Wednesday

Note: I wrote this entry yesterday, but posted another entry instead on here, and this one on my other blog. I have even more stuff on Mary that is priceless - will be working on that entry after posting this one.

Another busy day. All the way up until time to leave. I like work like that.

Now, onto the juicy stuff. Not really much. I called the process server this morning because they didn’t come last night - before I went to bed anyway. Which was 9:00 pm. He told me she had been served. But not directly. He came to the gate, said there was a lock on it and though he could have undone the lock (I left the lock on but not locked) - that apparently wouldn’t be legal, or “peaceable” so he folded up the complaint and set it in the gate itself.

Now, somebody got it. It wasn’t there when I went to bed last night - I checked the gate in case that was what they were going to do. Plus, I left the lock unlocked on purpose. This morning, the lock was locked and there was definitely no papers laying around anywhere, so either Ken or Mary took them. Since Ken already knows what I’m doing, if he saw them there, he wouldn’t have taken them. They aren’t laying on the counter. Therefore, I assume Mary got the papers.

Regardless, they are sending her a letter which probably will get here tomorrow - a certified letter.

There isn’t anything juicy because I haven’t seen Mary since this occured. I really don’t believe she thought I would file the papers because she knows my financial situation. It costs money to do all of this. She knows I have limited finances. I believe she figured I just couldn’t afford to do it. Oh, Contraire, my zeppelooondon. Lol. I couldn’t write in French anymore than I can write in Chinese.

The point? I can’t afford NOT to! So, she probably will be coming back later on - we’ll see what plays out. My guess: nothing. She’ll say nothing and I’m definitely not talking to her unless she has past-due rent money plus late charges plus court fees plus the server cost. Where will I get the other $104 to get the Writ of Restitution if I get a judgment against her? Dunno, but you can’t even apply for it until 5 days have passed from the day of the judgement. The 6th day, you can file. That would be, assuming I win in court. That’s 12 days from now. Hmph. It will be close to mid February before she’s forced out of here.

Look, I’m bracing for the worse-case scenario: she shows up to court with a lawyer. I’m getting all of her handwritten statements about how she knows she owes me the money - yada yada yada - to prove my stance and point. I have enough statements from her - written by her own hand - to prove that she owes me the money. I have pics of the door of the room she has taken over, but I am giving her a 2 day notice and am going into both rooms to take pics of the fact that she is occupying fully 2 rooms in my house. I don’t CARE if she likes it or not. I have the legal right to inspect any tenant’s room if I give the required notices - I will put a notice on each door.

BTW, if anyone has any thoughts that jump to mind like a light-bulb going on - please feel free to share.

Right now, I just finished a post about the other tenant and posted it on Blogspot. Gonna give that post a while - like maybe til’ tomorrow - to get some views and potential responses.

Right now? I’m done with the Mary report because I don’t want - NEWS ALERT - I just remembered that a little while ago, I was in my email and saw one from Mary. It was excoriating, riddled with more lies than blades of grass in a lawn, full of threats. I wrote her back and said “see you in court”.

I decided that, if she presents these emails in court, I would write up another reply. This one basically stated that I do not want her living here anymore, if she just hands over the keys to the place I will forgive the debt, she can go her merry way. I even offered her up to a month to get her things out of here - providing she moves all of it to one room. I then spoke that going to court is a pain, that we could part ways amenably.

I’m going to say right now that if, somehow, I lose in court, I will be giving her the 30-day notice to move out. I don’t need a reason - it says so right in the AZ statutes. You can get rid of a person by simply giving them enough time to find a new place. It has to be a full month, and has to be so that the person has 30 full days before the beginning of the next month. If not, then you give the 30 day notice and they have until the beginning of the next month beyond that.

I’ve had enough. I’m still ignoring the news as the stuff on Obama and locally the Cardinals is more than I am willing to bear.

Have a great evening!

ben

Wednesday/What Would YOU Do?

I was busily writing up my daily entry when I got sidetracked by an email that Mary sent to me. Putting that entry and the situation with Mary aside, I have yet another thing going on in my home.
Lol.
I've been checking my video surveillance - particularly the one in here, for any sign that Mary might be trying to access my computer. It takes a while to go through that much footage, I don't relish the chore.
Well, an interesting scenario is being played out on a daily basis, really, with the newer tenant.

