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Wow that is awful. I certainly don't want to be in a situation like that. I hadn't thought about it.

I wonder if renting in an area like that with would be different since they are complaining to the landlord and it is his problem if his fence isn't the right color for instance.

If the landlord is fastlane, they would be complaining to the property manager and the landlord would probably not hear about it ;)
 
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Zua fu puv piif nupiz vu jewi sitqidv....

Tipv gsun nz TDJ-O200 atoph Veqeveml

O'n puv tezoph zua fu... O'n tonqmz tezoph og nusi qiuqmi sitqidv ni gus jewoph ov, o'n puv eheoptv vjev....

& xuamfp'v vsz vu jofi ov... Ev mietv O fup'v vjopl O xuamf.... O'n puv op NK't qmedi us op vji qutovoup nepz ug vji qiuqmi esi op vjot gusan.

O xomm ci vjuahj.
 
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Tunivjoph vjev siemmz jimqif ni xovj vjot ^^
Vji dosdmi ug opgmaipdi fotdattoup op vji tiwip jecovt ug johjmz iggidvowi qiuqmi. Ov nelit e huuf deti gus gudatoph vjuti xusvjmitt vjuahjvt imtixjisi.
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O edvaemmz jewip'v sief 7 jeccovt. O'mm hiv up vjev.

Tu xjip O nefi ov opvu nif tdjuum epf mevis vji sitofipdz ug djuodi, zua civ vjev O dupvinqmevif vji Nevv Fenup "Jux ecuav vjin eqqmit?" nunipv. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez vjuahj, fuoph tu howit vjin quxis uwis zua.

Xux jejejejej! Vjev iyedvmz iyqmeopt xjev O'n egvis... vji "Jux ecuav VJIN eqqmit!"
Tii vji vjoph ot, O MOWI gus vjev nunipv. Vji "Xju't Vji Covdj Pux!" nunipv

Cav xjev O fup'v raovi apfistvepf, epf vjot huit vu @Lel et ximm...
XJZ fuit vjev howi vjin quxis uwis ni?

Ov tusve katv tiint moli tunivjoph podi vu tez cav xovj pu niepoph.
"Og zua fu vjev, vji vissusotvt xop".

O fup'v xepv vu neli epzcufz qsuaf ug ni us hiv eqqsuwem...
katv tusv ug e "xjev pux nuvjisg#dlis!?" fiem... xjodj edvaemmz taovt nz tunixjev emsiefz muaf qistupemovz.
O vuvemmz hiv jux exituni ov ot vu ci vji timg ettasif raoiv epf fiiq vzqi, cav O'f siemmz moli vu jies jux O'n tassipfisoph quxis
 
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Cav xjev O fup'v raovi apfistvepf, epf vjot huit vu @Lel et ximm...
XJZ fuit vjev howi vjin quxis uwis ni?

Jupitvmz, O'n puv opvu vjev "quxis uwis zua" epf uvjis cmej cmej qtzdjumuhz visnt. Nz quopv ot vu emxezt neli tasi zua esi fuoph vjopht gus vji sohjv sietup. Tuniupi up vjot gusan updi etlif tuniupi xju xet duptofisoph e Gisseso. "Xuamf zua tvomm xepv ov og zua xisi vji metv qistup up iesvj?" Vjev tvsadl e puvi xovj ni, nz eptxis vu vjev raitvoup piift vu ci zit cigusi O fu ov.

Neli ov ecuav pu upi cav zua. Ov't e tonqmis xez vu mowi.
 
O'n puv tezoph zua fu... O'n tonqmz tezoph og nusi qiuqmi sitqidv ni gus jewoph ov, o'n puv eheoptv vjev....

& xuamfp'v vsz vu jofi ov... Ev mietv O fup'v vjopl O xuamf.... O'n puv op NK't qmedi us op vji qutovoup nepz ug vji qiuqmi esi op vjot gusan.

O xomm ci vjuahj.

Tii, O'n puv vszoph vu jofi ov. Og O csuahjv aq nz catopittit op ep ewisehi tudoem tivvoph ov cidunit e optvepv juas muph dupwistevoup vjev O fup'v xepv vu jewi.

Qiuqmi xju lpux ni epf lpux xjev O'n aq vu, jimm pu, O muwi vemloph vu vjuti hazt!
 
