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七月一日, 前任房客搬走後, 我們花了四天時間, 請contractor打掃了房子, 整理了前後庭院. 將幹淨, 整潔的房子拍照, 放在 Craigslist 上招租.
幾乎每天都有人打電話來, 要求看房. 每天都要去開門 House Show.
七月六日, 一自稱 Stephani Thomas (來電顯示)的 女人打來電話, 要求當天七點看房, 結果她沒去. 期間又有四天在電話與看房之間悄悄逝去.
七月十日, Stephani Thomas 又來電話,要求看房。告訴她,七月六日已為她安
排看房,她沒去。明天11:00 am再給一次機會看房。
第二天,此女(黑人)和一黑男帶兩小黑女孩來看房。Stephani 看上去散漫,笑嘻嘻,一副滿不在乎的樣子。說的不好聽點,像文革時上海的 “拉三”。他們在屋
裏轉了一圈後,拿了 Rental Application Form 後就走了。
當天一點,一個自稱 Marry Thomas (老黑女人聲音) 的要看房,安排在十二日十點。
結果來了一男一女兩年輕黑人,女黑人滿屋子照相. 問她: You are Marry’s daughter. 嗯。再問她:You are Marry’s grand-daughter. 嗯。遂起疑心。兩人拿了Rental Application Form 後,離去。
下午五時,Marry Thomas 又來電說:
“I have problems. In my house, the A/C does not work, all wind blowing is hot, landlord does not repair. ”
Answer: landlord should repair A/C in this hot weather.
Marry said: “ I paid over $2000 dollars to landlord, but they do not care.
Answer: You could go to city court to sue the landlord.
Marry: “ Yes we shall go”…, shall you come to my house to meet me?
Answer: No. we could meet at our rental house.
晚上八點回家,Marry 留言(金屬聲,像男黑人聲,又像老黑女人聲,凶狠):要我們把房子租給她,and bala bala………………….
第二天,十三日星期五早晨,Marry 又來電: “ I want your house and going to send you Fax. What do you want?”
Answer: Filled Rental Application Form and some other documents.
十三日下午,Stephani 來電:要發 Fax 給我們。
接 Fax, 隻有兩頁,一頁 Rental Application Form, 一頁像是工資單(不像是正式的)。
其它頁似乎發不過來。
赫然發現:Marry,Stephani 兩人名字在一起。
晚上 Stephani 再一次要發 Fax, 發了幾次,隻見 Fax machine 上 Receiving: page 1,2, 不見 page print out.
十五日晨,Marry 陰狠的,金屬般的,似乎像黑男人,又像黑老女人的聲音再次在電話中響起:
My grand-daughter had sent Fax to you. The pages all passed through.
Answer: No, pages did not pass through. According to the pay-stub you send, you are not qualified for our rental house.
Marry: you must come to my house and meet me.
Answer: I never go to people’s house where is not my tenant living.
Marry: 嗚 嚕嗚嚕,。。。一點也聽不清。電話掛斷。
約一分鍾後,電話再次響起,屏幕顯示 Hosley, Mary。
還是那一模一樣的 Marry Thomas 的聲音傳來 (凶狠的,金屬般的):
“I do want rent your house…………….”
Answer: are you Mary Hosley?
Mary: yes.
You have two names: Mary Hosley and Marry Thomas.
Yes, I am Mary Hosley and Thomas.
You have two surnames, family names.
Yes, Thomas is my family name too.
Answer: I am very scared. 電話掛斷。