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!

What’s wrong with this picture? It appears only an expert knows.

Bulletin Boards would go on the ends facing the mailboxes.

There is no need for the paper boxes that I installed, since Josh “also” delivers your news!

The openings for the parcel boxes face in the same direction as the mail boxes but only open from the front for loading which means Josh has to squeeze in between the bulletin board side of the mail station and the last parcel box installed. Not very well thought out, if at all!

If it wasn’t for Kermit’s bright idea to put down pavers, then removals, rearrangements and new installs would go that much faster and easier. Also, they could have finished reinstalling the locked down Board Only bulletin boards. Gary my neighbor, God rest his soul, had a plan to put down a material that would have stopped the spalling of the concrete created by people using deicer. You never use deicer on concrete unless the concrete is sealed. Property Managers know this. This would have eliminated the tripping hazard that Josh has to deal with multiple times a day. And for those would be property manager want to be’s, you don’t put a ZL1 engine in a Vega. Meaning you don’t spend that kind of money on a fully depreciated building. But what the hell, it’s not your money.

The mailboxes and parcel boxes need to be completely reworked. So, start banking some money to do it right! I will put together a plan for all to review, I will get cost estimates/bids from “professional” contractors. You can pick the best bid package as cheaper is not always better. I will oversee construction to ensure the work meets your expectations.

And while we are on the subject of mailboxes, do you know that the Weigerts (Or the Weegerts as the Koerners call them) have a key to your mailboxes? Not mine since I changed the lock. It is the responsibility of the home seller to provide the home buyer with a set of keys to their mailbox. If that doesn’t occur than a local locksmith needs to be called. The Administration should only have keys to the unassigned mailboxes. I suggest you swap out your lock. TODAY!