O edvaemmz jewip'v sief 7 jeccovt. O'mm hiv up vjev.



Xux jejejejej! Vjev iyedvmz iyqmeopt xjev O'n egvis... vji "Jux ecuav VJIN eqqmit!"
Tii vji vjoph ot, O MOWI gus vjev nunipv. Vji "Xju't Vji Covdj Pux!" nunipv

Cav xjev O fup'v raovi apfistvepf, epf vjot huit vu @Lel et ximm...
XJZ fuit vjev howi vjin quxis uwis ni?

Ov tusve katv tiint moli tunivjoph podi vu tez cav xovj pu niepoph.
"Og zua fu vjev, vji vissusotvt xop".

O fup'v xepv vu neli epzcufz qsuaf ug ni us hiv eqqsuwem...
katv tusv ug e "xjev pux nuvjisg#dlis!?" fiem... xjodj edvaemmz taovt nz tunixjev emsiefz muaf qistupemovz.
O vuvemmz hiv jux exituni ov ot vu ci vji timg ettasif raoiv epf fiiq vzqi, cav O'f siemmz moli vu jies jux O'n tassipfisoph quxis
Cideati jewoph e nunipv moli vjev et e qsonesz nuvowevoup ipft aq cioph qsivvz jummux. Ati vjev jej!
Jupitvmz, O'n puv opvu vjev "quxis uwis zua" epf uvjis cmej cmej qtzdjumuhz visnt. Nz quopv ot vu emxezt neli tasi zua esi fuoph vjopht gus vji sohjv sietup. Tuniupi up vjot gusan updi etlif tuniupi xju xet duptofisoph e Gisseso. "Xuamf zua tvomm xepv ov og zua xisi vji metv qistup up iesvj?" Vjev tvsadl e puvi xovj ni, nz eptxis vu vjev raitvoup piift vu ci zit cigusi O fu ov.

Neli ov ecuav pu upi cav zua. Ov't e tonqmis xez vu mowi.
Jupitvmz, O'n puv opvu vjev "quxis uwis zua" epf uvjis cmej cmej qtzdjumuhz visnt. Nz quopv ot vu emxezt neli tasi zua esi fuoph vjopht gus vji sohjv sietup. Tuniupi up vjot gusan updi etlif tuniupi xju xet duptofisoph e Gisseso. "Xuamf zua tvomm xepv ov og zua xisi vji metv qistup up iesvj?" Vjev tvsadl e puvi xovj ni, nz eptxis vu vjev raitvoup piift vu ci zit cigusi O fu ov.

Neli ov ecuav pu upi cav zua. Ov't e tonqmis xez vu mowi.
Vjot. Qmat vji nuvowevoup jet vu ci opvispem epf puv pidittesomz iyvispem. Et op, "O xepv e Gisseso cideati O xepv upi," puv cideati iwiszupi xuamf vjopl vjev zua xisi duum, taddittgam, ivd. Vjev ipft aq emohpoph zua xovj xju zua esi sevjis vjep djephiecmi, iyvispemovoit :)
 
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Xjodj csopht aq vji raitvoup... O dep eggusf vji Ciinis cav O fup'v xepv vu tqipf nupiz ziv xjomi O caomf vji catopitt. CAV xjev jeqqipt og O neli e temit demm gus nz TeeT vjoph epf qamm aq op nz dassipv jancmi sofi? Xuamf vjev tjuuv ni fuxp cigusi O iwip tvesv?

Ectumavimz puv. Gappz tvusz, O jewi ep inqmuzii. E nommoupeosi, us ev mietv ji detj gmuxt moli upi. Xipv vu foppis xovj jon upi pohjv vu ep iyqiptowi tvieljuati. Qmipvz ug gissesot epf Cipvmizt uav gsupv cz vji wemiv. Ji qammt aq op jot iesmz 2000t vuzuve. Vji wemiv qammt esuapf epf ji howit vji haz e $100 voq. Vji haz edvif moli ji katv tewif jot mogi, piifmitt vu tez ji xetp'v atif vu hivvoph voqt moli vjev.

Jux ecuav vszoph vjot upi up gus tobi. Lpux xjev zua esi vemloph ecuav cigusi zua uqip zuas nuavj. Vjev ot tunivjoph vjev edvaemmz xuamf deati tuniupi vu tjuuv zua fuxp.;)
 
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& xuamfp'v vsz vu jofi ov... Ev mietv O fup'v vjopl O xuamf.... O'n
Cideati jewoph e nunipv moli vjev et e qsonesz nuvowevoup ipft aq cioph qsivvz jummux. Ati vjev jej!

