WAR OF THE NEIGHBORS - EPISODE 5

Well...well....well...so guess who didn't show up to court last week?  Oh yeah the famous girls who live above the married couple that filed a harassment protection against them.  


And then on top of that do you know what they want and are demanding from the landlord?  There is a light on the side of the house that shines in the driveway, they want that light on ALL night and pointed towards their car.  Then on top of that this light is right above a window that light will shine in all night long...so now this married couple would be getting it from two sides.  However the wife nipped that in the bud, they pay for the electric bill to that light so she said if they want it on they can pay for the bill.  So I don't see that happening.  But now the girls also want another light installed in the back of the house shining in the backyard that my house shares with that house.  Okay...the last time I checked, these people are tenants just like I am.  Why do they feel the need to demand changes as if they own the house and the property?  


Also why is the landlord even entertaining their ideas?  Which leads me to think do they have something on the landlord?  Are they threatening him with something?  Would be interesting to know if this is true, if I was the landlord these girls would have been evicted for harassing and bullying my other tenants.  But that would happen in a perfect world.  Lately since all of this started going on, I haven't even seen the girls walking around.  Oh wait, one day I did when I was walking home from the bus stop, I saw them and they saw me but no words were exchanged.  Yup, just the way I like it.


All I know is that me and Zoey are just chilling at home and is on her favorite pillow as always

Yes, this is what she does......most of the time!


Well until next time....

MOBILE POST OFFICE = BEST INVENTION EVER!

This entry is going to be short and sweet.  The one thing that I never saw until I moved to Boston is a Mobile Post Office

This I have to say is one of the best inventions ever.  Did you just ever need a stamp or a book of stamps and hate to wait in line at the post office?  Well now you don't have to dread the thought of going through that.

Almost every day this mobile post office is where I walk by on the way to work.  You can pretty much do anything that you would do at the post office even mailing small packages.  If you are mailing a large package or alot of items, then this is not for you.  But it sure is nice when you are going to work and you think oh I need stamps and you can just get them.

This mobile post office is located near the intersection of Federal Street and Franklin Street right before the little flower shop on the corner.  (For those of you who are reading this and in the area)  But just thought I would share this with all of you....has anyone else seen any of these in their area?

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I WANT TO LEARN THE BASS - RANDOM THOUGHT

Okay...so um, yeah I found this video on You Tube...and I want to learn how to play the bass guitar so I can do this. And you look oh so cool while doing this. LOL

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WAR OF THE NEIGHBORS - EPISODE 4

With the last three episodes these events took place over the span of about two months.  So you are all caught up and now I will be writing as things happen.


So as I'm on my way to the bus stop to go to work today the wife of the married couple stops me and tells me she needs a favor.  I said sure no problem, what? She needed a copy of my e-mail and a copy of the letter that the girls put in my mailbox for court.  I was like for court????  Yes because get this...the girls are trying to file a harassment protection order against the married couple.  Then she tells me that when they went to the police station to file a restraining order against the brother, they are told they cannot.   Um....since when can you not file a restraining order against someone when they THREATEN your life????  I'm confused as they are too but yet these crazy women can try to get a harassment protection order against them?  Okay....SERIOUSLY????  First of all this married couple are the nicest people that I have met since I have been here and I feel we will always keep in touch even if we don't live in the same area.  And these girls have the nerve to bother these people, as well as owe them money and their tools back.  I told the wife don't let it get to her too much because if she's upset her son will notice that and he doesn't need added stress.  She then tells me yes I know I have to keep it under control because he (her son) just had another seizure on Sunday.  


As we were talking, I see my bus drive by and I said oh I missed my bus.  At that she says stay here, I'll drive you to the train station.  So she comes out with her son and he is such a joy to be around and such a good kid.  She drops me off at the train station and I get out and say goodbye to her and then her son.  The smile that he gave me just made my day...the innocence of this child is just so pure.  And the fact that the girls are putting added stress on this woman and they know it is ridiculous.  And they say that only kids bully other kids.....not in this day or age....sad isn't it?


When I came home today the husband saw me, thanked me for sending that e-mail to the landlord and he didn't know I had issues with these girls.  But he also thanked me for supporting them against these women.  I told him no problem and I have given his wife my cell and home number and they can call me if they need me for anything.


So tomorrow the married couple has to go to court for this harassment protection hearing....I'll keep you posted as to how things turn out.


Well until next time

WAR OF THE NEIGHBORS - EPISODE 3

What happens next makes it hard to believe that all of this started because the girls put notes in mailboxes telling people to take the trash cans out to the sidewalk.  Amazing isn't it?  And not to mention, this isn't the first time they have done this to the young couple upstairs.  Shortly after she moved in, a note was put in her mailbox to make sure that she picked up after her dog which the girl's parents were in town and were a little taken back by that.  Because of the note the girl is scared to even walk her dog near the yard that the houses share.  


