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lighter:
I accomplished a lot today, though we're waiting for the grinder to appear in morning. Too close for comfort.....just too close.
Tonight I bag up all meds, fabrics and kitchen stuff so bug man can spray tomorrow. It was overcast but dry, so I sturdied up stairs, got hinge screws completed, painted chipped parts if stuffed fish, painted screw heads white fir shutter job tomorrow, and color coded all four locks so I know which keys go to each.
The housekeeper comes tomorrow. Will tackle worst of construction dust with her while renter handles shutters.... there's so little to do....almost there to have them done!
Drapes down and bagged already. I have leftover chicken curry....wicked hot....so good.
Will organize tools in shipping container. Not sure I want renter taking out his sliding door, and replacing it without me. He and I work well together....we need each other's brains to figure stuff out far as I can tell.
That also calls for me leaving tools with him..... I can't come back to having large expensive items stolen again. It's just been too difficult.
I will tell him we'll tackle it this summer together.....when the mosquitoes arrive.😣
Lighter
lighter:
Update on cottage.... shutters completed the afternoon I left. Yay.
I headed to airport early, in case I encountered some kind of sabotage.... like contractor falsely accusing me of smuggling drugs, or whatever his little mind came up with. So many threats.
Nothing happened, except my preferred cab driver spent time talking about C....it was weird, and I was having none of that talk.....any relationship involving violence is over for me. Done. Fini. Didn't want to talk about it, but he just kept up. I know that cabbie feels deep sympathy for C, bc C seeks sympathy out on his best day.....then laughs about it later.
Bug guy never showed, so I set off two bombs and left keys with my renter.... I trust him. I hope I'm choosing wisely. He did a great job overseeing C's removal, and went North to watch C board plane, and take off. This was good, bc C sending texts he got off plane and coming my way. Meant to scare me.
Nonsensical, but there it is.
Court hearing for year long restraining order at 9am. I went through all remaining texts today... Getting clear on what I want to share. Not much. Attorney friend said Judge is older Southern gentleman who hates liars and nonsense. One more reason to be super brief.
I know this is only paper. The thing is, I have to document properly, and hope it deters stupid lashing out. Doing less is, I'm, asking for more chais, and crazy.
Zero tolerance is my new norm....at least that's my hope.
Lighter
Twoapenny:
I'm not sure of the time difference, Lighter, but I hope the hearing goes/has gone well. I'm hoping an older Southern gentleman will have little time for violent men who threaten and harass recently bereaved women.
Glad that you got your shutters up at last. Is that all the work on the island done now or will you be going back again?
Three cheers for zero tolerance. It's just too tiring trying to accommodate other people's unpleasantness - or maybe more specifically their refusal (or inability) to see that what they do is unpleasant. Nice people grounded in reality welcome - everyone else can move along. Well done to you, Lighter, you've really pulled out all the stops this last few weeks. A lot of life in a short space of time and you've come through it admirably, as always xx
lighter:
Thanks, Tupp:
The hearing turned into an all day wait and see. I was early, then learned the court never received verification of service on the C. I finally made the call myself, and 5 minutes later, had it.
Then it was time for lunch.
After lunch the Judge was late, cranky and eager to clear his calendar. I swear he wanted to continue my case. I d been there all day, the service took place on the 21st ..he needed to hear my case.
Earlier in the day the Judge was lovely, and gave out year long restraining orders like candy.
After lunch he said NO more often than not, and was kinda' mean. I was relegated to dead last, and the case before me was 3 feisty Southerners....there was yelling, cussing, recirded ravings directed at children, lying, finger pointing.... I was shaking halfway through, and upset badly at the end.
Then the Judge gruffly ordered me on the stand, and I struggled, then got the Order. Whew....a really bad day, with a better ending. Picked up kids a tad late, but with Order in hand.
I'm at a W Virginia vet office now waiting to get Pug girl's anal glands drained, but that's another story for another thread.
All in all, we're doing fine.
Lighter
Twoapenny:
Aw, Lighter, I wish I could have been there with you to chat and take your mind off things a bit and keep fetching you water and cups of tea :) I'm glad tired and cranky Judge still got the job done despite being tired and cranky, and glad that crazy workman needs to keep his distance now. What a mad rollercoaster you've been on this last few weeks. I'm looking forward to a time when you can get back to your meal planning and your moss :)
Glad all okay. Hope there's some time for rest, now, and fun xx
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