Fifty-three and over.Even that. So presumptuous. What was wrong with 55 and over, like every other development in Lakewood?
In the very first hour of her very first day at 107 Wimbledon Loop, Shaindy Brucker broke a rule. Not a major rule, she would find out, but a rule just the same.
She was informed of the violation via text message, the language polite and aloof. To be clear, residents are assigned two parking spots per unit. All other vehicles should be parked in Parking Lot A near the main entrance. We’re sorry for the inconvenience but Alameda Gardens runs on respect and convenience for ALL residents, and respecting the rules creates a more pleasant experience for all of us. Thank you.
Shaindy grimaced, first at the fact that the text used the word “respect” twice in a single sentence. It also wasn’t fair because she had just moved in and her children were just there to help her unpack, not to move in forever or anything, and calm down people, we’ve only been here for ten minutes.
She showed the text to Chaim, who had to take out his other glasses to read it, which annoyed her because it set expectations higher. He skimmed it and shrugged and finally said, “Nu, nu,” and got back to work admiring the way his entire Shas looked on one shelf, something he’d never been able to do in Brooklyn, where the room had been too narrow for a full-sized seforim shrank.
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