Among Friends

[dex]

Long story shortened.We walk nightly to feed a stray cat and along the way we have met sone nice people too.One man lives alone and recently had a heart attack.He is very scared about his outcome and is usually out when we go by to talk with us.Last night he told us that the woman across the street asked him to go to the store to buy alcohol and mix.She gave him a fifty and told him to keep the change.He told her he would not keep any money.When he returned from the store he saw the police at her house so he didn’t want to drop off the alcohol Incase it made more problems for her.She told the police that he was a thief who steals from old ladies.When the police came to talk to him he gave them the alcohol,mix and change and asked them to give it to her as proof that he wasn’t a thief.He was quite upset when we arrived telling us about this.He sure doesn’t need any stress at this time.He is a nice person and just thought he was doing a favor.

[PINKdogWOOD]

Wasn't this too bad - sounds more like this neighbor lady needs help other than alcohol & mixers @dex.

[Imaoldhippie]

What a strange thing to do.  The lady must be on the nutty side.  I feel sorry for the gentleman.  Maybe you could suggest that he put up a video camera on his front door and catch her comings an goings to his house.  Also, I would recommend he not answer his door to her anymore.

[ValuSkr]

Nice of you to chat with him - I'm sure it helped relieve his stress.  I wonder how well he knew this woman.  Needless to say, I don't think he'll be helping her again.

[KingstonsMom]

Sounds like the last thing the whackadoodle neighbor lady needs is alcohol (or more of it)!

[dex]

@Imaoldhippie@We told him not to visit with her but I think sadly that he is lonely and just needs company so I don’t know if he will follow our suggestion.I agree that the lady has problems but have never met her so I can’t say anything about my thoughts.

[Pook]

She might be in the early stages of Alzheimer's.  We had a woman in our office who was so nice and friendly and all of a sudden she started accusing some of things and got really nasty.   She was a really good friend of mine even though she was as old as my mother and one day after I was off sick she refused to speak with me and accused me of lying to her and just said you know what you did.  It was something so silly that why would anyone lie about it.  Shortly after she retired and her son told us she had Alzheimers. and in the early stages they can do things like that.

[dex]

@KingstonsMom I think you could be right.

[dex]

@Pook@Oh I hadn’t thought of that.She might be having health problems.

[Suzeecat]

I'm wondering if you live by me because that sounds like one of my neighbors.  She is honestly cuckoo though (has been "taken away" several times) but when she's on her meds she can appear normal.  People want to be nice and she will ask for help, then accuse them of stealing from her.  Luckily the local police know her M.O.  They know her very well.