Of Utmost Inconvenience
Landlord overboard: ''Just my luck'' says tenant30 total reviews
Comment from Ulla
Hi Elizabeth, this is a fun story which fortunately had a happy ending. It's fun and told at a great pace. I loved it. Very well written, and it's so very well thought out. I enjoyed it. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2021
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Hi Elizabeth, this is a fun story which fortunately had a happy ending. It's fun and told at a great pace. I loved it. Very well written, and it's so very well thought out. I enjoyed it. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 05-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2021
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Per the song (by Depeche Mode) Chuck has his "Own Personal Jesus." Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Father Flaps
Hi Liz,
Another fabulous story. I'm glad for Chuckie, but poor Kevin Mahoney. Summer boating can be fun, but not without danger. One of the younger men who worked at my brewery some years back fell overboard one night and drowned. He had been drinking, but wouldn't have been able to see the shoreline anyway. It would have been a tiring swim to reach a beach.
I got mixed up a bit with Kevin Mahoney, Kevin Landlord, and Kevin Doherty. Too many Kevins! But I'm wondering if you meant "Kevin's landlord" instead of "Kevin Landlord"?
Hugs,
Kimbob
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2021
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Hi Liz,
Another fabulous story. I'm glad for Chuckie, but poor Kevin Mahoney. Summer boating can be fun, but not without danger. One of the younger men who worked at my brewery some years back fell overboard one night and drowned. He had been drinking, but wouldn't have been able to see the shoreline anyway. It would have been a tiring swim to reach a beach.
I got mixed up a bit with Kevin Mahoney, Kevin Landlord, and Kevin Doherty. Too many Kevins! But I'm wondering if you meant "Kevin's landlord" instead of "Kevin Landlord"?
Hugs,
Kimbob
Comment Written 05-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2021
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KEVIN "LANDLORD" is intended as a place-holder pending the revelation of his surname.
Per the song (by Depeche Mode) Chuck has his "Own Personal Jesus." Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Jeff Watkins
This guy--is his name Baloney?--could be me. I forget faster than I ever knew them--or did I ever know them? The last line is the best line of all. It is only human nature to place our own welfare above the lives of others. The meaning and significance of ONLY deserves a library of exploration. I enjoyed this story!! Jeff
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2021
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This guy--is his name Baloney?--could be me. I forget faster than I ever knew them--or did I ever know them? The last line is the best line of all. It is only human nature to place our own welfare above the lives of others. The meaning and significance of ONLY deserves a library of exploration. I enjoyed this story!! Jeff
Comment Written 05-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2021
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Thankssssss! You are one of few who clued into my ironic intent. Chuck's self-centered concern is the underlying theme of the piece; the narrative is window-dressing to make my point. Nice to see you! Cheers. LIZ
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I will focus more on looking for subtle subtexts in your writing in the future. Many of my reviewers miss even obvious information in my stories. For example, some readers thought I was the owner of the chimp or the owner of the Pinto "Murder and Revenge." Even people I know to be excellent writers will do this sort of thing. Jeff
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Most of my work can be taken at face value; I am metaphorically challenged and hopelessly literal-minded. Exceptions: When I make reference to religion, you can be sure I have ironic intent. And I love to play with language and spoof myself by means of a ramble rife with "superfluous redundancies." As you say, some good writers don't read carefully. I continue to be astounded by a few of our finest who are satirically retarded; they politely corrected several of the hundreds of intentional errors in my monstrous parody runonononononononon sentence, notwithstanding the hints in the title/subtitle, the giveaway in the punchline, and full confession in the notes.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Ha ha ha, thank goodness Chuck is safe, but poor Mahoney died too young! Life is unlucky for some and Chuck should have a better filing system, or memory! You made me smile here Elizabeth, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Ha ha ha, thank goodness Chuck is safe, but poor Mahoney died too young! Life is unlucky for some and Chuck should have a better filing system, or memory! You made me smile here Elizabeth, love Dolly x
Comment Written 04-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Per the song (by Depeche Mode) Chuck has his "Own Personal Jesus." Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Terry Overton
I immediately felt the anxiety and panic in this situation. Your writing had a nice fast pace in the story; which I prefer in suspense. I'm not a fan of a story that I have to slosh through and seems to never get to the end. Your story was not that kind and I appreciate it. It was suspenseful and entertaining. Nice read.
