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Activities Wednesday, July 18, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Suing neighbor over botched Qine,'s__—-Believe It or Not’ bathroom renovation vew gocomies.com Dear Abby refile a lawsuit? He knows even though I have told her he completed this part of many times that I wouldn’t DEAR ABBY: We were the job wrong, but his wife be able to handle a husband friendly with our next-door or children. I have done my won't let him do the right neighbor, who owned a con- thing. I’m blown away by best to grin and bear it, but tracting company, and we the lack of ethics from peo- I feel guilty for disappoint- hired him to renovate our ple we regarded as friends. ing her by not fulfilling her bathroom. At the time, we They have now cut ties with fantasy about my having a thought he did a wonderful the entire circle of friends in breadwinner husband and job. It looked beautiful. Un- our neighborhood over this. being a trophy wife with fortunately, he didn’t set the -- THE RIGHT THING IN perfect kids It’s not that she tub correctly, and a slow leak THE EAST won't get to be a grand- JACKEON PoLLocK’s “FULL FATHOM FIVE” Eigcus PERFORMER was happening underneath mother. She already is, but PAINTING- it. Three years later, our DEAR THE’ RIGHT my sister isn’t perfect, and I CONTAINS MAUD WAGNER (1877-196G1> CIGARETTE BUTTS. WAS THE FIRST KNOWN Femave |TATION kitchen ceiling came down. THING: Do not blame only don’t like that Mom wishes ARTIST IN THE UNITED STATES .~ We had to pay $10,000 to the wife for what happened; me to be what the rest of my repair the damage, and the her husband is her willing siblings couldn’t be. Also I entire tub and shower had to partner, They are equally can tell the idea of my being ethically challenged, not to bisexual makes her queasy. be removed and redone. We talked with our neigh- mention shameless, so don’t She is still in denial. R bor about it, and he seemed count on them moving any What can I do when she Hae BEEN STOLEN apologetic, but after speak- time soon. says things like she can’t MORE THAN ing with his wife, who is a Because you are reluctant wait until I have a husband lawyer, he told us our op- to incur the expense ofhiring ora kid of my own, or when ANY OTHER ARTIST. tions are to “eat it” or sue a lawyer to represent you in she makes the same irritat- him. We did sue him. court, consider reporting the ing face whenever anything wietinin= The case was dismissed husband to the Better Busi- about anyone’s sexual ori- Distributed by Andrews MeMee! for UFS. ©2020 ripley Ententsinmentine. ZA B prior to trial on a technical- ness Bureau and the state entation is mentioned? ity, and the judge suggested contracting license board. If LIKES IT SOLO IN TEXAS we refile with a lawyer. We you do, it may save another had tried to represent our- family from experiencing DEAR LIKES IT: Because ACROSS selves in small claims court, the frustration and monetary you have told your mother 4 Stops up PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED and the judge said it’s diffi loss you have. repeatedly that marriage and = Gradually cult to do when the opposing parenthood aren’t what you disappear T|H/O|RBBHIE DEMIO|M|IM|Y side has a lawyer. I have so DEAR ABBY: I feel like I want, when she brings it up, 10 Word of HJO|L/EBMO/|D/ | /ERBAIRIU/LIE much anger and resentment do better on my own.I don’t change the subject. 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