HOA President "Susan" grills new neighbor about using electric grills on his balcony, he proves they're acceptable with the support of other residents: 'Lady, it’s grilled chicken. Not nuclear waste.'

Susan sounds like a real pleasure to have in your neighborhood. She's the kind of person who goes out of her way to critique the people around her and to start trouble with folks who are simply trying to enjoy themselves on their own property. Talk about an easy way to make enemies in your own backyard.

Before we delve into the story of Susan's self-inflicted debacle, let's take a moment to get into the psychology of people like her. You know, the kinds of individuals who are likely to join a local HOA just so they can feel some false sense of authority. We all have "Susans" in our lives, dating back to elementary school. They are the students who are quick to complain to the teacher about wrongdoing they are perceiving when there actually wasn't any wrongdoing to begin with. They are the coworkers at your level who somehow think they are in charge of you. They are the collaborators who assume that whatever work you contributed to a group project is riddled with errors that only they can fix.

Eventually, people like Susan have no choice but to join their local homeowners' associations because they harbor that untapped need to boss everyone else around. For whatever reason, their families don't cut it. No, these folks need to interfere in the lives of friends and strangers, tell them what they are doing wrong in the most unsolicited and unnecessary manner, and assert their "dominance" just to feel something. Once you have successfully identified the Susan in your neighborhood, you can prepare to get even with them, as this author did. Keep scrolling below for his full anecdote after his barbecue Sundays were nearly taken away from him.

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"My HOA President Told Me I Couldn’t Grill… On My Own Balcony"

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The funny thing about the Susan of this story is that she merely assumed that the author hadn't double-checked if his electric grill complied with the HOA guidelines and principles. It turns out that he had already done that due diligence, and Susan had no legs to stand on. In fact, she had already made enough enemies in the neighborhood that other residents were not only willing to take the author's side, but they also bought electric grills themselves. It sounds like Susan's backyard yoga will be perpetually interrupted from this day forward.
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