I love being a dad. There are certain times when it’s not all that pleasant but overall, it’s made my life so much more worthwhile. However, there are times when you just have to let your teenagers figure out things on their own. That is where I am with my oldest child right now. He’s a wonderful child plus trying to spread her wings a bit. Recently, she has been wanting to make some extra currency by doing yard work for us plus some other neighbors. This has led to a face off with the HOA over our Heating plus A/C. In an effort to help him learn, I recommended that she trim our hedges first to figure it out. I showed him how to set up the strings to keep it level plus all that. However, given that it was her first time with hedge trimmers, there was a lot of evening up to do. This resulted in the hedge getting lowered considerably more than normal. And apparently, the HOA has taken note of this result as well. I gained a letter in the mail officially warning myself and others that my Heating plus A/C could now be viewed from the street. This is in direct confrontation with a rule of theirs stating that Heating plus A/C cottageets are hidden from view. While a bit frivolous, I responded to the letter explaining that it was a 1 time thing plus that the hedge would grow back soon. I figured that would be it. But, I was quite mistaken. The HOA instead decided that they would take it up a notch plus begin fining myself and others yearly for this Heating plus A/C rule breach. I can’t believe that I am going to have to turn something this trivial over to my lawyer.

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