Oh, pardon me, sir, ma\u00e2\u20ac\u2122am, but did I invade your privacy? Excuuuuse me for peeking into your mail, most of which even you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t read, since much of the correspondence, which goes back to the year 2004, is still in sealed envelopes. And lots of the items are the same. Those things happen when people keep dunning you.<\/p>\n
Let me explain:<\/p>\n
Saturday morning, as my son, Diego, and my wife, Bonnie, went for their daily constitutional, behind Camp Luna, past the rifle range, toward a place we call Los Abeytas, they came across something you must have dropped. If it had been a wallet or a driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s license or anything else of value that could be identified, we would have made a special trip to return it.<\/p>\n
What you left was pounds and piles of trash strewn about. We didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find much of real value. We now know your name, address and phone number, and in sifting through some of the stuff, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been able to create a mini-profile of the family.<\/p>\n
The stash of trash we came across by the side of the road includes possibly a dozen envelopes from Presbyterian Health Plan. Most weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even opened, so we took the liberty of peeking into them. And here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s where another excuuuuse me is in order. We wanted to discover to whom these bills were addressed, so we opened them up. You know how annoying it can be when creditors \u00e2\u20ac\u201d people to whom you owe money \u00e2\u20ac\u201d keep sending bills to deadbeats. Somehow these health organizations \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Alta Vista Hospital (a bill for $449) and a number of health-care organizations like urgent care centers, and pharmacies like Plaza Drugs \u00e2\u20ac\u201d seem to think they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re entitled to their money. What a strange notion.<\/p>\n
But enough of the sarcasm. We looked into your correspondence and found a phone number. Did we invade your privacy? No more than you invaded ours by dropping so much junk just a short distance from the transfer station, where you might have been able to unload for free. And what a bonanza! Here are some of the things we saw, and since we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe you or your family will be returning to clean up the mess, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re describing them:<\/p>\n
If we were to confront the family, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d swear that \u00e2\u20ac\u0153someone else picks up our trash for us,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know his name but he drives a pickup.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Somebody else, probably unknown to the litterers, will end up picking up the trash for the family.<\/p>\n
The family obviously has enjoyed creature comforts, as there are receipts for Avon products, such as sprays and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153soft and sensual foam bath.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
So, have we fleshed out enough information about the family?<\/p>\n
We might have gotten to know you better though a phone call to tell you about the material you misplaced (as in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153dumped\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) along a narrow road by the shooting range.<\/p>\n
We tried, but the number we found on the unpaid phone bill has been disconnected.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2<\/p>\n
Las Vegas: There is a home auto\/cycle\/bicycle collection unlike any I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever seen. Seldom has there been such an ocular treat as we experienced last week in conducting a Senior Profile interview.<\/p>\n
John and Della Gonzales, of El Llano Road, allowed Optic writer Lupita Gonzales and me into their home to take in the amazing collection of classic autos and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc50s memorabilia.<\/p>\n
There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc52 Chevy converted to a barbecue (carbecue) grill, a shiny yellow 1930 Model A whose front section juts out of a wall, and a 1947 Pontiac \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Woody,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d also called the Torpedo. And that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just a start.<\/p>\n
The Gonzaleses also have working jukeboxes and old-fashioned soda pop machines, one of which doubles as a door to another roomful of interesting objects.<\/p>\n
I believe the three-hour tour-interview was way too short. It would require several hours to take in all the items. But we respect their privacy, so we cut the visit short. If you hope to view their collection, be sure to call first.<\/p>\n
Several photos of the house and its possessions will appear on the photo page, Page 1, Section C, of this Friday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Optic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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