This is my Story and I’m Sticking to It
By DianneN
@DianneN (246452)
United States
November 20, 2018 5:26pm CST
What a great day I had with my best friend! We went to the movies and saw “A Star is Born” which made us both want to rush home and kiss our respective husbands.
Instead of kissing them then, we went out for tapas and wine for lunch. I know for certain that I gave my husband a huge kiss and hug the second I walked in the house.
Today my husband brought our new car in for an oil change and to have the dealer reset our clock, lane change warning beeps, and side mirrors to fold in when the car is locked. We are both technically challenged, especially with this car.
I had my one stitch removed by my adorable plastic surgeon. It didn’t hurt, and looks pretty good to me so far.
The latest news is that Dr. Jay, our neighbor in Florida, has sold his condo and bought one in Boston. All I can say is goodbye and good riddance to him! He took advantage of us by letting his niece stay in our condo and drove our car without our permission.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
~Photo is of my wireless mouse which stopped working. Thank goodness my son came to the rescue and fixed it in 20 seconds.~
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@LovingMyBabies (85130)
• Valdosta, Georgia
21 Nov 18
Wait, he allowed someone to stay in your condo without your permission? How did he get a key to it and what would make him think that was ok to do?? Who in the world would do that? I'm so confused!
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
21 Nov 18
He had our keys and watched our place last year, and we let him do it again this year. We are so grateful that two people called us to let us know that they saw him driving our car and not his own, and saw lights on in our condo and heard voices there. We confronted him about it on the the phone. If he had asked, we would have let him borrow our car and maybe let his niece stay there, but he never asked. I'm fumigating our place when we get back and throwing out all the guest room bedding. How dare he take it upon himself to use our place and car. I also have to check if my handbags are there, and unopened expensive makeup, soaps, and perfumes are still there. My brother invested in one of his businesses and told us he was a con artist. We figured that out by now, and at least my brother used Dr. Jay's business partners to his own advantage and came out ahead.
We had our next door neighbor watch our place after getting all keys from Jay. He did it before, but was going to move, so we asked Jay. Fortunately, Marc didn't move and Marc does it for many snowbirds. He was kind enough to redo it for us.
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@LovingMyBabies (85130)
• Valdosta, Georgia
21 Nov 18
@DianneN Oh my goodness that was awful! And shocking someone would do that.
I'm glad you won't have to worry about it anymore! Sorry he did that and I hope he didn't mess with anything else you had there.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
21 Nov 18
@LovingMyBabies We will do a thorough check when we get down. I still get upset when I think of him. A couple of months ago he texted us and wanted to let bygones be bygones. Yeah, right. I was only planning on saying hello and goodbye if I ran into him.
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
21 Nov 18
Curious. What is the connection between the movie and kissing husbands?
So this doctor had no neighbor-side manners?
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
22 Nov 18
@DianneN I don't think I will ever be a wife and so I'll have to see the movie one day. Is this a remake of an old movie?
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@1hopefulman (45125)
• Canada
23 Nov 18
@DianneN I think I remember the one with Barbra Streisand.
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@ridingbet (66861)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
i remember you showing your disgust with that doctor whom you have treated well and how he took advantage of your good relationship with him. i vaguely recall his face too.
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
21 Nov 18
Writing a memoir how you spend each day will be worth reading.
Good riddance of bad rubbish is all what I can say about Dr. J. Good for you.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
22 Nov 18
@LadyDuck His niece, whom I never met, may have taken something. I certainly hope not, but I will check. I keep new, unopened boxes of makeup on a shelf in our pantry and Hermes soap bars. Grrrr! I asked Dr. Jay if she slept in our bed, which had a dust cover on it and he told me she slept on a quilt in our guest bedroom. Since our kids and friends sleep there when they visit, I'm throwing out all that bedding, pillows and shams included. I don't believe him for a minute! He's such a liar. I also left some designer handbags in my closet. A neighbor reported that the lights were on in our bedroom!!!!!
I would never rent out our place. Germs!!!!!! Plus, I wouldn't want to ship all our good things home or put them in storage.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
21 Nov 18
I was glad that having the stitch removed didn't hurt, too. I scrunched up my eyes when he did it. We spent more time talking about his birthday in London and Florida than my face. . I'm not sure if Dr. Jay left, yet. I hope he's there so I can see if anything is missing from our condo. If so, I can deal with him or the police.
