I asked the assistant manager today why they are filing an eviction notice on a long time resident. Turns out, the woman died and, due to legal constraints, eviction is the path they have to follow. I told her I knew the woman before I hired on at the apartments. About twenty five years ago, when I was selling my own work, she hired me to repair the leaks in her PVC pipes. They were under a mobile home and we had experienced a hard freeze the night before. If I had realized before I started, the best way to fix such extensive damage is to cut all the pipes loose and install new throughout. She became aggravated that I had to charge for so much labor. I would not have remembered her so many years later, but she had a son with her, a man that just had to argue with every word I said. (When I mentioned this, the asst mgr nodded vigorously.) Once, when I had to be late, I made up a story, because I didn't think they would like the truth. I told them my horse had colic and I couldn't leave sooner. Her son said, "I never heard of a horse having colic before," in a voice that implied I was a liar.
The manager heard me telling this, and she told me to be sure and never use that excuse at the apartments. We all laughed about it, but, back then, we lived out far enough I could have owned a horse.
