Okay….so I know that I ranted and raved about the morality, or lack there of, of the people that were once in the biz, but it occurred to me in my incensed state of being that I had also blocked out a more horrible incident during my time of the last refi boom and one more unsavory character whom I worked AND invited for drinks with the gang…that unlike that group who was just careless and didn’t give a hoot, this one really shook me to the core…
An alleged murderer – yes, folks, that’s right…Gary & I were driving through Amish Country http://www.amishcountry.org/ in June of 2004 when I received a call from one of my fellow loan officers…
He: “Jody, are you sitting down?”
Me: “Yeah, well, I’m driving – hang on…let me pass this horse and buggy” – the passengers look at this interloper (me) in my fandangly rental car…
He: “You are NEVER going to believe what is all over the news here…SO & SO’s MUGSHOT IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE…didn’t you guys all go for beers the other night at Mr. C’s?”
Me: literally swerving to the side of the road – near expulsion of every molecule of oxygen from my gut “Yeah…” in a very stunned state
He: “Well, dude…he was arrested for shooting some chick off of his balcony with a scoped rifle…that’s *#%&* sick man…can’t believe it, can you? Did he ever seem weird to you?”
Me: “uh-uh…I gotta go…let’s chat when I get back to Houston”
I guess this goes deeper than just working with a numbskull that doesn’t know the biz…this was JUST TOO BIZARRE…in the fact that you really don’t know people, do you?
I had literally BLOCKED this from my mind – hadn’t thought about it since it happened because the guy called me at work once he posted bail. Kinda creepy. He wanted to “explain” so that I could set the record straight in the office…Yeah, okay.
So, I guess you never really know who you’re sitting next to on a bus, in a train, on a plane or who might be doing your financials…Interesting….
I guess that’s why this time around, I am truly enjoying telecommuting…don’t think my cat will go ballastic on me with a rifle.
Please note: No HORSE & BUGGIES or Loan Officers were harmed as a result of this incident
Kristy
Jody
Cathy
Carol
Karen
Linda
Jody-
You have me laughing over a murder you fiend! (wink!) You do never know what people will do. It reminded me that years ago the people that I worked with late nights at the law firm used to play this game–we would speculate on of all the people we worked with, who was the most likely to go postal. It was such a high pressure environment. There were many outrageous meltdowns but fortunately no murders!
C
Glad I could make it humorous…as at the time, it was kind of scary!!
You know they say it is always the quiet ones…
God that is bizarre, but your telling of it is hysterical!
I don’t think I’ve personally ever worked with a murderer (although I guess you never know huh?), but I have worked with someone who was murdered – that was pretty creepy too . . .
Years ago I worked for a guy that shot his twin 18mo old children and then turned the gun on himself. I remember watching the whole thing unfold and thinking, “WTF”. I mean you think you know someone or have a pretty good read on them, but never in a million years did he seem like the type that could even be possible of something like that.
I went through the scenario in my head so many times trying to understand what could have pushed him into that situation. He often told people that he had no secrets from me and that I knew him better than most … really?
Sometimes, even people with the best energy reading goggles can’t see what’s hidden down deep inside.
I like that ENERGY READING GOGGLES – I just finished the book Blink – about being able to “read” someone in the first few seconds…really good book if you haven’t checked it out
Ron and I listened to that on cd in the car a year or so ago. Still only helps so much though – haha.
*cough* … Ron and I just noticed YOU haven’t posted since March 12 – Get Busy Girl … you’re SLACKING.
I know you have a post about St. Patty’s Day Celebrations brewin’ in ya
How did you know that I would have a st. patty’s day story…???!!! Will post sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon.
xxx
j~
hehe … :: waiting on the edge of my seat ::
well, i didn’t post on SPD yet…but I did post two others this a.m…will this suffice?
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ye ma’am