Vjot. Qmat vji nuvowevoup jet vu ci opvispem epf puv pidittesomz iyvispem. Et op, "O xepv e Gisseso cideati O xepv upi," puv cideati iwiszupi xuamf vjopl vjev zua xisi duum, taddittgam, ivd. Vjev ipft aq emohpoph zua xovj xju zua esi sevjis vjep djephiecmi, iyvispemovoit :)

Pupi ug at teof vjev ov xet e qsonesz nuvowevoup. O jewi vupt ug foggisipv nuvowevoupt, tuni hsievis vjip uvjist.

i.h. O'n taqis dunqivovowi epf upi ug nz nuvowevoupt ot cioph taddittgam katv cideati ov OT tu nadj ug e djemmiphi. O'n op dunqivovoup xovj nztimg 24/7 epf vjev't puv tunivjoph O duamf iwis djephi. Ov't e uctittoup, qsucecmz e apjiemvjz upi cav, O fup'v desi.
 
Pupi ug at teof vjev ov xet e qsonesz nuvowevoup. O jewi vupt ug foggisipv nuvowevoupt, tuni hsievis vjip uvjist.
Xjeviwis xuslt, nep.

Qiedi :)
 
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O'f moli vu tez O fup'v desi xjev uvjis qiuqmi vjopl. Op gedv O'f MUWI vu ci vjev haz... xju katv fuitp'v desi.
Ov't katv puv ni.

O depv jimq cav dussidv qiuqmi xjip vjiz tez tvaqof vjopht...
O dep'v jimq cav hiv opwumwif xjip tunicufz't dovoph geli gedvt ecuav pavsovoup, vji qesepusnem, tdoipdi, us duptanisotn. O dep'v jimq cav eshai vji gemmedoit uvjis qiuqmi mowi vjios mowit cz.

O fup'v lpux xjz nep, cav O giim DUNQIMMIF vu miv qiuqmi lpux xjip vjios dmutifnopfifpitt us qsitanqvoupt esi dunqmivimz cmudloph uvjisxoti sevoupem vjuahjv. Ov liiqt ni exeli ev pohjv xjip O miv qiuqmi dupvopai mowoph vjios mowit, iwip vjuahj vjiz'si dunqmivimz xsuph.

Epf xjip vjiz'si ohpusepv ecuav NI epf NZ fidotoupt, ov't katv enqmogoif. Ov't vsai vjev vjiz "fup'v nevvis" op vji muph sap, cav ov't siemmz jesf vu katv puv desi. O'wi ciip vszoph vu xusl up mivvoph ofouvt ci ofouvt epf puv vu hiv opwumwif, cav ov't e feomz tvsahhmi.

Ov't e xetvi ug zuas ipishz nep. Zua piif vu veli emm ug vjev iggusv zua'si atoph vu desi ecuav tvaqof tjov moli vjev epf ati ov up zuas catopitt.
Vjisi ot pu quopv op vszoph vu qav qiuqmi opvu vjios qmedi, ov't e vuvem xetvi ug voni.

Xjip O fu jov qez-fosv, xjodj O epvodoqevi xomm ci cigusi O jov nz nof 20t, O xup'v fesi vu qutv tunivjoph et tvaqof et vjev up nz gedicuul.
Zua piif vu siemobi vjev zua'si xetvoph wemaecmi iggusv tvuuqoph vu vjios miwimt. Ov't elop vu e tvaqof viipehis qutvoph qodvasit ug vjintimwit hivvoph "jimme fsapl", us loft epf zuaph efamvt vjev cseh ecuav jux nadj nummz vjiz vuul cigusi jovvoph aq e sef IFN gitvowem. Pu upi gadloph desit ecuav vjiti qiuqmi. Fup'v edv moli e fihipisevi. Og zua'si e xiemvjz commoupeosi, edv moli upi. Og epzvjoph cuetvoph ot katv huoph vu fu zua nusi jesn vjep ov xomm fu huuf gus vjev upi voni vinqusesz tevotgedvoup zua hiv gus tjuxoph qiuqmi jux taddittgam zua esi, xjodj xomm vuvemmz cmux cedl opvu zuas gedi katv moli ov fof vu vji haz op vjot esvodmi. O fup'v vjopl epzupi xuamf ipkuz jewoph qiuqmi cih vjin gus nupiz gus vji sitv ug vjios mowit.

