The Grinch Report - Update

The Onion-breath Ogre's in Flori-duh have again made The Grinch Report...

From the Grinch Report --

In this case the name of the Grinch is Thomas J. Murphy, the home owners association property manager for a Flori-DUH Gulag named Ibis Cove. The victims of this Grinchiness are Tom Hayes, his wife Anne-Marie, and their three rugrat aged kids.

In early December Tom Hayes, 52, a retired New York police officer, put up about a dozen Christmas decorations in the front yard of his Ibis Cove home, 8700 Ibis Cove Circle, including an inflatable snowman, a Santa Claus who waves at passers-by, a Santa Claus on a see-saw, light-up presents and a Christmas countdown clock. Days later, Hayes said he received a letter from his property manager, Thomas J. Murphy, threatening a $100 per-day fine, up to $1,000, for each day the decorations are in place.

Hayes, who has a 4-year-old son and twin 1-year-old daughters with his wife Ann Marie, 38, said the Christmas decorations are staying until the holiday is over. “You’ll see every night people stopping with their kids taking pictures with Santa Claus,” Hayes said. “It’s not gaudy. It’s not over the top. It’s just a nice display for a magical time of year.” (Naples Daily News)

Unwilling to back down, Tom Hayes says this isn’t the first time the HOA asshats have painted a bull’s-eye on his holiday decor. They whined, threatened and blustered over prior Christmas displays. They whined, threatened and blustered over his inflatable pumpkin at Halloween, and his inflatable turkey at Thanksgiving. Is he worried? Not really, despite this new $100 a day fine wrinkle. He thinks he’s on solid ground, according to the HOA rules of engagement which states "“Christmas, Easter or any other holiday decoration cannot be displayed more than 30 days before said holiday and must be removed no longer than 14 days after said holiday.”

Tom Hayes says he’s in good company, since many of his neighbors who deployed Christmas decor also threat-o-gram from Murphy and the rest of the HOA asshats. And what, you ask, does this Murphy turd have to say for himself? "The association will not discuss any business of the association with the press." Like all petty tyrants, Terrible Tommy Murphy runs for cover when confronted with his tyrannical behavior.