Looking Back

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on January 6, 2014 by wenchhandle

Two months ago we sold our house.  Excited we were to find someone willing to pay cash.  The house was on the market 3 and half months, not too bad.  The feedback we recieved from the Viewers was mostly negative “Love the house. Hate the neighbors.”.  We were devastated, thinking we’d never find a buyer and would be stuck there forever. Our Realtor paid to have the road improved and even attempted to find a buyer for the neighbors house, but they weren’t willing to sell.  The neighbors lifestyle didn’t present an inviting neighborhood charm.

I began to think of things I could do to try to improve the look of my neighbors home.  (Trash cans filled to the brim, some knocked over with cats and flies all over them.  Trash rolling around the yard in the wind.  Kids underwear and diapers randomly laying around. I could go on and on.  )  Then I decided the day before my house was to be shown, I would go talk to my neighbor and ask him if he minded if I picked up his yard a bit and placed his trash cans in his back yard.  His response was not what I was expecting.  He was very apologetic about the state of his yard.  He walked out his front door and began cleaning up all around.  I worked with him for maybe an hour until we got it in shape.  I felt bad about the thoughts I had earlier about my neighbors and was warmed by the fact that all I had to do was offer to get involved.

I recently learned that animosity and anger that builds up inside us eventually hurts those we feel that way about. There is much energy involved that we need to stay aware of.  My neighbors lifestyle isn’t an easy one nor are our lifestyles alike in any way.  There is a Mother and Father and four children.  They never seem to have enough money to make it  and the desperateness they experience everyday has got to be stress full.  Now that I have sold my house and moved, I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers. But I will admit, I am very thank full to not be their neighbor anymore.

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RIDING IT OUT

Posted in Housing Market, Moving, Rag Rag Rag, Uncategorized with tags , , on August 14, 2013 by wenchhandle

Since “next door” was last thing I ragged about, Next door is what I’m gonna Rag about this time.  The neighbors weren’t an issue when we bought this house.  Our intention was to use this house for Studio Space.  A series of events took place where we had to change our plans.  Luckily we had the house to fall back on to for a place to live.

The first few months of staying here we began to ask ourselves “what were we thinking”. A family of four kids and two adults lived in the house very close to ours on the Studio side of the house.  The parents let the kids come over and hang out without any parental supervision.  It was beginning to look like they were sending them over to hang here for free babysitting.  The children’ s  ages are between 2 and 10 years old.

The parents continually bring animals home and neglect them.  I try not to get acquainted with them because I know they won’t be around very long.  They either get killed by another animal, get hit by a car or die from who knows what.

The mother will come over and complain about her living situation  that her water got turned off for non-payment or she’s got septic tank issues, black mold growing behind her bed or no money for groceries for her children. They are always asking to borrow money.

They have around ten trash cans that they leave on the road all of the time.  They collect scrap metal and continue to go through neighbors trash, remove anything metal and take it apart in their own yard and leave it. It is a true junk yard.

We asked for their help in cleaning things up while our house was on the market, to no avail. It’s sad to see that there is very little these people actually care about.  They cuss and scream at their kids all of the time and don’t seem to ever bathe them.  When the toddlers play outside, often they run around naked.  Their lifestyle is nothing like I’ve ever seen.

A phone call to the Code Enforcement Department has caused a stir over there. This picture doesn’t describe the extent of the trash. We are keeping our fingers crossed that things will change and we will be able to sell this place. Next time, I’m checking out the neighbors before I buy another house.Image

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Homeless Next Door

Posted in Judgement Call, Noise, Rag Rag Rag, Sheriffs Office, Uncategorized with tags , on November 24, 2012 by wenchhandle

Last Sunday night I went to bed with my windows open.  It’s cool at night now in Florida and the air feels great.  I hear someone who sounds like they are almost underneath my window, throwing up.  As I put my ear to the screen I realize that the vomiting is coming from the yard of my next door neighbor. So that is about 10 pm. At 1 am I get up to use the bathroom and still hear vomiting, 3 am it’s still going on. By 8 am I am making my bed and I still hear this individual hacking and coughing. I’m thinking “gee this guy is sick”.

As the week goes on every night I hear people partying early in the evening and then arguing into the late hours.  My neighbor came over the other day and tells me her husband has invited a homeless couple to stay in their yard because they have no place to go.  If they were quiet at night it wouldn’t be an issue.  Well it’s a bit uncomfortable with them there because they have money to drink but no place to live.  I’m concerned about my homes security.  I am happy that we have two large dogs.

Last night was “the icing on the cake”.  The arguing went on until daylight this morning.  I vowed last night to talk to the police today and see if they’d stop by this evening to check it out.  After my phone call to Sheriffs Office I learned that we live outside city limits. There aren’t any laws against what’s going on outside next-door.  The only avenue we have is to call the police when it gets too loud at night and to continue to call the police about the noise until they stop or move on.

Calling and complaining about these people is a judgement call. My heart goes out to the homeless but where do I draw the line?

UPDATE:

Several hours after writing this post, two police cars arrived and removed the couple from the premises   Apparently the night before they were inside the neighbor’s house very drunk and fell into one of the children knocking her head into the side of the refrigerator.  A relative called the police after hearing what happened. Several times thru out the day, the couple returned to the neighbor’s house screaming and yelling at him. Then again during the night and this morning.