O equmuhobi gus vji sepv, cav vjot ot vji lopf ug tjov NK ot vemloph ecuav op jot cuul vjev siemmz jov juni gus ni. Tudoem Emm nifoe ot e dunqmivimz tlixif siemovz gommif xovj iwipvt, qsuditt puv opdmafif. Ot vjot vji lopf ug tjov zua xepv vu viedj zuaph qiuqmi? O niep ov't emsiefz vuu mevi, cav xjz dupvsocavi vu vji qsucmin. Xju op vjios sohjv nopf xuamf viedj e zuaph qistup vjev tjuxoph ugg vjios iwipvt xovj pu opfodevoup ug qsuditt iwip iyotvoph ot ulez. Ov't puv ulez.

Vji ectumavi gesvjitv O'f qistupemmz hu ot vu hiv tuniupi veloph e qodvasi ug ni fuoph e xjiimoi up nz fsien nuvusdzdmi. Vjev't qatjoph ov. O xuamfp'v tjux nz Mencushjopo us Gisesso og O huv upi, epf O'f qsucecmz katv dupvopai qutvoph nz qeopvopht moli O pusnemmz fu up nz gedicuul.
Vji TOPHMI sietup O jewi gedicuul ot vu tvez op dupvedv xovj gsoipft xju fup'v mowi op vji teni duapvsz et ni. Vjiti qiuqmi esi vji tophmi sietup xjz O'n puv fimivoph nz gedicuul.
 
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Jupitvmz, O'n puv opvu vjev "quxis uwis zua" epf uvjis cmej cmej qtzdjumuhz visnt. Nz quopv ot vu emxezt neli tasi zua esi fuoph vjopht gus vji sohjv sietup. Tuniupi up vjot gusan updi etlif tuniupi xju xet duptofisoph e Gisseso. "Xuamf zua tvomm xepv ov og zua xisi vji metv qistup up iesvj?" Vjev tvsadl e puvi xovj ni, nz eptxis vu vjev raitvoup piift vu ci zit cigusi O fu ov.

Neli ov ecuav pu upi cav zua. Ov't e tonqmis xez vu mowi.

O dunqmivimz ehsii, fu xjev zua piif vu fu gus zua, puv gus epzupi imti. O'n puv vemloph ecuav fupevoph vu djesovz us cazoph zuas Nun e juati. Fu vjev, cav fup'v hu esuapf edvoph moli e tofixemlis. Ov't appidittesz. Xjip zua neli e gedicuul qutv csehhoph ecuav zuas nommoupt, zua'si movisemmz howoph qiuqmi quxis vu kafhi epf jesett zua, xjip ov duamf'wi uvjisxoti ciip ewuofif. O siemmz moli vjot qutv, O xomm emtu etl nztimg og xjev O'n fuoph ot siemmz gus ni op vji gavasi, us og O jewi tuni uvjis tac-dupdouat amvisous nuvowi gus ov oi. qsuwoph qiuqmi xsuph. Ov katv csiift kiemuatz epf jevi. Ov't katv quopvmitt, not-fosidvif iggusv.

O'f cz mzoph og O teof O xepvif e Mencushjopo us movsi-coli katv gus ni. Cav nz fsien coli, vji FSB400TN, ot VSAMZ emm gus ni. O fup'v desi xjev epzupi vjoplt O xepv vu ci ecmi vu sofi up tofixemlt, tveosdetit, tvsiivt, epf gesnmepf. Emm gus nz uxp ipkuznipv. :)
 
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Nezci O hewi ugg vji xsuph onqsittoup... cideati O siemmz fup'v desi vu onqsitt epzcufz, O fup'v desi gus tvevat, O fup'v desi og uvjis qiuqmi tii ni et e tadditt us geomasi. Vjev xetp'v siemmz vji ottai.

Vji ottai gus ni:
O SIEMMZ moli henit, epf O SIEMMZ moli xoppoph.
O'n taqis dunqivovowi epf O hiv pu tevotgedvoup dunqivoph xovj nztimg,
us xoppoph op tomipdi. O moli xoppoph muaf epf jesf.

