On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 23:29:58 GMT, patriarch
wrote:

Except for the length of time it will take to overturn and overcome the
increasingly rigid covenants, codes and restrictions which are almost
always built in to these newer developments.

HOAs cut both ways. I'm living in one, for the first time, now.
Thrice I've been glad they're there. Twice, they've annoyed me.
Once I've thought they didn't go far enough, and once I've thought
they went too far.

Upon reflection, maybe we should dump the HOA and start tossing a
coin!