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Some amusing post in the thread. Reminds me of a retired railroad executive I used to know. I worked with his wife actually. They lived in a sort of an upscale subdivision on the richer side of the city. He had the old pick up he'd use to piddle around with hauling dirt for flower beds etc. Someone raised a stink with their HOA I think so he paints the thing about every color he could think of and instead of parking it out of site like had had been put it up nextto the road in the driveway. They were left alone afterward LOL.

There is no way I could live under any type of homeowner association. My last job was building maintenance in a retirement community to nursing home type arrangement. One guy some retired military officer made it his duty to hold inspection of the residential complex {actual houses} every day and measure everyones grass. I can't live like that.

I live on 28 acres in a very rural area on a dead end road back up in a hollow on the side of a ridge. I have a doublewide that's paid for and a huge deck with a great view of the rural valley below me. If I don't mow the grass a couple of weeks or if I didn't all summer who cares? If I go outside for some target practice with the pistols nobody cares. If I built an outhouse as a joke nobody cares. I have goats for brush control and nobody cares. I get along far better with the goats as belligerent as they can be at times a lot better than I would ever be able to get along with any HOA.

I dread the day the biggest landowner in the hollow might sell out. I'm the second largest land owner & that guy owns about 150 acres next to me. I know with that sale will likely come a subdivision & likely a HOA with it which will try to get local ordinances and zoning rules passed.

Well I hope they like hearing goats and my occasional target practice. I'm zoned for agriculture use {farm} and it will remain as such till I sell out or die. Best thing I can tell folk who don't like more laid back and relaxed rural ways is live in the big city. Things are real bad in rural areas. Best to just stay away and not move here :>}