Jane Didn't Get Her Way!! Bwahahaha!

I haven't written anything fun for so long I'm beginning to wonder if I even have a sense of humor anymore. Being sick with the flu since after Christmas, all the issues with Beau, and of course Jane, have kind of sapped my energy. But I think I'm beginning to come out of the black hole I've been in. And I don't feel like I'm going to lose a lung anymore when I cough.

Let's see - to update everyone on the Jane front:

The interviews were held on Wednesday night and much to Jane's surprise both Vice Mayor Bob and Mayor Charlie refused to use the questions that Jane had put together and given to Alice so she could be well prepared. This apparently threw Alice for quite a loop and she didn't do very well on the interview. Bob told me she took forever to answer questions and talked in circles, so didn't impress either one of them. When Alice's interview was done she came over to the Watering Hole where everyone was waiting and made the statement that the interview was much more difficult than a job interview. I wasn't there at the time, but Lovely Daughter told me that Alice was really crabby and very nervous after her "ordeal."

Then came Bill's turn to interview. Bob told me later than Bill was cool as a cucumber, gave each question a bit of thought and answered them with great answers. In other words he was very successful.

Even though Jane was not supposed to be in on the interview process, she was to be there strictly on a secretarial basis taking notes, she managed to get a couple of her own questions in to both candidates. The first question she asked was whether or not either of the candidates would discuss City business in a public place? Bwahahaha! Bob and I had a good laugh over that one!! Jane is SOOOO guilty of that - she discusses EVERYTHING about the City in the Watering Hole - who's late on their water bills, how much in arrears they are, who's not up to date on their taxes, who's had their city services turned off because they haven't paid, etc. Maybe Jane should take a look in the mirror!! Isn't it funny that people who are guilty of such things just can't see themselves?

I've said this before: Jane has made some horrible accusations of me over the past year and a half - things that I am totally not guilty of - but SHE is!! Multiple times over!!

So anyway, looks like Bill will be the new man on the city council, but SHHHHH - don't tell anyone. It's to be announced at the council meeting next Tuesday. One more time that Jane didn't get her way. Both Vice Mayor Bob and Mayor Charlie changed her venue and she lost her footing.

One more thing about Jane: She's already planning Dick's 50th birthday party which will be the end of June. This is all good and well - because it's not a surprise birthday party. She's invited a huge group over to the Taj Magarage in their backyard for a big shindig. Bring your own meat to put on the grille, a dish to pass and whatever you want to drink. No problem. The surprise part of the whole thing, and her gift to Dick is that she's planning a Bachelor Party for him. At 9 o'clock a fun bus will pull up in front of their house and all the guys will pile on and be taken to a strip club for the remainder of the evening. One that has a pretty rotten reputation in the area because there's always a lot of problems there. But here's the kicker - at least in my opinion for whatever that's worth. Hiring the fun bus costs a chunk of money - a BIG chunk because you hire the bus for the entire evening. She wants all who attend the birthday party to contribute to the cost for the fun bus. A comment I heard from a friend almost immediately was, "I thought this was HER gift to Dick. Why should I help pay for her present to him?" I think this person has a good point. She stated in the invitation that the bachelor party was her gift to her hubby - it's almost like being charged to go to his birthday party.

Maybe I'm all wet, I don't know. Maybe I find her so disgusting that nothing she does sits well with me.

The latest on Beau: Dr. Green, our main vet has consulted with Dr. Dill, and they have decided to put off another ultra sound for the time being. Beau seems to be responding to the antibiotic, although extremely slowly, so they're going to wait two weeks and then evaluate again at that time. His breathing seems to be a bit better, and a couple of nights ago he rolled onto his back and wanted his tummy scratched. Dr. Green says that's a very good sign because normally, under these conditions, he would be too uncomfortable laying on his back. He's also started sleeping on his side instead of staying up right on his stomach. Another good sign. He doesn't do it all the time, but it's becoming more frequent. So we keep hoping for the best. That's all we can do right now.

The Comings & Goings of Ole's Buddies

Go read the update waaaay down on the bottom ~


Here's coming:



And here's going:



Isn't that a hoot? The white truck is well known around town and the countryside for this very appearance. Nobody knows Ole, but they sure know the white truck with the two shepards riding around in it. And you can imagine that there's really not much room for another "person" to share that front seat.

When Ole bought this truck he said the two doggers made the selection. He was looking at one with carpeted floor and upholstered seats and lots of bells and whistles. Black upholstered seats. Not a good mix with two hair factories that leave all their blond hair around. So he decided on this one with vinyl seats and rubber floor mats. Not real cushy, but simple to clean. He just opens both doors and uses the air hose to blow all the hair out. Ta-da! It's clean!! Except for all the nose prints on the windows of course.