Oh and an update the landlord has advised that we are all responsible for our own trash can and recycling bin to take to the sidewalk.  Which is fine by me and the landlord also requested me to send an e-mail with a copy of the note that they put in my mailbox.  So I did with a nice little note as to how the girls act around here.  Would you believe that a couple of days after we were told to take our own bins out I was coming home while the girls were outside putting their address on their own bins, I said hello....with not response.  Unbelievable.


Well the plot thickens because the wife of the married couple has found out that the girls are not a neighborhood favorite.  No one in the neighborhood thinks they are very nice and friendly people except one person.  Then on top of that she found out from the landscapers that before the married couple moved in (which was in March) that the yard was always covered in dog crap which meant the girls never picked up after their dog.  Now that totally makes sense because she told me when they moved in, the girls were outside in the yard trying to pick up dog crap and told the married couple "Sorry about this, we haven't had time to clean up the yard before you moved in."  Okay...first of all, pick up your dog crap when your dog poops...it's not rocket science.  AND if one of you don't work perhaps the one who doesn't work can clean up the yard. 


The same day the landscapers were here, the landlord came by for a visit and talked to the wife of the married couple.  She talked to him about the events that have been going on and he told her that he talked to the girls upstairs and told them to stay away from her family and for her family to stay away from them.  He then added that if he has to, he doesn't care of the entire house is empty to which the wife says that's fine for us we have a place we can go.  


Now this is where this saga takes a turn...the wife comes to my door one night and tells me what happened a few days before.  The brother of one of the girls came screeching into the driveway and her and her husband when out to see what was going on.  He then starts screaming and tells them that they better stop messing with his sister or else he will come back and f'ng kill them!  After that...he punches the car window and takes off.  At that point the wife goes to the girls door and knocks on it because she wants to know what is going on and what they did.  Well of course they were cowards and didn't come to the door.  So the married couple calls the cops to tell them about the incident and questions the married couple, then questions the girls upstairs.  The cops asked them for the name of the brother and they were not being cooperative...at first.  Until the cop threatened them by taking them to jail for not giving the name and address.  Then that got them talking.  One of which has a monitor on because she has a heart murmur is acting like this is all stressful for her...oh  please!!!!  I've had a heart murmur all my life and have had to wear those things...that lady isn't dying and she is trying to play things up for the cops to make her feel bad.  


So I explained this to the wife and then ask her how could they do what they did when they know about her situation and she has a special needs child.  (He is autistic and is prone to seizures)  The more I find out about these girls the less I like them.  The wife wanted to scared to even talk to me because she doesn't want me to be a "target" too.


I told her that I'm not worried about it, those girls never liked me anyway.  And to feel free to talk to me.  At the end of our conversation she advised that they were going to go to the police station to file a restraining order against the brother who threatened them.


Again...amazing that things have gotten to this point over some stupid trash bins.  We were kind of giggling about it but in reality it's not funny.


Well until next time....

WAR OF THE NEIGHBORS - EPISODE 2

So after being here for several months here in my apartment, I thought things have calmed down.  Well to my surprise....as I'm taking out the trash out one day and the wife of the married couple comes running out and says..."Don't you dare take those cans out, and I'm going to tell you why."  Apparently, one of the girls doesn't even work and is home all day and she felt the least she could do was take the trash out.


Also since I've moved in the girls have had two garage sales which the wife put some items in their garage sale and was supposed to be given the money if her items sold.  Not only did all of her items sell at BOTH garage sales....the girls never gave her the money for them.  So let's just say she is a little miffed at them for that.  On top of that the married couple loaned the girls some tools to use which have never been returned as well.  These girls are really a piece of work!  And they have some nerve telling other people what to do like they own the place.


Another thing that happened, the washer in the girls apartment leaked into the downstairs apartment and the married couple talked to the landlord about it.  At that point the landlord told the married couple, give the girls a call upstairs to see where it is leaking and perhaps they can figure out how to stop it from leaking.  Would you believe the girls would not even answer the door?  And not only that...they have lived here for 4 years and only recently the demanded a key to the basement which the married couple has been entitled to use for storage.  The married couple is confused as to why they want access to the basement, but hey...they don't own the place so they don't ask questions.  


Another demand from the girls is due to some "law" they are entitled to two exits to their apartment and right now they only have one.  So the landlord was having people come to the house to do estimates and one of the closets in the married couple's rooms will be made smaller to make room for a stairway.  Okay I don't know who died and made these fools queens of the block but for people who do nothing....they sure do want everything as well as bullying people.


So the wife of the married couple has talked to the landlord numerous times and have complained about the girls.  Because not only of the things above, but the girls have also started to leave the porch light on which lets light into the bedroom of the married couple as well as slamming the door at 5:30am when the girls get up to walk their dogs.  Why are they being so irritating?  Just because someone does not stand for their bullying?  One day while the wife was outside one of the girls was walking up the hill and gave her the finger.  Well the wife asked her if she gave her the finger?  To which she responded you need to mind your own business!!!  Well the wife let her have it and told her "Who do you think you are???? You have no right doing anything you have done.  And putting notes in mailboxes???? Who do you think you are?"


