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Post by NoNamePerson on Jul 12, 2017 10:21:35 GMT -5
Miss Tequila your post reminded me of an old joke!!
After 37 years of marriage, Jake dumped his wife for his young secretary.
His new girlfriend demanded that they live in Jake and Edith’s multi-million dollar home. Since Jake had better lawyers, he prevailed. He gave Edith, his now ex-wife, just 3 days to move out. She spent the 1st day packing her belongings into boxes and crates.
On the 2nd day, she had two movers come and collect her things. On the 3rd day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar and a bottle of Chardonnay.
When she had finished, she went into each and every room and stuffed half-eared shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of all the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left. When Jake returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.
Then slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything- cleaning, mopping, and airing the place out. Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters during which they had to move out for a few days and in the end they even replaced the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked.
People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit. Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.
A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls. Finally they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.
Edith called Jake and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.
Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were the sign the papers that very day. She agreed and within the hour, his lawyers delivered the paperwork.
A week later, Jake and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home...
Including the curtain rods.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 12, 2017 11:01:38 GMT -5
Miss Tequila your post reminded me of an old joke!!
After 37 years of marriage, Jake dumped his wife for his young secretary.
His new girlfriend demanded that they live in Jake and Edith’s multi-million dollar home. Since Jake had better lawyers, he prevailed. He gave Edith, his now ex-wife, just 3 days to move out. She spent the 1st day packing her belongings into boxes and crates.
On the 2nd day, she had two movers come and collect her things. On the 3rd day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar and a bottle of Chardonnay.
When she had finished, she went into each and every room and stuffed half-eared shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of all the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left. When Jake returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.
Then slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything- cleaning, mopping, and airing the place out. Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters during which they had to move out for a few days and in the end they even replaced the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked.
People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit. Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.
A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls. Finally they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.
Edith called Jake and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.
Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were the sign the papers that very day. She agreed and within the hour, his lawyers delivered the paperwork.
A week later, Jake and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home...
Including the curtain rods. Lol!!
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Post by beergut on Jul 12, 2017 14:02:02 GMT -5
During his divorce from the first stepmother my father listed the board footage for lumber, nails etc because he didn't want the ex to get any value from his work to make the furniture, just the rough materials. That really isnt relatable here, don't know why I thought of it, should probably be in the other thread. Anyway, I'd leave her a jar and take the rest. So, if I understand this correctly, he listed the price of the raw materials as part of their property to be split in the divorce? That's actually pretty clever.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jul 12, 2017 14:14:16 GMT -5
Miss Tequila your post reminded me of an old joke!!
After 37 years of marriage, Jake dumped his wife for his young secretary.
His new girlfriend demanded that they live in Jake and Edith’s multi-million dollar home. Since Jake had better lawyers, he prevailed. He gave Edith, his now ex-wife, just 3 days to move out. She spent the 1st day packing her belongings into boxes and crates.
On the 2nd day, she had two movers come and collect her things. On the 3rd day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar and a bottle of Chardonnay.
When she had finished, she went into each and every room and stuffed half-eared shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of all the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left. When Jake returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.
Then slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything- cleaning, mopping, and airing the place out. Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters during which they had to move out for a few days and in the end they even replaced the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked.
People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit. Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.
A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls. Finally they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.
Edith called Jake and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.
Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were the sign the papers that very day. She agreed and within the hour, his lawyers delivered the paperwork.
A week later, Jake and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home...
Including the curtain rods. OMG, that is genius!!!!
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 13, 2017 9:56:21 GMT -5
I've never heard of San Marzan tomatoes, but I just googled them and they sound delicious. I would take 3 cans and leave her 3.