I have nothing to report (yet) on the Jane situation, although I know that she was working down at City Hall last night. About 7:15 my phone rang and the caller ID identified the call as coming from City Hall. I'm guessing it was her calling to bitch me out. I didn't answer. I want to deal with her face to face because it's too easy for her to hide behind a telephone. I've got my ammunition ready, now I'm just waiting. The big interview process is tonight, so I'm supposing that Vice Mayor Bob and Mayor Charlie were together last night down at City Hall preparing and this whole issue was addressed. I will call Bob when he gets home from work this afternoon and follow up on the situation.

I do have good news to report on Beau. Ole took him to the vet's this morning for his x-rays and they showed that there is less fluid around his lungs. Not significantly less, but less none the same. So they kept him and are going to drain more fluid this afternoon and inject a saline solution and drain that. Hopefully the antibiotics will clear this up and it won't come back. That's the kicker - not coming back. If the foreign material is still there - it will come back. If the foreign material has dissolved, then we'll be lucky and he should remain clear.

So at least we've taken two steps forward and none backwards this time.

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NOT such good news on Beau:

The vet called about noon. She was not able to take anymore fluid out of Beau's chest cavity because of the way his lungs sit in his chest. Because the fluid seems to be compartmentalized she would have to make several "pokes" and was afraid she would puncture his lung and deflate it. She was going to call another surgeon and see if he thought he could get the fluid out while Beau is having an ultrasound, which makes a clearer picture than an X-ray. It's getting hard to keep hopes up.

JANE!!!!!

I have a confession to make:

I came home from the Watering Hole about two hours ago (it’s half price burger night) and I was so upset that I proceeded to imbibe – not in one drink, not in two, but in three drinks, (and there may be more to come) and it hasn’t settled my attitude yet. Fortunately I don’t drink very often, but when I do it’s not a mixed drink, it’s on the rocks – so after three I’m slightly – no - more than slightly in the bag and still angry, which is not a good combination.

Guess who is at the root of my anger tonight – JANE!! I haven’t written much about Jane lately, but tonight her ethics and morals really torqued me, so please bear with my ramblings. Maybe I have TOO MANY ethics and morals, as they caused me to leave a very good paying job about eight years ago. But this time the lack of ethics and morals on Jane’s part is really causing me to blow my stack because she’s treating a very good friend of mine very unfairly.

A bit of background:

Ole and I are good friends with another couple that I haven’t written about previously. We’ll call them Bill and Lila. This is the second marriage for both of them and I think they’ve finally found true love in each other. They are the sweetest people, so devoted to each other and so sincerely nice – to everyone. They take a very active interest in church and in the community and are a big plus in both respects.

Now I’m not sure why this issue is bothering me so much because Ole and I don’t live within the village limits, but Bill and Lila do, and have a vested interest in village politics. There’s some real interesting dirt going on in the village politics that needs to be straightened out. A seat on the village council has become available due to a council member moving away. So to fulfill the vacancy and the remainder of the term this will be an appointed position until the next election. Now Bill has decided that he would like to become involved in village politics and submitted his letter of intent to the City Clerk, who just happens to be JANE.

Jane doesn’t like Bill for personal reasons, so went about coercing Alice, her best friend, into submitting a letter of intent for the council position. Now I need to clarify this; Jane is Alice’s best friend according to Alice, but, according to Jane, Alice is not Jane’s best friend. Did you get that? Alice worships the ground Jane walks on and tries to emulate her (total jackass), but the only reason Jane has anything to do with Alice is because she can control her down to the inth degree. Did you get all that?

Now – the interview of the prospective council members will be on Wednesday night, and there are specific questions that the interviewees will be asked. Tonight, as we were sitting around the table eating our burgers it came out that Jane had given Alice a copy of the questions to be asked so that Alice can be completely prepared with elaborate and proper answers. This insures that Alice will become the new appointed council member and Jane can control Alice’s votes and get her to vote the way Jane wants.

Was Bill given a copy of the questions? Not on your life.

Is this an unfair advantage? You bet.

Ole and I currently don’t live within the village limits, but I grew up here and have what I consider a vested interest in the happenings. I would very much like to see Bill get the seat on the council because he could/would get these issues straightened out. Alice will not, because Jane doesn’t want them straightened out.

So maybe I have truly overstepped my bounds tonight but here’s what I did: When I got home I called Bill and informed him that he would be answering a series of questions at his interview, and that Alice already had a copy and would be fully prepared. Just wanted to give him a heads up.

THEN I called Bob (of Bob and Carol friends), as Bob is Vice Mayor and informed him that Jane had given Alice a copy of the questions. He was quite surprised and very interested. He said he would take it up with the Mayor as he felt this was quite unfair and unethical. He said he would see to it that something was done about it – whether it’s in reference to Jane and her unethical behavior or something else that remains to be seen.

I’m at a point now where I don’t care whether Jane finds out I’m the one that spilled the beans or not. I’m ready and waiting for her with both barrels. Just let me get a shot off. I have good aim and will hit her right between the eyes.

Stayed tuned for further episodes of the soap opera.

(Hope all these ramblings made sense – if not – it’s the fault of the alcohol. I’ve about had all I can take of Jane anymore.)