The guy is helping himself to my food.
Nothing extravagant - a $1.00 can of chili I bought when it was on sale here, a LOT of bread there. I see him going through my refrigerator - don't know what he's looking for. He'll get out my tub of margarine, make numerous slices of toast. He'll look up at the camera - guess he's wondering if I'm going to catch him or if the thing is really on.
He goes into my cupboard with the coffee and helps himself to a pot of coffee as well.

I had noticed that it seemed food was disappearing. A normal event when Michael or/and Caleb are around, but certainly shouldn't be happening when neither of the 2 are here.

Now, to put it into perspective, we're talking $1.00 loaves of bread, $1.00 cans of chili, cheap stuff.

Then I saw him doing laundry. Video surveillance saw, that is. He grabs MY laundry detergent and helps himself! I buy the cheap stuff - but - I don't need to buy detergent very often as I only do laundry once a week. Sometimes 4 loads, sometimes more, but a bottle of detergent can last up to 2 months, if not more.

Not now. That was what was starting to get me wondering - I simply don't use that much of the stuff and though I buy the cheaper stuff, it's still not "cheap".

What else is he doing? I dunno. He came out of a homeless shelter when he moved in here, I have learned. He came back from Florida and was starting his life over. He knows a "higher-up" at the cab company he works for and that person got him a job right away. As soon as he got his first paycheck, he started looking for rooms to get out of that place. He moved in with another person - but it was too far away and started looking again. He's all of 3 miles from work now.

Examining his spending habits.
He takes a taxi to and from work every day. He gets a discount, yes, but it's still very expensive for someone who really isn't making a great deal of money. That particular habit - if lost - would save him a lot of money.

He's been buying things for his room. Nothing major or grand.

He pays the full rent, on time, every time. No questions or guffaws, he always pays his rent.

He doesn't really appear to do much beyond going to work and coming home.

I started getting very irritated watching him going through my cupboards and taking things, but I got out of my skin for a moment and decided to take a view from the biblical perspective. He's got $50 to go on his security deposit. His next paycheck he intends on paying it off. After that, he'll have another $50 per paycheck - every 2 weeks - to work with. Not alot - but if one spends it on food, perhaps one can not take things that aren't ones to take.

Anyways, the Bible says if any man asks of you.....give. Problem here is, he didn't ask and isn't telling me he's taken anything. I know from much personal experience and watching a lot of others going through the same thing that the lack of money even for eating purposes takes it's toll on a person. No food equals hunger equals desperation.

I've decided that it isn't really bothering me that bad - mostly because I have severe issues with Mary that take priority right now and more because he pays his rent on time. The logical mind will say that paying rent does not equal taking one's things.
True.
Mercy may say something different.
I have an idea what some people will say about this - but I would love to hear your take on this situation. I have not spoken a word to him about this yet.

What would you do? Why?

Back to finishing the Mary post.
ben

More

I was only going to take the dogs for a 20 minute walk and that would be it. Somehow, we got to traipsing through the mountains and 20 minutes turned into 40 minutes. When I left, I told Michael if the process server shows up - let him/her right on in!

Anyway, the mountains offer a great workout in less time. Up and down, up and down. The last hill we climbed was very steep and Duke was breathing very heavily. I decided that was the last hill. I've heard about large dogs even having heart failure in a situation where you work them out too hard, especially if they're not really in shape. Duke is not in great cardio shape. He's not fat - none of my dogs are fat - but I haven't really worked them too hard. I'm forcing myself to get them out there and walking them. They get too ancy, too much energy and they just drive me crazy with it all pent up and no release.

It was just funny how much time elapsed - I had thought that I had only been out 15 or 20 minutes at most - it was a little bit of a surprise that it had been 40 minutes. If I wasn't expecting this process server, it would have been a longer walk, albeit not so many steep hills.

Anyway, when the process server shows up - and it's delivered - and I see what's going to actually happen - with tape recorder in hand (video surveillance is on 24 hours now, recording, and has been for awhile) - I'm going to edit this post and add whatever happens. If nothing, then the edit will be very short : ) Right now, Mary is home - dunno how long she's going to be here, but the company said it makes no difference to them. They show up, serve the house, mail her certified - done.

And so am I!
Have a great evening! If you watched the inauguration - lemme know if anything - happened. I'm ignoring TV right now because I'm tired of all the hype.

ben