paul1927 Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I found a tortoise some months ago and put her (she laid an egg in my neighbor's yard) in my backyard. A couple days ago the neighbor kid is yelling and knocking on my door. He says I have a $5,000 turtle (the one I found months earlier) and we have to find it. I say good luck because I hadn't seen the tortoise since I put her back there. Anyway we look and look and NO tortoise. I know some turtles make a fantastic meal; what about the tortoise on the Q? Too cute to eat. A lady practically in tears shows up at my door the next day and she wants the return of her tortoise. I explain that I think the tortoise is gone and with that she starts crying. Then she wants to look in my backyard and I say fine. Miracle of miracles after looking everywhere in my yard she spots her eating a mango in the next door neighbor's backyard. As she was leaving she spots the classic Q and goes WOW! I want to BUY that! I have to remind her about the tortoise. BTW, I learned that she bought the tortoise for a $100 some years back from an inheritance. As far as her buying a classic Q or any Q that seems highly unlikely as she can't even afford to fix her badly leaking roof or at least she doesn't see the value in fixing it. I would love to see the neighborhood fill up with Qs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1927 Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 BTW, the classic Q would definitely fit very nicely with her decor both indoor and outdoor. She said to me, you can see why I want it. Yes, it would fit perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 You got some strange neighbors man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1927 Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I think it is normal for a low income area in a major city. The best is the neighbor who had this highly attractive young girl attacking his home with an axe. I was looking at her thinking man that guy knows what the hell he is doing. He's convinced that Jesus sent the girl to attack him and couldn't believe that I didn't see the obvious message. Sort of afraid to him give a taste of ribs. But, his new girlfriend an older mom like person went ga ga over the Q. She wanted to BUY BUY BUY and then her boyfriend spoke up and says NO you don't want to buy----he's more than a little crazy! She says what do mean?--he seems normal to me. The boyfriend says I wouldn't be surprised if he paid over $1,000 for that grill. The girlfriend looks over at me and I nod YES. She clutches her heart and says she didn't realize that I was a millionaire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1927 Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Oh, the lady goes into the neighbor's backyard to retrieve her tortoise and that resulted in a mini drama later in the day. I hear pounding on my door and think OH NO, the cops have mistaken me for my neighbor. (The DEA has shown in force a few times even with guns drawn.) Fortunately, it was the neighbor where the tortoise has been hanging out. And, she wasn't a happy camper. She got a call at her work from her young daughter who was quite distraught that Polka Dot (the tortoise) was being stolen. At first the mom told her nobody wants to steal your turtle, but the little girl told her NO, I saw Polka Dot being taken by a woman. Anyway, my unhappy neighbor wanted to know what the hell was going on and who the woman was and why did she steal Polka Dot, etc. etc. etc. The other lady offered up a rabbit as compensation, but upset neighbor says NO, we like tortoises. I like tortoises, also. I rode one when I was four or five and those gigantic tortoises are so gentle and so cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 The other lady offered up a rabbit as compensation, but upset neighbor says NO, we like tortoises. Well, the tortoise always wins the race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
