[duffysmom]

Originally Posted by Vinny

I know what you are saying but if I do not like my job, I find another. If I do not like where I live, I move and have done so 10 times. I may be different but I never understood why anyone would sign up for something voluntarily and then complain about it. It is like marrying someone that has some habits that you do not like and then trying to change them.

I have lived in 7 developments where the residents had a big say. Know what happens? They vote for cheap. You end up with roads and other amenities in disrepair. In my last place they did not even reserve enough money to repair the roads. We were all assessed $800 and of course they went with the cheapest method with the result that the cracks and pot holes in the roads reappeared within two years. The trees in front of my home and many others were cut down due to a fungus infection. There was no money to replace them plus I now had a stump that the tree removal company never removed. They got their money and ran. No thank you. I knew exactly what I was signing up for when I signed my deed at TV. I do not join clubs because I do not like majority rule. My standards and preferences rarely coincide with those of the majority. I much prefer to find someone whose vision I share and then hang on for the ride. What I will not do is join something that I disagree with. When I joined the Army and they sent me to Vietnam I did not complain. I knew what I was singing up for and accepted all that my decision entailed.

So yes you are right. I do not care that I have no say. I do not want a say. I want to relax and have someone else make the hard decisions. If I do not like it no one is preventing me from moving. No one forced me to move here. I will not complain about my own decisions. You may believe and feel differently. The fact that we can all express different views and beliefs without fear of reprisal is what I fought for and what Independence Day is all about. I do not think I would risk my life fighting for our right to have a say in TV. :-)