It’s sad to see people try to help others only to wish they hadn’t tried at all.  As the old saying goes “No good deed goes unpunished”.

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Monday Blues

Posted in Monday, Rag Rag Rag with tags , , on August 14, 2012 by wenchhandle

It’s the One Day that getting things done is almost impossable. Everybody is biting each others head off.  Walking on egg shells to try to stay out of trouble.  I was ready to go back to bed before noon.

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Water Bottles

Posted in Food poisoning, Rag Rag Rag, Reality, Water Bottle Industry, Worry with tags , , on September 22, 2011 by wenchhandle

Being that this is the hottest time of the year in the far south, one tends to think about the cases of plastic water bottles being stored outside the neighborhood convenience stores and grocers. These cases of water bottles are sitting in the direct sun day after day. I often wonder if the store managers were aware that they are possibly poisoning their customers.  After a brief search on the subject I have discovered that some plastic bottles are toxic and some are not.  It is important to know which ones  are.  One rule of thumb to go by “If the water taste like plastic you are probably drinking plastic.  Throw it away.”

http://trusted.md/blog/vreni_gurd/2007/03/29/plastic_water_bottles#axzz1Ye1FziaD

Ultra violet rays from the sun speeds up leaching of the plastic chemicals into the bottled water. Yet another toxin by the name dioxin is also released to the water when left in the sun. This dioxin accelerates breast cancer.

http://www.naturalhealthcure.org/food/dangers-of-bottled-water-bad-for-health.html

Image provided by : http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/water.htm

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The Power of Words

Posted in Talks Too Much with tags , , , , on May 10, 2011 by wenchhandle

  Words have qualities like snake venom. Once they are  thrown at you and allowed into the bloodstream an anti-venom is the only thing to neutralize the system.  Words also are given way too much power. If allowed to saturate the mind they have the potential to eat away at the heart, destroying anything in its path.  Words can not be taken back once they are fired off.  

  Anger is a result of residual carelessness of words. If not addressed it can eat away at relationships.  People should be much more caring with others feelings.  For what ever reason some people find it necessary to attempt to make themselves seem important to others by stomping on their feelings and principles. Little do they know it only brings attention to their own inadequacies.

 It is important to meditate on ones own peace and not allow others words to penetrate the heart.
 For the heart carries the issues of life.

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Worry

Posted in Noise, Rag Rag Rag, Reality, Uncategorized, Worry with tags , , on November 26, 2010 by wenchhandle

Worrying is a waste of time.  My dear friend told me once “90% of the things we worry about never come to pass“.   How true is that?

Often we chew on thoughts of “What’s around the next bend?”, or “What do I have to look out for down the road?”.

Over the past year my life has taken many turns.  I have spent many a “sleepless night” thinking of “what if’s”.  Now that I look back, after the events have taken place, nothing ever happened negatively.  If I can just tame my mind to focus on “constructive” thoughts, I will experience real joy and peace.

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Teenagers

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , on July 29, 2010 by wenchhandle

What is it with teenagers? They can be so rude and condescending at times. I often have to remind my son that I am on his side and that he needs to talk to me as if he loves me. I know there are hormones and testosterone running ramped in his body. His responses are that almost everything I say is absolutely ridiculous. Often I want to shut up and walk away. Perhaps I should. It’s important that I remember it’s him going thru all of these changes and not me.

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Defrag

Posted in Rag Rag Rag, Reality with tags , , , on July 10, 2010 by wenchhandle

It is mandatory that we have an avenue to vent, defrag.  I can understand now why some people self combust.  If there is no way for someone to relieve that built up stress of daily living, it WILL come out in some other way or fashion.  That is why I like this blog page of mine.  No one actually reads it, and that is fine.  Because this one is for me.  We all need to remember that it is normal to feel overwhelmed at times and that you are not the only one who gets this way.  Truly I hope that someone will take the initiative and download their thoughts or frustrations..right here with me.  Let’s all feel better! No one else cares. The choice is always there; read it or not :). Wash away those frustrations.

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Decisions

Posted in Noise, Rag Rag Rag, Right Thing, Uncategorized with tags , , on June 22, 2010 by wenchhandle

Do you ever wish that the big decisions could be left up to someone else?  These days it seems that no matter which direction I turn in, there is a decision to be made.  There is so much to be said to “vegging out”.  I want to stay in one place for an indefinite amount of time and breathe in and out, over and over.  Pretty simple really.  These last six weeks we have been on the road sight seeing and boat shopping.  Having to keep an eye on the finances, deciding where to stay, then for how long.  We found a boat out of the country so now we are getting passports in order,  figuring out how to transport our dogs to the location. Should we fly or should we drive, is it safe…..it goes on and on.  Took the dogs to the vet last week to updated their shots, only to discover that one of the dogs Wally has loufoma ( sp?) cancer.  What the hell? Now there is another decision to be made. My head feels as tho it is made of ceramic and it’s about to crack.  I don’t want to prescribe to a regiment of medicines that are going to made this dog, my dear friend, sicker.  Quality of life is so important, for everyone involved.

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