Just had to insert another of my stories of the lovely complex where we live (for those of you who have heard the other ones).

We were out camping (ok, 8x8 is NOT a four person tent, I don't care what the package says!!) in the Blue Mountains, Umatilla National Forest, in Eastern Oregon this weekend. What a joy, quiet, peaceful, camping with like minded Oregonians.

We came home Sunday at 1 am. Tired and dragging, we drove in. First thing we noticed is our neighbors have taken in some more young chickens.

Next day, we notice one of the neighbors little dog, I guess a Chihuahua mix, walking on three legs, one apparently injured. My son found out from the kids who own it, that his cousin set down his plate, dog apparently tried to grab his food, and this guy grabbed the dog and threw it into the garage, thus breaking it's hind leg, now knowing this, we feel responsible to say something to the county animal control.

So here is the clincher. Last night, my son was taking the trash out to the dumpster. He said as he approached it, a woman came walking out from aside or behind it, with a folded umbrella (it has been very misty here) and a bag, which appeared to have something soft in it, he now believes was at least one roll of TP. He walked up to the dumpster and could smell the strong stink of human waste.

He said he gagged, and had to get out of the vicinity quickly. I had to have him repeat it to me several times before it registered that apparently this woman had used the side or back of the dumpster (maybe she heard our use of this name for it and was confused???) as a toilet, for reasons beyond our thinking.

We had high hopes with this landlord, that as he even said himself, things would improve. I don't consider THAT an improvement. I consider that a step back into a third world nation, not one I and my family are willing to live in. I don't have hope it will improve. I recently went online and began the process to see if we can get a HUD loan of some sort, even if it is for a mobile home (I have been somewhat against that as by the time you pay your payment and space rent, it comes out to be more than some site built home payments).

I cannot imagine, how these people can live the way they do, how they can come to an improved country (albeit illegally) and want to continue living in the way they have.

This ship is sinking. My son said when the city comes in and tears it down (which we believe it inevitably will) he wants to be first in line with his sledge hammer to start the demolition, which I think is the only hope for this property.