Morning Coffee Thoughts on Current Events.....

 

Well, the past two weeks have been exhausting to say the least. PHEW! Amanda is moved and we are getting her power / solar situation worked out. Moving sucks but this is an upgrade for her.

Then, I hear from someone who really only message me when THEY need something.... and of course, they needed something...... They asked me to trust them and help out their friend..... Helping translated to allowing this person to reside for free, no strings on my dime...... Well, since I had nothing open I asked Amanda if she would consider allowing them to use the cabin..... This was contingent on them helping her with loading and unloading the uhaul (small stuff since the movers had tackled all the large stuff)........ Fair trade for a roof over their heads, access to water, air conditioning etc......

Apparently not...... Keep in mind the person we were asked to help was just evicted from their previous residence on July 17, 2025 and had stood in front of us bragging about the big house and how it was rent free. So, this person was "squatting" in a home that I was told they were not welcome in and this is why they got evicted. Plus, the person brought in over 20 dogs (No clue how many truly, only a number that was told to me)....... The day of the sheriff's eviction, animal control also came and seized all the dogs.......

Somehow I turned into the bitch in this situation...... After all the bad experiences of me trying to help people in similar situations, I had zero intentions of ever doing it again. This person was a friend, or so I thought. The person who asked me to help, not the person who would have been helped. I think they knew the person they asked me to help was seeking a rent free, no strings living situation where they could retrieve the dogs from animal control and bring them to someone else's property, just as they had in their previous living situation. They had 3 dogs with them the day we met with them......

I mean if you KNEW this person basically hoarded dogs in other people's homes, just got legally evicted how would you make an offer for them to crash with you? Of course there has to be some give and take. Since Amanda desperately needed help with the last little bit of moving it was only logical this person help if they wished to use her cabin. 

Yesterday, something I said was taken out of context. My "friend" claimed the person was out saving a "dying dog in the desert" which had not been mentioned until  after the person turned down the offer.... My remark was basically the dog was of no consequence to me. They took this to mean that I cared nothing for the dog. That is not what it was meant to be. The dog had been "saved" at the point it was mentioned, thus how I felt about it or its situation was not important. Not only that, it proved something others had been claiming about the person in question....... 

Folks have to remember, I am a CAT rescue and rarely take in dogs or go out on dog calls. So, any dogs that need help I refer out anyways. I also know when to say NO to helping animals. It is irresponsible for a person who is homeless to be out "saving a dying dog" when they have no place to put it and no outreach to network it into a place it will be safe. The dog in question was also being networked by other rescuers, some of whom had planned to go get the dog, which this person snatched up before they could get there........ The other rescuer who had planned to get the dog also had the resources and space for the dog........

But somehow I am the bad guy because they had wanted to put me and Amanda in a situation that may have turned into a squatting situation, and with the fact this person has a long issue with animal control - our homes would have been invaded because of this person and AC inspecting their animal situation. But somehow I am the bad guy.......

It does not matter where this person goes to live, there is an OPEN investigation on them  with animal control over a missing dog and all the animals seized on the day of the eviction. I guess my friend did not realize precisely what that means. The fact that we willingly agreed to meet and discuss the possibility with this person speaks volumes of the heart we have to help others. But, where ever this person lives they will bring that investigation with them. 

Yesterday, this person was telling my friend who knows what, but I was accused of lying, even though I provided screenshots. The only thing I wish I had done was record the conversation this person walked out on before we even had a chance to discuss everything. But, there were 3 of us present and 1 of them. Yesterday, my "friend" kept asking me little things, claimed to be chatting with the person we offered to help...... I asked them to make a 3 way chat, multi person chat --- they refused. After knowing me for 5 years, and me providing screenshots, they chose to side with the other person who has done nothing but lie through this entire week and drive a wedge between people. 

If that is all it takes then the friendship wasn't real to begin with...... and considering the only time they ever reached out was when they needed something.....

Also, considering this "friend" knew my history and what I have gone through trying to help previous people..... They also knew the person they asked me to help would have put me right into that type of situation AGAIN, yet they asked anyways and I agreed to meet this person....... Then the friend gets upset when we do not just hand over keys to the cabin.......

So, you only message when you want something from me...... You get upset when you misunderstood how things would be offered to the one you wanted us to help....... Ask yourself this...

Where were you when I needed help during 2 foot surgeries????

Where were you when I was attacked and had two wrist surgeries/???

Where were you when my vehicle was down and I depended on friends to help me run errands????

Where were you when I needed help installing air conditioning in the kitty camper?????

Where were you when I actually needed a friend?????

Where were you when I was one handed, begging for help with handling daily animal care?????

You do live close enough.......

Where were you when I asked for help cleaning up after previous attempted squatters?????

Where were you after all the promises to help me build a catio???????

How many empty promises did you make to bring out some "supplies" or a care package" 

Glad I knew that would never happen because so many times in the past the same promise was made and never materialized, same as the person you asked me to help with......

But somehow I am the bitch...... The one time you needed me to come by what happened? I had a broken vehicle but I found a way didn't I???? I had a friend bring me when you asked me to come by. 

The fact that you knew this could turn into a squatting situation and you were willing to put me into that situation speaks volumes. Why couldn't the person have stayed with you for a few days????? You were not willing to allow this person to crash with you, instead you passed them off onto me.... Why? You have a camper on your property........ Said so yourself........ Even offered to bring the camper up here if things worked out.....

I think the fact that you passed this person off onto others speaks volumes about how much you trust this person......It also speaks volumes of the lack of respect that you have for so called friends, that you would try to pass this person off onto them.....

I am off, way too much to get done today before it gets too hot to be outside. I find it funny all these people into rescue have all sorts of time to spend online bitching about other rescuers when they supposedly are overrun, over capacity and over the legal limit...... If that is the case, who  is caring for animals while they spend all their time online??????