wrote in message
...
I would agree with all of this except for one problem. It's not his
house. He's just an invited guest. The girlfriend is the one that'll
wind up on the hot seat when things escalate. I don't think I'd want
to put someone else in that position be it girlfriend, platonic
friend, family, or anyone else.

But don't sell the boat. There's bound to be another way.

Don't assume she won't go to bat for him (and the Boat if she loves it too).
Fact is you can still do whatever you want based on the net reaction time of
your foes. As someone else said: By the time they can properly react to
the dreaded boat being serviced.... it's already gone. And the ****er is,
you give them the credit for "being right" - so you took it out.

Then do it again - and again - making sure they win every single battle and
still loose the war.

-W

(Just grow a pair, and use them as Squeak Toys)

"Clams Canino" wrote:
Don't assume she won't go to bat for him

I haven't assumed that. But she's the one with the say so in this
whole thing and we haven't heard from her. All we can do is offer the
boyfriend advice and it's not his house.

Fact is you can still do whatever you want

Of course you can. If you're willing to put your girlfriend at risk
while risking zip zero nada yourself.

By the time they can properly react to
the dreaded boat being serviced.... it's already gone.

And you hope that's the end of it, for the girlfriend's sake. And if
by some wild chance you're wrong, it's no skin off the boyfriend's
nose, and to hell with the girlfriend.

And the ****er is,
you give them the credit for "being right" - so you took it out.

I said they (HOA) were right?? Excuse meeee??? I have no more clue
who's right than you do. All I know is this whole thing is between the
HOA and the girlfriend. The boyfriend isn't on the deed, doesn't pay
the mortgage, the taxes, the insurance, doesn't even live there, and
he has NO standing whatsoever with the HOA. To argue with them, he's
GOT to put his girlfriend in the middle.

Then do it again - and again - making sure they win every single battle and
still loose the war.

Good luck

(Just grow a pair, and use them as Squeak Toys)

Apparently, I'm not the one that's missing a pair. So you would allow
your girlfriend to accept 100% of the risk for YOUR 100% benefit?

Rick

John H. wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:41:31 -0400, BAR wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:27:57 -0400, BAR penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

No, it really is all about the resale value. When you drive through my
neighborhood you see that every yard is clean and well kept, the paint
is not peeling off the trim, the garage doors all work and look good.
There are no paved over front yards, although one or two owners would do
it if they could, and houses sell rather quickly with deals that don't
fall through at the closing table.
None of the properties I own have a deed restriction. All of them
sound like your description.... except I can't conceive of a paved
yard.... we have real lawns.
In the Wash. DC area it is becoming a real problem. Somebody buys the
house next door and rents individual rooms and to accomodate all of the
cars the front yard is paved over, removing the need for lawn maintenance.

One neighboring house that just sold was never even listed. It sold
within an hour, the morning it went on the market.
How did it go "on the market?" Usually real estate agents delay the
posting of the listing trying to get the sale themselves or keeping it
with the brokerage family.

Apparently, there are many exceptions to your rule!
All over the country.

Going to Bowling Green Country Club today. Might try to get in 36 holes.
This is where I broke 100 the first time, only to read later that is a
course designed to improve your self esteem!

Hit'em straight and only 1-putt.

When are you going to invite me to play the Medal of Honor course with
you at Quantico?

We'll cross the Shenandoah River, and I'll think of Harry getting in his
canoeing practice. (Boating related, don'cha'no)

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:41:31 -0400, BAR wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:27:57 -0400, BAR penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

No, it really is all about the resale value. When you drive through my
neighborhood you see that every yard is clean and well kept, the paint
is not peeling off the trim, the garage doors all work and look good.
There are no paved over front yards, although one or two owners would do
it if they could, and houses sell rather quickly with deals that don't
fall through at the closing table.

None of the properties I own have a deed restriction. All of them
sound like your description.... except I can't conceive of a paved
yard.... we have real lawns.

In the Wash. DC area it is becoming a real problem. Somebody buys the
house next door and rents individual rooms and to accomodate all of the
cars the front yard is paved over, removing the need for lawn maintenance.

One neighboring house that just sold was never even listed. It sold
within an hour, the morning it went on the market.

How did it go "on the market?" Usually real estate agents delay the
posting of the listing trying to get the sale themselves or keeping it
with the brokerage family.

Apparently, there are many exceptions to your rule!

All over the country.

Fairfax County passed a law prohibiting that practice. Now the cars get
parked in the yard. Saves on mowing the grass to meet the 10" height
maximum, don'cha'no.

The latest craze for some of the Mexicans moving in is to de-limb and top
the oak trees in the front yard, then they're left with a 25 foot stump,
which makes a great place to put your dish antenna to pick up the salsa
stations.


