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Originally Posted by Iowanian
a big pair of hairy balls that woman has.....
Gilbert Grapes' mama, as listed above just called me as soon as I walked in the door from work(in tow of 3 kids). She proceeded to introduce herself, told me that since the other guy who was there saturday unloaded their stuff and carried it upstairs, wondered if I'd just run over and carry a tv downstairs(it's one of the big heavy 42" older flatscreens)....
"No, I'm busy"....
"doing what"......
"my own stuff, working 22hrs the first 2 days of the week, watching my kids, making dinner, work, repairing my own home, community involvement, mowing our yards....."
"well..when can you..who would come and do it"
"don't know"
"you're not going to tell me who could do it? Our daughter and my husband can't do it"
"It's an old TV,and it's not my problem"
"hrmffffffffff"
Gilbert Grape's mother didn't either know, or acknowledge that I'd spent 2hrs in 100 degree heat unloading an F'ing Uhaul van truck and packing that shit upstairs.
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An experience from the last two days is on my mind that brought to mind Iowaians tale here of helping out his neighbor....
2 Nights ago my wife and I are sitting together... kids in bed... Watching True grit (the new one) for the first time.
Its about 11pm and my doorbell rings - I walk to the door that my nice big scary looking black dog is already barking at... and I see who it is... and its this African American man in his 40's i would guess asking to use my phone to call 911 for his wife - he is my next door neighbor and this is the first time I have met him, now grant you I just moved to the Chicago area less than 30 days ago I felt compelled to come outside and let him use my phone -
He did just like he said called 911 and the EMTs took her away
He then told me his 4 yr old grand daughter was with him and asked if I could give them a ride to the Hospital.. So i did... He asked I had change for a 50 and I didnt take his money even thought I was low on gas...
I saw him touch my wifes rosary in the car and I saw him praying / having a connection with it so I said **** it and told him he could have it.
Instead of dropping him off he asks me to come in and he thinks its going to be real quick and I know its not but I come in say hi to his wife in the ER room and have a cup of coffee with him - by that time i tell him I gotta go and He finally realized it was not going to be a fast thing.
So I drive home low on Gas.
FF to yesterday about 7:30pm - his wife is at the door saying thank you and asking for one last favor - to drive them "about 15min away" to go get a car so they can stop asking for help.
That sounds awesome to me.
but only it didn't go quite so simple
We went to the 'hood of Chicago - not the REAL bad hood of Chicago, I've been there before too (thats a story for another time) - but the part that any white kid from JoCo would roll up their windows lock their doors and avoid eye contact.
any way i digress
we bounce from house to house - street corner to street corner - looking for his cousin - we find his uncle and they go all around and guess what - she left and there aint no car.
I tell them we really need some gas - cuz ya know the $6 you put in just aint cutting it no more.
He puts $2 more in and we head home.. he said he has $20 that he can give me once we get back to the house.. UGH!!! Fine!! i'm thinking...
I dont get home until 10/10:30 that night and I almost ran out of gas, I wait for him to come back out and he doesn't...
Lesson learned.. really... my wife was laughing at me cuz i was taken for the proverbial ride...
TODAY!!!!
Wife is home alone with the kids and guess what - she hears a knock on the door...
She doesn't answer it - I love her - shes so much smarter than me LOL
Nothing else from him this evening
anyway..
I just had to vent and it seemed to go along with the other stories here.
Now back to whatever the hell else was in this trehad