Hahaha. Damn. That’s a good find. Turns out Karen is actually following the government regs!
Well that sucks!
Did Karen start complaining before Victoria hit stage 4? It might just be a coincidence that her desire to keep the riff-raff out uses the same method. After all, there are no COVID regulations about keeping your bike in the parking garage.
Karen probably lucked into doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
You absolutely have to make her get your deliveries now.
“I was potentially exposed, so out of an abundance of caution and my deep desire to protect the residents of this building, I will abide by your guidelines.”
Order everything to be delivered. Heavy cases of wine. Large grocery orders that will require multiple trips. Food that smells bad. Maybe even a bicycle.
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I think for now I’d comply given it’s the government regulations/suggestions, but then as soon as you’re out of Phase 4 go back to getting deliveries to your door. If she brings it up just point to the fact that her her rationale no longer applies.
I didn’t read the document NBZ linked, but if this is a requirement of stage 4, then that’s great for you, for exactly the reason Jonny gives.
“Sorry, no longer in stage 4”.
I think this helps way more than it hurts.
Always knew Australia was too good to be true.
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Maybe a couple Remington statues too.
Yeah. True. It’s stage 3 and stage 4. Which means it could be in place for the next 2 years
Yeah. She’s been complaining about this for a long time.
Stopped clock and all that.
OK, well that’s clearly worse.
I guess you can play dumb. “Sorry Document says stage 4” and wait for them to send out a document about stage three. Also maybe there is a chance that Karen doesn’t know that it applies to both of those stages.
I think people are mostly joking, but absolutely do not pretend to have been pozzed, lol. People have been getting huge fines, fired from jobs, etc for pretending to be ill.
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I agree the troll value is high, but do we really want Karen handling our food deliveries?
My turn… Next door neighbor who lives about 100 yards away, as there’s a gap between rows of houses, came over to let me know that it’s a Homeowner’s Association fine to leave your trash can out overnight after they pick it up, and I better make sure not to do it again… Also she wanted to tell me to check the rules because she thinks my firepit table on my deck is against the rules (it’s propane, so it’s a controlled flame and no more risky than a grill), and “people are nitpicky” and might report me for it. Not her, of course, just people.
I wasn’t given a copy with my lease, so I just asked for it. I can’t help but notice that I’ve had the fire pit for three weeks, without a word… but a week after I get a Hate Has No Home Here flag and a few days after Trump officially loses, she’s in full Karen mode. She’s a middle aged white woman, of course.
I asked for a copy of the HOA rules, hopefully I’m in the clear in which case I’ll go knock on her door, formally introduce myself, let her know I checked and offer her my phone number in case we’re ever being too loud or anything. We’re not, so far my gatherings have been me and my Dad and me and my friend, his wife and 2-year old daughter… but maybe that’ll smooth things over.
If it’s a violation, I guess I’m screwed. Literally one house can see my deck, and it’s home to a Karen. That’s my favorite part. “Someone might report you, so just be careful.”
Lady, you’re the only one who can see it.
Oh I should add she has like six tiki torches on her deck, which seem to be more of a fire hazard than a propane burning fire pit table.
I would have literally shut the door in her face. And I’m not crazy confrontational generally.
I was out on my deck and she was in the grass between our two yards. Problem is if it’s a violation and she reports me, I’m going to have to stop using it and it brings me a lot of peace and happiness to sit by my fire pit and have a drink, or to be able to have my friend and his wife and daughter over and hang out safely distanced outside even when it’s cold. So, I’m trying to be diplomatic.
Don’t. Nothing good can come of it.
I suppose I can just tell her to knock on my door or wave over to get our attention. I mean it’s a non-issue anyway, we make very little noise.
I expect her calls and texts won’t be limited to noise complaints. Making her walk over to meet you face to face will hopefully keep her most petty complaints to herself.
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I suppose, but she’s like 100 yards away there is very little she can complain about. But yeah probably best not to make it easier for her.