(I received this in the mail the other day (my lanyard), now all I need is the ticket to the game & WOO-HOO!!
)
** tickets go on sale in December **
Feels good to be back!!
So I receive my home mortage statement about 2 weeks ago and as I was reading it, I noticed something rather unusual in it as it appears my bank was attempting to 'be nice' to me by removing me from monthly auto bank drafting my home mortgage payment.
Hmmmmmm.........after a few days of thinking how to be creative in responding back to my bank, I have come up with a beautiful reply.
Per se, in addition to me now (as of February) coming coming into my bank on a monthly basis to make the payment, I am also ADDING $100.00 onto it as a way to be 'nice' right back at them!!
Banks......gotta love 'em!!
ANYWHO -
So I WAS all in the process in making a serious run at Sat Febr 9th via a request to enjoy a spa retreat date with my local Massage Envy location (Los Colinas, Texas)when all of a sudden, guess what I received in the mail:
****** A JURY SUMMONS!! ******
My emotion suddenly evolved into -
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!
Hmmmm.....wonder if I could say I was
or had to take care of my "dependent" 19 month old daughter.........who has 4 legs.
Rats!! I had to go!!
So I was off for some "fun and excitement"
a few days back attending thank GOSH only a 1 day jury summons.
Now, unbeknownst to me, this was what the case entailed as I found out the next day:
(JUST GOOGLE "CASA BLANCA TOWNHOME LAWSUIT TEXAS" & UP WILL POP UP SOME OF THE BACKGROUND ON THIS CASE)
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Investigation: Homeowners ****l (HOA from the dark side) www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194872/postsCached - Similar
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Feb 25, 2009 Russell Hoff bought his condo at Casa Blanca Condominiums in 2007 ... Hoff filed a lawsuit saying his problems started after his neighbor ... I'm not familiar with TX condo law, but in FL this guy would be going to jail. .... 2) Don't buy a condo, townhouse, duplex, or anything that's attached to another's home.----------------------------
Now
what made this day for me fun was a few pieces of observation:
1) I walked into a court room filled with 14 (YES....FOURTEEN) suits; 7 for each side.
YIKES!!!! I knew I was going to be in for a rather lloonngg day when I saw this. And sure enough, a long day it was.
2) Both sides kept on saying to us Jury Pool of people "to be fair and impartial" if we were chosen.
Ok.....wait a minute.......
2a) If "we the People" were to be 'fair and impartial,' WHAT ABOUT THEM?? What prevented THEM from being 'fair and impartial?? If so, then "WE THE PEOPLE" wouldn't even be there.
okokokokok......possible imflamatory comment there BUT.....and I do say but - you will see where I am coming from in a few minutes.
Now not knowing anything about the case, we were being asked a lot of questions about construction, lawsuits and such with 'Yours Truly" not rasing his card a lot (we went from 48 jurors down to about 35 down to about 21 BEFORE the Viodiere process started).
And I was beginning to sweat bullets thinking, "GREAT!! Just what I always wanted to be on.......a jury trial that would last
TWO FREAKIN' WEEKS!!"
(that is what we were told) -
SO I had to think quick, and lo and behold,
around 4:15pm (when the Defense STARTED their questioning of the Jury Pool), he asked us a question that FINALLY I could answer.
And I answered it with a twist.
Not only did I answer it but I also remarked that I have had numerious situations in my life where I "lost" but for me to harbor/linger hurt feellings about it for say more than 180 days.....well I need (as I then shot a quick glance to the Priosecution) to
GET OVER IT.
This started a small chain reaction to where a few more Jurors said this (the Prosecution was also claiming slander, defamation of character, emotional duress and the like and was seeking damages).
Multiple recesses were called.
Finally,
at 6:10pm, we were all called back into the courtroom (the remaining jurors in the pool were getting pretty upset over all this unnessary melodrama and just wanted to GO HOME) WHEN.........
We were told by the Judge that both sides "Have agreed to settle out of Court."
(now isn't that interesting, it took both sides dang near 7 years to be "Fair and impartial" to each other).
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm........
Me?
Hey....I was just glad to get out of there!!
Soon, I was back home asap and enjoying some home cooked jambayala and just calling it a day with L.B. nearby chewing on her chew rag.
- (she is a great Assistant in the kitchen; always wanting to "help me") -
BUT WAIT!!
WHAT ABOUT MY APPOINTMENT WITH 'MASSAGE ENVY'?
and Pappadeux Seafood Restaurant????
No worries.
I have it all confirmed for Saturday February 23rd.
(for the Massage Envy Location in Garland, Texas)
AND -
as an extra bonus, I know we ALL have heard of the 'Epcot Food & Wine Festival' right??
Well,
I'd figure I would do something like that but at Scarborough Faire (Waxachie, Texas) as well as some much needed wine tasting (Grapevine, Texas).......all to go down in about 60 days.
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UP NEXT:
Kickin' it while at Massage Envy & just enjoying a relaxing day.
T.T.F.N.