Mar 25: Audi sold, tenant a bust

Thanks to Deneen for her post and will respond later. Just a quick update.

I've sold the Audi, but it's still in my possession. Going to my friend Chrissy's son-in-law, he's just having a little trouble with financing. Should be finalized early next week. On the silver lining side, every time I drive the car the little pings and noises immediately make me think something expensive is about to go wrong. And the Camry does have great gas mileage, being a hybrid. So, yes, it's for the best.

The deal was supposed to be finalized on Wednesday, so I took her out for a last spin Tuesday night, having already taken out everything personal: pens, umbrella, CDs. There was only one thing left after that final drive: the paramedic sticker on the driver's side rear window. It's the type that is stuck on the inside of the car, so looks brand new, although has been there for at least 10 years. Despite the fact that according to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania I'm still a paramedic, it's in name only. I won't put a sticker on any other car, because it seems disingenuous. So removing that sticker is loaded with symbolic meaning. My plan was to come back from that last drive, pull off the sticker and walk into the sunset.

As with most real life endings, it didn't work out quite that way. After working for a few minutes to get a fingernail under the edge I expected to give a yank and have the sticker easily come off. Instead a tiny piece ripped of. Despite 'goo gone', glass spray and a knife for almost half an hour only a few edges removed. At that point I was afraid of breaking the window, so left the semi-destroyed sticker attached. Any suggestions will be gratefully accepted.

In further financial news, my new tenant hasn't been able to pay me rent. There was a complicated bunch of stuff just before he was due to move in, with his unemployment check meant to cover before his starting back to work again. But the union is jerking him around and his unemployment check was docked for an overpayment several months ago. There should be a resolution within the next couple weeks. He has offered to leave, my decision is I start advertising again, the apartment is available and shown if there is any interest, but if he can pay me before someone else can than he stays. Chances are that there won't be anyone who would take the apartment and give me money that quickly, but if he still isn't working I won't have lost the next two weeks without at least trying.

This weekend ME is on call, so it's the most on call money I can make, which is happily accepted. He texted me an hour ago and put me on all night, which means 16 hours of pay. YeeHa!

Thanks for checking in, Laurie