susandennis | HOA scaffaw

We have a hard and fast and much argued NO PENETRATION rule for our terraces. Yeah, I giggle, too. Every single time. It does not mean blow jobs only. It does mean that you cannot drill into or in any way permanently attach anything to the walls of the terrace. Mostly it means any sun blinds must be hung inside your unit not from the terrace.

Today, I penetrated my terrace. And... it's the second time. I am so headed for condo jail. Maybe. Someday.

The first time was the rods that hold up the drapes that hide my storage cupboards. I believe they are glued onto the wall but I'm not sure and NFW was I going to ask. The designer's handy man put them up 20 years ago. Once the board president was out on my terrace and looked up at them and said "oh how clever to use tension rods up there!!" I kept my mouth shut. Could be tension. What do I know?

And then today. The chicken wire. The stuff I got is not strong enough to hold it's shape from the lowest rod down. It's close. But, Biggie, as we all know, is crafty. There is a row of wood before the bricks.

I used my staple gun in a few strategic places. Probably a felony. Certainly a misdemeanor.

You'd have to get out there with your nose up against the staples to tell. But...

The chicken wire is up and so far it's Biggie 0 (he was a huge help in the installation). It looks WAY nicer than the netting.

But it still looks like it was put up by a lazy old lady who was clueless. Making it better is now on