What I failed to say Jerry, I am moving to Myrtle, yes there is an HOA
but from what I found out from the neighbors and the real estate lady
(who also resides there) the HOA is not all that strong. Wait until they
find out i'm a ham. No, I have no intention of putting up a tower, just
a long wire from the back of my property to the house (1/2 acre). Yes,
my daughter does reside in a rather expensive area. And "NO", I don't
enjoy driving on I-77. It's bumper to bumper three lanes wide from exit
21 south to the state line at 60 MPH. Happy to see they are widening the
roadway, I might even give 495 west of I-77 a shot to the state line
when it's finished. Seems for what I understand they decided to build
the east part of 495 first to accommodate the rich folks in around Union
County area. One would think the area west of I-77 close to the airport
would have heavier traffic.

Back to stealth antennas and HOA's. I have been planning for several
months how I am going to put up an antenna. Ideas I have considered a
Slinky's in the rafters, gutters, yes the house I bought does have
gutters as compared to all the other homes, most do not. And finally
long wires. So far, the only people that know I am a ham is the real
estate lady and the guy next door.

I wouldn't stop in my driveway and start taking photos of my home if you
enjoy life as it is. Don't invade my privacy and I shall not invade
yours. I invite Russ to give it a try, and "I'm NOT playing". I enjoy my
privacy. What's mine is mine and what's yours is yours. Russ, just
because the U.S. Attorney General got a new law passed in the U.S.
Congress doesn't give you or the Feds to invade my privacy.

"God Bless America"



Jerry Oxendine wrote:

OOOPS! Sorry about that. I forgot about Huntersville,
Davidson, etc. Nice area and expensive! I remember when the area was still
country and all those houses right the shoreline weren't built. Could've
bought a house in
the '70's for a 3rd of what it is now. And, also, I wouldn't move in there
for nut'in'--not to mention the
traffic is HORRIFIC on the I-77 corridor. Bumper to
bumper morning and evening--least little fender scraper,
your commute is over!

Let me modify this by say that, yes, there are lots of HOA communities
everywhere. But if you do a little
snooping before moving, you can find older neighborhoods that dont have the
HOA nonsense. I am
just independent to let someone tell me what to do on/with my own property.
And if I catch some bird on
a scooter taking pictures, he better not be on my land!
He comes down my driveway snooping, he just might get
his (*censored*) kicked. Sorry, but that is the way I feel about it. But
I've been here for many years, all of us here
get along well, stand beside the proverbial fence and chat,
borrow/loan tools, and all is well! ...Without any cussed
HOA!

Jerry
K4KWH

www.qsl.net/k4kwh
wrote in message ...

Jerry, my daughter lives in Cornelius NC, (which is as you know just a
few miles north of you) they have an HOA but it apparently doesn't mean
a darn thing.

The neighbors are moving into $220,000 new homes, they put up metal
sheds chain link fences, etc. which both are against the HOA rules. NC
is no different than any other state, they all have the dreaded HOA's.
From what I see, the HOA rules are only enforced when some damn nosey
neighbor want's to put there nose into your business.

God Bless America for our Freedoms, where ever they may be.

Jerry Oxendine wrote:

Move to NC! While I am sure there are HOA communities as the population
grows, there are still plenty
of older neighborhoods with excellent homes without HOAs here in my
state.
And I have never had trouble finding a place to live without 'em. Once
checked out
a neighborhood in my town called YorkChester. Many
older homes of many styles and sizes. It had been desig-
nated an historic neighborhood and you couldn't even change the style of
your front door without dealing with
the old blue-haired lady with the peepovers. NOPE! I
ain't moving there. But I found a nice place on a dead end street where
such things had never been thought of.
Been here for 17 years.

Maybe it is more difficult in, say, California (the land of
fruits and nuts--dare I say it), but it is still possible to find
antenna-friendly places to live if one really wants to.

I have no sympathy for someone who moves into such a place where
restrictions exist KNOWING it. I am just
fiesty enough and ornery enough not to let someone else
tell me what I can do on my own property. One's property rights should
reign supreme; i.e., your rights end
at my property line, and mine end at yours. Most people
are sincerely enough for such rules not have to exist. The
neighborhood will conform by osmosis or "peer" pressure. If a
neighborhood
has junk cars in it, look at the
rest of the houses; they likely will too. If there are mostly
frame "shotgun" houses, the rest are likely to be, too. If
the neighborhood is nice, brick/frame, trimmed hedges, mown lawns,
*most*
all the others will be, too. Choose
your neighbors carefully and check for HOAs and coven-
ents FIRST.

Jerry