Philip Racuel on Hiatus

[PHILIP RACUEL]

(cross-posted in my section in the WRITER'S ROOM section)

Starting today- September 25, 2006, I will be on a forced hiatus from my collumn. I may be able to visit the chatroom in the evening but, quite frankly, I cannot not really focus on political writing this week- I don't want to post just for the sake of posting.

Some really funky crap is going down here at home. It has nothing to do with the NSA or the Bush Crime Family so do not worry about that.

I have been financially screwed over the last two months, my partner, who has a slight mental disability, has a sister who is his SSI payee.

We were moved from the place we were living for two years (the top portion of his younger sister's house) so they could make $200 more a month in rent. We were moved without choice over a period of 3 days- his sister ignored what we wanted (and this is legal btw according to SS administration- the payee can make purchasing descisions) and she secured the place we are in now.

The trouble is that she left us out of the equation and when the owners found out that she lied and does not live here. we got a 30 day notice to move on Aug 28th.

This past week my partners sister- who has caused all this- was having a nice vacation in Cancun while we were worrying about where we are going to live.

Just before they moved us the first time I was about to start a new position. But because of where we moved the job became inaccessible since I do not drive- so I couldn't take the job.


So we get to this place- I secure another job and then I get the notice- so again I cannot work because as of this moment I have no idea what part of the county I will be living in saturday or what park I will be sleeping in.

They waited until they knew that I went through the savings we had before they did this evil crap to us- they want Gabriel under their control and STRAIGHT. That is why they are doing this- they want us apart and him back at his parents house where he was abused as a child- these are sick, selfish people indeed.

Why am I telling you all this?

I want you all to know that I truly do enjoy writing for P&M and the folks that I have met this past month. I wanted you all to know that if I disappear it is not because anyone did anything to me here. In fact, you all are some of the best people I have met, on the net, in a long, long time.

I just wanted to let you all know that if I disappear from the net for a few weeks or the world itself this is why- it has nothing to do with the readers or the writers at P&M.

Gabriel's family waited until they knew I didn't have a pot to piss in and came in for the kill.

I have no legal recourse- have no leverage because I do not have money to put into the move- I spent loads on the move in August and thought I would be able to catch up here at this place. I am waiting for a check for like $350 but that may not be here until October. These people, at this complex do not automatically refund the deposit- it can take up to 30 days so Gabe's sisters are claiming that they "do not have money for the deposit"- yet THEY HAD THE MONEY TO GO TO CANCUN LAST WEEK.

I am not on the lease and neither is gabe so we are screwed- well I am- as awful as his parents house is he still will be living somewhere.

So I may be back if I survive this ordeal without going stark, raving mad.

Apologies for winging on about personal life business here but I really feel like you all should know the truth why I may not be online for a week or two or never again if this gets to be too much for me. I won't live homeless- I would rather seek out the cloud being- at least that is rent free.

Anyone that wants more info can e-mail me- my e-mail is in the profile.

Philip Racuel

[glenn_uk]

Philip - very sorry to hear about these on-going problems. You had mentioned
this difficulty in the chat rooms the other day, I recall. I do trust that things
will sort themselves out soon, not just because I like reading your column,
but because situations like this are unfair and unjust.

It always amazes me how a point of trivial expediency for landlords is
vastly more significant than a major life disruption for their tennants.
The tennants, after all, have only being paying them regularly, often
for many years. Not only does rent pay off the mortgage, it puts
money in the landlord's pocket for doing next to nothing. So why
should they cut the tennant any slack, eh?

Talking of slack - there'll be a fair amount of that to pick up with your
fellow contributors during your absence.

Take care, and I hope we'll see you soon - at least drop by from time
to time, tell us how you're doing, or write to my new address:
[e-mail] .

-Glenn

[PHILIP RACUEL]

glenn said:

Philip - very sorry to hear about these on-going problems. You had mentioned
this difficulty in the chat rooms the other day, I recall. I do trust that things
will sort themselves out soon, not just because I like reading your column,
but because situations like this are unfair and unjust.

It always amazes me how a point of trivial expediency for landlords is
vastly more significant than a major life disruption for their tennants.
The tennants, after all, have only being paying them regularly, often
for many years. Not only does rent pay off the mortgage, it puts
money in the landlord's pocket for doing next to nothing. So why
should they cut the tennant any slack, eh?

Talking of slack - there'll be a fair amount of that to pick up with your
fellow contributors during your absence.

Take care, and I hope we'll see you soon - at least drop by from time
to time, tell us how you're doing, or write to my new address:
[e-mail] .

-Glenn

Thanks Glenn

Sadly it is an awful game landlords play here in So Cal...rent- remove- collect- they actually wind up making money off evictions by keeping the deposits. Eviction lawyers make a bundle too- its a story I may look into next year.

In this case the landlord is within their rights and not doing anything wrong- my partner's sister lied to them instead of putting him on the lease. She violated the terms of the month to month lease so they got her.

The trouble is we are the ones- not her that are in jepoardy.

I'll add you mail to my mail list

Cheers