Economy still getting me down, literally & figuratively . . . got BIG lawsuit that could determine whether I ever get out of Babylon, wrote a blog about it called Sycamore Vista Land Fraud, the name of the subdivision where I bought 50-vacant lots 1996-2003. If I could get the construction liens off the land, I could sell ten of the finished lots for $360,000.
I did quit smoking for a few months after I passed out after taking two deep drags of American Spirit tobacco in a pipe. AS tobacco has the highest amount of Nicotine. I found a couple of scientific reports of people passing out from nicotine. I thought I was dying! It scared me so much, I quit smoking. Then a few weeks later I got drunk at home and bought a pack . . . I only smoke two or three ciggs/day, a pack lasts a week.
Have really cut back on taking Ativan (Lorazipam) for anxiety. I'm obsessed with taking my blood pressure. Think I can see light at the end of the tunnel. lawyer is hopeful we can get the liens off the lots -- they expired due to limitations but the person with the liens wants some compensation. My lawyer is an expert in Homeowner's Association law and construction contracts. It has cost me about $30,000 so far.
The person suing me is a real rat.
A dear friend committed suicide last year, he was like a brother/son . . . really sad. He lost a really good-paying job with the City after mouthing off to a co-worker about another crew's boss, the worker told the boss. I didn;t think it was right that he could get fired but U have to be a team player and he just started the job, so he had no Union protection. After losing the job, he started using heroin and found a cute girl who was also an addict and fell into love with her. I didn't know at the time that either of them were addicts although he said he was in rehab.
This friend & I worked for 6-months fixing up a rental house I own downtown. I let him and his brother live there until it was finished. When my dad was visiting, he drove the RV into my neighbor's fence. Dad gave me $300 to fix it. It only cost a few dollars in materials and since it wasn't my money,I gave the friend $100 for a few hours work. With that money he went on a three-day binge with the GF. On the last day he ran out of $$$ and the girl wasn't interested in seeing him. He informed his mother (he was living with her) something about getting a gun and killing himself. She hid the gun. He died on the railroad tracks with a quart of beer. His blood-alcohol level was .200-something, way over the legal driving limit. The train ran him over.
Just yesterday, I got another reminder of him when his City job sent his Withholding statement to my house. He used my address as a safe place to receive mail. I posted the Statement on his facebook page in case any of his relatives wanted to file for the withheld $$$ but then took it off the page. Not sure how much it is . . . could be $1000 or $10. I forget when he lost the City job. If he started the job in 2013, it's probably $1000. I don't want to open it. Maybe I'll contact his brother, also a Facebook friend. (Another FB friend introduced me to him when I asked her if she knew anyone who could help me renovate a house . . . He also tiled my shower. For awhile I let him live in an RV in my back yard.
I still believe in miracles.
God Bless You,
Raquel!
I did quit smoking for a few months after I passed out after taking two deep drags of American Spirit tobacco in a pipe. AS tobacco has the highest amount of Nicotine. I found a couple of scientific reports of people passing out from nicotine. I thought I was dying! It scared me so much, I quit smoking. Then a few weeks later I got drunk at home and bought a pack . . . I only smoke two or three ciggs/day, a pack lasts a week.
Have really cut back on taking Ativan (Lorazipam) for anxiety. I'm obsessed with taking my blood pressure. Think I can see light at the end of the tunnel. lawyer is hopeful we can get the liens off the lots -- they expired due to limitations but the person with the liens wants some compensation. My lawyer is an expert in Homeowner's Association law and construction contracts. It has cost me about $30,000 so far.
The person suing me is a real rat.
A dear friend committed suicide last year, he was like a brother/son . . . really sad. He lost a really good-paying job with the City after mouthing off to a co-worker about another crew's boss, the worker told the boss. I didn;t think it was right that he could get fired but U have to be a team player and he just started the job, so he had no Union protection. After losing the job, he started using heroin and found a cute girl who was also an addict and fell into love with her. I didn't know at the time that either of them were addicts although he said he was in rehab.
This friend & I worked for 6-months fixing up a rental house I own downtown. I let him and his brother live there until it was finished. When my dad was visiting, he drove the RV into my neighbor's fence. Dad gave me $300 to fix it. It only cost a few dollars in materials and since it wasn't my money,I gave the friend $100 for a few hours work. With that money he went on a three-day binge with the GF. On the last day he ran out of $$$ and the girl wasn't interested in seeing him. He informed his mother (he was living with her) something about getting a gun and killing himself. She hid the gun. He died on the railroad tracks with a quart of beer. His blood-alcohol level was .200-something, way over the legal driving limit. The train ran him over.
Just yesterday, I got another reminder of him when his City job sent his Withholding statement to my house. He used my address as a safe place to receive mail. I posted the Statement on his facebook page in case any of his relatives wanted to file for the withheld $$$ but then took it off the page. Not sure how much it is . . . could be $1000 or $10. I forget when he lost the City job. If he started the job in 2013, it's probably $1000. I don't want to open it. Maybe I'll contact his brother, also a Facebook friend. (Another FB friend introduced me to him when I asked her if she knew anyone who could help me renovate a house . . . He also tiled my shower. For awhile I let him live in an RV in my back yard.
I still believe in miracles.
God Bless You,
Raquel!
