On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:41:05 -0600, Sqwertz >
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>On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:21:54 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> Homeowners association probably. My friend had a place and got a 200
>> restaurant bill if he ate there or not. Private country clubs do the
>> same thing. A $500 mandatory restaurant bill is not unheard of. If
>> you want to live like a king it's going to cost you. My friend had
>> pool parties and ordered drinks and munchies to use his up.
>
>Did he invite a bunch of low-class floozies and winos? That's what I
>would do just out of spite (if I were in Jill's position where I got a
>free house and free money).

He knew what he was getting into when he bought the place. Most
people do when they buy in a community with a HOA but then like to
complain later. Jills situation my not be typical but if she doesn't
like it she should move. I haven't been following the thread to know
if she complained. I had a vacation home for nine years in a HOA with
no complaints.

Lou

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:21:54 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> Homeowners association probably. My friend had a place and got a 200
>> restaurant bill if he ate there or not. Private country clubs do the
>> same thing. A $500 mandatory restaurant bill is not unheard of. If
>> you want to live like a king it's going to cost you. My friend had
>> pool parties and ordered drinks and munchies to use his up.
>
Hey Lou, I pay whether I eat there or not. What is this eating like a King
business? Burger King? (laughing)

> Did he invite a bunch of low-class floozies and winos? That's what I
> would do just out of spite (if I were in Jill's position where I got a
> free house and free money).
>
> -sw

Steve, that money wasn't free (ever heard of taxes?!) and neither was the
house. I pay property tax, membership dues, assessment fees. And repairs
on a 1987 house are not much fun, either.

Jill

"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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> how did they make you join the club? i can't imagine anyone making you do
> anything you don't want to? Lee

Ohhh, that. Yeah, they threatened to put a lien on my house. I consulted
an attorney, who checked out the HOA rules and said yep, they could sue me
for not joining "the Club" and possibly take the house away from me.

Jill

> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> sorry jill i just have to ask, Lee
>>
>>
>> Ask what?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> How would you prepare one?
>>>>
>>>> I ask because I have been forced to become a member of "the club" where
>>>> I live (long story, don't bother). Since I don't play golf or tennis
>>>> or swim, the only benefit seems to be I can dine at the club. There is
>>>> a public web site that lists the menus of the various dining rooms at
>>>> the club. That description seems to be correct for a Monte Cristo
>>>> sandwich. The private (members only) web site has the same menus,
>>>> except on it the definition of a Monte Cristo is vastly different from
>>>> my experience. IOW, it isn't a Monte Cristo!
>>>>
>>>> So, if you've ever had or were going to make a Monte Cristo sandwich,
>>>> how would you go about it? No googling If you've ever had one
>>>> you'll know it!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:30:43 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> ...
> > how did they make you join the club? i can't imagine anyone making you do
> > anything you don't want to? Lee
>
> Ohhh, that. Yeah, they threatened to put a lien on my house. I consulted
> an attorney, who checked out the HOA rules and said yep, they could sue me
> for not joining "the Club" and possibly take the house away from me.
>
> Jill
>

People who have done their due diligence know about the CC&Rs and
their stipulations before they buy into a community with a homeowners
association. Complying with the rules is part of the decision making
process to buy a home in that community or not. For you, it's part of
your decision process to stay or leave.

I doubt you'd want wake up to the smell of some guy next door who owns
a roofing company firing up his tar pots before he goes off to work.
So, some of the things you take for granted are what your homeowners
association has made possible.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:30:43 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>
>"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> how did they make you join the club? i can't imagine anyone making you do
>> anything you don't want to? Lee
>
>Ohhh, that. Yeah, they threatened to put a lien on my house. I consulted
>an attorney, who checked out the HOA rules and said yep, they could sue me
>for not joining "the Club" and possibly take the house away from me.
>
>Jill
>
Sounds a lot like active duty military. DH and some friends decided
they did not want to join the Officers' Club. They got called into
their commander's office and it was strongly suggested that if they
did not join it would reflect very badly on their next rating. IOW,
bye bye promotion.



>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> sorry jill i just have to ask, Lee
>>>
>>>
>>> Ask what?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> How would you prepare one?
>>>>>
>>>>> I ask because I have been forced to become a member of "the club" where
>>>>> I live (long story, don't bother). Since I don't play golf or tennis
>>>>> or swim, the only benefit seems to be I can dine at the club. There is
>>>>> a public web site that lists the menus of the various dining rooms at
>>>>> the club. That description seems to be correct for a Monte Cristo
>>>>> sandwich. The private (members only) web site has the same menus,
>>>>> except on it the definition of a Monte Cristo is vastly different from
>>>>> my experience. IOW, it isn't a Monte Cristo!
>>>>>
>>>>> So, if you've ever had or were going to make a Monte Cristo sandwich,
>>>>> how would you go about it? No googling If you've ever had one
>>>>> you'll know it!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:30:43 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

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>"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> how did they make you join the club? i can't imagine anyone making you do
>> anything you don't want to? Lee
>
>Ohhh, that. Yeah, they threatened to put a lien on my house. I consulted
>an attorney, who checked out the HOA rules and said yep, they could sue me
>for not joining "the Club" and possibly take the house away from me.
>
>Jill

You needed a lawyer to check this out? When you got the house didn't
they give you a book with all the laws in it? The HOA I was in even
had it online.

