@Bob_Robertson_IX
@lemmy.worldRejecting a policy just because 'the other side' is the one who implemented it supports it is bad policy. It's basically the way the republican party operates in Congress.
If you don't want to pay for a pool then don't move into a neighbor that has a pool. If you don't want to have an HOA, don't move somewhere that has one. If you don't like how the HOA is run, volunteer to help run it.
What you don't do is hold up the rest of the neighborhood that actually wants to take care of things properly.
The change to the dues required a change to the bylaws, which required 100% participation in voting, and required 60% approval. The change passed with over 85% approval. Most HOA dues in our area are $600 - $1000 per year, and many of those don't have a pool. There are also many places around that don't have an HOA.
Mostly the neighbors who don't pay their dues or needlessly hold up needed improvements.
Our HOA board does a great job, they are volunteers who live in the neighborhood. Our dues used to be $100 a year, plus $150 if you wanted to use the pool. Then the pool needed to be replaced (it was 45 years old) and we didn't have the money for it, so we changed the dues to $250 and everyone gets access to the pool. That still didn't raise enough money, so they tried to get everyone to agree to a one-time assessment of $1000 but too many people complained. So they've now raised the dues to $350, likely going up to $450 soon.
The good thing about the higher dues is we will now be able to afford a lawyer to go after the 10% of the homes that aren't paying their dues. And maybe even force the people who are hoarding cars in their yards to have to move them.
Edit to add from a follow up comment;
The change to the dues required a change to the bylaws, which required 100% participation in voting, and required 60% approval. The change passed with over 85% approval. Most HOA dues in our area are $600 - $1000 per year, and many of those don't have a pool. There are also many places around that don't have an HOA. The HOA was created at the same time the pool went in, anyone already living in the neighborhood who didn't want to use the pool didn't have to join the HOA, we still have a few 'grandfathered' homes and I have no issue with them, it's the people who moved into the neighborhood knowing there's an HOA and a pool and refuse to pay their share.
And there are no Indians in Indiana.
To the tune of Home Again In Indiana:
There are no Indians, in In-diana Most were removed, through treaties And the Del-a-ware, had no care went to Miss-ou-ri, with ease The Shaw-nee screwed, the Mi-am-i With the treaty, of, Fort Wayne William Hen-ry Harr-i-son versus Te-cumseh The In-dian's loss, became, whitey's gain Now there are no Indians in In-diana
I find a young doctor in a suburb almost 10 years ago. He's been great and he listens to me, has no problem taking my suggestions into consideration, and he often admits when he doesn't know something and will literally Google it right there in the room. It took as while to find someone I like, but it was worth looking.
Honestly I've mostly been playing around with image generators and learning how to write a good prompt. But LLMs are where I see real value and would love to learn more about self-hosting one, and custom training it.
I find it interesting that the M2 is better for LLM than the M4 will be... what's the reason for this?
He really went off the deep end when Grimes dumped him. I'm not saying he didn't have issues before, but his compete public persona changed when their relationship ended. When his relationship with Amber Herd ended her did an interview with Rolling Stone where he was crying and talking about how life just isn't worth doing anything of you aren't in love. I think he really thought that with Grimes he found his true soulmate. My guess is that once she became a mother she realized that he isn't someone she wants raising her children and she broke his heart and he's gone full incel now.
One day she will be free of him and she's going to tell her story. I can't wait to hear it.
Yeah, I hate Discord too but that has been the best place I've found the best information, but even then it doesn't really feel like a community.
I'm running on an Apple M1 at the moment, likely to upgrade to an M4 when it is released.