Petty Vents

[Addie]

You're lucky it works like that. Here, you have to have the official senior's card. I don't think the machine will accept a reduced fare without that card.

Our bus drivers can override the fare box. A lot of our seniors just never caught onto the program. So the bus drivers are given some leeway for using their own judgment. Also children 11 y.o. and younger when traveling with an adult go for free.

As soon as I turned 55, I applied and was instantly approved with my card in hand to use on the way home. But of course I hate my picture. But I am stuck with it. Maybe they will take a new picture for me when I go in. Hopefully my picture is not still in the system.

I have my State ID and love the pic on that one. Too bad they can't use that one. That ID never expires. The new ones do. I will never have to get a new State one. Sometimes you get to hit the Lucky Button.

 

[Chef Munky]

I would love to take meals to the elderly couple across the street occasionally but DH won't let me. Another neighbor does it, and their son called him one day and told him his mother got sick from the food. They have 2 adult children and the daughter is constantly there bringing food, doing laundry, etc, but the son won't do anything. The neighbors cut the grass, etc. I would not want to take the chance on someone getting sick after eating something I made, even if that wasn't the reason they got sick. You could be blamed and held accountable for a lot of things. Suggest getting the Medical Alert system and get yourself out of this situation. Maybe asking to be paid for your services would get you off the hook.

I've been told not to make them any more dinners.Period!
Not after the other days request.Hubby's livid.He's now going to be dealing with them.It's already started.

Her daughter came knocking at my door before 9 am.I had just woken up.Was still in my jammies.So I didn't answer the door.Later when I opened it to leave to run errands.She had left garbage on my door step.
Unbelievable!

While out and about she txts me, she's assuming I'm her errand girl now.
She requested that I pick them up 10 whole chickens at a certain place.
Those chickens sell for $15.50 plus tax.

Still out, here's where Hubby is stepping in.He bought us a new phone that screens calls.Actually tells you whose calling.With an answering machine.

Her daughter came over while we were gone to bring our sons a frozen pizza.Made a comment to my son that she wanted more chicken.
She went home. Then Mom calls.You could tell that the answering machine threw her.
I was to call her back and set up a time to meet up with her.She didn't say why.

It's over.I went silent.Didn't answer anything.Keeping a low profile to the point I now have to sneak out of my own home or be bombarded.

 

[Addie]

I've been told not to make them any more dinners.Period!
Not after the other days request.Hubby's livid.He's now going to be dealing with them.It's already started.

Her daughter came knocking at my door before 9 am.I had just woken up.Was still in my jammies.So I didn't answer the door.Later when I opened it to leave to run errands.She had left garbage on my door step.
Unbelievable!

While out and about she txts me, she's assuming I'm her errand girl now.
She requested that I pick them up 10 whole chickens at a certain place.
Those chickens sell for $15.50 plus tax.

Still out, here's where Hubby is stepping in.He bought us a new phone that screens calls.Actually tells you whose calling.With an answering machine.

Her daughter came over while we were gone to bring our sons a frozen pizza.Made a comment to my son that she wanted more chicken.
She went home. Then Mom calls.You could tell that the answering machine threw her.
I was to call her back and set up a time to meet up with her.She didn't say why.

It's over.I went silent.Didn't answer anything.Keeping a low profile to the point I now have to sneak out of my own home or be bombarded.

Definitely let hubby handle them. Keep a record of every time and date that there is any word or action on their part. And make sure to record all of your reactions also. Including how you felt. Upset, furious, etc. Do not erase any txts. Starting with the garbage incident. You might also consider reporting the condition of the home to the authorities. Do it as reporting a health and fire hazard to the neighborhood. The condition of the home is an attraction to vermin. They will be so busy dealing with the authorities, they won't have time for you. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

 

[Dawgluver]

Strangest thing. DH told me, "You've got to see this," the other day. "This" was a 3 foot pile of gravel blocking off a part of our cul de sac driveway from the garage. We thought one of our nice neighbors just cleaned out his grate and was helping to fill a rut in our gravel driveway. But I'd just talked with him, and he never mentioned doing something like that. We ran into the nice neighbor when we were coming back from our walk today. He said he did NOT put the gravel in our driveway. It was the evil neighbor. NN told EN that we wouldn't be able to back our cars out, and to not dump the gravel there. EN said, "Well, the gravel has to go somewhere."

What a jerk! My first thought was to wheelbarrow it all back and dump it in EN's driveway. DH has plans for the gravel though, we'll smooth it out and fill a few ruts. Guess it beats paying for a load of gravel.

 

[taxlady]

Strangest thing. DH told me, "You've got to see this," the other day. "This" was a 3 foot pile of gravel blocking off a part of our cul de sac driveway from the garage. We thought one of our nice neighbors just cleaned out his grate and was helping to fill a rut in our gravel driveway. But I'd just talked with him, and he never mentioned doing something like that. We ran into the nice neighbor when we were coming back from our walk today. He said he did NOT put the gravel in our driveway. It was the evil neighbor. NN told EN that we wouldn't be able to back our cars out, and to not dump the gravel there. EN said, "Well, the gravel has to go somewhere."

