My Neighbors Came Begging Me in Tears
I gave out my special rat poison for free, trying to fix the complex's rat problem.
And my neighbor Brenda turned right around and reported me.
She demanded I pay out of pocket to have the rats disposed of humanely.
I looked around at the neighbors.
"I know a place that'll do it at cost," I said.
"Extermination plus sanitizing runs about thirty grand. Split it across every unit and that's maybe twenty bucks a household—"
Brenda cut me off before I could finish.
"Nora, honey, you're the one who decided to trap those rats."
"Why should everyone else foot the bill for that?"
"And come on, it's a few hundred rats. You really need that kind of money?"
"We're all neighbors here. Don't go shaking us down."
I looked up at the neighbors, every one of them dodging my eyes.
I couldn't help but smile.
Fine. They all just want a free ride. Just don't come crying to me later.