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shirenomadI share a townhouse with three friends. The owner rents it out to college kids; she bought it for that purpose. It's a good idea, since the place is 15 minutes from campus walking. We get a relatively spacious place and she gets a nice chunk of rent a month. The downside is the home-owners association around here, which is downright anal when it wants to be. The lady next door seems especially picky about our behavior... her favorite stunt is to bust us for having the trashcans visible on any day other than when it's time to take them out. On the back patio isn't good enough, since that area's visible from a nearby path; we've got to cover them with tarp so you can't see a single square inch of can. We're probably supposed to stash them in the garage like she does. More later on why that's a really bad idea.
Well, the complex has recently noticed the high number of spots in the lot being filled. I'll gladly admit this can be a bit of a problem. I came back from a late night run to the grocery store once and there was literally NO parking available; someone must have been having a party. I had to stash my car on the street, illegally, and hope the cops didn't come by until Dylan's girlfriend went home for the night and I could steal her space. I'm guessing someone else had the same problem that night and complained directly. But then comes the solution. You see, each townhouse is provided with a carport and a single-car garage. Therefore, the Powers That Be have declared that any resident caught parking in the general lot spaces while using their garage for storage purposes will be fined. Repeatedly.
We store DYLAN in the garage. That's where he sleeps. That's where all his stuff is. Meanwhile, my car sits in the lot. This... could get ugly.
Well, the complex has recently noticed the high number of spots in the lot being filled. I'll gladly admit this can be a bit of a problem. I came back from a late night run to the grocery store once and there was literally NO parking available; someone must have been having a party. I had to stash my car on the street, illegally, and hope the cops didn't come by until Dylan's girlfriend went home for the night and I could steal her space. I'm guessing someone else had the same problem that night and complained directly. But then comes the solution. You see, each townhouse is provided with a carport and a single-car garage. Therefore, the Powers That Be have declared that any resident caught parking in the general lot spaces while using their garage for storage purposes will be fined. Repeatedly.
We store DYLAN in the garage. That's where he sleeps. That's where all his stuff is. Meanwhile, my car sits in the lot. This... could get ugly.
