Living in a Development

My neighbors are good people.  I like them.  It’s the people managing the property where my condo is that drive me nuts.  I had to get a new water heater because the old one was leaking bad and had holes that had become major in size.  No problem in that I know I have to get it fixed and soon.

The problem arose when I tried to get back to my condo only to find the parking lot and driveways all getting sealant and were closed off until Monday.  The nearest place to park the car was at the bottom of the hill.  I parked the car and walked up the hill.  I had to get my dolly so I can bring the water heater up the hill.

I couldn’t use the street.  I had to go through developments, up stairs, and around the outside perimeter of the complex.   There was no path to my area.  I had to go through woods.

The high temperature for the day was 92°F.  It was during this time that I was lugging the water heater on the dolly.  One would have thought that the woods would have been full of shade, but the sun still managed to find a way to beat down on me.

The wooded area tried to get the best of me, but I wouldn’t allow their “bobby traps of twigs covering a hole” trick fool me more than once or twice.  Although I didn’t see any today, I now know not to eat the yellow snow in the woods.

I just got home now.  As soon as I hook up the water heater, I am going to take a cold shower and go to bed.

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