I'm going to shout at the clouds here.
Just venting
Long post
When I bought this property and moved it was very clear there was bad feelings about "Californians" and "costal libs" coming to the area and trying to change things. I had to prove that I was "OK". I read it all the time about "blue state" folks coming to "red states" and "bringing their values". Tshirts with "Idaho we're full, f off" & "Idaho - we've been social distancing since 1889".
So, here's the deal-
My property is at the very end of a little over a mile of gravel road, privately maintained
Total of 9 large parcels
I specifically did not consider purchasing any property that had CC&R's or HOA, been there done that never again.
Leave me alone.
A parcel, about 1/2 way in, sold a little over a year ago to a woman from Baltimore - warning sign #1
She's pretty pushy and east coast aggressive - warning sign #2
Remember the rocket story I told awhile back? She told one of the neighbors that if one landed on her property she would sue them - BIG warning sign #3
I pushed snow for her this winter so she could get in, no charge, just being a good neighbor. Within a day she wanted to use my garage to work on a project she was doing. Uhhh- just because I'm friendly doesn't mean I'm your friend. Small warning sign
Last year she asked if I knew contractors she could "interview" to build her house. Told me she would "bird dog" them to make sure everything was being done right. Warning sign #4.
Since I've "proved" myself I get lots of gossip around the campfire- she's managed to tee off a lot of local businesses. I've seen 15 or so contractors come to her site, construction hasn't started yet. Read the tea leaves there.
Sooooo.....there's the background
Last week she stops me on my way to the mailbox in the mini truck- tells me she has macular degeneration and educates me on it (yeah, I know all about it, don't need an education- mom has it for the last 15 years) then says she can't see to pull out and wants the mailboxes moved. Ha, good luck with that the first mailbox there has been there for like 40 years.
I have proof I told her if the Postal Service required it I will move my boxes to a staked location. Done, right? Seemed reasonable to me.
Last week she lets me know she is putting together a "community meeting" at her place (she's living in a travel trailer), she will be serving iced tea and discuss "the mailbox situation and solutions". Yeah, go pound sand. Warning sign #5
Turns out she has been to the local PO and pushed for the federal regs and get them on her side. Warning sign #6 (use the power of the gov't to get your way- pretty sure we hate that in red states?).
The meeting happens, I figure no problem nobody will show up and it will die on the vine.
Wrong
The long time natives I had to "prove" myself to are all-in!
She comes up yesterday with a 3 page "Executive Summary" of the meeting and "Course of Action" with bullet points & pictures and everything. Going to build some fancy "community common mailbox structure" like in some hoity-toity gated community.
Don't touch my mailbox. I'll move it when the location is staked.
4pm 105° I'm grouchy aaaannd she may not like me so much now.
So, this is to all the red state folks spewing sh!t about blue staters invading from someone who escaped from those areas- THIS IS HOW IT STARTS!!!!!!!! She won't stop with this.
I'm not 'proving' myself ever again, you can kiss my sweaty.....
Rant over
