https://goo.gl/RE5QAM None will deny that not a day or week seems to go by without some major news story about a natural disaster somewhere in the world. These news and social media accounts are more than a passing interest to most, particularly to USA residents due to recent disasters in North America from coast-to-coast. Whatever the calamity, humanity is disrupted and displaced.  These topics, while not very uplifting to contemplate, have actually resulted in new definitions for these times, like: DISASTROPHE is a recently coined term to blend "disaster" with "catastrophe" in the lexicon of disaster recovery.  What follows are a series of posts on the topic during the timeframe of two serious wildfires in California.  So serious are these fires that they have well-distracted Californians from the usual calamity on their minds, earthquakes. DISASTER RECOVERY for common interest developments (aka homeowner associations or HOAs), indeed recover...

Should you live in a normal neighborhood as in a non-HOA community, you know how common is the presence of children and teenagers playing in the streets. However, those who live in HOAs and common interest developments know that such activities may be prohibited or restricted. Often, the inevitable conflict that arises about the usage of streets and common areas for children's play will become an issue, as it has in some of the 'social current see' items cited below. Flip②▶ STORIFY ♥ FLIPBOARD ★ BLOGGER ▲ ALTACITIES ® [ View the story "CA HOA won't be a good sport about kids" on Storify ] "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." ~Wayne Gretzky #dailyqotd #qotd http://t.co/fq1zI7UyVq — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) June 6, 2015