--
John H

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:41:31 -0400, BAR wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:27:57 -0400, BAR penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

No, it really is all about the resale value. When you drive through my
neighborhood you see that every yard is clean and well kept, the paint
is not peeling off the trim, the garage doors all work and look good.
There are no paved over front yards, although one or two owners would do
it if they could, and houses sell rather quickly with deals that don't
fall through at the closing table.

None of the properties I own have a deed restriction. All of them
sound like your description.... except I can't conceive of a paved
yard.... we have real lawns.

In the Wash. DC area it is becoming a real problem. Somebody buys the
house next door and rents individual rooms and to accomodate all of the
cars the front yard is paved over, removing the need for lawn maintenance.

One neighboring house that just sold was never even listed. It sold
within an hour, the morning it went on the market.

How did it go "on the market?" Usually real estate agents delay the
posting of the listing trying to get the sale themselves or keeping it
with the brokerage family.

Apparently, there are many exceptions to your rule!

All over the country.

Going to Bowling Green Country Club today. Might try to get in 36 holes.
This is where I broke 100 the first time, only to read later that is a
course designed to improve your self esteem!

We'll cross the Shenandoah River, and I'll think of Harry getting in his
canoeing practice. (Boating related, don'cha'no)
--
John H

"John H." wrote in message
...

The latest craze for some of the Mexicans moving in is to de-limb and top
the oak trees in the front yard, then they're left with a 25 foot stump,
which makes a great place to put your dish antenna to pick up the salsa
stations.


--
John H

Now that is something to get riled up about.
Where's 'Johnny Appleseed' when you need him?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Don White wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
...
The latest craze for some of the Mexicans moving in is to de-limb and
top
the oak trees in the front yard, then they're left with a 25 foot stump,
which makes a great place to put your dish antenna to pick up the salsa
stations.


--
John H

Now that is something to get riled up about.
Where's 'Johnny Appleseed' when you need him?


What's that smell emanating from Herring...smells like...racism. Remember
when he whined about the black people he was "forced" to teach when he was
a sub teacher?

Too bad South Africa ended apartheid. If it hadn't, our boy Herring could
have moved there.

That from the man(?) that posted the following:

From: HK
Newsgroups: rec.boats
Subject: OT: ER
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:29:13 -0400


snip

Gawd, I hope it is President Hillary. No other Democrat will cause so
many hard-core Republicans to put bullets through their brains. Delicious.

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:49:48 -0400, BAR wrote:



Going to Bowling Green Country Club today. Might try to get in 36 holes.
This is where I broke 100 the first time, only to read later that is a
course designed to improve your self esteem!

Hit'em straight and only 1-putt.

When are you going to invite me to play the Medal of Honor course with
you at Quantico?

Well, crap, I hit too many three and four putts. Shot an even 100.

As for Quantico, how about Thursday, 30 Aug. Tee time to be determined, but
I'll try for somewhere between 8 and 8:30. Quantico will let me make a tee
time only 48 hours in advance, 'cause I'm not a member. They shouldn't be
too busy, hopefully.

Send me an email with a phone number, use jherring at cox dot net.
--
John H

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:10:19 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .

The latest craze for some of the Mexicans moving in is to de-limb and top
the oak trees in the front yard, then they're left with a 25 foot stump,
which makes a great place to put your dish antenna to pick up the salsa
stations.


--
John H

Now that is something to get riled up about.
Where's 'Johnny Appleseed' when you need him?


Apple trees wouldn't grow high enough for a dish antenna.

Did you ask your mom for some boat advice?
--
John H

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:19:39 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

NetCop wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Don White wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
...
The latest craze for some of the Mexicans moving in is to de-limb and
top
the oak trees in the front yard, then they're left with a 25 foot stump,
which makes a great place to put your dish antenna to pick up the salsa
stations.


--
John H
Now that is something to get riled up about.
Where's 'Johnny Appleseed' when you need him?

What's that smell emanating from Herring...smells like...racism. Remember
when he whined about the black people he was "forced" to teach when he was
a sub teacher?

Too bad South Africa ended apartheid. If it hadn't, our boy Herring could
have moved there.

That from the man(?) that posted the following:

From: HK
Newsgroups: rec.boats
Subject: OT: ER
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:29:13 -0400


snip

Gawd, I hope it is President Hillary. No other Democrat will cause so
many hard-core Republicans to put bullets through their brains. Delicious.




Sorry, but there's nothing racist about that remark.

Nor were my comments racist. They were facts. The fact is that the folks
doing this in the neighborhood are Mexicans. If they were Jewish Europeans,
Indians, WASPs, or simply liars, the facts would still exist.

But, thanks for mentioning my name, Harry, it was an honor as usual. I
personally don't think you're the scum that some here make you out to be.
--
John H