Picking Your Battles??

Hello all,

It's hard to think that this is causing a commotion amongst board members, but it is!

Our lobby was recently redone. New paint, and tiles It's nice! Our remodel committee also provided a bulletin board, same color as the lobby on a wall that isn't easily seen from the entrance. It's a common place for things like mtg notices, ets.

Our board is in an up roar because, the lobby had a bulleting board before, had one installed a week or more ago and now.. they hate it.

It's an easy fix to remove it, but the board members are actually sending out emails about this! How is it that the tiny things like this often get raked over with loads of attention, yet bigger things are often ignored.

Does this happen often in other HOA;S??

There is an old WWII movie about a captain on a small Navy ship (I think Berl Ives) who had a small palm tree that he made his crew water and treat with kid gloves. The tree got more respect than anything on the ship from the captain. The men hated the tree and eventually I think they threw it overboard. The real story was that the captain had the tree for an item the men could hate (rather than him or their work or the war). Sometimes it is good to have a small thing for people to focus their energy on that relieves the stress of the bigger items.

I would guess there is something more to this story of why the BOD is upset.

My $.02 worth.

Robert,
Oh, that was worth at least $.04! A wickedly delightful tale. It reminded me of my younger, choleric days when I would go to Flea Markets and buy the biggest, ugliest object that would engage my entire body to throw and make the most satisfying of explosions when let loose. A three-foot tall, corn-on-the-cob umbrella holder was my favorite. Now, that I am older, becalmed and President of my Leave-it-to-Beaver HOA I find most of the battles a tempest in a teapot no matter the fervency of the expression. My $.02 back atcha.

Dorothy

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"Our board is in an up roar. . . "

"Nothing to see here. Move along."

Off topic cont.

It sounds like a movie that every board president should rent! I think I will, I've only ever been able to see about 10 minutes of it.

I'd say 9 out 10 boards have a member (or members) like that. I know I do. Heck, I remember previous board members more upset about the use of salt on the walks, too much - too little and yet ignore the reserves (or lack thereof).

Dana

It started with one Board member......................................none the less, I was asking about how is it that people get focused on really small iitems vs. the bigger pending issues with HOA's. but thanks for the comedy releif attmept.. ha ha XX

Fran,

Why not at the next board meeting just make a motion and vote to keep it up there? Done deal.

Dana