Drama!

• January 26th, 2006 • • studio 4A •

Oh dear.

The apartment complex I currently live in put up a notice today about parking stickers they are issuing. (Good news! The lots are overcrowded when kids have parties.) The BAD news is the little addendum they added at the bottom:

Garages are for operable vehicles only. If you are currently using your garage for anything other than parking you operable vehicle, please accept this as a notice to clean it out by February 19, 2006.

Nooooooo! This is obviously terrible: my garage studio (while filled with many useful objects) does not contain my “operable vehicle,” or anything that could be considered one. I ran down to the front office to beg for an exclusion as soon as the note was posted on my door. One of the ladies is incredibly nice, and said that she had thought of me when the announcement was typed out. She offered several solutions, but ultimately the decision rests upon the manager. It helps that there are several long-time residents that have used their garage for a shop or storage and will be mighty upset if they have to give up their garages. Sadly all I can do at this point is wait for the lady I spoke with to talk with the manager and tell me what’s up.

My whole day was just pooped upon. I was going to go down to the studio and give it a good tidying and set-up for several new projects, but no! Now I have to worry about the very survival of my studio space. What the hell will I do with all the equipment down there if a bad decision comes down the line? I don’t know; I’ll just stick with that ol’ saying: prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

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1. james said,
   
   

   on February 23rd, 2006 at 6:38 pm

   When was garage EVER used for a car… certainly not in our house. Mine has the old victorian mangle which I use as a relief printmaking press but sadly is surrounded by gardening equipment, logs and stuff that wont fit in the house.

   hope you keep the studio

2. Olivia said,
   
   

   on February 24th, 2006 at 12:04 am

   That’s what I want to know! Who uses garages for their cars anymore? Hopefully the landlady won’t notice and I can get away with living the American dream of having my garage filled with junk! Haha!

3. James said,
   
   

   on February 24th, 2006 at 7:34 pm

   I have a volvo nearly 10 years old… No rust at all.. and its lived quite happily outside and never once complained about the rain.

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