[at-l] re: tract homes

[KellyGoVols@aol.com (KellyGoVols@aol.com)]

In a message dated 2/11/02 2:12:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
halflifelost6@hotmail.com writes:


> While it isn't bad where they are, many have some true horror stories where 
> your not even allowed to feed the birds or choose your own gardening 
> scheme.


I am soooo sick of these damn homes.  They are EVERYWHERE in South Florida.  
Old Building?  Tear it down and build 800 identical homes surrounding a man 
made lake that you can't swim in, fish in, or canoe in and with a community 
pool that's only open between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Thursdays.  It's the 
freaking Disney Land of residential real-estate.  And God help anyone who 
wants to plant their own garden.  Every single solitary home looks exactly 
like the one next to it, with no variation in size, shape or color.  And the 
same goes for the yard.  Impatiens in the winter and something hardier in the 
summer, it's all so depressing.  Oh, and forget feeding birds.  A friend 
lives in one such "community" where everything is voted upon.  Two swans 
decided to make the man-made lake their home, and the association voted on 
spending hundreds of dollars on their removal, for the love God.  It's almost 
like anything natural is completely foreign and must be avoided at all costs.

As I was passing though one of these neighborhoods, I was asked by a friend 
if I would like to live there, it being all manicured and water fountained 
and glossy... HELL NO!  I'm not a stepford wife and never was a fan of Disney 
World.  I'd rather live in a 1956 metal trailer with a car on blocks in the 
front yard.  At least I could paint the trailer purple and grow flowers in 
the car if I got the urge.  

These are the same damned communities that are springing up all over the 
place, clogging the Everglades... And people wonder why their kids are 
getting eaten by alligators.. BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN A SWAMP, MORON!    

Ok, I'll shut up.  I'm not a native Floridian, so I guess I'm as much to 
blame as anyone.  Sorry about the rant.

Kelly


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