neighbor hater

I haven't been writing much on my blog lately because shit is going crazy at work. And on top of that, because I'm the president of my building's HOA, I've been dealing with my neighbor's realtor because he just sold his house and she keeps asking me to fill out forms, send financials, and shit that takes up time.

Then my neighbor "disappeared" right in the middle of closing and the realtor was bugging the shit out of me. As if I'd know where his dumb ass was. And a house inspection uncovered a break in our sewer line (no surprise there, it's really old).

Then this email exchange occurred last night with the bag of dicks who lives on the other side of me:

Realtor: 

There was 1 more break in the line in the alley.  The plumber marked it with green paint.  The good news is it is only at 5 feet deep before the line drops to 13 ft.  I have the video link and the cost to repair is attached.  It will be $2550. 

They have to tear up a small area of concrete and re-patch after the repair.  This portion of the line is the shared community line as all the other units tie in before the break and according to the party wall, the other units should share the expense. 

Me (forwarding the above to everyone in the building, I would note, this was an issue we've been discussing on email for the past week):

It will cost $637 to fix per unit. Disappearing Dumb Ass Who Just Sold Your House, when is the repair work scheduled to start?

Bag of Dicks who lives on the other side of me:

Can you give me more context then "this is what is costs"?  I was told this is not my issue. 

I will mention here that he would not specify to me who told him it wasn't his issue. Further, the email from the realtor had the work cost estimate and a video showing the line break.

Me (responding back to bag of dicks):

The detail was provided in the forwarded email. To summarize, the break is after the place where all our units tie in to the line. That's why it's a shared cost, according to our party wall agreement.

Bag of dicks:

just sending an email to me with no context is a bit abrasive. Happy to discuss but please don't assume I know what's going. I will call [the realtor] to discuss what's going on for my benefit. Thanks!

I assumed he meant "going on" not "going". And found it amusing that he said he didn't know what was going on when we've been emailing about this for over a week. And, shitty use of the term "abrasive". He shouldn't email when he's been drinking, though he's just as stupid when sober.

Me:
The context was in the email I forwarded. I didn't see a point in repeating the information assuming that everyone would read the forwarded email. Here is what it said. Because the break is after the point where we all tie in it should be everyone's expense because it impacts all of us:

There was 1 more break in the line in the alley.  The plumber marked it with green paint.  The good news is it is only at 5 feet deep before the line drops to 13 ft.  I have the video link and the cost to repair is attached.  It will be $2550. 

They have to tear up a small area of concrete and re-patch after the repair.  This portion of the line is the shared community line as all the other units tie in before the break and according to the party wall, the other units should share the expense. 

Bag of dicks:

Thanks, Frankie for your email and italics...very informative. 

I wish that asshole would move. Or learn to read. Or buy a place he can afford so we don't have these arguments every time something needs to be repaired. Classless fuck.

vegetables and stuff

Last week I went to a farmer's market with my friend Jess. Here's what I bought:

a loaf of cheddar jalapeno bread (to quote one of my co-workers: "no me gusto" - actually, I thought it was okay), two green chili and egg empanadas, a cucumber, a zucchini (for spaghetti sauce), a squash (just to eat), tomatoes (for spaghett sauce), a bar of black soap (it smelled really good), and something called body butter that will supposedly help with my dry hands because I probably wash my hands too much

 I'm going to meet Jess at another farmer's market this sunday.

In other news I was walking on my treadmill Monday morning when I felt something pop in my right foot. I tried to keep walking but couldn't. Like an idiot I didn't put my boot on because I thought I would be okay and because I knew everyone would tease me unmercifully. By the time I got home Monday I could not put any weight on my foot.

So tuesday I wore my boot into work...and was teased unmercifully. I called my doctor and he said to wait a week and see if my foot got better, that maybe I should consider working out in a pool, and that a "reasonable" person would not think it was okay to up mileage to 10 miles a day so soon after fracturing a foot.

To which I responded "I'm not a reasonable person, I'm an engineer" to which he responded "what am I going to do with you?" to which I responded "give me quantitative guidelines". I only walked 5 miles today because I've turned over a new leaf and am now a "reasonable" person. I can do 10 miles in late september if my foot is okay.

But by Friday my foot was a lot better. And today I went for two walks without it. Here's the kind of funny thing. I ordered a pair of shoes in May and had completely forgotten about them. They came Monday evening. The heel on them was the perfect height for my boot.

Please don't let me get addicted to Paul Green shoes. I love them. And they always show up at the right time.

yes, this is the cutest shoe EVER, the one on the left that is

 And on Friday my friend Carol gave me an italian cucumber. I'm going to eat it tomorrow.

looks weird, but supposedly tastes good!

aw, it's even sparkly and pink

My co-worker C had a birthday last week, and I decided to get her a fitbit so we can compare our sleep cycles (we both are poor sleepers) and maybe I can help her get into better shape.

Today I found this on my desk:

she got me a pink sparkly card - she knows me pretty well :)

....and it was a card that didn't just open to the inside, it had an extra page even

aw...

Her daughter wants to learn to climb so I'm going to teach her. And we're all going to see The Book of Mormon on Tuesday. Girls night out!