[berettafan]

have a neighbor who is waaay too gung ho about various things she wants to do with our HOA's ARC. hired guns reporting violations, wants fences in yards that kids play in so she doesn't have to see a few toys outside, doesn't like people leaving their garage doors open during the day, crazy **** like that.

so my gift to her this coming holiday season is me converting my std. muffler to a 3 out sport version. i'll get to the caps at some point.....

i am very careful not to be chop sawing metal or checking timing @6k rpm after the neighbor kids might be in bed and i suspect this keeps me out of trouble. it helps that i have a 4yr old and understand how it works. i do my own car maintenance in my garage/driveway and if somebody has a problem with that well they can stuff an oily rag up their arse and light it. it's an infrequent thing; i could see somebody complaining if i were a commercial operation.

bottom line is if you refuse to let your neighbors have ANY impact on your life you're not only missing the bad, you're missing the good as well (poker games, 'hood bbqs, beer in the driveway time, etc. etc.