Lou

jmcquown wrote:
>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> how did they make you join the club? i can't imagine anyone making
>> you do anything you don't want to? Lee
>
> Ohhh, that. Yeah, they threatened to put a lien on my house. I
> consulted an attorney, who checked out the HOA rules and said yep,
> they could sue me for not joining "the Club" and possibly take the
> house away from me.
>
> Jill
>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> sorry jill i just have to ask, Lee
>>>
>>>
>>> Ask what?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> How would you prepare one?
>>>>>
>>>>> I ask because I have been forced to become a member of "the club"
>>>>> where I live (long story, don't bother). Since I don't play golf
>>>>> or tennis or swim, the only benefit seems to be I can dine at the
>>>>> club. There is a public web site that lists the menus of the
>>>>> various dining rooms at the club. That description seems to be
>>>>> correct for a Monte Cristo sandwich. The private (members only)
>>>>> web site has the same menus, except on it the definition of a
>>>>> Monte Cristo is vastly different from my experience. IOW, it isn't
>>>>> a Monte Cristo!
>>>>>
>>>>> So, if you've ever had or were going to make a Monte Cristo
>>>>> sandwich, how would you go about it? No googling If you've
>>>>> ever had one you'll know it!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

You need an attorney to read the covenants and restrictions of the deed
for the house that was handed to you? You are ****ing money away.

-HB

that being the case, i would go there and eat what took the cook the longest
to make, and complain if it weren't eperfect... but all the while smiling, i
might also bring in someone to be the homeless guy who is your guest, if you
knew an actor in a local ameture theatre i would bring "mr. Homeless" to
dinner anytime john wasn't visiting, lol, Lee
"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> how did they make you join the club? i can't imagine anyone making you
>> do anything you don't want to? Lee
>
> Ohhh, that. Yeah, they threatened to put a lien on my house. I consulted
> an attorney, who checked out the HOA rules and said yep, they could sue me
> for not joining "the Club" and possibly take the house away from me.
>
> Jill
>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> sorry jill i just have to ask, Lee
>>>
>>>
>>> Ask what?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> How would you prepare one?
>>>>>
>>>>> I ask because I have been forced to become a member of "the club"
>>>>> where I live (long story, don't bother). Since I don't play golf or
>>>>> tennis or swim, the only benefit seems to be I can dine at the club.
>>>>> There is a public web site that lists the menus of the various dining
>>>>> rooms at the club. That description seems to be correct for a Monte
>>>>> Cristo sandwich. The private (members only) web site has the same
>>>>> menus, except on it the definition of a Monte Cristo is vastly
>>>>> different from my experience. IOW, it isn't a Monte Cristo!
>>>>>
>>>>> So, if you've ever had or were going to make a Monte Cristo sandwich,
>>>>> how would you go about it? No googling If you've ever had one
>>>>> you'll know it!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> How would you prepare one?
>
> I ask because I have been forced to become a member of "the club" where I
> live (long story, don't bother). Since I don't play golf or tennis or
> swim, the only benefit seems to be I can dine at the club. There is a
> public web site that lists the menus of the various dining rooms at the
> club. That description seems to be correct for a Monte Cristo sandwich.
> The private (members only) web site has the same menus, except on it the
> definition of a Monte Cristo is vastly different from my experience. IOW,
> it isn't a Monte Cristo!
>
> So, if you've ever had or were going to make a Monte Cristo sandwich, how
> would you go about it? No googling If you've ever had one you'll know
> it!
>
> Jill

IIRC a Monte Cristo is essentially a 3 Decker club sandwich which has been
battered and deep fried - served with a variety of jams and jellies.

A bar favorite in the mid 60's (IIRC)

Dimitri

Dimitri

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> How would you prepare one?
>>
>> I ask because I have been forced to become a member of "the club" where I
>> live (long story, don't bother). Since I don't play golf or tennis or
>> swim, the only benefit seems to be I can dine at the club. There is a
>> public web site that lists the menus of the various dining rooms at the
>> club. That description seems to be correct for a Monte Cristo sandwich.
>> The private (members only) web site has the same menus, except on it the
>> definition of a Monte Cristo is vastly different from my experience.
>> IOW, it isn't a Monte Cristo!
>>
>> So, if you've ever had or were going to make a Monte Cristo sandwich, how
>> would you go about it? No googling If you've ever had one you'll
>> know it!
>>
>> Jill
>
> IIRC a Monte Cristo is essentially a 3 Decker club sandwich which has been
> battered and deep fried - served with a variety of jams and jellies.
>
> A bar favorite in the mid 60's (IIRC)
>
> Dimitri
>
And the 1980's! And only recommended every 20 years

Jill