Thanks Dorothy and Mr. C! I’m sorry Ray, every time I look at you I am reminded of Richie’s Dad on Happy Days! And always so serious!

It is tough growing anything at 4,500 feet where summer days can reach into the 100s and on those same 100 degree days you can have night time temperatures dropping into the mid 30s. A 60 degree temperature swing has “Early Girls” and “Beef Stakes” saying, NFW!

It is also not easy getting money from the board for things that “they” are not interested in! Remember, it is the anointed ones that get to decide for the rest of us since we don’t seem to be smart enough. Not the way we used to roll under Virgil, Nancy and Jim Boyd! Ray is persistent and quiet about it and wears down the administration. He obviously has more patience than I do!

Thanks Ray and Dorothy!

And then there is maintenance. You don’t add assets unless you plan to maintain them and it shouldn’t be up to Ray and Dorothy to conduct the yearly inspection and maintenance of said assets.

Everyone, yes everyone agreed to hire out common area maintenance to professionals back in 2008. But we have spent our money poorly and have zero dollars in the reserve fund unless it is for roads? I have seen five year old’s play house better than our six board and arc members can manage 40 acres of common area not to mention providing needed services to our members.

Next up…Signs and why we need so many in the middle of the Deschutes National Forest. WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING SIGNS!