WOW!!!

I am upset that I didn't get to blog yesterday. I feel like there is a void when I miss a day. What you need to know is that some serious shit needs to go down in order to hold me back from writing. This means....that some major shit went down yesterday.

Let's back track! On Wednesday I made a quip about flying high and clarifying that it wasn't a trip based on drugs. I read in the paper on Wednesday about the government preparing to pass some laws regarding the restrictions on prescribing pharmaceutical drugs and the administration of such drugs. Man...was I happy to hear about that. It is really about friggin time. I lived with a pharmaceutical junkie for 17 months and more over...put up with her addiction for 8 years. You ask....why did I put up with it? Well...not that this is the point of the blog....but, I met her when she was happy and healthy. We built our friendship on solid grounds. After 2 years of greatness....she suffered a major breakdown and succumbed to her ailments and decided to give up on life....scratch that....give up on productivity.

Why did I decide to live with her? I figured we could help each other. She needed to get out of the environment that she lived in. As did I! We both needed a roommate for shared expenses. It just seemed to fit. Not to mention....we both share a passion for dogs and I was determined to get one. I knew I could count on her to help and raise the most brilliant dog ever. We did succeed with this FYI!!!

After about 3 months things got difficult. She got difficult. I tried to break lease unsuccessfully. Whatever! Had to move on. After the one year lease....her ex bf was coming back into the picture. She moved out with me to get away from him. It went from him spending one night a week at our place to almost whole entire weeks at a time. On the one hand I was very concerned with this....but on the other hand I was financially strapped due to unemployment and I had to become resourceful. My roommate and I discussed him moving in....spread the load of expenses. So he did move in! The 3 of us lived together for 6 months at which point I was exhausted with the scene and had to go. I knew almost right away (once the bf moved in) that I was going to have to leave. I gave my notice 6 months in advance....before my move out date. The month before I am leaving...the 3 of us sit down. I watched them fill out another lease and the 3 of us submitted it to our superintendent. Note: aside from this lease, every piece of documentation I gave to the super, I sent to management registered mail. I don't f*** around!

So my move out date comes around and I am gone like the wind! I made sure everything was in order...to the last detail. Remember...I am slightly OCD!!!

Fast track to yesterday; I get a letter in the mail from small claims court ordering a garnishment of my wages for owing $2600 of rent in arrears. Naturally I had a minor heart attack. Apparently my ex ex roommate and her bf didn't pay 2 months rent. The horribly nasty superintendent didn't process their application and therefore the lease that I had with this girl (although expired) was the last binding document which entitled management to come after me. My mom and I fly into overdrive to deal with this friggin mess. CLEARLY....this is not right!!!! We go to small claims in Toronto...can't help us there. We go to the Housing Tribunal in the same building.....can't help us there. Just to figure this out took all morning. We had to go to the Tribunal in Mississauga...and this happens to be where I spent the entire afternoon. At the end of it all....I had to battle to get a suspension on the order for garnishment. I succeeded with that...thankfully! I had to plead my case in order to get another hearing so that I could clear my name. WHAT A DAY!!! Still have one more day of unpaid wages and battling to get through...but man....at least they aren't stealing my money from me right now. EKKKKK!!!!!

I want to revisit my thoughts in paragraph 2; new laws on pharmaceutical admin. This person that I have been talking about is the epitome of what I hate about our society. As a tax payer, hard worker and productive citizen, I am paying for this person to (pardon my French) 'fuck the dog!' She is government subsidized. Her meds are paid for by the government (FYI; her meds cost $1400/month). She doesn't have to work! She isn't forced to get help in order to recover and get back into society! She can tell the doctor to increase her prescriptions! She has been in this system for 8 years. I am disgusted and I want to vomit in my mouth when I think that I am busting my ass....everyday of my life to pay for this woman to sit on her ass and get high everyday....happily. I am not naive...there are thousands upon thousands of people milking our system and I am beyond angry with it.

With these new laws, finally and thankfully, people will be closely monitored with their drug use. Doctors will be more accountable for their prescriptions. All narcotics will be logged and monitored.  They will not be able to get away with murder as they have been for too many years. Today is a good day!

I generally don't blog about politics....but this just happened to hit home!!!

Happy Friday world!!! Peace love and rock n roll! xo P