Mat’s guide to life (part ?)
If in doubt on any given issue, read
If there is a banging on the flat next doors door, it means that someone has let someone past the security door when they shouldn’t have. If, on opening th edoor to find out what is going on, you are greeted with a distraught looking female, react according to instinct.
If, on asking said female (of indeterminate age but looks wasted) if she’s looking for the neighbour, she collapses into a sob story, pay attention to words of sob story. If she says “he paid me to have sex with him, but gave me a checque, so I can’t afford to pay for the B&B tonight and I’ve nowhere to sleep”, then turning off your normal altruistic instincts might be a good plan. Esepcially if oyu happen to know the bastard is actually in but not answering the door.
If the lady upstairs (Anne) gestures to you to run and leave it, probably a good plan to shut the door and not get involved.
FFS, I need to move out of this building. Girl claimed to Anne that a) she’s 16 (she looked a lot more, um, “lived in”, but was definately off her face on something) b) he’d given her a cheque for £400 (um, for sex? with that? he’s stupid, but not that stupid - besides, if it’s for that much, it’s definately rubber, he’s as skint as me, but earns (a lot) less). Spoke to Anne after she left (Mike never opened the door). She’d rung him from upstairs, he wasn’t going to leave the flat. Even the girls downstairs (who, let’s just say, aren’t the nicest of neighbours) thought she was a problem.
Charity? Maybe it ought to begin at home. But to bring back 16 year old drug addicts and pay them for sex with a rubber cheque, and then hide from them and let your neighbours deal with it? I thought he was the decent neighbour (apart from Anne).
Meh- nearly wrote the wrong comment in this box… considering what i was reading that really wouldn’t be a good thing.
Poor Mat. You should move to Reading we have MUCH less prostitution and drugs than in … uh… Torquay???!! Hmm Maybe not.
you wanna ring me sometime? Not spoked for ageseses.
Comment by anonymous | August 24, 2006
MOVE!!! Now. For goodness sake. There must be nicer places in Torbay than that.THought you were moving jobs soon anyway?
Comment by susannah_banana | August 24, 2006
Yeah, I know. I’m having lunch at parents today, might move back in with them for a few months, would make more sense than moving twice in 6 months.
Comment by matgb | August 24, 2006
Your neighbours sound rather dodgy. Admittedly, so are mine, but at least mine manage to be dodgy in quiet ways…
Comment by davidnm | August 24, 2006
I used to live in Warren Road.
*random*
Comment by waka_laka | August 24, 2006
It’s not a nice area, is it.
You figured your accommodation out yet?
Comment by matgb | August 24, 2006
I can’t remember, it was when I was very little. All I can remember about it is my rabbit, for some reason.
Well, they haven’t told me where I’m staying, but I’ve done all I can for the moment.
Comment by waka_laka | August 24, 2006
I seem to be living in middle class paradise. My two neighbours are Sandy, an elderly gentleman who likes to stop and talk to you. very nice. And then Claire, who is merely refered to as Miss Lovelly be my Landlord and I.
Also, move!
Comment by jackthomas | August 24, 2006