My door bell rang today, and standing there on my stoop was my new neighbour
who lives directly across the street, and another lady. The other lady
proceeds to tell me she has backed out of the neighbour's driveway and
broken my mailbox. Understand this is in broad daylight, and our street
certainly can not be considered narrow by any means.
The lady hands me her card, which states she is an attorney from Delray
Beach which is a good three hours drive south of us. Our neighbours are
apparently her clients.
When I stupidly asked her how in God's name she had managed to back over my
mailbox, she got very indignant and said well accidents happen. She then
said " well I could have just driven away and not told you about it".
Nice.....
Then she started to tell me just exactly what Dennis would need to do to
repair the post, and that it would not cost much to fix it. Bear in mind
Dennis has been through Radiation treatment for Prostate Cancer and he
really needs to come home from work and fix the mess that this woman made in
90degree heat.... My guess was she was on her cell phone or trying to
control the small child she had with her in the car.
So do real lawyers make house calls three hours away? Her business card
states that she handles "Bankruptcy, divorce, child custody and wills, child
support and Paternity, auto accidents, immigration, modifications, notary
services & more". I did a search on the Internet and did not get a hit on
her name or the name of her business, which has LLC tacked on at the end.
I am going to file a police report tomorrow only because of the attitude she
copped with me about the whole situation, and in case she develops amnesia
about stating she would pay to repair it....what a day.
Oh and the new neighbours, before they had even moved in, sent the kids to
my house wanting me to take the cat for two weeks.....and put my name on as
the emergency contact for their child at the school where I work without my
permission (even though they have relatives in the city).
Thanks for letting me vent. I haven't posted in quite some time.
Bonnie

I don't think it's that unusual for an attorney to visit a client
outside of the office for one reason or another. I do that sometimes,
when warranted. Sounds like she did the right thing to notify you about
the accident.


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Bonnie

It could be that the attorney is a friend of the neighbor and
was called because the neighbor was fearful or just happened to be
there. If you want her credentials you can try finding her on:


www.martindale.com

When my daughter moved to Mississippi a
few months back she found her neighbors to be the same as you new one.
Very pushy and intrusive which is something we up north are not at all
accustomed to.

Fix the mailbox and send the bill to the neighbor and
a copy to the attorney. And then forget they live there.

Rita






Originally posted by Dennis & Bonnie French My
door bell rang today, and standing there on my stoop was my new
neighbour who lives directly across the street, and another lady. The
other lady proceeds to tell me she has backed out of the neighbour's
driveway and broken my mailbox. Understand this is in broad daylight,
and our street certainly can not be considered narrow by any means.
The lady hands me her card, which states she is an attorney from Delray
Beach which is a good three hours drive south of us. Our neighbours
are apparently her clients. When I stupidly asked her how in God's
name she had managed to back over my mailbox, she got very indignant
and said well accidents happen. She then said " well I could have just
driven away and not told you about it". Nice..... Then she started
to tell me just exactly what Dennis would need to do to repair the
post, and that it would not cost much to fix it. Bear in mind Dennis
has been through Radiation treatment for Prostate Cancer and he really
needs to come home from work and fix the mess that this woman made in
90degree heat.... My guess was she was on her cell phone or trying to
control the small child she had with her in the car. So do real
lawyers make house calls three hours away? Her business card states
that she handles "Bankruptcy, divorce, child custody and wills, child
support and Paternity, auto accidents, immigration, modifications,
notary services & more". I did a search on the Internet and did not
get a hit on her name or the name of her business, which has LLC
tacked on at the end. I am going to file a police report tomorrow only
because of the attitude she copped with me about the whole situation,
and in case she develops amnesia about stating she would pay to repair
it....what a day. Oh and the new neighbours, before they had even
moved in, sent the kids to my house wanting me to take the cat for two
weeks.....and put my name on as the emergency contact for their child
at the school where I work without my permission (even though they
have relatives in the city). Thanks for letting me vent. I haven't
posted in quite some time.
Bonnie


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Originally posted by Rete Bonnie It could be
that the attorney is a friend of the neighbor and was called
because the neighbor was fearful or just happened to be there. If
you want her credentials you can try finding her on:


Hmm, maybe I misread this. I thought it was the attorney who
backed in to the mailbox.


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Originally posted by Matthew Udall Hmm, maybe I misread
this. I thought it was the attorney who backed in to the mailbox.



Laughing, I misread it. I read the neighbor did the deed
and arrived at the doorstep with her attorney. Second, third and fourth
reading has the attorney doing the deed. ;-) Time for dinner and raise
the blood sugar !!!!

Rita


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Thanks for the opinions folks. It was a good day until the doorbell rang,
and it seems lately it's the new neighbours' fingers pushing the button...
Dennis is out right now trying to fix it in between the rolling thunder
storms. I guess the biggest thing that irked me is that she acted like she
was doing me a favour by admitting that she did it. It certainly wouldn't be
a decision for me if I had done something similar. I was taught you take
responsibility for your actions, and in my humble opinion when you handing
out a business card that states your profession as being a lawyer, you
should be doing your utmost to prove you are a responsible person.....don't
ya think??? :))
Good to hear from you Rete. I check the board just to keep up on things, but
don't see too many familiar names any more.
Bonnie

"Rete" <member167@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1455016.1086218384@britishexpats.com... Originally posted by Matthew Udall Hmm, maybe I misread this. I thought it was the attorney who backed in to the mailbox. Laughing, I misread it. I read the neighbor did the deed and arrived at the doorstep with her attorney. Second, third and fourth reading has the attorney doing the deed. ;-) Time for dinner and raise the blood sugar !!!! Rita -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Dennis & Bonnie French wrote:
My door bell rang today, and standing there on my stoop was my new neighbour who lives directly across the street, and another lady. The other lady proceeds to tell me she has backed out of the neighbour's driveway and broken my mailbox. Understand this is in broad daylight, and our street certainly can not be considered narrow by any means. The lady hands me her card, which states she is an attorney from Delray Beach which is a good three hours drive south of us. Our neighbours are apparently her clients. When I stupidly asked her how in God's name she had managed to back over my mailbox,

Hmmm... that sounded to me pretty indignant itself...
she got very indignant and said well accidents happen. She then said " well I could have just driven away and not told you about it". Nice..... Then she started to tell me just exactly what Dennis would need to do to repair the post, and that it would not cost much to fix it. Bear in mind Dennis has been through Radiation treatment for Prostate Cancer and he really needs to come home from work and fix the mess that this woman made in 90degree heat....

