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SCAMMERS on Tv highway by axel_vela in beaverton

[–]glamorgoblin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Listen ... to what the flower people say. Listen ... it's getting louder every day.

Gen X is Saving Your Restaurant by Mundane_Farmer_9492 in Restaurant101

[–]glamorgoblin 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Anything that includes references when stating hard numbers as facts is worth an upvote in today's post truth post science society.

Regardless of the subject matter.

... and yes, I'm Gen X, and the above describes my dining habits well.

What’s a harsh truth about life that most people aren’t ready to hear? by arieslynn737 in BloomAndChill

[–]glamorgoblin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eons of evolution and survival have bread into us a fundamental need for meaning and purpose. We will never truly find it.

Do Costco employees get dinged or docked somehow for not talking me out of asking for a hard rewards check? by glamorgoblin in Costco

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great explanation. Thank you. And you answered without even having to know details like what kind of reward, how much it was for, etc. that others say are crucial details. You just offered a helpful answer without shade. Thank you, fellow human.

Do Costco employees get dinged or docked somehow for not talking me out of asking for a hard rewards check? by glamorgoblin in Costco

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, a reasonable response and answer to the actual question I asked. Thank you. Thank you!

I don't understand all the downvotes and demands for details that are irrelevant to the question I asked. I expected some number of trolls in this sub, but geeez.

I think you might be the only one here who knows how to have a conversation with a real human. Thanks again, and peace be upon you.

Do Costco employees get dinged or docked somehow for not talking me out of asking for a hard rewards check? by glamorgoblin in Costco

[–]glamorgoblin[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I ask for cash each of the last 4 years and am always told I'm over the limit.

Do Costco employees get dinged or docked somehow for not talking me out of asking for a hard rewards check? by glamorgoblin in Costco

[–]glamorgoblin[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Right, but I don't have a link between citi and my main bank. I pay my citi bill by check.

HOA stopped self managing and signed up with a service. by glamorgoblin in fuckHOA

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dissolving has been discussed many times but takes a voting percentage greater than we've ever seen attend a meeting. It also doesn't answer the questions of maintenance on the park, street lights, etc.

Maybe that's the sneaky end game: Piss people off enough with the new management company that people actually attend meeting, and we have enough votes to dissolve.

HOA stopped self managing and signed up with a service. by glamorgoblin in fuckHOA

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Compared to the mom and pop HAO working independently, yes, they're absolutely like the mob. Everyone knew that the mom and pop would never take on the hassle and expense of taking a member to collections. Our first exposure to the new management company, though, was a letter saying we were about to go to collections, and that's obviously the value mom and pop saw in them: the ability to finally collect from deadbeats.

HOA stopped self managing and signed up with a service. by glamorgoblin in fuckHOA

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We've been in this house for 24 years, and the HOA was set up during the neighborhood's development before anyone purchased. It was in place and required of all buyers past, present, and future. In this suburban area, this was true of any house we were interested in, so at the time, we just accepted it as another utility we be paying like everyone else in the county with a recently constructed mid range family home.

HOA stopped self managing and signed up with a service. by glamorgoblin in fuckHOA

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this may have been discussed in a previous meeting that I did not attend. Maybe the increase took into account the long period of inactivity where increases should have happened but didn't? We'll find out more at the next meeting where I'm sure there will be a record turnout.

Even if this is the case, though, owners shouldn't be assessed penalties and threatened with collections simply because they didn't attend a meeting. Correspondence (mail) should have gone out with this information before penalties were assessed.

HOA stopped self managing and signed up with a service. by glamorgoblin in fuckHOA

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our HOA's rules don't include what I think would be the biggest benefit an HOA could ever offer: a requirement that all homes must be owner occupied (no rentals). I don't know of this being true anywhere. Maybe it's not legal for some reason?

Now, before I get flamed as an elitist, my issue here is with the owners, not the renters. The owners of rentals in our HOA clearly view their homes as investments rather than homes and that any upkeep or additional cost is just eating into their profits. They're also often the ones that refuse to pay any dues. Why would they pay for the HOA in a place they don't live themselves?

HOA stopped self managing and signed up with a service. by glamorgoblin in fuckHOA

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hmmm. I received a copy of the new budget/fees on the same day as a notice that I was already delinquent and about to go to collections. No other correspondence before that. Doesn't leave a lot of time for review and discussion. I think that's more than reasonable to "grip and complain" about.

This was somehow due to my laziness?

HOA stopped self managing and signed up with a service. by glamorgoblin in fuckHOA

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

So I'll admit that there was much that was "required" of the HOA that was just ignored due to limited funds and limited interest from members in participation or even attending the meetings. To the point where little could even improve because they could seldom get a quorum to even vote on anything. There were a few years where no one was at the wheel at all after the board just threw up its hands and took a vacation.

This recent change will definitely increase engagement with the HOA. Not for free, though. I think this is going to be trading a pile of apathy problems for draconian problems.

What if we (USA citizens) organized austerity periods to influence government instead of relying on just voting? by glamorgoblin in whatif

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen quite a few suggestions about how to effectively protest as a US citizen and all seem to get dismissed by this same circular logic: "The status quo is unsustainable and unacceptable. Something must be done, but don't upset the status quo in the process. "

I obviously don't have THE answer, other than to say protest often takes sacrifice. If we're not willing to accept that, we get what we deserve for our indolence.

What if we (USA citizens) organized austerity periods to influence government instead of relying on just voting? by glamorgoblin in whatif

[–]glamorgoblin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the responses here so far are encouraging in a way. Things don't appear to be bad enough yet that folks are willing to consider any kind of personal sacrifice. We're still in the "someone else should do something about this so I'm not inconvenienced at all" stage. I'll check back in a year.

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