GG,
Although we have never really met, and it is not exactly like I really know you, for some reason this thing is really
me off!!!!!
When I read your post, my first thought was, "GG, are you sure that you did not play a practical joke on your neighbors the last time you were here, and now they knew you were arriving so they are getting back at you?"
But then I realized that this is serious.
And this is wrong. They knew the drill coming in just like everybody else who signs on the line.
But let's think about this a minute......
While this is most certainly a problem for you (which I am incensed about, btw), this is an even bigger problem for the developer himself.
Here's why........
Even though TV may not have been hit quite as hard by the woes of the real estate market, the sales I am sure have not been so easy as in the past. And those Boomer Bucks that so many have planned on taking to the bank are not so easy to come by as was once thought. The developer knows all this.
When potential buyers cruise TV, one of the things that stands out the most is how beautifully the properties are kept. That is a huge selling point. Thus, the restrictions.
Therefore, the developer surely figured out long ago how to not let this kind of bizarre protest take hold.
GG, this is not only about the eyesores that some consider beautiful, this is about money and profit. The developer wants to sell houses. Surely, something can and will be done. Your neighbors may fancy themselves a test case. But something tells me that this kind of thing has been tested before. The developer is not likely to tolerate anything that will interfere with sales.
Let me know if you want me to pull up in the Boomermobile that has the Bose speakers and blast my Rolling Stones CD with "Hey! You! Get Off My Cloud!" in front of their house at certain times of the day or night. (Remember Noriega?)
Wow, GG! This is sure making me grouchy this morning.
I wish you the best. I think the developer will get it covered. Lots of people are watching.
(Oh and I was just kidding about those Noriega tactics. Sometimes my brain does work that way though when I hear about something that is NOT FAIR!!!) These people knew coming in.
I am going to go see "Hairspray" at the theater this afternoon. That will make me smile while I remember all that work I did teasing my hair for all those many hours of my teenage years.
Good luck, GG.
I am watching.
Boomer