I am in need of assistance. I have a neighbor that has not always appeared to be entirely stable. Stories of Pat go way back in Ellinwood. So those times she has been in her backyard in the middle of the day or night yelling profanely at who knows who or what, we have said it is just Pat being Pat. Those times we have seen her out mowing her lawn and throwing her lawn mower here and there... well, it was just Pat being Pat.
Or the times when we have accidentally mowed an inch over the percieved property line and she digs a trench on her side to keep us from going over that line again. We just shake our heads and think about decorating our side of the demilitarized zome to at least add some humor and light to the sight. We haven't, but we do think about it.
Today, she went over the edge. Pat was mowing her back lawn by the fence. As she came up to sweetpeas we have planted to grow on our fence, she started tearing them off. I yelled out "Hey!" and Stop That!". She did it again! I asked her why she had to do that. Her response was that they were on her side and the police told she could.
Now let me explain something. Her house is in a state of disrepair to say the least. The roof is coming apart. Shrubbery is growing in the eaves that are still attached to the house. The garage is a fire trap. Every time the wind blows (remember this is Kansas and that is all the time), the shingles from the house and garage come into our yard. It is a very sad sight to behold.
Pat does not live there (lives with mama down the street) but she collects mail there.
So what do I do. What will be next?
I worry that something will happen or someone will do something to her house and it will come back on us. She is that unstable.
Any response? Any suggestions?
I am serious about this folks.
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