Sunday 23 December 2018

Dec 21-22

My binge drinking neighbor M is now establishing a pattern of going completely off the rails every four months.

On Friday night at 8 PM she buzzes me from the main front door, she's lost her keys. I buzz her in and she proceeds to dump the contents of her handbag and shopping on the floor, unfortunately no keys.

My other half (OH) and I brainstorm of what to do. Her spare set is in her flat. After many attempts with a coat hanger through the letterbox we realize that she may have left her balcony door unlocked (we have a shared roof terrace separated by a wall that can be climbed around.) So like Spiderman I carefully scale it and lo and behold her door was unlocked.

During the brainstorming session it becomes apparent that she has no money for a locksmith but plenty of cash for a £75 jumper (sweater) and a £100 pair of boots. Plus the mortgage is due next week. My other half says gently, maybe take the boots back. 

She then says, 'I know, but I bought them for a date I'm supposed to have, but he's not texting me back for two days.'

I said, 'Even better reason to take the boots back, look for someone who deserves you.'

She then says matter of factly, 'Yeah, I know, but I'll probably just wear the boots out, get pissed and pull.'

Well then.

On Saturday night OH and I stayed at his house. On Sunday morning an apologetic text came through from M. When I got home there was an equivalent paper note under the door. She apologized for shouting and making a lot of noise. 

On the opposite side, D and I share a balcony so I was again Spiderman and popped around for a chat to hear what had transpired.

It seems she went out wearing the boots and got pissed.

She came in at 3:30 AM and it was the usual shouting, ranting and throwing herself against the doors in the hall. He said for a while it was a screeching/screaming that had no words. It went on for 30 minutes.

She called him at 10:30 this morning, put an equivalent apologetic note under his door and then called him while I was there at lunchtime.

We really don't need this.