I also need to tell you, that there is a class system on Insane Lane. There are renters and owners. The owners look down on the renters. Barbara and Tony look down on the renters and the owners who do not fix up their units. Pearl hates everyone!!!
First, let me tell you about David. David is "the man at the end". He has this title because he lives in the first condo off the main road. He is the President of the development. One might think that this should make him friendly, but, you're wrong. He will only speak to you if it is necessary. As a matter of fact, he will only speak to anyone, if it is necessary. He likes to put his sun chair in front of his unit when he arrives. It is the unwritten rule that you must go and say hello to him. He will never just walk over to your unit to say hello to you. He only comes in the summer months and worships the pool. I will see him in his bathing trunks, carrying water and a towel rushing to get to the pool so that he can get more sun than anyone else. When he is forced to greet my husband, his only question is, "when did you get here.?" The correct answer should be, "after you," but my hubby likes to annoyJeff by saying things like early in the morning or yesterday. This is an attempt to upset Jeff who wants to get more sun than you.
It is futile to make conversation at the pool unless you want to listen to stories of David's old cases(he is an attorney) that go back 50 years. David wants to lay on his lounge, put sun oil on and fry. It is understood that you can't EVER, EVER sit on David's lounge even when he isn't in it.When he is at the pool, he doesn't sleep, but listens to all the conversations.
At selected times in the afternoon, without a word, he will jump in the pool and say, "refreshing." End of conversation!!!!
My husband did try to talk to David. One conversation that they had was about Krispi Creme Donuts. It was a short conversation as David announced that he hadn't had a donut in 40 years. End of discussion.
David doesn't invite people to the condo very much. When he does, I have to give them bottled water because he doesn't serve anything.
He has been married 5 times. He is presently married to Millie. They go out to dinner after 9PM. David always brings back more than 1/2 of his dinners because the portions are always huge. He doesn't want to know where you go because his wife may want to go there too and then he would have to spend money. It is a cardinal sin if you mention a restaurant. My husband did that once and an entire summer went by before David spoke to him again.
One of our daughters came for the weekend one year. We took her to a really fun restaurant. I was out walking, but she mentioned the restaurant at the pool the next day. She didn't know the Restaurant Rule. Anyway,Linda heard and wanted to take her daughter there. David vetoed it and a huge fight broke out. Needless to say that Millie didn't get to go to the restaurant and my husband was punished. An entire summer later, or maybe two, David spoke to him again.
There were two important people in David's life, Millie and Tony. In my next post, I'll tell you about another person in the neighborhood.
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