The following week, I painted twelve air conditioning units, and my colleague and I received tickets for which one of the owners paid
I was working in the garden when I noticed the air conditioning unit. It was no longer bright and shiny, and it had dents from branches that had fallen during the winter. I believed it needed sprucing up just as much as my garden did. After completing my gardening duties, I returned inside and retrieved my paints. I added flowers to the bottom line and clouds to the top. The air conditioning equipment was orange with clouds and flowers, resembling a picturesque country scene. The president of the Homeowners’ Association disagreed with my assessment of my performance. He told me to remove the paint from the air conditioner unit or face a fine. I told him to treat me well. Numerous neighbors admired the work I had completed, and one of them asked me to paint their air conditioning unit. When he asked, the president was kneeling there. Within ten minutes, six individuals requested that I clean their air conditioning units, one gentleman asked if he was going to clean all of us. He stated that he would bless the entire neighborhood if they permitted me to paint their air conditioning units. The majority of them laughed and stood there while discussing how they wanted their air conditioning units painted with me. The following week, I painted twelve air conditioning units, and my colleague and I received tickets for which one of the owners paid. He told me he was the HOA’s president for two years, and he thought their rules were ridiculous. He paid for the tickets but donated the money to a charity that was suitable for all of us.