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Phone Tap: House Color Denied · Brooke and Jeffrey: Phone Taps

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  Speaker 1: Today, we call a woman who just moved into a
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  Speaker 1: new area with a homeowners association and she just filled
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  Speaker 1: out an application to get a new paint color approved
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  Speaker 1: for her house.
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  Speaker 2: That's so crazy that.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, you would think it'd be a simple process, but no,
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  Speaker 1: this HOA has been around for a long long time,
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  Speaker 1: steeped in history, and if she wants to paint, she's
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  Speaker 1: got to play by the HOA rules. In your phone
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  Speaker 1: tap right now? Any who? Hi is this Rosie?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah?
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  Speaker 1: Hi, my name is Mark. I'm with the HOA board
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  Speaker 1: here in the community. Oh hey, I just just wanted
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  Speaker 1: to say welcome to your new home.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: I've actually been meaning to come by, but every time
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  Speaker 1: I've tried to approach the porch seems to be garbage
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  Speaker 1: or trash on it.
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  Speaker 2: Trash, I mean, are you talking about I We've got
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  Speaker 2: some moving boxes out there, but they've they've already been
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  Speaker 2: broken down and bundled up, and.
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  Speaker 1: Just so, according to by Law thirteen dot six eleven,
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  Speaker 1: any unoccupied boxes or bags near or around the porcherry
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  Speaker 1: are constituted as trash, and thereby will and curry one
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  Speaker 1: hundred and fifty dollars.
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  Speaker 2: Fine. Oh wow, yeah, I may have to wait till
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  Speaker 2: my husband comes home. Well, your time.
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  Speaker 1: Limit in the next ten minutes. I'd love to see
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  Speaker 1: that porch nice and clean.
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  Speaker 2: Uh I guess. I guess we can throw it all
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  Speaker 2: in the garage.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, mark my binoculars right on your home, so checking it.
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  Speaker 2: Wow, Well you're thorough, aren't you.
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  Speaker 1: Well you know we are the h O Way.
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  Speaker 2: So yeah, yeah, yeah, got it, got it? Okay, Well listen,
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  Speaker 2: thanks for calling.
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  Speaker 1: Uh yeah, well, actually that's not the reason why I'm calling.
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  Speaker 2: Oh goody okay.
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  Speaker 1: Because apparently you submitted a request to have your house
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  Speaker 1: painted a different color. Yeah. So the thing is, I'm
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  Speaker 1: looking at the request sheet right now, and it says
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  Speaker 1: you wanted to paint it almond wish whisper.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, am I approved?
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  Speaker 1: I could say, well, I personally like that color. It's
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  Speaker 1: not in the list of approved colors.
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  Speaker 2: I looked at the HOA section about house paint, and
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  Speaker 2: I know I didn't see any list.
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  Speaker 1: The thing is, we do have a list, but okay, great,
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  Speaker 1: we just don't show it to anyone. Fabulous.
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  Speaker 2: How do I get a hold of the list.
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  Speaker 1: You can't.
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  Speaker 2: I can't.
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  Speaker 1: That's the whole point. We keep it in a safe
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  Speaker 1: every single night. And if someone ever requests the color
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  Speaker 1: that's not on the list, then sorry, can't approve it.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, So am I supposed to be putting in an
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  Speaker 2: application for every possible color and.
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  Speaker 1: Just hope it's on the list, Rosie. That just sounds ridiculous.
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  Speaker 2: I agree. So let's get to the point here, Mark,
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  Speaker 2: what can I do?
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  Speaker 1: I just hope you understand the sanctity of our bylaws
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  Speaker 1: because my grandfather's grandfather grew up in this community and
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  Speaker 1: he actually wrote them himself and it hasn't changed by
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  Speaker 1: You should know he had polio well.
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  Speaker 2: But apparently polio didn't keep him from keeping that family LINEO.
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  Speaker 1: And yeah, he was an active bugger with many women
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  Speaker 1: in this community. It was a very friendly neighborhood back then.
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  Speaker 2: Speaking of Witch, how do we move forward and get
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  Speaker 2: my house painted? That's all I need to do right now, Mark.