How would your neighbor know that?
My guess was she was on her cell phone or trying to control the small child she had with her in the car. So do real lawyers make house calls three hours away? Her business card states that she handles "Bankruptcy, divorce, child custody and wills, child support and Paternity, auto accidents, immigration, modifications, notary services & more".

Sound's like a "Jake of all trades and a master of none"! I'd find it a
little hard to believe that such a lawyer practices in that many areas
at once!
I did a search on the Internet and did not get a hit on her name or the name of her business, which has LLC tacked on at the end. I am going to file a police report tomorrow only because of the attitude she copped with me about the whole situation,

You should first try to resolve the problem amicably by getting an
estimate of a professional repair and asking if she's willing to pay the
damages. If you do resort to legal means it should be because you are
owed *not* because she "copped an attitude with you".
and in case she develops amnesia about stating she would pay to repair it....what a day. Oh and the new neighbours, before they had even moved in, sent the kids to my house wanting me to take the cat for two weeks.....

Doesn't sound totally unreasonable. What did you answer?
and put my name on as the emergency contact for their child at the school where I work without my permission (even though they have relatives in the city).

That's their problem.
Thanks for letting me vent. I haven't posted in quite some time. Bonnie


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"Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes."

To add a little bit I would also follow up with a letter to the school
and cc the neighbors and retain a copy in your personal files. Somehow
things put in writing seem to carry more weight than a telephone
conversation. In the interest of avoiding an ongoing fued you my wish to
attempt to be diplomatic first. Maybe something along the lines of
telling the neighbors first that you are not comfortable as being their
emergency contact. Out of curiosity how did you find out that you were
put down as the emergency contact?


Anthony & Angela



Originally posted by SecretGarden Bonnie, I echo
what someone else said............call the school immediately if you
haven't done so yet, and let them know that you are to be taken off the
emergency contact list. That was completely inappropriate and it
appears that your new neighbors need some boundaries set. I hope
that Dennis has renewed health soon and that you are coping well with
your situation.
~SecretGarden and Mr. Pink


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In regards to the Prostate Cancer, Dennis had IMRT radiation and Hormone
Therapy. Now we have to wait and see if it worked. He will have to have PSA
tests on a regular basis to track the results of his treatment.
Thanks for the kind words.
Bonnie

"lpdiver" <member15505@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1455649.1086261450@britishexpats.com... To add a little bit I would also follow up with a letter to the school and cc the neighbors and retain a copy in your personal files. Somehow things put in writing seem to carry more weight than a telephone conversation. In the interest of avoiding an ongoing fued you my wish to attempt to be diplomatic first. Maybe something along the lines of telling the neighbors first that you are not comfortable as being their emergency contact. Out of curiosity how did you find out that you were put down as the emergency contact? Anthony & Angela Originally posted by SecretGarden Bonnie, I echo what someone else said............call the school immediately if you haven't done so yet, and let them know that you are to be taken off the emergency contact list. That was completely inappropriate and it appears that your new neighbors need some boundaries set. I hope that Dennis has renewed health soon and that you are coping well with your situation. ~SecretGarden and Mr. Pink -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com

When the neighbours want something, they send their children to my door.
I had come home from work one day, and the kids rang the bell to tell me
"Mummy wants to talk to you." So I went to speak to Mummy and that is when
she said " Do you mind if we put you down as our emergency contact for the
school?" I said " No I won't be; you have all sorts of family in town that
can do that for you." The next day I asked the school secretary to check,
and they had put me down the day they enrolled their son, which was the day
before they asked me about it.
The incident with the cat was just about the same kind of deal. These folks
took about a month to totally move in, so Robyn had been playing with the
kids. The kids showed up on my step on a Saturday night at about 7pm with
the cat. "My daddy says you take the cat." were the first words out of their
mouths when I opened the door. They were going to be gone for two weeks and
thought I would take their pregnant cat for them. I gave them my vet's # and
suggested they get her boarded.
These folks are Haitian, and I don't know if it's a cultural problem we are
having or what. :))
So Dennis fixed the mail box last night. We will send a copy of the sales
slip and a letter to the lawyer lady who knocked it off.

Bonnie (who's hoping for a quieter day today!)



"lpdiver" <member15505@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1455649.1086261450@britishexpats.com... To add a little bit I would also follow up with a letter to the school and cc the neighbors and retain a copy in your personal files. Somehow things put in writing seem to carry more weight than a telephone conversation. In the interest of avoiding an ongoing fued you my wish to attempt to be diplomatic first. Maybe something along the lines of telling the neighbors first that you are not comfortable as being their emergency contact. Out of curiosity how did you find out that you were put down as the emergency contact? Anthony & Angela Originally posted by SecretGarden Bonnie, I echo what someone else said............call the school immediately if you haven't done so yet, and let them know that you are to be taken off the emergency contact list. That was completely inappropriate and it appears that your new neighbors need some boundaries set. I hope that Dennis has renewed health soon and that you are coping well with your situation. ~SecretGarden and Mr. Pink -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com