit.) My parking spaces are clean, I sweep them as needed and have even been known to wash them down. I have repainted the lines. I have installed lighting so I can work there if I wish to. In one of my parking spaces sits the car. In the other is my bike along with two chairs and a small box. The G.M. liked the way I had the spaces set up and agreed that I wasn't taking up more than my fair share.
Then we went on to the yard. Yes there is quite a bit of trash in my yard. I only clean it up every couple of days. The G.M. wrinkled his nose at the mess. I couldn't blame him. Strewn across the yard were empty Corona Beer Bottles, Empty Cigarette Packs, piles of Dog Feces and many well used diapers. (Not to mention old Spanish Newspapers and fast food wrappers.) I brought the G.M. into my trailer and showed him around. Then I asked him if he had happened to see any children or dogs. I also asked him if he had seen any cigerettes. He admitted he hadn't. (I don't have kids, I smoke Cigars and I don't have a dog.)
While we were inside my neighbors wife had come home. We stepped outside arguing about the condition of my yard and my keeping it clean when she opened a window and without looking tossed a used diaper into my yard. The G.M. just stood there in shock as I shook my head and asked him if he understood now. He told me he understood my predicament but that didn't change the fact that it was my yard that was a mess. I couldn't believe this shit. He had just watched my neighbor throw their trash into y yard and still claimed it as my problem.
I looked at him for a minute and told him that I would cure the problem. He stood there and smiled and said that was fine, then he walked away. I got to work. I grabbed a pair of rubber gloves and started collecting trash. I deporited it in an appropriate place as I worked. Within an hour my yard was pristine and I called the G.M. over to inspect it. He just stood there smiling as he looked it over.
Then we heard the wail of indignation from my neighbor. I went inside as he wandered over to investigate. I didn't have to look, I knew what he was going to find. All of the trash, every bit of it, had been carefully spread over my neighbors patio without the benefit of bags.
I kind of wish I was there when he tried to explain the mess. From now on their trash will be returned in a like manner, although if they aren't home it may just end up on their roof.
As for the parking situation, too effing bad if they don't like it. If they park in one of my spots I'll have their car towed. If they don't like it, tough shit.
Cat
