Open letter to Poster Boy Frank Rolfe

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on by  

Dear sir; You should be placed on a pedestal as the Poster Boy for the nation’s current Affordable Housing Crisis. For decades this nation had an example of affordable housing that worked beautifully. Families would establish a business to invest in communities where others could rent a place to live in their manufactured homes. The site rents brought in enough money to support operations, maintenance and provide the owners with a comfortable living. They were similar to non-profit organizations, except … Continue reading →

Taking Advantage of the Poor

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on by  

Today, in many occupations, it is common practice to ignore the impact of your actions on people. Sometimes, you aren’t aware that there is an impact. However, often the impact is easily understood, yet still ignored as not relevant to your work. The problem is the fact that a corporation or a bureaucracy is not a “person”. It has no conscience or sense of compassion. It has internal rules, goals and guidelines. It is up to us to supply it … Continue reading →

AT&T: Corporate Stupidity?

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on by  

What a circus! We replaced our tired, leaking roof with a new, metal roof. The DirecTV technician who came out to reinstall our dish correctly noted that he could not install the dish on our home because we had a metal roof and metal siding. He installed a cute ground antenna system, which basically anchors the unit with water-filled boxes. The antenna is fully functional in its current location and is not in anyone’s pathway or really anyone’s normal line-of-sight. … Continue reading →

Mobil Country Club Community: We hit the Jackpot!

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on by  

My wife, Mary, and I could not keep up with the rising rate of the cost of living in our home town of San Jose, California. We decided to sell our home and move to Sacramento County.  After some searching, we chose a Manufactured/Mobile Home Community In Rancho Cordova, the Mobil Country Club (MCC).1The formal spelling of Mobil is without the letter “e”, as you can see in the photo of the sign.  Sacramento County offered us a chance to … Continue reading →

The Impact of Manufactured Home Community Rent Increases

SOB: Son of a Bos'n Posted on by  

When we moved into a manufactured home community last year, we rejoiced over the massive reduction of our monthly housing expenses after getting rid of our mortgage.  However, since then we have come to understand that others in this community are not happy with the current state of affairs. Immoderate Rent Increases every December are destroying the lives of many in our community. In 2017 the rent increased from $664 to $699, a 6.64% increase — Social Security 0.3% In … Continue reading →