14 March, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This week has had its ups and downs. There was no sunshine. [Bad.] I finished up my teaching duties. [Good. Well, mostly good. I will miss one of my fellow teachers. She and I developed our own little bitch clique. We'd sit at the back of the staff room and gossip and whisper about the other teachers. I mean, the other teachers are all so cheerful and happy to work for slave wages in a crap environment. What is wrong with them? We had fun ripping them to shreds. One of the other teachers saw us whispering once and he said, "There they are, conspiring again!" So we had a reputation. Some of the other teachers started to shun us, not even saying hello! They were just jealous that we got paid more and that we were so fabulously bitchy and smarter than all of them combined. And our boss was terrified of us -- when he'd approach us, his hands would literally shake. No joke. You may be surprised that sweet Anglofille is capable of behaving this way, but I can assure you that not only is she capable of behaving this way, she really enjoys it.]
So anyway, I’ve had a mixed week but this evening I received some fantastic news! My lawyer in Paris has just e-mailed me to say that she received a cheque from the evil landlady for the full amount of the judgment. She paid up, y’all! I am stunned! I just cannot imagine why she paid. I didn’t even have to call the bailiffs to get involved. She technically has a few days left to appeal this, so I won’t feel totally at ease until the cheque has cleared and her time for appealing has run out. Still, the situation looks good. I mean, she sent the cheque to my lawyer. Whew. I hope to soon have the money in my hands, including what she stole, the legal fees and a little extra for my troubles. Woot! Perhaps I should blow the whole amount of the damages on a luxurious trip to Paris. Or maybe I’ll spend it at the dentist. Yes, my award for pain and suffering should be spent on…more pain and suffering.
These last few weeks have not been without some drama. She tried to get me to accept a settlement for a lesser amount; if I didn’t accept her offer, her lawyer said she’d appeal (which would mean a year in court and more legal fees for me). My lawyer said this behavior was akin to blackmail, which is true. But for some reason she had a change of heart, withdrew her settlement offer and paid up. Oh why oh why oh why wasn’t I there to see the look on her face when she wrote the cheque?
Now the Paris Bar has taken custody of my money. They will deposit it in a special account and keep it for three weeks. After this period, they will wire it to me. My lawyer needs to know where I want the money wired. I need some of this money in my UK account and some of it in the US. Given that the dollar is sh*t, I’m wondering if it’s better to go Euros - Dollars. Perhaps I could make some money that way? On the other hand, when I transfer some of it back to Britain, I’ll lose money. Can anyone help me figure out which way is better?
Fingers crossed that this is really over now and there are no dirty tricks to be played. If this all finally does end with me getting the full judgment, then I will be very grateful to the French courts for giving me justice. I won’t make any rude comments about France for at least a year, six months, three months. At least.
I’ll let you know what happens!
P.S. My parents and my sister are currently driving from Los Angeles to North Carolina. I imagine right now they are in Texas or Oklahoma. My parents often check my blog to make sure I am still living. If you read this, call me from the road!!! Your daughter in the Mother Country needs to talk to you! Helloooo!!!!
Anglofille said @ 8:15 pm | personal |
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Hey! I’ve got a great idea! How about flying your friend William to London this summer?
You always enjoy his company and he’s such a great guy!
What better way to spend the windfall!
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Anta Says:
March 15th, 2008 at 2:02 pmCongrats. Glad its over and everything went your way in the end. A great lesson about fighting back. Bravo.
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We are in Arizona…on our way to New Mexico soon (Albuquerque to be exact, the home of Ethel Mae Potter…ya know they never forgot her!). The parents have not read your blog lately (or mine, ever) but I’ll let them know you’re aching to talk! Mwah!
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s. Says:
March 15th, 2008 at 4:20 pmGreat news!
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Wow… i remember when you first blogged about the evil land lady…. great job sista!!
Maybe I should send you to Scotland to deal with mine too!
But I could never see the point of tuna and sweet corn...