What a jerk! My first thought was to wheelbarrow it all back and dump it in EN's driveway. DH has plans for the gravel though, we'll smooth it out and fill a few ruts. Guess it beats paying for a load of gravel.

What a jerk, " EN said, "Well, the gravel has to go somewhere." yeah, somewhere on his property or at the dump.

 

[roadfix]

I'm always buying gravel. I could use some of that.

 

[Dawgluver]

Isn't that something,Taxy? Same guy who's taken out our tree branches and mailbox on a few occasions and won't admit responsibility, even though we've seen him do it.

We're making lemonade from lemons, or rut fillers from free gravel.

Yeah, Roadfix, we figure it's a bonus. Just wish he would have asked before he blocked our driveway with it!

 

[taxlady]

Just think how differently you would have felt if he had asked. What a doofus for not asking.

 

[Dawgluver]

Just glad we saw the gravel mound before we backed over it to get out of our driveway!

The guy is certifiable. Not sure where the gravel originally came from, but it's not ours. Nice neighbor did say evil neighbor was very angry while he was dumping it on our property. Then again, he's usually angry.

 

[Cheryl J]

Wow, Dawg....unbelievable that a neighbor would behave that way. He must be a really miserable person to try to make everyone around him as miserable as he is.

Maybe you should send him a thank you note for the gravel....that ought to make his day!

 

[Dawgluver]

Cheryl! Ruts are filled, another nice neighbor on the other side got a big kick out of the story, he's also watched the drama and has been a recipient of the guy's wrath.

The evil neighbor is out of his element. His parents bought him the house. He couldn't afford it otherwise. He sided 3 sides of his house, can't afford the back. Didn't pay the sider guys so they stopped. We do love their kids though, have no idea where they got their sweetness.

 

[Cheryl J]

He's married with children?! I pictured this guy as a crotchety and bitter old man. My brother has a C&BOM for a neighbor.

 

[Dawgluver]

What I found funny, from what the other nice neighbor told us, was the guy making his 13 year old son, and his wife shovel the gravel onto our driveway! He was just pointing and dictating. The dude is at least 400 pounds, probably could have used the exercise.

 

[Chief Longwind Of The North]

As many of you know, I'm part Native American, though I don't look it. I once had a neighbor who was full blood, and with an angry attitude, or at least a superior attitude. He used to shovel the snow from his driveway onto mine. I'm a peaceful guy, but eventually got tire of it. I asked his to stop. He said, why? He said that I never shoveled my driveway anyhow.

I did shovel my driveway, but as I worked for a living, I couldn't shovel it until I got home from work.

This guy had no problem with his kids playing in our yard, but not the other way around. His bad attitude rubbed off on his youngest boy, who was very cute, playful, and lovable, as a toddler. As a young teen, he and two others of the same age group beat a man to death with a ball bat because he wouldn't give them the passcode to his debit card. All three were tried as adults and given life sentences.

I hope those kids of you angry neighbor grow up better than my EN's kids did. He taught his children to disrespect everyone by his own example.

Seeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

 

[Dawgluver]

Sad story. I've worked in the schools for 35+ years, and have seen what you've seen, Chief. The neighbor kids have always been welcome here. They also love Beagle, and she loves them. The family has had two dogs, and the dad has gotten rid of both of them, to the distress of the kids. I just don't get these people.

 

[Cooking Goddess]

Dawg, your stories keep making my EN look sweeter and sweeter! Actually, since her boy went into the military, she' been rather...human! Needless to say, I pray for the safety of her son every night. And he needs it. Last I heard he was probably shipping out to the Middle East. He's an Army Ranger. Tough on his Mom, but at least this all has scared her nice.

I hope Karma finds your EN real soon. Whenever he gets on your nerves, just channel this thought in his direction:

 

[Dawgluver]

A very useful phrase, CG, thanks!

 

[CharlieD]

Hey, let me tell you about neighbors. We have this Pakistani family, a religious one at that. The wife wears full garb, well all 3 times that I have seen her in the last 6-7 years that they been living next to us. My old neighbors, an Indian couple, the nicest people there is, and us bought a swing set together and put it right in the middle of our two yards, when they sold the house the new Pakistani neighbors were told that play set is mine. However his kids, and he has few, would not only occupy the whole set, they would kick my kids out telling them that it is their set, "our father told us it is ours” they would tell my kids. Then they started telling my kids “you Jews have everything wrong” and so on and so forth.
For the last year he send them back to Pakistan for school, so in summer they came back even nastier. I finally told him that my kids do not use the swing and he can buy it if he wants or I will sell to somebody else.

 

[taxlady]

That's a shame Charlie. I would love to see their faces when you sell that swing set.

 

[CharlieD]

well, i did sold to them. He ran with money as soon as I posted for sale sign. So, no funny faces. But that's just shows want kind of people they are.