R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Another question that was asked in the comments was "have you been on the receiving end of one of the “President’s” so called “rants”?"

The answer to the question in a nutshell is "no, I haven't". I feel that I have been respectful of my neighbors, and in turn that respect has been shown back to me. Any beefs anyone has with the President, that I have heard about so far, have been from lack of respect for a fellow owner or owners or broken rules that have affected other owners or the community. You might not like the way it is handled, but if you don't want to be told, then just be respectful of your fellow neighbors. I'm not saying those people are disrespectful as a whole, but they have done disrespectful things.

Yes, I admit Larry can be gruff at times. Who isn't? However, it is not his job to hold your hand and coddle you with kid gloves. Someone posted "we are homeowners, not children or employees". My point exactly. In many of these cases, the offender should know better. Sometimes common sense needs to come into play. It all comes down to respect. All of these cases I have heard about and that have been rehashed over and over, stem from a lack of respect. Instead of learning from the mistake and working to correct it, those people are too thin-skinned and take it personally, or too stubborn to realize they are indeed at fault. I'm not saying Larry is a Saint, he simply tells it like it is. You break a rule, fix it, apologize if necessary and try to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Look at the position he holds. As was posted in the comments to an earlier posting, he is the volunteer President of the Association, and rightly or wrongly he is the first person people call on when there is an issue between owners. He can either deal with it himself and explain the rules, or have Dixon deal with it. Then, of course, people complain when they get a letter from Dixon.

He is in a no-win, damned if you do, damned if you don't situation, and I echo those comments posted earlier that wonder why he has put up with the BS for so long already. He certainly does not deserve to be personally and very publicly attacked by falsehoods and mis-truths or to have his personal business dragged through the mud where it is of no concern to anyone but him.

Its not like this is breaking news. He has been around long enough, that people have had ample opportunity to have someone run against him to get him removed if you have such a problem with him personally. So either no one else wants the job, or there must be enough people out there who respect the job he does to keep him in the position.