After many sleepless nights and days filled with the torture of listening to my neighbor's dogs bark, all day and all night, the city finally charged the guy. We were supposed to go to court last month, but that was the exact day that I blew out a gut and ended up in the ER. Figures.
Today, we do it again. This evening, after traffic court, I'll appear as a witness for the city against the guy. I have a whole suitcase full of binders of DVDs containing hours upon hours of videos of the dogs yapping at all hours. And I'm printing out a journal that details everything on those videos as we speak, as well as a snarky text the neighbor sent me showing that the thinks he's untouchable and suggesting that I move. I'm bringing all of it. And neighbors on all sides will be there, too, saying how miserable the whole neighborhood is. I'm not convinced anything will happen to the guy, though, regardless of the preponderance of evidence and testimony. They guy's mom works at town hall. She'll be sitting behind the bench as the court recorder, or some such. And the guy's uncle/cousin/whatever sits on the city council. I'll be surprised if I don't walk out of court with a charge for stalking, or some such for videotaping the dogs.
Wish me luck, dear Ka-Tet. I can use all the good vibes I can get.
Today, we do it again. This evening, after traffic court, I'll appear as a witness for the city against the guy. I have a whole suitcase full of binders of DVDs containing hours upon hours of videos of the dogs yapping at all hours. And I'm printing out a journal that details everything on those videos as we speak, as well as a snarky text the neighbor sent me showing that the thinks he's untouchable and suggesting that I move. I'm bringing all of it. And neighbors on all sides will be there, too, saying how miserable the whole neighborhood is. I'm not convinced anything will happen to the guy, though, regardless of the preponderance of evidence and testimony. They guy's mom works at town hall. She'll be sitting behind the bench as the court recorder, or some such. And the guy's uncle/cousin/whatever sits on the city council. I'll be surprised if I don't walk out of court with a charge for stalking, or some such for videotaping the dogs.
Wish me luck, dear Ka-Tet. I can use all the good vibes I can get.
) My Dad ends up in the hospital this past Sunday and I find out from my stepmother Monday night. I have Mondays off so I had all day to visit him but no. I get along with her well so I didn't make an issue of it. What's the point in a fight? Anyway he had heart issues and they were talking possible surgery but nope, they did a dye cath test and only had to put one stent in and he went home yesterday so yay. Then I have a little dog who is my world(turned 17 today!
) and he's been coughing badly the past few days. Has had a couging issue for a couple of years(collapsing trachea, common in small dogs)and is on medicine which has worked great until now. I called the vet and she said maybe he's starting to get congestive heart failure. I made an appt. for Monday, rethought that and changed it to Friday(that's what sick time is for and I never take it!)and ended up taking him yesterday. She took a chest film and said his heart is a little enlarged but not into heart failure territory yet. Going to start him on heart meds just to be safe. I asked her if I'm just prolonging the inevitable and she said "he's happy, I can tell, he's healthy otherwise and if he still eats fine, goes to the bathroom fine and plays then he's not ready yet" Whew. I'm not in denial, he is 17, but I'll take even a few more months with him.
hope you have a great weekend!