Hello Everyone!
Last night I came home from work after it snowed and rained all day and was disappointed to see that the landscaping company we (the association we pay staggering amounts into) hire to do the snow clean up and yard work had not yet been in our neighborhood. Let me remind you that it rained and snowed Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. 24 hours later, the company had not yet plowed my driveway.
Now, I don't have an issue shoveling my own snow. I'll gladly do it, but then give me back the money I paid to have someone else do it..who clearly didn't do it.
When I got off the bus there was a young man on a 4-wheeler who was trying to plow the main sidewalk (which he did, but he piled all the snow onto the road right in front of the sidewalk so there is an impasse. do i have to do EVERYTHING myself?) I thought, good when he's done with that he can come plow our driveways. I went into my house and started dinner. As i was planning to maneuver the car so i could fit the garbage and recycling bins back into our tiny garage, i saw that there were workers out there shoveling people's sidewalks. Hooray! I went out into my driveway and pulled the car out. I put the bins in the garage and then couldn't get the car back in. The snow was too icy and i needed a push. Did any of the young gentlemen standing around watching me do all this work offer to help me? Nope. They stood and stared. I reluctantly parked my car in the visitor parking and went back in my house. (thinking they'd get to plowing the driveways soon)
That's where they stopped. They disappeared from the neighborhood and weren't seen for a couple hours. i decided, Screw this! My husband needs to be able to park in the driveway, and i HAVE to get my car into the garage. I went out with a shovel and some water softener salt and began to shovel the driveway myself. In the meantime, the men came back with the plot and drove it right past my house and onto the trailer they used to cart it around. Did they stop to plow my driveway for me, since i was alone and shoveling the heavy snow on my own? Nope. They stood there and stared.
I am beyond livid that they drained our reserve funds for driveway projects this past summer and raised our association fees to astronomical numbers and then they hired a company that does a half-ass job at clearing out snow. (excuse my language) This morning when i woke up...my driveway and those around me...were STILL NOT PLOWED. Someone sent out an email saying "Maybe we should have a special assessment in order to get the driveways plowed when it snows! Or raise the dues to $500!" SO much truth to that. (and it's hilarious because they just did the same thing for fixing the driveways this summer..and raised it to $300)
I'm over this living situation. Josh and I want to get out of this place so badly that it makes us sick. But we'll have to see what the next few months brings our way. Pray that we can find a better solution!
Despite the STUPIDITY of our landscaping company and the ridiculous piles of snow and ice that are freezing onto the ground outside my home, i decided to make the best of it and create a little friend for my husband to come home to! I made us a little snowman buddy. Here's a picture of him. It was fun to get out there and create the little guy and just enjoy the snow for the 15 min it took me. now i'll hibernate the rest of the year. Thank you for listening to my story about the dummy company that can't do their job.
Hello Snowman Friend!
