NO LONGER MAINTENANCE FREE

Melvin moved in today. He is our new maintenance manager. He will start work on Thursday, September 1. We really don’t know much about him, but that won’t stop us from making things up. He looks Latino and his wife does not. I met a son on the elevator and he looks to be in his 20’s. He lives his so I am assuming they moved here to be near him. Melvin and his wife look to be in their 50’s. Their blue van has Texas plates so I guess they are from Texas. Pretty smart of me eh! (A Canadian expression meaning whatever you want it to mean).

It looked like there were 6-8 other relative looking type people that may have been here to help them. Some looked Latino, others did not. I hope they have a pile of relatives in the area because that will give them places to go to escape us. They will need it. We know the housing administration is also looking for someone to work 20 hours a week as the manager, but they do not want his wife to have the job. No more husband and wife combinations — or so they say. If they hold to that, she will not work in out office. That is probably best. The hassle that person will get is beyond belief. The last office manager we had that several people liked worked full time. The last part time office manager we had w had so many complaint filed and impossible expectations laid on her that there was no way she could be happy — and she wasn’t.

I hope he enjoys his for two weeks here as he will be loved and greatly appreciated. Who knows that might even last three weeks? Many will jockey for a relationship position. They will try to be his best friend so they can influence him to do tings for them and to see tings their way.

I have just resigned my volunteer job to plan events and activities. Beginning October 1. I still want to do things, go places and eat out at least once a month. But I’m going to do it with friends. At least I will know who is planning to come. I can take six with me if they can crawl onto the back seat. Not all my friends have the flexibility to do that so I must always select three who can make it there. I got my first trip planned. A few of us are going to drive around the Hood Canal just to see what we can see. We will stop when we want, eat when we want and get back when we want. In others words this trip is a selfish one where I can do what I want and not worry about some complainer coming along. Yeah!