While this situation eventually got straightened out (in 2008, I told my next door neighbors they could use the wood to repair the fence that we share); that’s not the point.
The point is: Had this situation occurred any day before today it would have turned out totally different.
Had I heard a strange noise on the patio and discovered two men helping themselves to my pressure-treated, pre-cut, stacked wood any time between June 2006 – January 11, 2010, I would have:
- called 911;
- activated the alarm;
- stormed out the back (gun drawn); and,
- roared “GET THE HELL OFF MY PROPERTY.”
Today, January 12, 2010, I did none of those things. I calmly went out the back door – I think I surprised them more than they surprised me – and asked what was going on. I might be able to talk them into doing a couple of things for me.
That’s progress
Of course, I remain insulted by Life and I have a hole the size of the Grand Canyon in my heart, but…this situation could have turned out sooooo much differently. In fact, I’m not sure it wasn’t all a dream.
And...someone else removed one pile of clutter! Maybe there’s hope for 2010 after all!!
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