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@just4him (303377)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Nov 18
I'm glad you're no longer neighbors with him. It sounds like you're getting everything ready to leave CT and head to FL. Do you have your tickets yet? Yes, I'm going to ask until you tell me you have them.
I'm glad you enjoyed the movie and your son fixed your mouse.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
24 Nov 18
@just4him I hope we won't have any snow, especially on the day we leave. Our younger son is driving us to the airport, which is only 50 minutes away from us. Yes, both sons are good to us, but our younger one is so close, that he helps out all the time. He wants Doodles back, not only because Doodles is his cat, but because he loves him as much as we do. He still stops by every day to see him. Doodles will never survive the flight down. His heart isn't very good, and I pray the meds keep him going for many more years. I love that cat as if he were my own baby.
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@kobesbuddy (73903)
• East Tawas, Michigan
20 Nov 18
I'm glad you had a nice time, with your best friend:) A Star is Born is wonderful! Dr. Jay moved? Awesome news! With our car, I couldn't figure out how to open the trunk! lol
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
20 Nov 18
Thanks! The movie was terrific. I don't know if Dr. Jay left, yet, but I hope he's gone by the time we get there. I have to use my key to open the trunk, because I'd still be in the car looking for that trunk open button. lol. I just located the seat warmers and coolers while driving into NY on Saturday after having the car for over one year!
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
21 Nov 18
@kobesbuddy Yes, new cars are so difficult to understand. We got rid of our BMW SUV because it had over 2000 different computerized things for us to play with! I couldn’t even work the radio!
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@kobesbuddy (73903)
• East Tawas, Michigan
21 Nov 18
@DianneN I was looking for some control knobs. They were on the inner side of the door frame.
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@shaggin (71572)
• United States
23 Nov 18
That car sure sounds like it has fancy gadgets. I'd be confused too since my vans a 2002.
A star in born must have a sad ending. I just saw today it is at the discount theater my kids and I go to. No way to get there yet and I don't think either of my kids would want to watch it
I'm glad Dr. Jay is gone now!
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@shaggin (71572)
• United States
27 Nov 18
@DianneN I would have looked up the rating and reviews before going if they had wanted to go but thanks for the heads-up. My daughter at 14 is allowed to watch more then her 11 year old brother.
Ugh maybe he is just packing up his stuff and will be gone soon. Keep us updated. I don't like thinking of that creep being around you.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16499)
• China
21 Nov 18
You had a great day and finally saw the back of that annoying neighbor .
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16499)
• China
21 Nov 18
@DianneN Thanks ,I learn one more idiom "the icing on the cake."
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
21 Nov 18
@changjiangzhibin89 I'm full of idioms. Lol!!! If you don't understand, just let me know. You can pop right over. That means, come here.
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@moffittjc (118224)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Nov 18
I thought Dr. Jay was your friend? Did he really let his niece live in your condo?
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@moffittjc (118224)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Nov 18
@DianneN What was he thinking? That nobody would know? That was very brazen of him. He should have at least asked. I'm willing to bet that you would have been nice enough to let her stay if he would have just asked for permission.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
27 Nov 18
@moffittjc He's a sneaky beast. If he had asked I would have said yes, even though I wouldn't have liked it. My husband is itching to check the mileage on the car. He was smart enough to write it down before we left.
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@DeborahDiane (39965)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Nov 18
@DianneN - I'm glad you had a fun day with your friend. Great news that Dr. Jay moved. He sounded like a very inconsiderate neighbor!
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@DeborahDiane (39965)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Nov 18
@DianneN - Hopefully, he will have moved by the end of the year, so he won't be your neighbor much longer. Fingers crossed.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
24 Nov 18
Thank you. We had plans to go to a play on December 6th, but had to bow out. We leave for Florida that day. I will see her in Florida, however, because she and her husband also have a condo. The bummer is that they only come for a week once or twice a year, since he owns his own business and can't get away for long stretches.
My brother was here for dinner today and informed me that Dr. Jay hasn't moved, yet. Drat!!!!! And who calls himself Dr. Jay? What a creep!
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
21 Nov 18
never see that movie. but you had great day
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