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  Speaker 2: Plus I do have to take care of that trash
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  Speaker 2: and do it all before my kids wake up, So please, Well.
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  Speaker 1: With my grandfather's grandfather, when it came to his colors,
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  Speaker 1: he treated them like his corn chowder recipes. He liked
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  Speaker 1: it under lock and key.
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  Speaker 2: How about corn chowder?
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  Speaker 1: I like yellow with yellow is not on the list myself.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, brown.
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  Speaker 1: Before you start just guessing and naming a bunch of colors,
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  Speaker 1: here's what I can do. You tell me a color
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  Speaker 1: that you want to paint your house, okay, and I
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  Speaker 1: can tell you warmer or colder.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, boys can play a little game here.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, it's a community tradition.
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  Speaker 2: Okay. My second choice is mother of pearl.
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  Speaker 1: Ooh, not approved, but warmer, I could say.
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  Speaker 2: Warmer, okay, but warmer. How about an oatmeal beige? How
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  Speaker 2: about that?
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  Speaker 1: Your ice cold with that one?
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  Speaker 2: Oh God, no to oatmeal. I mean, I really it's
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  Speaker 2: not my favorite.
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  Speaker 1: But brolap oh scorching, scorching.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, okay, so brilliant.
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  Speaker 1: No, that's not approved. It's just very hot.
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  Speaker 2: Mark. I don't know what else to do here. I
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  Speaker 2: can't keep naming colors.
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  Speaker 1: Okay. I'm just going to toss out an idea here.
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  Speaker 1: It might be totally crazy. What if what else is?
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  Speaker 1: What if you keep it the same color as it is?
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  Speaker 2: You don't want to keep it the same color as
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  Speaker 2: it is. We bought the house with the understanding that
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  Speaker 2: we could change the color.
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  Speaker 1: The thing is, I actually used to live in that house.
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  Speaker 1: And I picked that color.
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  Speaker 2: Well, you know what, maybe it worked for you, but
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  Speaker 2: it's not working for us. And I don't understand why
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  Speaker 2: we have to keep a color that your great great
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  Speaker 2: grandpa they're scribbled out while he's still at polio, and
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  Speaker 2: you grew to love that color. How does that mean
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  Speaker 2: we have to live with the same color.
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  Speaker 1: Well, it was my great great grandfather's favorite color, and
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  Speaker 1: I like to keep the memory of him alive.
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  Speaker 2: Well, then why don't you just buy the house from
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  Speaker 2: us and move back in.
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  Speaker 1: Why would I have to do that? Whenever you guys
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  Speaker 1: go on vacation, I can just sleep there. That's written
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  Speaker 1: into the bylaws. I'm allowed to do that.
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  Speaker 2: Did your great grandfather put that one in their tunity?
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  Speaker 2: Kind of just crawl over with his polio and just
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  Speaker 2: move into anybody's house whenever he damn?
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  Speaker 1: Wells okay, I'll.
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  Speaker 2: Have you not.
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  Speaker 1: My great great grandfather is not a real person, so
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  Speaker 1: i'd appreciate it if you didn't talk poorly about him
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  Speaker 1: during this prank phone call. Thanks. What, Yeah, I'm not
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  Speaker 1: actually with the HOA. I'm with a radio show called
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  Speaker 1: Brook and Jeffrey. In the morning. Your husband Grayson sets
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  Speaker 1: you up for a phone tap.
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  Speaker 2: Oh my god, are you hiding me?
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  Speaker 1: Grayson said, both of you couldn't believe how big the
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  Speaker 1: list of HOA bylaws were.
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  Speaker 2: Oh my god, it looks like an old session encyclopedia.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, you gotta give my great great grandfather credit.
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  Speaker 1: He was thorough.
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  Speaker 2: Oh he was a plucky guy.
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  Speaker 1: That's plucky is one of the approved colors.
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  Speaker 2: Hey, hey, there you go.
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  Speaker 1: Start Peyton today, right after you get all the trash
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  Speaker 1: off of your front porch. Yeah, wake up every morning
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  Speaker 1: with phone taps weekday mornings.
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  Speaker 2: On the twenties, Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning