Thank God for lawyers

I have to tell you, I never thought that I would be singing the praises of lawyers. My husband and I are the anti-thesis of lawyers. We're like Poland, always letting people invade, really. At least lately. Hmmm, an explanation:

Last week, our neighbors downstairs decided it was suddenly their right to leave trash in the narrow hallway in the back of the house. One pleasant email from me, and it was resolved. Next day, new (bigger) bag of trash appears. I went downstairs and did the broken record (a well known teaching technique for "negotiating" with insolent seventh graders):

Me: "Please take out the trash."
Them: "Oh, we put an extra bag around it so it doesn't smell"
Me: (pause, what?!?!?) "No. Please take out the trash."
Them: "But, but, it's Neal's birthday and we have a friend over."
Me:
Them: "Can we discuss this some other time?"
Me: "There's nothing to discuss. Take out the trash."

Well, there went the door. In my face. Let the stress begin. The happy ending, is of course, the legal documents (and there are many) that we all sign when buying a condo (co-op) situation. Enjoy:

"No one shall obstruct, commit any waste in, or otherwise cause any damages beyond reasonable wear and tear to the Common Area. Nothing shall be stored in the Common Area without the prior permission in writing of the Trustees, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld." (pg 5)

"No noxious or offensive use shall be made any part of The ji32ojifjof Condo Trust, and nothing shall be done therein which is or will become a nuisance or an annoyance to the other Unit Owner." (pg 5)

"No nuisances shall be allowed on the Condominium nor shall any use or practice be allowed which is a source of annoyance to its residents or which interferes with peaceful possession or proper use of the Condominium by its residents." (pg 7)

Hallelujah! We went out for celebratory Taco Bell. I indulged in the Grilled Stuft Burrito, a product of culinary genius. We then headed to Target on Somerville Ave. in Somerville, where I bought my friend season 1 of Glee, and my husband bought me the official Project Runway game for Wii. We don't own a Wii. Then I bought my husband a six pack of beer for Liquor World of Porter Square in Cambridge. We basked in the awesomeness that is well written legalise.

Today, no driving to work. We were up dealing with this issue past 1:00, and I can't imagine driving approximately 65 miles on so little sleep. It's too bad, cause the lesson plan was a-rocking. However, my kids are super functional, and the lesson plan will stick rock from the hands of a competent sub. Here's for hoping.