The Mediation person mailed a letter to me, asking if I would be interested in mediation. I responded that I would be glad for the opportunity, and -- on several occasions -- asked her to call me to talk things over.
The Mediator never called me back, despite me leaving several voice-mail messages and sending numerous emails trying to speak with her.
I sent the HOA's Vice President a note, explaining the magnitude of the barking problem, the impact it was having on me, and the neighborly way in which I had asked the neighbors for help in resolving the issue.
Nobody would ever just speak to me about the problem, no matter how often I asked to meet.
Nobody stopped by to see the unfortunate proximity of my home and bedroom to
where the dogs spent most of their waking hours, or to understand that there
was no escape, within my home, from the intrusion of the barking, and that the
barking wasn't just a brief and occasional issue, but would go on hour after
hour, day after day.
After a while, I wrote back to the HOA Vice President, pleading with him to
reconsider, to understand the circumstances involved, that the problem wasn't
occasional and annoying, but inescapable, chronic, and taking a devastating toll
on my health.
I offered to meet with the Board, anywhere, and at any time, to go over the
particulars and make my case.
The HOA Vice President didn't respond.
I reached out to him one last time, asking for the contact information for the
entire Board of Directors.
The HOA Vice President then responded with a shocking list of reasons why he
didn't like me, personally, and explaining how close his friendship was with
the dog-owning neighbors. It was just a scathing and vicious personal
attack.
While the HOA Vice President had only met me, personally, once, and briefly, he
went on and on, for several paragraphs, about all of the things that he thought
were wrong with me, none of which were true, and none of which had anything to
do with the actual problem.
Rather than explore the truth of the barking situation, the HOA Vice President
and his neighbors began looking into me, personally, looking for ways to
demonize me, rather than address the barking issue, itself.
And, still, not a soul
would meet with me or talk to me.
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