Welcome visits from Robin Janes and Carl Kepner . . . Waited all day for thundershowers which never materialized . . . Several of us were invited to Madeline and Syd's last Friday night; excellent pasta soup and great hunks of delicious bread. Syd showed off his sculptures but thankfully didn't ask us to help move them into the new apartment . . . Years and years ago (so far back I don't remember the year) our neighborhood and a few others were 'spot assessed' which was clearly unlawful. Property owners banded together and sued. The suit was won and we recouped some of our money (which, incidentally, then led to a countywide re-assessment). BUT we were deprived of the interest on our unfairly collected funds, so negotiations continued on and on and on. Well, I am happy to say that last week we finally received our 'interest' checks. It only took about 20 years. . . Wasn't a protracted court case the subject of Dickens' Bleak House or another of his works? I gotta look that up ! . . .
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