28 July 2020
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R. Linda:
Me Mam's friend Norma turned 70 yesterday. She has just built a home for herself down by the river and be very proud of it. It be small place she built as it be only her and her son and the son's Thai wife, who speaks no English. She's been excited for the past year about having her own home, custom built and in such a scenic spot. Everyone has been happy for her as she would like to retire soon and this be a dream come true.
The son, if school ever starts up again, will get his salary as a teacher and this too, will make Norma's life easier. The only problem be the young wife who has decided she doesn't like New Hampshire, it be too cold, too snowy, too less populated, and in general boring. The worst part of it be . . . no palm trees.
Being a woman of wiles, she has made the son's life somewhat difficult right along with dear old Norma's. She posts pictures of herself on Facebook in many artistic manners of undress as if she were single, there be never an explanation probably because she can't write in English. She has on occasion posted strange videos of herself preparing a starvation diet of chicken soup and naught else and then going into the loo to bring it all up. She can be seen in her small garden with short shorts, cut off top, straw wide brimmed hat singing IN ENGLISH "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" and they tell me she can't speak a word of it, well yes she can sing it!
This all because she wants to move back to Thailand with or without the husband. She could visit Thailand every summer for 3 months should she want to, but no, she wants to move back. They did that once and she wanted to move back here only to Florida because, as you might guess, there are palm trees and ungodly heat in August! But even that wasn't good enough and she went back to Thailand until this time they moved in with his mother.
The marriage has been a rocky one. She won't eat, she won't talk. When they moved in she went into her and his bedroom, stripped back the blanket and hid under it for a week. True she did not come out but to get her soup and then right back undercover. Yes, she's bi-polar if you haven't already guessed and does not care to take her medication. This makes for an untenable situation for the husband, not to mention now her mother-in-law who's happiness be somewhat been dumped on.
Well, it was finally decided to send her back to her own mother in Thailand but the problem be flights are few and those that are flying abroad are booked for months. Everyday the husband checks to see if there be an empty seat so he can send her home. So far no luck.
This isn't the only problem. Before they moved in Norma (trusting soul that she be) paid a painter $1500 to paint the inside of the home. He never showed up and took off with the money. She hired another at $1700 and did the same, only he did show up and only painted half the house. Her son had to do the rest himself. I tell ya!
So yesterday was Norma's bing 7 0 and for it the son bought her a 50" telly. She was thrilled to the back teeth. He set it up and left to do the grocery shopping. They hadn't been in the house long, but were moved in, all new furniture and curtains were the only things left to hang. Norma set to that task with gusto, because once the curtains were up the house was done and Happy Birthday to Norma!
Now Norma spared no expense and she bought drapery rods that have the brass ball on the end of the rod, I'm sure you've seen them. The son had put up all the hardware before he left so all that need be done was get the curtains put up. While Norma was hanging the curtains, the daughter-in-law was threading them on the rods. Well, Norma got a phone call that she took in the kitchen leaving the daughter-in-law alone in the living room. She got tired of waiting on Norma so she got it into her head to hang the last curtain. Being a slight small, skinny gal, who was in the process of starving herself, well she had no strength and the curtain with the heavy rod balls were no match for her. The rod whirled around and then went straight up towards the ceiling and no it didn't put a hole in the ceiling, instead it chipped the ceiling fan blade which went flying into Norma's brand new 50" telly!
Norma said she heard a "little scream" but then saw her daughter-in-law going up the stairs and so she didn't think anything of it. When she went back into the living room to finish up the curtain hanging, she noticed the ceiling fan making a funny noise and looking up she saw the blade was chipped and part of it was missing. Then as she looked on the floor to see where the rest of the blade pieces were, she saw this funny glass (the telly screen) and looking up saw the giant hole in the screen. She was baffled she said. An hour later the daughter-in-law came down to make her starvation soup and nary a word was said about the broken fan and ruined telly present. That was yesterday and still nothing.
WHO DOES THAT?
I dunno just another day in the life of a New Hampshire resident.
Gabe
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995
R. Linda:
Me Mam's friend Norma turned 70 yesterday. She has just built a home for herself down by the river and be very proud of it. It be small place she built as it be only her and her son and the son's Thai wife, who speaks no English. She's been excited for the past year about having her own home, custom built and in such a scenic spot. Everyone has been happy for her as she would like to retire soon and this be a dream come true.
The son, if school ever starts up again, will get his salary as a teacher and this too, will make Norma's life easier. The only problem be the young wife who has decided she doesn't like New Hampshire, it be too cold, too snowy, too less populated, and in general boring. The worst part of it be . . . no palm trees.
Being a woman of wiles, she has made the son's life somewhat difficult right along with dear old Norma's. She posts pictures of herself on Facebook in many artistic manners of undress as if she were single, there be never an explanation probably because she can't write in English. She has on occasion posted strange videos of herself preparing a starvation diet of chicken soup and naught else and then going into the loo to bring it all up. She can be seen in her small garden with short shorts, cut off top, straw wide brimmed hat singing IN ENGLISH "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" and they tell me she can't speak a word of it, well yes she can sing it!
