davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2024

[davidd]

Oh no! Ever think of getting a condo with a HOA where someone else does all the work??  
I’m glad I don’t have any more decks to replace. BT,DT, twice, including one with the “almost ready to fall through it”.

Association fees that can increase without notice. Mandatory assessments for building repairs that exceed the HOA account balance. Nit-picky neighbors whose primary joy in life is calling out others for HOA violations. Everything painted a neutral beige or grey color. Yeah, uhhh... no thanks!

Then again... clubhouse, swimming pool, proximity to shopping – I'm probably dismissive only because I can't afford the HOA community lifestyle!  

You've replaced decks twice? The same deck? Or different sections? 

I was pricing out synthetic deck planks, the ones made from "recycled" plastic or whatever, that supposedly "last forever and never need painting." I thought they used to cost about twice what regular lumber planks cost. Now that synthetic stuff costs five times what plain ol' boards cost. Needless to say, even factoring in the absurd price of paint and stain, I'll be going with plain ol' boards.

If I actually decide to do it. Or if I can convince Janie and Triv to do it.

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1 September - A Doll A Day 2024:

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It's a Lead Pipe Cinch

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Janie cuts out a broken section of greywater drain pipe.

It's a plastic pipe, not a lead pipe.

The greywater pipe drains the clothes washer and irrigates some poplar trees. The previous owner set up the schlocky system, but the trees are thriving.