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Post by gooddecisions on Jul 13, 2017 11:00:38 GMT -5
You will never regret taking the high road. Sorry you are going through this.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jul 13, 2017 13:18:45 GMT -5
Maybe she doesn't even care about the tomatoes.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Jul 13, 2017 13:47:49 GMT -5
Maybe she doesn't even care about the tomatoes. Maybe she would just rather throw them at him.....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 13:52:18 GMT -5
I think that depends on who is the cause of the breakup...I can assure you that I would have rather opened the 3 cans of tomatoes and let them rotting in the sink than leave them for my ex The day my Ex moved his things out I was on-site at a new consulting client. It was our first meeting with what turned out to be a very lucrative account and the decision NOT to take the day off was a very good one in the long run, but... My Ex and I had a Property Settlement that was pretty specific. I'd carefully separated out the things he was to take and marked them with stickers or put them on separate shelves so he and his mover knew what to pack. He took what he wanted, of course. That was the way he was. Among the things he took that I was supposed to get were a tablecloth I'd bought in Brussels, a set of steak knives made by a famous firm in my home state that was a wedding present from my siblings, a couch (DS and I watched TV from the floor for a month or so till I could afford furniture) and one of the two TVs. I didn't bother telling him to return them. It had taken me 18 months to finally get him out of our lives and I had what was most important (investments in my name and custody of DS). Since the Ex was staying in a cheap motel he had everything put into storage. He stopped paying the bills when he ran out of the $100K he'd gotten from the sale of the house and the storage company sold it all. Karma.
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Post by beergut on Jul 13, 2017 16:19:19 GMT -5
I think that depends on who is the cause of the breakup...I can assure you that I would have rather opened the 3 cans of tomatoes and let them rotting in the sink than leave them for my ex The day my Ex moved his things out I was on-site at a new consulting client. It was our first meeting with what turned out to be a very lucrative account and the decision NOT to take the day off was a very good one in the long run, but... My Ex and I had a Property Settlement that was pretty specific. I'd carefully separated out the things he was to take and marked them with stickers or put them on separate shelves so he and his mover knew what to pack. He took what he wanted, of course. That was the way he was. Among the things he took that I was supposed to get were a tablecloth I'd bought in Brussels, a set of steak knives made by a famous firm in my home state that was a wedding present from my siblings, a couch (DS and I watched TV from the floor for a month or so till I could afford furniture) and one of the two TVs. I didn't bother telling him to return them. It had taken me 18 months to finally get him out of our lives and I had what was most important (investments in my name and custody of DS). Since the Ex was staying in a cheap motel he had everything put into storage. He stopped paying the bills when he ran out of the $100K he'd gotten from the sale of the house and the storage company sold it all. Karma. The steak knives would have pissed me off. You don't steal gifts given by others.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 16:35:42 GMT -5
The steak knives would have pissed me off. You don't steal gifts given by others. He actually called me at work and asked if he could take them. I told him he could have half of them (set of 6) but I wanted the wood box with the engraving "Handmade for (ournames) by Walther". Then he took them all anyway. I ended up getting the set that had belonged to my maternal grandparents a few years ago. My Ex did plenty to piss me off but that's why I divorced him. Most of the stuff he took was replaceable one way or another.
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Post by Ava on Jul 13, 2017 18:15:44 GMT -5
The steak knives would have pissed me off. You don't steal gifts given by others. He actually called me at work and asked if he could take them. I told him he could have half of them (set of 6) but I wanted the wood box with the engraving "Handmade for (ournames) by Walther". Then he took them all anyway. I ended up getting the set that had belonged to my maternal grandparents a few years ago. My Ex did plenty to piss me off but that's why I divorced him. Most of the stuff he took was replaceable one way or another. You had the best deal, no matter what he took from you; you had your son. My mom always says that she never regretted having married my father (long since divorced as he's violent and abusive) because through him she got my brother and me.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Jul 13, 2017 18:35:50 GMT -5
I'd stay out of her house. It's not legally yours, and you could be considered to be trespassing. Unless, did she give you permission to pick up the table and chairs ? Just a thought, Sir Farts !
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 18:38:19 GMT -5
You had the best deal, no matter what he took from you; you had your son. My mom always says that she never regretted having married my father (long since divorced as he's violent and abusive) because through him she got my brother and me. I totally agree- and now I have beautiful grandchildren, too!
