Overkill Part 2

Today started off with my waking up thinking it was Sunday.

After I figured out today is Tuesday and might as well be Sunday because I was free from running errands today, I thought about attending Activity Director’s bingo, but chose instead to put in time on that needlepoint project and start on the baby’s third or fourth album — I’ve lost count already.

In the midst of crafting, Red Light called.

She’s all upset because the current Complex Manager told her the residents can no longer use the refrigerator in the Community Room.

Evidently, a resident stole a staffer’s lunch from the refrigerator.

There are cameras overlooking the kitchen area, so the office told Red Light they know who the culprit is, but it seems instead of singling out that culprit we all have to now suffer with the refrigerator being off limit to residents.

When we have parties, or set up snacks for bingo, things like fruit, water, ice cream, anything we need to be cold will have to be kept in the refrigerator in our units and brought down.

To ensure staff lunches are kept safe, instead of their putting a small refrigerator in their office, a lock is going to be placed on the Community Room refrigerator.

Red Light went on to say she’s calling around, encouraging us residents to sign a petition, contact Corporate, yada yada yada.

That’s one thing I’ve noticed about Red Light and Next-Door Neighbor as well, both of whom are on welfare, have the safety of being supported by the County. They are manipulators, constantly rebel rousing, telling us residents what WE should do, who WE should contact, but they themselves don’t initiate their own ideas, don’t take the reins, they stay in the background manipulating, pushing others.

Wanting nothing of Red Light’s latest crusade, I was listening to her blather on, got up to stand at the patio window, and saw a uniformed young lady walking down the walkway with a piece of paper in her hand that very much resembled the violation papers already posted to Patty’s door.

As she passed, I saw the patch on the back of her uniform indicated "Animal Control".

Telling Red Light that I had to go because someone was approaching Patty’s door, I stepped out onto the patio, caught Animal Control girl’s attention with "Excuse me!" and proceeded to explain to her how Patty had been evicted, taken out on a stretcher by medical personnel, did not — as the previous notices indicated abandon the cat, moved out leaving it unattended.

By then, both Next Door Neighbor and Red Light had stepped outside, got into the conversation.

It was a confusing conversation, had me thinking the cat was still in the unit as Animal Control girl said something about needing to know if the cat inside had food, water, and there may be more than one cat.

Next Door Neighbor assured her it was one cat, but it seemed Animal Control girl either did not know or was unsure of who took the cat, where it went, that is ….. if it went and was not still inside, alone.

The conversation ended with Animal Control girl heading for the office, to find out what staff had to say.

Good luck with that as they were probably at lunch and, if not, talking to them will only get you lies and talking in circle.

After Animal Control girl left, headed for the office, Next Door Neighbor said she thought possibly the cat could still be inside as the blinds had recently been moved.

She’s correct about the blinds being moved, but the office knew Patty had a cat, would not have put an eviction notice on the door without first assuring someone had removed the cat, so it’s highly unlikely an animal has been left unattended in the unit.

Perhaps the invisible thing that plagued the bad energy unit, upset because the new guy appears to be immune to it, has changed locations, moved into Patty’s now vacant unit.

At any rate, after all was said and done, I went downstairs to see what Animal Control girl had posted to Patty’s door.

It’s a notice informing Patty that her 5 year old calico cat has been impounded by Animal Control for lack of care.

Okay, so at least I am assured the cat is not in the unit, even though Animal Control girl herself was confused, didn’t seem to know what was going on, because the notice says her agency has seized the cat.

The notice goes on to say that Patty will be held liable for cost of care if she does not attend "a scheduled hearing".

This is no further worry of Patty’s because she can't possibly be in condition to attend a hearing and, since she will not be appearing, the powers that be can’t get blood out of a turnip.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

Next Door Neighbor was correct. The cat was still in the unit.

It was the cat that moved the blinds. In fact, another resident had reported seeing the cat looking out through the slats.

Probably looking for mama, wondering where Patty had gone, leaving her behind all this time.

Animal Control girl returned from the office with Head Maintenance Guy. He let her into the unit to seize the cat.

Evidently, the office knew the cat had been left behind, had turned on the A/C, was supplying the cat with food and water until Animal Control could arrive and seize it.

At least they did that much.

As for why it had not been seized before, there was some kind of mix-up — the office and Animal Control kept missing each other, or so the story goes, until today.

The notice Animal Control girl left on the door this morning was to show the cat was today being seized by her agency.

What a twisted tale this has been.

I now understand why Patty had received violations for leaving the cat behind .... because she technically actually did when they rolled her out on a stretcher.

Poor cat. Along with whatever medical issues it now has for living with a smoker, will now probably have to deal with abandonment issues.

I'm told the cat was hissing and fighting when taken out in a carrier.