What's next?

A little over a year ago, I got a letter stuck in my door jam by the property management company. For those who have lived or do live in apartments, you know this is never good news. Anyway, the letter indicated that the company's insurance carrier would no longer allow tenants to have charcoal grills on their patios. Being a guy, I like to cook over an open flame so I was bothered that I was going to have to store the Weber Kettle. In the letter, they did indicate propane gas grills would be ok with a fire extinguisher. So off to Lowe's I went and bought the grill, extinguisher and accessories.

Thursday night there was another letter. This one, with attached documentation, was a notice informing me that the City has passed a law banning charcoal AND gas grills from apartment complex patios without sprinkler systems. I now have 30-days to remove my gas grill or face eviction. One of the few things I enjoy doing that I can still afford is now being taken away from me. Happy Effing Weekend. What's next? Are they going to outlaw microwaves, toasters, waffle irons, George Foreman grills? How about candles, curling irons, smoking or any other activity that may involve a risk of fire?

I have relatively good health and my mother & brother are well. I still have a job, a roof over my head and non-grilled food in my stomach, so in the grand scheme of things a silly grill is not very important. I'm a lot luckier than many people these days, so I feel guilty whining about it. But if they try to outlaw my coffee pot, there's going to be trouble. I will be in the news.