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Jul 13, 2017 18:39:43 GMT -5
The steak knives would have pissed me off. You don't steal gifts given by others. He actually called me at work and asked if he could take them. I told him he could have half of them (set of 6) but I wanted the wood box with the engraving "Handmade for (ournames) by Walther". Then he took them all anyway. I ended up getting the set that had belonged to my maternal grandparents a few years ago. My Ex did plenty to piss me off but that's why I divorced him. Most of the stuff he took was replaceable one way or another. My ex stole all the tools my father had given us ( me ), stained glass pictures that his mother had given me for Christmas (not jointly ), gifts his father had given our daughter, and the list goes on. However, I decided that it was worth letting them go to be rid of him. My daughter still mourns the gifts from her grandparents that he stole. I can't get them back, and he won't give them to her. He's not a nice person.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jul 13, 2017 19:36:59 GMT -5
He actually called me at work and asked if he could take them. I told him he could have half of them (set of 6) but I wanted the wood box with the engraving "Handmade for (ournames) by Walther". Then he took them all anyway. I ended up getting the set that had belonged to my maternal grandparents a few years ago. My Ex did plenty to piss me off but that's why I divorced him. Most of the stuff he took was replaceable one way or another. You had the best deal, no matter what he took from you; you had your son. My mom always says that she never regretted having married my father (long since divorced as he's violent and abusive) because through him she got my brother and me. When folks asked me if I felt I had wasted 18 yrs married to ex. I always said if I hadn't married ex I would not have the exact son that I do. He managed to get the best of us both. And I wasn't in a bad marriage those 18 yrs compared to some of the stories I hear about.
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Post by gooddecisions on Jul 13, 2017 20:00:23 GMT -5
Leave the tomatos, it is not worth being nicknamed stingy tomato guy (stg) behind your back for whatever stories might be told. Your an ex now and your name will be replaced with _____ guy. Seriously, take the high road.
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Post by beergut on Jul 13, 2017 20:20:02 GMT -5
I'd stay out of her house. It's not legally yours, and you could be considered to be trespassing. Unless, did she give you permission to pick up the table and chairs ? I have a key to the house, and she knew I was coming by to pick up the tables. I'm not worried about being accused of trespassing.
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Post by suesinfl on Jul 13, 2017 20:22:27 GMT -5
When the ex and I separated, he lived with his sister and her family for 3 months until he was able to rent an apt. I told him he could take what was his and the items that his mother left to him (items were not worth much). He ended up taking EVERY thing in the house.
Him and a friend pulled up in a U-Haul and proceeded to take the kids bedroom furniture, 2 TVs, living room furniture kitchen furniture, etc. Basically all the kids and I had were our clothes. Literally.
We ate off of paper plates with plastic utensils, sat on the floor playing games, sleeping on the floor, etc. It was worth it. Those things could be replaced but he was out of the house. He also put the stuff in storage and couldn't pay the bill, so he ended up losing it any way.
He thought that we couldn't live without material things. HA! I slowly replaced items, friends gave us things and I've never looked back.
Sorry to sidetrack the thread.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jul 13, 2017 21:23:36 GMT -5
I can't imagine anyone doing things like that at least to their own children. That is just so sad.
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Post by suesinfl on Jul 13, 2017 21:32:02 GMT -5
I can't imagine anyone doing things like that at least to their own children. That is just so sad. If that was directed at me, it is sad, but it's his loss. All I can say is that the kids were only 6 and 2 and don't remember it, that I know of and I have never mentioned it to them. His actions as the kids grew older are why they hardly have anything to do with him. I wish things were different, but they're not.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jul 13, 2017 22:16:09 GMT -5
Yes, it was and so many times you hear of dads doing stuff like that. Then eventually they want the kids in their lives when old and most times it doesn't happen.
You really wonder what is the matter with some people.
