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I found a fiddleback spider in the bathtub Wednesday night.
Big one too, bigger round than a silverdollar. So I sprayed him
and put him an a ziplock baggie and took him to the office Thursday
morning.
I handed it to her, (Michelle, a new manager, only been here
since Oct) and asked to be sprayed in the next few days.
"Well, your building will be sprayed in Feb." She
told me.
"That's a fiddleback, they're poison. I had a terrible
problem with them last winter and I can't wait until Feb to be
sprayed."
"Well, I'll call Rick and see what he want's to do."
Rick is the owner of the complex.
"Well, in the past Ben (the maintainence guy) has been
pretty good about spraying."
"I'll just call the sprayers, their poison is probably
better."
"Ok, just leave a note on my door letting me know when
they will be here."
Still no note. With the other managers they shuttered with
pseudo-fear and I was sprayed within 48-72 hrs.
On the plus side when I went to the office I discovered that
I had won the drawing for $100 off next month's rent. And the
loud, puking, drugged out neighbors upstairs will be gone by
the end of the month. I asked if she was tired of all the complaints.
She said it was that and other things and gestured toward the
pool but didn't say anything about it.
New Year's Eve night, someone had dumped the planters that
were around the pool into the water. Notices went up offering
$500 for any information leading to the offenders. Five hundered
dollar reward, a complex full of broke college students wondering
how they will pay for next semester. I'm pretty sure someone
came forward.
"I have 100% occupancy, and a waiting list of 7 people
who want in this month and 5 more who want in around Feb. I'll
have no problem getting someone in there. I don't have to rent
to them." She said.
Since they've received their notice things have been very
quiet up there. No loud music, no skateboard tricks at 4 am,
no parties. They still walk like they are stomping on bugs, but
other than that, not much at all has been happening.
~*~
I went to the OKC Winter Quilt Show this afternoon. Saw some
pretty quilts, bought $12 worth of batik fat quarters and left
without my program. I had wrote notes in it about the quilts
I liked. Somewhere along the line I put it down and didn't pick
it up again.
Then I went to the mall. They were having a sidewalk sale
and I had to stop into Bath and Body Works. I'm seriously
addicted to thier stuff. Lotions, body sprays, bath gels, doesn't
matter, I can't go in without spending at least $25-$30.
Right now I have 18 bottles of body spray on my dresser, 16
are from B&B and 6 bottles of perfume, most of which was
gifted to me. I may not have big boobs, lots of money, a sexy
boyfriend or a fancy car, but dammit, I smell good. I have lotions
to match most of the body sprays.
Anyway, B&B had a buy one get one free. I was so proud
of myself, I picked out a bottle of daffodil fields lotion and
sparkleing green apple lotion and two bars of soap, waterfall
mist and cotton blossom, that were 99 cents each (marked down
from $3). And that's all I bought. She offered me a bottle of
sparkling glitter lotion for 99 cents a bottle, but I was strong,
I said, 'no, thanks, not today' and was out of there before I
could change my mind.
~*~
Have you seen or heard of those life sized
cow sculptures in Chicago or Zurich. They are decorated or
dressed or whatever. Well, I saw a thing on the Travel Channel
this morning about those cows. I remember seeing a few little
cows like that in Hallmark. Figured I buy one with my gift certificate.
Before I went to Hallmark, I stopped in at Waldenbooks and saw
a picture book about those cows. The mall Hallmark didn't have
any cows that I liked. Maybe next time. Funny how those cows
kept popping up like that.
At
this site Moo-nay's Garden and Infinity Cow are my favorite.
Yellow Rose and Crayon Cow run a close second.
~*~
All this cow talk got me riled up and I walked nextdoor to
the Hallmark and bought a Tattoo Cow. I wanted the Sky Cow but
they didn't have one that had a tag. *sniff* Maybe next time.
last time ~ next time
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