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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I immediately felt the anxiety and panic in this situation. Your writing had a nice fast pace in the story; which I prefer in suspense. I'm not a fan of a story that I have to slosh through and seems to never get to the end. Your story was not that kind and I appreciate it. It was suspenseful and entertaining. Nice read.
Comment Written 04-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Per the song (by Depeche Mode) Chuck has his "Own Personal Jesus." Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Sally Law
This is FanStory fantastic! This is the same friend you have showcased in several of your stories. He needs a better filing system, but surely has a friend upstairs. A fun frolicking bit of Chuck.
Sending you my best today as always,
Sal XOs
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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This is FanStory fantastic! This is the same friend you have showcased in several of your stories. He needs a better filing system, but surely has a friend upstairs. A fun frolicking bit of Chuck.
Sending you my best today as always,
Sal XOs
Comment Written 04-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Per the song (by Depeche Mode) Chuck has his "Own Personal Jesus." Cheers. LIZ
Comment from equestrik
Clever writing as always. Chuck must be so relieved and will hopefully get his agreements signed from here on in! It is, of course, too bad for the poor dead guy.
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Clever writing as always. Chuck must be so relieved and will hopefully get his agreements signed from here on in! It is, of course, too bad for the poor dead guy.
Comment Written 04-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Per the song (by Depeche Mode) Chuck has his "Own Personal Jesus." Cheers. LIZ
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Comment from judiverse
Sounds like Chuck needs a secretary to help him keep his files in order. In the scheme of things, it might be nice if landlords made an effort to keep in touch with their tenants. Had he seen him a few times, Chuck could have remembered. At last things turned out well for Chuck. It wasn't his landlord who died. Bad luck for the sailboater. judi
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Sounds like Chuck needs a secretary to help him keep his files in order. In the scheme of things, it might be nice if landlords made an effort to keep in touch with their tenants. Had he seen him a few times, Chuck could have remembered. At last things turned out well for Chuck. It wasn't his landlord who died. Bad luck for the sailboater. judi
Comment Written 03-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Per the song (by Depeche Mode) Chuck has his "Own Personal Jesus." Cheers. LIZ
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I sawy, whatever works for him. judi
Comment from Seshadri_Sreenivasan
We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that His plan will have the answer. But you must know He answers only easy questions. Just like we used to choose answers during exam time. Easy ones first. Answering Chuck's prayers must have been a piece of cake for Him. I enjoyed the story. Cheers!
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that His plan will have the answer. But you must know He answers only easy questions. Just like we used to choose answers during exam time. Easy ones first. Answering Chuck's prayers must have been a piece of cake for Him. I enjoyed the story. Cheers!
Comment Written 03-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Per the song (by Depeche Mode) Chuck has his "Own Personal Jesus." Cheers. LIZ
Own Personal Jesus" Wow! I'm loving that. I'm going to use this phrase in my life from hereon. Your'wortspiel' is superb!
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That's a song title--google it!
Comment from lyenochka
Whew! I like how you give us that rhetorical question, "Why does this have to happen to him! " He certainly gets into as many scrapes as does Scott. I hope tenants continue to be able to pay their rent as so many are being evicted these days.
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Whew! I like how you give us that rhetorical question, "Why does this have to happen to him! " He certainly gets into as many scrapes as does Scott. I hope tenants continue to be able to pay their rent as so many are being evicted these days.
Comment Written 02-Aug-2021
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2021
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Per the song (by Depeche Mode) Chuck has his "Own Personal Jesus." Cheers. LIZ
