Anonymous wrote: Husband needs a therapist.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:I was into it for a minute OP, but I'd rather hear about the live action role play gig.
Who's wearing the costumes? Where does this live action take place? Are we talking superheroes or Shakespeare? Fascinating. Do you make the costumes? Are you filing B rated horror movies in your garage? Are there dolls in there? Omg please tell me there's dolls or clowns.

For some reason, I'm picturing a lot of taxidermied animals.

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Anonymous wrote:Keep it up. What will they do to you? Revoke your pool pass? The pool probably won't open anyhow.

One of the neighborhoods I lived in in Fairfax took people to court regularly. They were way too aggressive of an hoa and they were seriously. They held up the sale of our home because we didn't have the correct letters on our mail box. Everyone in the neighborhood had the same letters.

We had an HOA go psycho on us too. Word gets out in a community and it can effect house resale as no one wants the hassle of dealing with an HOA.
We went en masse to the monthly meetings as a neighborhood. The board kept mentioning neighbors were reporting neighbors. Everyone in the room laughed and said no neighbors are reporting neighbors and that we all party together at our block parties. The HOA seems to have calmed down a bit. Our HOA has a lady drive around each month looking for infractions.

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OP,

My husband and I are research scientists well versed in virology and microbiology.
We are taking great precautions, some of which have been decried on this site as insane.

You don't need a decontamination shed attached to your front door.

You can continue to do all the things you're doing, but inside your own house. The viral particles stick to surfaces, so please don't worry about bringing them in on clothing or grocery bags, because they won't go from there to the air in your house.

It IS a good idea to remove clothing for washing upon your arrival home after you've been in a store or workplace with others. It IS a good idea to decontaminate your groceries by leaving them 2-3 days in a cool, dark area and wipe down the perishables that need immediate refrigeration or freezing (viral particles remain active at cold temperatures).

Please do this in the privacy and comfort of your own home. Your husband is creative and handy! Congrats on that. But I worry that shed may actually cross-contaminate you! It's a confined space. I'm not sure how you're leaving your groceries in there for 3 days and taking clothes off, and all that, in a safe manner.

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Anonymous wrote:That's not ingenious, OP.

Well, I disagree.
Nobody in my house brings any virus laden clothes or shoes inside the house, and all groceries and other packages can be disinfected inside the structure as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Keep it up. What will they do to you? Revoke your pool pass? The pool probably won't open anyhow.

One of the neighborhoods I lived in in Fairfax took people to court regularly. They were way too aggressive of an hoa and they were seriously. They held up the sale of our home because we didn't have the correct letters on our mail box. Everyone in the neighborhood had the same letters.

Anonymous wrote:Keep it up. What will they do to you? Revoke your pool pass? The pool probably won't open anyhow.

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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.

Is it more like what was used in ET or Silkwood?

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.

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Anonymous wrote:OP I've had a similar letter from the HOA for my no solicitation sign. I applied for a modification allowance, which allowed me to keep it up until they met to discuss it. It was allowed and also set the standards for what would be allowed for similar signs. Just apply, your neighbors aren't out to get you, they just want to be allowed to say no to crazy ideas.

That’s exactly what I will do. Thank you for the advice!