HOA letter. WWYD???

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Anonymous wrote:Why am I envisioning the ET movie where eventually your whole house gets shrink wrapped? Please tell me you are frontline responders or essential personnel in very public setting that your risk is high enough to warrant this.

Lol it’s funny you say that because my husband got the idea FROM the ET movie!! I thought it was crazy at first.
We are not first responders. Just cautious. Been following this since early January.

You should always go with your first instinct, OP.

JFC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. There is an appeals process. I’ll have to look into it because we’ve never had an issue before.

To answer the questions— my husband built a frame out of 2 by 4s. It is about 8 feet long and attaches to the front door. Wrapped around the frame we have attached opaque plastic. Then there is a plastic door that hangs down to seal it off. When we enter the house we disinfect inside the structure. There is also a bin where we have told UPS to put deliveries. It’s honestly ingenious— my husband is great with this kind of thing.

This has to be a troll post. I worked in public health with cholera which can be a lot nastier than COVID. There’s no way this is necessary in a non-medical setting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you do this process every time you go outside? Or just after the store?

Just after the store.
We can’t use our garage for this— it’s full of stuff from a hobby we do— and I’m not putting plastic sheeting in my foyer. This is the solution that works best for my family. I really DGAF if our neighbors see our nude silhouettes.

OP, please, I beg of you...I have to know what your hobby is.

IT PUTS THE LOTION IN THE BASKET OR IT GETS THE HOSE!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. There is an appeals process. I’ll have to look into it because we’ve never had an issue before.

To answer the questions— my husband built a frame out of 2 by 4s. It is about 8 feet long and attaches to the front door. Wrapped around the frame we have attached opaque plastic. Then there is a plastic door that hangs down to seal it off. When we enter the house we disinfect inside the structure. There is also a bin where we have told UPS to put deliveries. It’s honestly ingenious— my husband is great with this kind of thing.

Sounds ugly as f*ck. No wonder they wrote you a letter. We get a letter if our grass is 1/2 inch too long, let alone attaching a hazmat chamber to front of our house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. There is an appeals process. I’ll have to look into it because we’ve never had an issue before.

To answer the questions— my husband built a frame out of 2 by 4s. It is about 8 feet long and attaches to the front door. Wrapped around the frame we have attached opaque plastic. Then there is a plastic door that hangs down to seal it off. When we enter the house we disinfect inside the structure. There is also a bin where we have told UPS to put deliveries. It’s honestly ingenious— my husband is great with this kind of thing.

Sounds tacky

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you do this process every time you go outside? Or just after the store?

Just after the store.
We can’t use our garage for this— it’s full of stuff from a hobby we do— and I’m not putting plastic sheeting in my foyer. This is the solution that works best for my family. I really DGAF if our neighbors see our nude silhouettes.

OP, please, I beg of you...I have to know what your hobby is.

IT PUTS THE LOTION IN THE BASKET OR IT GETS THE HOSE!!!!!

lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you do this process every time you go outside? Or just after the store?

Just after the store.
We can’t use our garage for this— it’s full of stuff from a hobby we do— and I’m not putting plastic sheeting in my foyer. This is the solution that works best for my family. I really DGAF if our neighbors see our nude silhouettes.

OP, please, I beg of you...I have to know what your hobby is.

IT PUTS THE LOTION IN THE BASKET OR IT GETS THE HOSE!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I call hypocrite: OP, the same reason you do not want plastic sheeting in your foyer is the SAME reason your HOA doesn't want it at your front door. If you must have it, figure out how to put it INSIDE your foyer or INSIDE your garage,this way it is yours to look at and not your neighbors.

Really? Of all the potential issues here, hypocrisy is the one that leaps out at you?

I'm not saying you're wrong, but it's really small potatoes compared to the rest of the nonsense.

[Anonymous]

This is the best COVID-19 thread EVER. Again, OP, tell us about the garage hobby....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wait - OP, how are you decontaminating your cars between visits to the store?????

Hi.
Well, you really CAN'T decontaminate your car entirely. That is an important lesson to remember. ALWAYS wash your hands and change your clothes when you get home. I obtained 8 containers of Barbicide wipes off eBay back when all this started and I keep one container in each vehicle plus in the house. I wipe down the steering wheel and all other surfaces inside the car every time I use it, plus the door handle. I also park at the far end of the grocery store parking lot. Another tip, which I think is helpful, is that I wear shoe covers in the grocery store and remove them before I get in my car. We do wash our cars 2-4X per week in the driveway but that is more of a personal preference around car cleanliness, and taking advantage of free time due to telecommuting, than an actual decontamination.

Also an update, I am pretty sure I know which neighbor complained, based on something that was said to my husband yesterday. I realize that is their prerogative and I understand, objectively, why they would complain. I practice peace.

At any rate, I am not optimistic that we will receive approval to maintain the structure in the front yard. The back yard is fenced and we usually let the dogs out the back door. Hoping we could retrofit it to the back door, but not wanting to go to the trouble if it wouldn't work out, last night we tried to see if the dogs would be willing to enter/exit the house through the structure; however, they all refused to enter even with a treat provided. Therefore, attaching it to the back door seems like it's not going to be an option and we are looking at replicating it inside the garage somehow. There is not much room in there, and I am concerned it won't be as efficient as the current setup.

That fact that you think it's only one neighbor who complained is the funniest thing thus far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait - OP, how are you decontaminating your cars between visits to the store?????

Hi.
Well, you really CAN'T decontaminate your car entirely. That is an important lesson to remember. ALWAYS wash your hands and change your clothes when you get home. I obtained 8 containers of Barbicide wipes off eBay back when all this started and I keep one container in each vehicle plus in the house. I wipe down the steering wheel and all other surfaces inside the car every time I use it, plus the door handle. I also park at the far end of the grocery store parking lot. Another tip, which I think is helpful, is that I wear shoe covers in the grocery store and remove them before I get in my car. We do wash our cars 2-4X per week in the driveway but that is more of a personal preference around car cleanliness, and taking advantage of free time due to telecommuting, than an actual decontamination.

Also an update, I am pretty sure I know which neighbor complained, based on something that was said to my husband yesterday. I realize that is their prerogative and I understand, objectively, why they would complain. I practice peace.

At any rate, I am not optimistic that we will receive approval to maintain the structure in the front yard. The back yard is fenced and we usually let the dogs out the back door. Hoping we could retrofit it to the back door, but not wanting to go to the trouble if it wouldn't work out, last night we tried to see if the dogs would be willing to enter/exit the house through the structure; however, they all refused to enter even with a treat provided. Therefore, attaching it to the back door seems like it's not going to be an option and we are looking at replicating it inside the garage somehow. There is not much room in there, and I am concerned it won't be as efficient as the current setup.

That fact that you think it's only one neighbor who complained is the funniest thing thus far.

I'd like to complain and I don't even live there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the best COVID-19 thread EVER. Again, OP, tell us about the garage hobby....

I responded to that question earlier (LARP)... it really isn't relevant to this discussion, except in the sense that we don't have room anywhere but our garage to work on it because we are so deep into it, it's become an extensive (and amazing!) activity. Someone suggested a shed but that would not be large enough, and we have a mini-split in our garage to keep it climate controlled.

[Anonymous]

OP, is this in the DMV?

[Anonymous]

OP, what happened with your case?

[Anonymous]

Can you move it to your back door?