20-03-2023, 10:11 AM
There are a lot of good things about our little village, but the reality is we - a small group of us - have made our own fun. Most of the neighbours keep to themselves, and a couple are seriously bad news, so we try to avoid them. One in particular is the most arrogant entitled old man, a misogynistic really right wing rabbit hole diver SA import who used his church connections to get a flat. He runs a business from there, has some very dubious and rather scary rumours floating about his past history, and has influence with the corporate landlords so manages to get special treatment with rules and suchlike. He has caused endless dramas in the village and gets away with it everytime.
Then we have a Russian lady with a similar attitude but she, being female, gets short shrift from management, not that it stops her, we think it is probably a mental health issue with her. Might well be with the old man too, but for some reason my intuition screams warnings when he is in my vicinity. Something not good there I think...
The difference in the way these two get treated has become quite noticeable, to the extent if anyone wants anything done the suggestion is to get one of the men to call it in, because more attention is paid to them than us boring old ladies, lol.
But the fun stuff does outweigh the bad that's for sure. We have a small but safe, affordable (rent is 30% of gross income) roof over our heads, and if we play the game it is secure for life. That is a huge blessing for those of us fortunate enough to be here, particularly when you see the challenges other people face with terrible or no homes at all.
I just wish more subsidised safe homes were available, because the need is very definitely out there. And the big life lesson I learnt, is that needing one of these homes is simply a matter of life events and bad luck. It can happen to any of us...
But, being a control freak with ideas above my station, I do wish they were a bit pickier about who gets to be my neighbour, lol. No doubt some feel that way about this witch in number 12 too!
Then we have a Russian lady with a similar attitude but she, being female, gets short shrift from management, not that it stops her, we think it is probably a mental health issue with her. Might well be with the old man too, but for some reason my intuition screams warnings when he is in my vicinity. Something not good there I think...
The difference in the way these two get treated has become quite noticeable, to the extent if anyone wants anything done the suggestion is to get one of the men to call it in, because more attention is paid to them than us boring old ladies, lol.
But the fun stuff does outweigh the bad that's for sure. We have a small but safe, affordable (rent is 30% of gross income) roof over our heads, and if we play the game it is secure for life. That is a huge blessing for those of us fortunate enough to be here, particularly when you see the challenges other people face with terrible or no homes at all.
I just wish more subsidised safe homes were available, because the need is very definitely out there. And the big life lesson I learnt, is that needing one of these homes is simply a matter of life events and bad luck. It can happen to any of us...
But, being a control freak with ideas above my station, I do wish they were a bit pickier about who gets to be my neighbour, lol. No doubt some feel that way about this witch in number 12 too!