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Condo Commando Landings

Condo Commando Landings

They came in shiny silver saucer shaped air ships
With cylindrical flashing red lights in the night
From Planet New Jersey
Alien space crafts…. I mean .… weather balloons, (according to NASA)
From many light years…. I mean… traffic lights away
Landing in Miami first with a thirst for power
They slithered from the… ‘Weather balloons” in zombie brigades
Heads tilted, drooling, snorting and looking for trouble
Your condominium community is their new headquarters
Condo commandos are here to stay
A cruel fiduciary species without any borders 
Going from door to door
Giving owners & tenants lists of rules with magnitudinal orders
Millions of regulations, line item expenses, and assessments
You must fulfill….You will fulfill…you will comply or die!
“Resistance is futile!”  They cry…. Or mumble…or moan
Or whatever it is the walking dead do
If you walk on pavements you will be fined
If you have babies they must return to the womb
No plants…. No flowers… No signs on your condos
And keep your doors closed at all times
Don’t think about crime.  Don’t ask any questions
And pay your condo dues or be sequestered

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Earl Schumacker Date: 8/4/2023 1:27:00 PM Hi Ellen, Glad you enjoyed it. I realize it is not well structured but it has some fun elements to it. Condo managers are a strange breed. The ET element was intentional. I was paying $375.00 a month in maintenance fees for my condo earlier this year. I am now paying $664.00 a month. It is no longer a laughing matter. I will have to pay over $1,000.00 a month by the end of this year. Thanks for commenting. Earl Login to Reply

Ellen Mecca Date: 8/4/2023 9:24:00 AM this makes me think of the fees and rules and regulations that can suck you dry living in a condo community, I like the comparison with aliens and their space ships, then again, I could be way off base! Login to Reply

Ellen Mecca Date: 8/4/2023 9:24:00 AM this makes me think of the fees and rules and regulations that can suck you dry living in a condo community, I like the comparison with aliens and their space ships, then again, I could be way off base! Login to Reply