This all because she wants to move back to Thailand with or without the husband. She could visit Thailand every summer for 3 months should she want to, but no, she wants to move back. They did that once and she wanted to move back here only to Florida because, as you might guess, there are palm trees and ungodly heat in August! But even that wasn't good enough and she went back to Thailand until this time they moved in with his mother.
The marriage has been a rocky one. She won't eat, she won't talk. When they moved in she went into her and his bedroom, stripped back the blanket and hid under it for a week. True she did not come out but to get her soup and then right back undercover. Yes, she's bi-polar if you haven't already guessed and does not care to take her medication. This makes for an untenable situation for the husband, not to mention now her mother-in-law who's happiness be somewhat been dumped on.
Well, it was finally decided to send her back to her own mother in Thailand but the problem be flights are few and those that are flying abroad are booked for months. Everyday the husband checks to see if there be an empty seat so he can send her home. So far no luck.
This isn't the only problem. Before they moved in Norma (trusting soul that she be) paid a painter $1500 to paint the inside of the home. He never showed up and took off with the money. She hired another at $1700 and did the same, only he did show up and only painted half the house. Her son had to do the rest himself. I tell ya!
So yesterday was Norma's bing 7 0 and for it the son bought her a 50" telly. She was thrilled to the back teeth. He set it up and left to do the grocery shopping. They hadn't been in the house long, but were moved in, all new furniture and curtains were the only things left to hang. Norma set to that task with gusto, because once the curtains were up the house was done and Happy Birthday to Norma!
Now Norma spared no expense and she bought drapery rods that have the brass ball on the end of the rod, I'm sure you've seen them. The son had put up all the hardware before he left so all that need be done was get the curtains put up. While Norma was hanging the curtains, the daughter-in-law was threading them on the rods. Well, Norma got a phone call that she took in the kitchen leaving the daughter-in-law alone in the living room. She got tired of waiting on Norma so she got it into her head to hang the last curtain. Being a slight small, skinny gal, who was in the process of starving herself, well she had no strength and the curtain with the heavy rod balls were no match for her. The rod whirled around and then went straight up towards the ceiling and no it didn't put a hole in the ceiling, instead it chipped the ceiling fan blade which went flying into Norma's brand new 50" telly!
Norma said she heard a "little scream" but then saw her daughter-in-law going up the stairs and so she didn't think anything of it. When she went back into the living room to finish up the curtain hanging, she noticed the ceiling fan making a funny noise and looking up she saw the blade was chipped and part of it was missing. Then as she looked on the floor to see where the rest of the blade pieces were, she saw this funny glass (the telly screen) and looking up saw the giant hole in the screen. She was baffled she said. An hour later the daughter-in-law came down to make her starvation soup and nary a word was said about the broken fan and ruined telly present. That was yesterday and still nothing.
WHO DOES THAT?
I dunno just another day in the life of a New Hampshire resident.
Gabe
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11 comments:
Hey everyone I do hope this finds you all well Gabe I do apologize for not keeping up but my time has not been my own. Hoping this nightmare ends soon Thinking about you all Will catch up on the stories
Miss Dew me blog be not required reading so alls well on you not reading it religiously. I think everyone is finding the current social situation a bit on the difficult side, and staying safe be rather a new art form. I be here (as long as I stay well meself) to hopefully take minds off troubles. I hope you do catch up and get a chuckle or two and it takes your mind off all this rot, as I do hope for all me followers and readers.
Wow! The lass has a problem. If she goes back to her native country I hope she gets the help she needs, but poor Norma, a hell of a way to spend a birthday, especially a milestone one at that.
Couldn't help reading Dew's comment. Hope all is well tho sounds like you've had a time of it? Or, life as we all now know it has got to you. I give this man credit for finding the humour in this new way of life and to be perfectly frank, coming here is a respite from the "nightmare." Try not to let it all get to you. Its hard if family and friends get infected. I've had that in my life but all turned out well and we consider ourselves lucky so far. One has to keep the faith and a little Gabe humour helps.
lol i'm a skinny girl and i have no trouble hanging curtains and i am taking exception here gabriel
Why wouldn't you Fionnula? I would expect nothing less.
Tomas Seems likes know you through your dad Thank you for the understanding. I will say this Covid 19 we will never forget Aye a nightmare but am hoping for a better future I know you have a little one on the way. Is she here yet?
Thank you Gabe Your stories are probably a saving grace through all of this I believe that and yes I will catch up and find solace I’m sure Thanks for being you!
Aye, Megan Sinn arrived a little early but none too late! Wee lass she was but thriving. My Da is stuck in a bad place on assignment but should be home in a few weeks, God willing. He needs to stay retired but he doesn't listen, he takes these jobs on when life gets too dull. His words not mine.
Best wishes to you Tomas. That's great news.
Somehow I knew a girl Congrats to you all Aye Typical of your Dad Lol He will be ok Enjoy your new little one xo
Her name has a meaning ❤️
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