09/28/2025
Our neighbor stuck a note to our car: "One car per house!" Then one day, she showed up in person.
I opened the door.
There stood a woman in a pastel pink cardigan, a matching headband, and white capri pants.
"Our HOA—very friendly, but firm—has a rule about cars," she said. "Only one car per household in the driveway."
I blinked. "One car?"
"Yes," she said, her tone tightening. "No exceptions. Keeps the neighborhood looking nice and tidy."
Jack raised his eyebrows. "But we're not parking on the street. Both cars fit on the driveway just fine."
"I know," she said with a little head tilt. "But it's still two cars. One house. One driveway. One car. Rules apply to everyone."
Then she left.
We decided to ignore it. But three days later, we woke up to our cars being towed.
We ran outside—and there she was, grinning widely.
ME: "Wow! You really did it, huh?"
HER: "What's so funny?!"
ME: "Nothing. Just the fact that YOU OWE US $25,000 NOW."
HER: *nervous gulp* "What—What do you mean?"
I pointed at the car's tag and chuckled out loud. "Bet you didn't get what that mark means!"
