Tuesday, February 28, 2012

My old-lady neighbor

I'm talking about the one who told my parents she thought I was a bad person (I've mentioned her in this blog before).

Last week late at night, I saw paramedics take her away in an ambulance after a fall (she was able to walk to the gurney, but she needed assistance). It made me a little sad for not liking her very much over the past seven years.

So on Saturday when I saw that she was home with her (grown) daughter, I decided to start fresh, try to be neighborly, and knock on the door to see if she was ok.

I got along with the daughter, who was nice and grateful to learn my name and get my telephone number in case something like this happened again.

As for her mother...
  • She pointed at me accusingly and said I saw you watching from your window when they put me in the ambulance! (I told her that, yes, I had watched, because I was concerned--duh.)
  • Then she told me that Six men [paramedics, who were there because she'd called 9-1-1] came into her house that night and not one of them wiped their feet!
  • And then she pointed at me and said I talked to your parents about you once! (It took every ounce of politeness I had to refrain from telling her that I knew and that I knew she told my parents she thought I was a bad person)
I said goodbye and walked back to my house, secure in the knowledge that I'd been right about her all along and hoping that the old bat never lowers herself and calls me for a favor.

Why are some old ladies so fucking mean and unlovable?

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