Another Fight with Roommate

Roommate is whining about doctor fees when he lost his Medicaid and has no insurance. Has some spot on his jaw that hurts and goes to Urgent Care cause he thinks it's cancer to have it checked. Returned without seeing the doctor because they want $115 just to be seen. Yeah, that is how visiting doctors work. They charge for office visits to take your temperature and blood pressure. He thinks that is unfair. Maybe, but doctors can charge whatever they want so to be treated by them you pay their prices or don't be seen by them. He complains I am arguing with him when he needs help and complains my deescalation skills suck. What does expect me to say? That's life whether he likes it or not.

Call for Interview

Well, I finally got another call to set up an interview. The problem is that the job is selling insurance. I'm done with unemployment and am not interested in a part-time insurance agent job that pays commission only. No, thank you.

Dog Walk Disaster

Had a loud fight with roommate. I took the dogs out for a walk a couple of hours ago. Roommate wants to take the dogs out for a walk, too. OK, the girlfriend returns with Anna cause they took off the leashes across the street, but Rufus takes off down the street while Anna returns to the house. Roommate runs down the street to get Rufus. Almost gets hit by 2 cars and when roommate picks up Rufus, he bites him. They return, and roommate is furious that he had to chase Rufus down and stop him from getting hit. He grabs Rufus to take him to the basement room. He declares he will take him for another walk to bond with him. I tell him no. He is too upset, and Rufus doesn't need another bonding walk to learn to obey roommate. I knocked on the door and demanded that Rufus leave his room. He was in a cardboard box, shaking and fur wet with pee. Roommate refuses, screaming at me how I don't train my dogs. Funny, dogs obey me, and I release the leashes after we are back in the house. I pull the "He's my dog, and I want him to leave your room. You are angry and scaring him." He flips over a box, and I call Rufus to me. Then he storms upstairs, screaming my de-escalation skills suck. He is training Rufus cause I am so terrible at it. Lists all the treats and lettign them out to pee when I was workign he has done for me. Then roommate collapsed on the floor, coughing, and is now in the bathroom with his girlfriend. I think they are taking a shower. No more walking Rufus. I am putting my foot down.

PS. He came out of the bathroom calmed down and apologized for screaming at me. I explained that's why I wanted my dog out of his room. We agreed no more walks with Rufus.

Happy Star Wars Day

Rosie's paw is really swollen today. She is walking on it so wonder if stuck by bee or what.

Update: Going to vet, her leg is swollen now. I found a spider by the cat tower so maybe spider bite.

Update after waiting for nearly an hour in the exam room with my cat in the back room: Doing Xrays. They think it's a fracture not a spider bite or bee sting.

Update after sitting at home for 2 hours: Vet called. They didn't find fracture, but found a ligament tear so splint, pain meds, and no exercise. Have to make an appointment in 2 weeks to reexamine her and change her splint dressing.

Happy Gotcha Day Rufus

Happy Gotcha Day and Happy Birthday Rufus. Last fall was Birthday and his actual Gotcha Day was yesterday.

Another Repair Done

Well, we had another repair done. We got brake fluid flushed and replaced. The warning light said it was low. Then replaced the brake pads, rotors, and calipers replaced. I asked roommate if he had trouble stopping and wouldn't answer me. Asked girlfriend and yes, he has trouble stopping the car. Told him brakes need fixed if he has stopping. So fixed the brakes. All is left is the oil change and filter changes That can wait. With his car problems they don't have him on the schedule until next week. He is looking for a 2nd job. He yelled at his girlfriend to look for a job and stop following him around. Guessing she is not getting disability. They do the food delivery app too, but don't make much plus use up gas now over $3 a gallon. Working on ny Pilates and hope to start teaching by the end of June. Looking forward to the location new my home opening. I gather this company is new looking at the new equipment at the 2 locations I saw. They have 4 locations in the suburbs. They have classes of 12 people and a room for private lessons. It's a nice place. Working 25 hours gets benefits so most teachers are 20 hours with 2nd jobs. Will see what happens. Apprentice teachers get less than certified teachers getting $30 per hour. Anyway, this long enough.

Next while do food delivery, the engine goes out from the antifreeze leaking. Once the car cooled, he managed to drive it home. Have to wait until Monday to tow it again. I thought the mechanic fixed the antifreeze leak and odd that the day after fixing the brakes that the antifreeze is leaking all over the engine. And I get to pay for it all cause bozo hasn't received his first paycheck yet and only has his tips.

Antifreeze Leaking Now

Apparently, roommate found a new mechanic in the suburbs and says not to return to my mechanic cause when they fix something, something else goes wrong, so they are incompetent. He also accused them of upselling unnecessary repairs. Well, this new mechanic did a diagnostic and came up with $2000 worth of needed repairs. I am paying my mortgage and state income taxes this week don't have any extra money to pay for all that. Roommate is terrified to drive this car, calling it a safety hazard. He is afraid the brakes will give out and crash the car. Ok, I asked if he had trouble braking and stopping. No. He would know if the brakes were going bad. He wants to tow it to another used car lot and sell it. He can quit his job and drive my car working a food service app when I don't need it. I want to get it in working order to drive it to a new used car lot to sell it. And BTW, how do I know this new guy isn't upselling unnecessary repairs? I try to explain that this is what cheap used cars are like. They're crap, especially when they have 190,000 miles on them. I'm sorry, but that is what happens when you buy used cars. They break down right after you get them. So anyway, he sends the laundry list of repair suggestions. Including an oil change when the seller told us he put in new oil, so we didn't have to change it for 3000 miles. Well, roommate sent the diagnostic to his dad, and Dad replied many repairs can wait. Roommate decided to keep the car and do fewer deliveries with it, and earn enough money for his job to pay for the other repairs. OK. We paid for the towing, the diagnostic, a new radiator cap, and supplies. Other suggested repairs we didn't do: New radiator tube, coolant flush, brake caliper, front brake pads and rotors, brake fluid flush, new intake tube, engine front cover, oil change, degrease service, replace windshield wipers, and engine air filter. We just had leaking antifreeze, and he accused my mechanic of upselling. I told him he can find another mechanic, and they will be the same way.

Unemployment checks done

Troubling Day. Late to a Pilates class to observe it, and 5 minutes late because of an accident on the interstate, then all other roads were packed with rush hour and schools letting out. Sigh. I need to observe earlier or later classes. Ran into 2 classmates. One took the class I was observing, and the other was there to do practice teaching with a friend. I feel that I am falling behind. Then, to add to my stress, this is the last week for unemployment checks, and someone's car was leaking antifreeze to start smoking, taking my last check to pay a mechanic to fix it. Plus paying my state income taxes and mortgage, putting pressure on my bank account, with limited resources. Next, it is almost May 1, the day a museum I applied to volunteer at opens, and no word about my volunteering. Just ghosted me after the interview. Seriously, somebody is not interested in me volunteering. I'm sorry, I'm not chasing down the volunteer coordinator. I've got too much on my plate. I need to focus on getting my work done so I can apply for the internship (hopefully in a couple of months). Sigh.

Flypaper for Freaks

The weirdest thing happened today. This morning at 4 AM an old coworker sent a message through social media asking me to start dating him. I told him I'm dealing with a lot stress right now and no energy left to date him. My roommate is mad I blew him off so quickly. You know I'm so lonely and desperate. I wasn't interested in him then and not interested him now. I'm shocked he even asked when known each other for 25 years and he got divorced 2 years ago. We never had a conversation when we worked together and not since connecting through social media. Why, after all this time is he suddenly interested in dating me. I thought it was weird.