Home Owner's Association

[normiss 873]

Consider changing it to the NRA logo?

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Would all prospective home buyers be so darned offended driving by that garage that they would refuse to purchase a house in the neighborhood?

Not all, but some might be. Some might think it's cool and be more likely to buy the house. Who knows. I was just saying that's the only reason I might be concerned if one of my neighbor's did that to their garage, but I honestly wouldn't care enough to say anything about it. And no, I wasn't just making that up to avoid sounding judgemental. A lot of people do consider what the neighbors are like before buying a house.

Now, switching to judgemental mode, I'll tell you that I think it's silly to buy a home with an HOA and then complain when you don't like the rules that you agreed to.

[billvon 3,090]

>That's the excuse that everyone utters for anything that doesn't suit their
>personal taste. But it's really all about their personal taste, and "property
>value" is just the convenient means of avoiding sounding judgmental.

It's actually the opposite. Property value is directly dependent on (average) personal taste. Several old dragsters up on blocks are going to appeal to certain people's taste (i.e. street racers) - but most people will think it's ugly, and therefore reduce property value directly on that house and indirectly on the houses next to theirs.

Likewise with things like external appearance of homes. Painting your home in an unusual way will appeal to some people, not appeal to others - and thus affect the property values of your neighborhood. Imagine, for example, whether or not a house with a big picture of Karl Marx painted on it would affect your decision to buy the house next to it. Whether or not it's an issue, of course, is up to the HOA.

That's the price you pay for being in an HOA. I don't think it's worth it, personally.

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What would be illogical about someone of french or british descent wanting a tricolore or union jack on their garage door?

If they want to paint their garage door IN FRANCE with a french flag, i see nothing wrong with it. (or Quebec) that is what is illogical.

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That's the price you pay for being in an HOA. I don't think it's worth it, personally.

Because you have plans to paint a big picture of Karl Marx on your house?

[billvon 3,090]

>Because you have plans to paint a big picture of Karl Marx on your house?

I think it's the eternal burning effigy of Barney the Purple Dinosaur that really gets them going.

[The111 1]

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I've never really gotten the concept of being "proud" of where one is from. It's not as if it was some crowing personal achievement that you managed, against all odds, to be from Texas. None of us can take credit for where we're from, nor do our origins make any of us better or worse than anyone else.

As a current (and temporary) Texas resident, I can say that your logic will not change the mindset of these people so intent on reminding themselves regularly of where they live.

Hanging the Texas flag on the front of your house in Texas is about like wearing a shirt to the DZ every day that says "I SKYDIVE."

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[The111 1]

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I'm surprised that this many skydivers would be against such a show of individuality. As skydivers, we're already leading our lives differently than everyone else. Individuality is something that skydivers respect and cherish. We don't judge others just because they have full-body tattoos, pierced eyebrows or orange hair. All we care about is their personality and their skydiving skills. So I'm surprised that these same freedom-loving free-to-be-different skydivers, would be so judgmental about a silly garage door paint scheme.

Your question is a bit off-point IMO. All you've asked is "would you want this in your neighborhood?" The majority voted no. Basically, you have asked personal preference. I'll bet many of the same people who voted no would also tolerate it rather than ban it. Tolerance does not equal affection. Us "super tolerant skydivers" may tolerate somebody with a purple barcode tatooed across his forehead, but that doesn't mean we like the tatoo.

Here are my answers to some different questions:

Do I want that garage door in my neighborhood? NO
Would I support an HOA rule against it? NO
Do I think you should be allowed to put it up even though I don't like it? YES

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[The111 1]

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Yes, ban everything, including the good and logical, because they don't have the guts to just ban the bad and illogical. That's bureaucrats for you.

Wait a minute, are you saying that because you consider a Cuban flag or an image of Che to be bad and illogical those things SHOULD be banned? If so your last post about the value of individuality just fell flat on its face.

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[JohnRich 4]

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What would be illogical about someone of french or british descent wanting a tricolore or union jack on their garage door?

I wouldn't have a problem with it.

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I'm surprised that this many skydivers would be against such a show of individuality. As skydivers, we're already leading our lives differently than everyone else. Individuality is something that skydivers respect and cherish. We don't judge others just because they have full-body tattoos, pierced eyebrows or orange hair. All we care about is their personality and their skydiving skills. So I'm surprised that these same freedom-loving free-to-be-different skydivers, would be so judgmental about a silly garage door paint scheme.

Your question is a bit off-point IMO. All you've asked is "would you want this in your neighborhood?" The majority voted no. Basically, you have asked personal preference. I'll bet many of the same people who voted no would also tolerate it rather than ban it. Tolerance does not equal affection. Us "super tolerant skydivers" may tolerate somebody with a purple barcode tatooed across his forehead, but that doesn't mean we like the tatoo.

Here are my answers to some different questions:

Do I want that garage door in my neighborhood? NO
Would I support an HOA rule against it? NO
Do I think you should be allowed to put it up even though I don't like it? YES

I only voted no because I don't live in Texas, now had I lived in Texas I would have thought that was cool

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[Andy9o8 2]

I'm not judgmental about this. But I will say that HOAs are an insidious hybrid of the worst elements of communism, fascism, megalomania and Napoleonic small-penis syndrome. They should be dealt with the way Henry VIII dealt with the monasteries: dissolve them and burn the abbots at the stake.

[Leapinglizardto 0]

where's the poll option for: Hell yea, paint that bitch up there. guess i'll have to settle for the only, yes I wouldn't mind option you left us with. so creative with the garage door paint & yet dz.com poll options

It's pretty pathetic when you have to TELL people you're fucking cool Skymama «narrative»This thread will lock in 3..2.. What a load of narrow-minded Xenophobic Bullshit!-squeak

[SarahC07 0]

I think it looks cool.

However, your neighbor could think painting a neon green elephant in a purple toto on his garage door looks cool, too.

I agree with their decision.

[bigairnut 0]

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I've never really gotten the concept of being "proud" of where one is from. It's not as if it was some crowing personal achievement that you managed, against all odds, to be from Texas. None of us can take credit for where we're from, nor do our origins make any of us better or worse than anyone else.

As a current (and temporary) Texas resident, I can say that your logic will not change the mindset of these people so intent on reminding themselves regularly of where they live.

Hanging the Texas flag on the front of your house in Texas is about like wearing a shirt to the DZ every day that says "I SKYDIVE."

As a Texan (who has lived outside Texas for the last 10 years and in fact has lived more than half my life outside Texas), I can't say why we feel the way we do. Illogicial?...yes. Silly?...perhaps. Real?...definitely. It's strange, but I have no family in Texas and not many friends there anymore either, but if my career didn't have me someplace else I'd go back in a heartbeat.

[karenmeal 0]

I really don't get the whole Texas pride thing.

Have you been other places?

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[JohnRich 4]

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I really don't get the whole Texas pride thing.
Have you been other places?

Plenty. That's why I'm so glad I'm now in Texas. It's the best of 'em all.

[porpoishead 8]

fuck homeowners associations, and fuck em twice on sunday.

your garage door bud, paint it whatever fucking color you want. build another garage and paint that door too. tell the HOA to shut the fuck up and worry about what the fuck color their garage door is. dont ask them for permission for fuck nothing anymore and quit paying the stupid fucks money.

keep it simple bro.

nothing against the texas flag, but the colors are rather loud you might get tired of looking at it. but fuck it thats why they sell paint... paint a different flag every day of the week.

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