And now, for something completely different: Good news!

1. From the buzz of it, I'm not the only one who thinks that the over-100.000 stray dogs currently roaming the streets of Bucharest are an issue [esp. at night time, when in packs larger than 3-4]; the city's authorities, namely its Mayors, are/ have been [recently] talking this over with an eye on suggesting legislative changes in this respect: in particular insofar as the dogs' presumed owners are concerned, particularly those who allow them to roam the streets freely at night and commiserate in their predator-style packs. Very well, thinks me, this is a laudable initiative, and I can't but hope that it might instil some [even if only remote] social responsibility at a certain level.


2. My building's manager let me know, in a more than speedy shut of the door last night, that my downstairs neighbours will be moving out, Yay! No, seriously, this is awesome news for now, and I can't but hope that it will happen asap, as in any such situation the sooner is for the better. It's only been a week since their last shouting party now, and those certainly won't be missed.

3. All contents of my wallet except for the pecuniary bits have been retrieved and are now back in my possession, starting this evening. I haven't been told how did the fortunate event get to occur but I was thrilled to understand that I will be spared a bunch of [more] time, energy and money spent on getting my driver's license done all over again. And the joy extended upon sight of a bunch of other personal valuables. The new challenge? I will, as of Wednesday, own not one, but two ID cards! Doesn't that open a new world of possibilities right there, hé?

Bad Neighbourly Karma?

About one year ago, it seemed that any new place to which I might relocate would have fully functional construction sites nearby; it's what happened in RO, NL, and then PT.
Until last year. All of a sudden, constructions were either done or temporarily closed and it all felt relieving!
But this time around, it's a different issue altogether: earlier this year, some very unfriendly downstairs neighbours who were throwing a party in the middle of the night started pushing us around and swearing/ yelling at us when we went to ask them to turn it down a tad.. [And the rest of this story is better buried untold, as it brings back more-than-unpleasant memories].

Today, first thing in the morning, upstairs neighbours [tourists, mind you] start throwing stuff around the house. Sounds incredible? J. goes upstairs to ask them to calm down a bit and it all ends with the freakin' b*tch screaming at us along the lines of "Call the Police, if you will, but I couldn't care less!".
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Now, in this new world we're living 'love thy neighbour' is obviously not applicable; but why should that turn to 'One must do all within one's reach to piss off the neighbour'?
What's the story, Neighbours? Is it Karma?

P.S. It's not only in Romania that walls are too thin, by the way. :)