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Old Jul 31, 2016, 08:22 PM
guilloche guilloche is offline
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Thanks, Gina Re - though the HOA is really not as great as you'd think. You get some convenience, but lose control. Like in this situation, I would never do business with these people... but I don't have the power to fire them outright. Same with the exterminators they use, the company is fine, but the guy who sprays was kind of useless - so I end up paying out of pocket for a different company to spray my home. We have cable through our HOA and pay for it, but some people prefer satellite - so they're essentially paying twice, since you can't not pay the HOA. Plus, they make decisions without really asking what people want, which can be annoying... we had lovely, light gray fences that were repainted what can only be described as "poop brown" (someone from the board actually described them like this!). Just... ugh. So, don't feel like you're missing out! You're not!

Thanks again Eskielover! I will email the management company and see what the process is for getting time at the board meeting. I'm giving it a couple days...

It's so bizarre, at this point, I honestly have no clue if they're going to come out or not. I just can't wrap my head around this type of non-communication... when she called me back, she said her husband said that I shouldn't be smelling anything (yeah, I figured) and it sounded like she was saying that it is likely the vents, which they don't service.

She had said he'd be out in the next couple of days (which doesn't help me - do they expect me to not leave the house for days, in the hope that he might appear, at some point?). I got yelled at about not being here when he supposedly came by before (despite the fact that I work from home!).

And, she wrapped it up by talking about how it's going to be raining for the next few days, and he can't do the service in the rain. And, if I smell anything else burning, I should shut the whole thing off, and NOT turn it back on (but omg it's hot here!) and call them.

So I'm left thinking... are they actually coming? Are they only coming if the smell comes back? Last time I smelled burning, I shut it off for a bit - and it was fine when I turned it back on.

It's really, really confusing and crazy-making. And, if she gave any indication of being sane, I'd have just asked... "so, is he planning to come out?" but I think that was likely to set off more yelling!

Thanks... sorry for ranting more... it's just sort of surreal!
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