
I've taken my bitch pills again today.
After a great workout with Justen, I came home (in a great mood, mind you) to find one of my neighbors pulling out of her parking space ... and leaving her gate open.
At the apartment building where I live, we park in stalls that have iron gates. The gates serve no purpose except to be annoying. They aren't locked and sometimes are difficult to open and close. In order to pull your car in or out, you must open your gate, enter or leave, then get out of your car and close your gate before driving off. If you leave your gate open, then your neighbor must close your gate in order to get to his or her car. We've asked that the gates be removed, but the owner insists in keeping them. Sometimes, like when a garbage truck is coming down the alley or there's a lot of alley traffic, you can't get out and close it without causing a tie up, but that's the exception, not the rule.
Okay, so several months ago a new neighbor moved in. She NEVER FREAKING CLOSES her gate, leaving it for me and 3 other tenants to close it if we want to use our parking spots. Even when she's arrives home, she refuses to close it. Other neighbors have spoken to her about it and have told me she simply ignores them. Today she was pulling out of her stall as I was returning home from the gym. She didn't close her gate as usual. As she drove past me I yelled at her: CLOSE YOUR GATE.
She stopped her SUV, climbed out of her car, and proceeded to explain that this morning she had a 104 fever and was on her way to the doctor. It was 8:05 a.m. She was dressed to the nines, with full makeup and not a hair out of place. She's trim and fit and quite attractive. 104 fever my fat ass!
When I asked her what her excuse was every other day, she started giving me a litany of complaints: shoulder injury, headaches, tired, you name it. I told her to save it for someone else and to close her gate in the future, it's all I ask.
Then she did something that really pissed me off - she played the age card. Oh yeah, she did. She announced to me that she doesn't close her gate because she is "almost 62 years old." (Notice how fast she dropped the 104 fever act.) Now that age thing might work on someone else, like one of our younger neighbors, but on my 57+ ass, no way! And I told her so. I let her know that I was nearly her age so that excuse wasn't gonna fly and shame on her!
Fess up neighbor lady: You're lazy. You're a prima dona. You're not a good neighbor. You're self-centered. Pick one and stick to it, but don't try to sell the helpless old lady bit to me, not unless you're pushing 70 or using a walker or cane or have an arm in a sling. (Trust me, this woman was pretty damn fit looking.)
I know this woman will still NEVER CLOSE HER GATE, and I'm going to have to live with that. It is what it is. And I am thankful she lives on another floor and I almost never see her. Even if I do, I can hold my own.
Okay - two bitch sessions in one week. I'm blaming this one on Odelia. I'm working on Odelia book #6 right now and accosting an inconsiderate neighbor is definitely something Odelia would do. I've got my Odelia game face on. You think my neighbor will buy that as an excuse for my bitchiness?