Today, I took ACTION

The incident below took place as I was getting ready to go to work:

Before I do any further, I need to give you some background history:
I live in a condo and the Home Owners Association contracted with this company to replace our termite infested fence with new fencing. When the crew began working on the fences, I told them that I have a shed with a gate door that leads to the parking lot, so we need to figure out how to get around it. They told me that they would not fence over my shed entrance.

You are probably thinking, "Why would they fence over the entrance to her shed?

Well, there use to be a two foot gap between our fences and the concrete parking lot. The new guys are taring out the plants and trees, and moving the fence to be adjacent to the concrete.

Much to my chagrin, I went out to the shed in the backyard where my trike (motorized three wheel bike) is stored. As I open the back entrance door, which is actually a gate to the parking lot, the door makes a loud thud sound. In utter surprise, I ran frantically around the corner of the fence to the parking lot.

And sure enough, the workers fenced in my shed entrance. I was FURIOUS

I found the foreman, and explained my concerns. He said, "Well the HOA said to put up a fence and that is what we are doing. He said that would be an additional cost for taking the fence planks and beams down, In my assertive voice, I said, "Give me the name and number of the owner! He gave me his business card, and, of course, I promptly called him on my cell phone. He apologize fro the misunderstanding and reassured me that his crew would take that portion of the fence down.

So, when I came home this evening, My shed entrance was unblocked. YaY!

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