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Post by zibazinski on Jul 14, 2017 7:16:52 GMT -5
My ex doesn't care that the kids don't like him. He has another girlfriend, his drugs, and his alcohol. He's happy. It bothers him from an appearance sake that the kids don't come around on Father's Day or holidays but I'm sure he blames me for that. Just like his father, it's all about the show.
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Post by beergut on Jul 14, 2017 13:34:50 GMT -5
Yes, it was and so many times you hear of dads doing stuff like that. Then eventually they want the kids in their lives when old and most times it doesn't happen.
You really wonder what is the matter with some people. To be fair, I've heard of women being just as petty, if not worse. I've never heard of an ex-husband going to the police after a relationship ends and accusing their ex of rape. I could write a book on all of the crazy ish my ex-SIL has put my brother through. She doesn't care if it hurts their daughter if she thinks it will somehow inconvenience or hurt my brother. Regardless of gender, some people don't know how to get over a breakup, and it brings out the worst in them.
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Post by zibazinski on Jul 14, 2017 13:39:08 GMT -5
That's for sure.
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Post by Opti on Jul 14, 2017 13:49:46 GMT -5
And that's likely because they wouldn't be believed, not that they have found a moral high ground. People can be jerks and it was wrong for that Dad to do that. Its wrong to cry rape if it didn't happen.
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Post by greeniis10 on Jul 14, 2017 16:20:56 GMT -5
When the ex and I separated, he lived with his sister and her family for 3 months until he was able to rent an apt. I told him he could take what was his and the items that his mother left to him (items were not worth much). He ended up taking EVERY thing in the house. Him and a friend pulled up in a U-Haul and proceeded to take the kids bedroom furniture, 2 TVs, living room furniture kitchen furniture, etc. Basically all the kids and I had were our clothes. Literally. We ate off of paper plates with plastic utensils, sat on the floor playing games, sleeping on the floor, etc. It was worth it. Those things could be replaced but he was out of the house. He also put the stuff in storage and couldn't pay the bill, so he ended up losing it any way. He thought that we couldn't live without material things. HA! I slowly replaced items, friends gave us things and I've never looked back. Sorry to sidetrack the thread. Yep, sadly I had almost exactly the same thing happen to me. However, he didn't take my clothes. Instead he left them hanging in the closet but cut each and every item in half. The divorce wasn't final yet so being in a shared property state the sheriff's department shrugged and said they were "his" too and there was nothing they could do. So, I also only had the clothes I was wearing. I also cannot count the number of times since then that I've said it was one of the best things that has happened to me. Learning to not hold onto and rely on material things is very freeing and helps me keep a much better perspective on life.
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Post by kittensaver on Jul 14, 2017 17:23:10 GMT -5
(Wow indeed - y'all married some horribly nasty, petty people )
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Post by suesinfl on Jul 14, 2017 17:28:52 GMT -5
Him and a friend pulled up in a U-Haul and proceeded to take the kids bedroom furniture, 2 TVs, living room furniture kitchen furniture, etc. Basically all the kids and I had were our clothes. Literally. We ate off of paper plates with plastic utensils, sat on the floor playing games, sleeping on the floor, etc. It was worth it. Those things could be replaced but he was out of the house. He also put the stuff in storage and couldn't pay the bill, so he ended up losing it any way. He thought that we couldn't live without material things. HA! I slowly replaced items, friends gave us things and I've never looked back. Sorry to sidetrack the thread. Yep, sadly I had almost exactly the same thing happen to me. However, he didn't take my clothes. Instead he left them hanging in the closet but cut each and every item in half. The divorce wasn't final yet so being in a shared property state the sheriff's department shrugged and said they were "his" too and there was nothing they could do. So, I also only had the clothes I was wearing. I also cannot count the number of times since then that I've said it was one of the best things that has happened to me. Learning to not hold onto and rely on material things is very freeing and helps me keep a much better perspective on life.So much this. I probably would have said some not very nice things to the sheriff's dept. At least I can say that my life has turned out much better than his. Now his wife gets to deal with him.
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