For those of you who remember my neighbor she’s been at it again.
First, some background information that I’ve found out since 2002. She was normal, until the mid-1980’s, when she began to accuse her husband of hating her. Her reaction to this “hatred” was to poison him. Yep, she poisoned him with Windex. He survived, she was placed in a mental institution for about six months. and Upon her release, and for about the next 10 years, she promptly begins to harass the neighbors (but mainly my house and my grandparents) over the phone. I remember being about 10 or so and answering the phone and she would grunt, then hang up. We also found out that she drinks quite heavily, and we think that she only acts up when she is drunk.
Recently, the Thumbs Down Lady had been pretty much normal. Just the occasional thumbs down as she drives by our house, the occasional spitting noise, and her usual comments about how she hates us. So, this week, the phone books came out, and our number is no longer unlisted. About three days after that, she calls, I answer, she grunts, then hangs up. Today, I see her in her yard picking up sticks and potting them into a wheelbarrow. A few minutes later, as I pass by the same window, I see her throwing the sticks from the wheel barrel into our yard. When she notices that I’ve seen her, she gives me the thumbs down sign, and walks away.
If this is any indication of her current mental state, this summer will be quite interesting.