Who's the Jerk Now?
Yes, it's me. I still haven't been able to talk to the gardener who stole my avocados. He comes for just a pinch of time on tuesday, a day when I'm often out running around. I don't have his phone number, he just comes and bills me. Easy deal. This time, he left a letter. Imagine a man, probably near 70, maybe mid 60s, penning a letter of apology for stealing avocados... to a punk kid like me. That sucks. He swallowed his pride, shame, and whatever dignity he had to write this all out and tell me sorry more than once. Yes, kiss me, I'm a jerk.But... let's break this all down again.
1) Dude, waited for a day when no one was around, and hopped up on the roof, probably used my picking tool and stole multiple boxes of avocados.
2) Neighbor caught him and he said that I wouldn't notice since he picks from the middle and high up. That's exactly where we pick them for the restaurant gr/eats.
3) He said they damage the roof from falling. We stand on the roof to pick them. I'm heavier than an avocado. I question if he really said this to the neighbor.
4) I caught him 2 years ago, and told him, not to steal them since I need them. He did it again.
The response by me was blog it, and post signs. The LA Times blog picked it up, and maybe a few gardeners will think about stealing their boss's property. He broke the law, stole private property, and I think I'm going to let him off with this apology.
Labels: random musings
posted by gr @ PERMLINK: 9:35 AM
4 Comments:
Definitely still him.
Obviously, he did not take
you seriously the first time
you told him, so you had
to let him know again.
You are paying him to
do your yard, not to
steal avocados. And it
doesn't matter how much
a person is older than
you when you are paying
him to do a service.
I think it is lenient enough,
that you are letting him
go and keeping him.
umeboshi onigiri
Wow. Does he actually apologize for picking "too much avocados" instead of apologizing for having picked any at all? Wow. You are a bigger person than I to keep him on. At least you have another two years or so before he starts pilfering again.
This happens to me all the time, too. We have a nice avocado tree and random passer byers and sneaky neighbors would steal the ones that fall on our lawn. I get pissed because I love fresh guacamole with my tacos.
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