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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> I am in a tract home with a HOA.  I hate it.  My depression is sinking to 
> new depths and I am inventing projects just to keep busy.

HOAs are high on my disgust list. If I were in your situation I might plot 
schemes to drive HOA directors, managers and trouble-makers over the edge. 
Nothing illegal of course, nor blatantly breaking their rules, but finding 
cracks in their armor and teasing through. Some HOA nazis make it their 
primary work to find homeowners who have the wrong color curtains, leave 
something forbidden in the yard, play music too loud, work on cars in the 
driveway, or don't mow their lawn on schedule. To help such malcontents 
feel valuable, one might do them a service by giving them transgressions to 
report to the board. To maximize your pleasure, predict reactions to your 
actions and how long it will take to get a written response.