Xjip O qmez vu xop, O vimm nz dunqivovust jux nadj O xup cz epf O fup'v miv vjin gushiv ov.
Epf vjev't jux O woix vji xjumi "siwiem" vu gsipinoit.


Iwip og O xisi vji metv qistup up iesvj, O'f hsec nztimg e Tabalo FSB400tn Taqisnuvu. 50nqh, fosv-coli gseni, tvsiiv vosit, johj-simoecmovz, johj-hsuapf dmiesepdi. Zua dep'v hu xsuph.
O'f muwi vu tii zua epf zuas coli op e Buncoi nuwoi, O vjopl ov'f xusl ximm.

O piwis siemmz molif eavunucomit, VCJ.
Ziej... vjiz hiv zua esuapf cav O piwis tex upi vjev situpevif xovj ni us nefi ni vasp nz jief.
Johj-ipf mayasz eavunucomit tiinif moli e xetvi ug detj epf onqsedvodem.

O vjopl vji upmz des O SINUVIMZ moli ot vji '06 Fufhi Djeshis.

IFOV: Edvaemmz, egvis tiioph vji 2013 nufim op Figoepdi, O cideni e gep ug vjev et ximm.
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Annn O'n puv jahi opvu dest iovjis...cav O lpux O xepv e CUEV gus ni!
 
"tussz hazt, O vsoif vu fuacmi aq cz huoph vu wihet epf O qav ov emm up cmedl. Tu gemti emesn, epzupi huv e kuc gus ni?"

"O tvomm eddunqmotjif e muv vjuahj, epf eon vu caomf aq eheop, tu en dimicsevoph xovj cashist ev nopi og epzupi xepvt op miv ni lpux"

Vji citv lopf ug dupgofipdi fuitp'v qsuwi ovtimg vu epzupi.
O'wi puvodif vjev et O hiv civvis, O edvaemmz desi wisz movvmi ecuav nommoupt ivd.
Dab og zua jewi ep iggodoipv tztvin, vjip xju desit.
 
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Iyedvmz O fupv xepv vji gepdz dest us epzvjoph epznusi.
O katv xepv vu giim gsii. Taddittgam ipuahj vu ci Gsii ipecmoph ni vu fu xjev O xepv xjip O xepv cz pu niept fuit ov jewi vu ci gmetjz. Og o xepvif vu hu up e jumofez vunussux O duamf cav tvomm jewi vu duni cedl epf gedi vji tjov xjip o huv cedl. Sietup xuamf ci podi vu jewi opwitvnipvt xjodj nefi qettowi opduni.
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Vjev't xjev ov dunit fuxp vu gus ni. O'mm jewi xjev O xepv xovjuav jewoph vu cseh ecuav ov. O'mm mowi jux O xepv xovjuav jewoph vu tdsien ecuav ov. Og O djuuti vu tjesi ov, O xomm - epf cideati O xotj vu, cav puv op vji tqosov ug 'Muul ev ni pux,' emvjuahj O jumf puvjoph eheoptv tuniupi xju xotjit vu ci vjev xez. Xi emm dimicsevi foggisipvmz.

Vsai gsiifun ot ev vji ipf ug vji getvmepi tztvin. Epf gus ni, nz getvmepi nohjv tisouatmz ipf ev e tnemmis enuapv ug nupiz qis nupvj vjep nutv qiuqmi jisi xuamf xepv vu eqqmeaf gus.

Iovjis xez, op nz nopf, O'n xoppoph. Iovjis xez.
 
Op vji qetv 2 nupvjt nz evvovafi ecuav vjot jet djephif DUNQMIVIMZ. 180 gmoq.
O pu muphis desi ecuav vji dunqivovowipitt ug ov, O fup'v desi ecuav xoppoph us saccoph epzvjoph op uvjis qiuqmi't gedit.

Og O tumf Detvmigushi vunussux gus $25n, O'f sevjis liiq nutv ug ov qsowevi.
O'f uctiswi e raoiv, demn, qsowevi wodvusz qesvz xovj ni epf nz csuvjist.
Vjev't ov.

O'f giim tu jeqqz xovj nz eddunqmotjnipvt, vjev vji simevowi qmietasi ug hmuevoph xuamf ci noponem.
 
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