Condo Nazis Suck

So Lisa takes the boys and the Corey kids to the pool here at SewerSide³. Joni comes by later to pick up her kids, and calls me from the gate to let her in. I walk out to the gate, and when she comes in, she tells me that the woman in the red SUV wants to know what her business is here. I hop in her car to have me drop me off at the condo, so she can head to the pool. The red SUV cuts Joni off, parks in front of her to bar her escape, and asks again what's her business.

It's Marcy from the front office.

I say Joni's my friend. Marcy says something about her not being buzzed in. I hold up the remote control for the gate. At that point, she recognizes me. She asks why I didn't just buzz her in from the condo via the phone. I told her we don't have the phone thing. Why not? Because I'm not paying $50 for the phone hookup (as opposed to another $25 for another remote control). But she says they're free.

BULLFUCKINGSHIT.

I said that we had been told they were $50. She says at the time we moved in (while the gate was broken, I'm sure), they were $25, but now the cost is waived. They're free. [NOT, mind you, that we've received THAT memo...] I should come by the office and get that set up... we can have it linked to our cell phones. Of course, I tell her, we have no cell reception at the condo. Or the house land line, she says. [whatever] I tell her Lisa's at the pool now; Lisa can drop by and get that hooked up. She says the office is closed now, but Lisa can come by in the morning.

I walk into the condo and look at the clock: 4:30. And the office is closed. But the manager is coming IN through the gate. But the office is closed for the day. [Lisa tells me now, as I key this in later, that it's even better... Marcy was on the way OUT the gate, left the complex, turned around, and followed Joni in, just to get the info...]

God, I hate this place.

But as I key this in, I can take some solace in looking at the calendar. Today is August 1.

Just five more months.

[of course, since the City only picked up the dumpster this afternoon, it is unlikely that there's much visible progress made today, so I don't even bother heading over to Maxine... we stay at home ERRRR the Condo, and play "Apples to Apples" with the boys instead...]