Well....guess my secret is out and the girls know that I have told people about the note in my mailbox...and to think they thought they were trying to look like the nice people on the block who plan their stupid flowers and keep to themselves.  NOT!!!


Oh boy...it gets better.


Well until next time....

WAR OF THE NEIGHBORS - EPISODE 1

A series of events have been going on with my neighbors and it's pretty ridiculous I decided to blog about it.  Let me give you a little bit of background about my neighbors and where I live.  First I live in a carriage house that was renovated into 2 apartments, I'm on the first floor and there is a single girl that lives upstairs with her boyfriend.  I will refer to them as "the young couple".  The house in front of mine is considered the main house.  On the first floor there is a married couple and the second floor two women live there, I will refer to them as "the girls".


This topic will go over events that will lead up to what has happened over the last few weeks.  When I first moved here, I was told by the landlord that Fridays is trash day and if I noticed that noone has taken the trash and recycling cans to the sidewalk to do so either Thursday night or early Friday morning.  Hey no problem, not a big deal to me so I was taking the trash cans out one day and the husband of the married couple said  "What are you doing?  Don't worry about that, the girls upstairs do that, it's their thing."  So I told him I just wanted to do my part around here, and he explained further that they told him and his wife not to worry about it...sooooo I'm thinking oh okay.  Well after a few weeks of me not taking the trash cans out...there is a note in my mailbox as well as the mailbox for the young couple upstairs.  I read it and it says:  "Just a reminder, trash pick up day is Friday.  The bins need to be taken out either Thursday night or Friday morning....please do your share"


I was livid....how dare someone put a note in my mailbox...what are we in high school and you don't have the balls to come to me and talk to me like an adult?  So I let it go and the next month I take the trash bins out.  Then the wife of the married couple comes out and says "What are you doing?  The girls upstairs do that...they told us not to worry about it.  It's a game they play with their dogs."  At that point I told her that I know I was the new kid on the block and I didn't want to cause any trouble but I got a note in my mailbox.  Her mouth dropped open and I added so did the tenant that lives above me.  Her mouth dropped open even further.  She could not believe it, so at that point, I knew who put the note in my mailbox and the married couple told me to ask them about the note and that they told me not to take the trash out.  Well I did that and the girls wouldn't even answer their door. 


Now I find that to be strange...and some pieces of a puzzle start together.  First the girls are not the friendliest people and the only time they have talked to me is when we have been outside at the same time walking our dogs.  Zoey tends to be a magnet to people since she is just so cute.  But one was nice and would talk, the other one wouldn't talk to me at all.  Then after I got the note in my mailbox the following week I was taking the trash cans out when the girls came home.  One didn't get out of the car, the other one did as she walked by me I said hi and she didn't even respond.  When I walked past their car the other one was sitting in the passenger seat and was looking straight ahead and wouldn't even look in my direction...AHA!  She must have been embarrassed because the one that wouldn't talk to me MUST have put that note in my mailbox.  


Later I come to find out the one that wouldn't even look at me was the one who did the deed.....putting the notes in my mailbox and the young couple's mailbox.  Tsk tsk....what a coward.


And this is when the saga begins.


Well until next time....

TOP 10 GOOD THINGS ABOUT WORKING IN BOSTON

It has been 8 months since I have moved to the Boston area.  While this hasn't been the easiest 8 months it has truly been a life experience, that's for sure.  But you know what, working downtown in the Financial District.  So I've decided to write all the things I like about working downtown.  Some may be sarcastic...so here we go:


10.  Walking by the Occupy Boston came in Dewey Square outside of South Station every morning and afternoon.  (This is one of the sarcastic ones)  I'm actually getting tired of seeing that everyday.


9.  The fact that where my office is it is close to everything.


8.  Being exposed to so many different people regardless if they are mean, nice, short, tall, thin, fat, smelly, smells good...they are all unique in every way.  


7.  Seeing the Spare Change newspaper guy every day and waiting for him to say "Spare Change Newspaper!  Help the homeless help themselves!"  That is the main thing he says...everyday it is something different.


6.  I can walk 10 minutes in any direction and find a Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts or Subway.  


5.  The ability to go to the waterfront when it is nice and sunny out to enjoy the water...and right by the New England Aquarium to see the seals outside.  I need to do that more often next year.


4.  Lots of places to go shopping during lunch hour.  Either in Downtown Crossing or Quincy Market.  I need to do that more often next year too.


3.  My office is right down the street from J Hook & Co. which is one of the best places to get the famous lobster roll here in Boston.  Also from Samurai Eatery which is an awesome sushi place.  And it is good!


2.  Able to go over by Faneuil Hall, which is another thing I need to do more often.  There is always something gong on over there...especially in the summer.


1.  There is always something going on downtown.  If I stay in the office it may seem like there is nothing going on...but if you go out and look around...something is always going on.


Well until next time....