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Curtain Rods - Today's Funny

Reblogger Heather Chavez
Services for Real Estate Pros with Second Self Virtual Assistance

 

This is too funny to not pass along.  Keep reading.  The payoff is worth it!

Heather Chavez - Second Self Virtual Assistance: When There Isn't Enough of You to Go Around!

 

 

Original content by Brigita McKelvie, Associate Broker PA License #AB068077

 

You will get a kick out of this one.  Read on for a great belly laugh!

 

Curtain Rods

 

She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.  On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.  On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of Chardonnay.  

 

When she had finished, she went into each and every room and stuffed half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar, into the hollow of the all of the curtain rods.  She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.  

 

When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.  Then slowly, the house began to smell.  They tried everything, cleaning, mopping, and airing the place out.  Vents were checked for dead rodents, and carpets were steam cleaned.  Air fresheners were hung everywhere.  Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which time they had to move out for a few days, and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting.  Nothing worked.  People stopped coming over to visit.  Repairmen refused to work in the house.  The maid quit.  Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.  

 

A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house.  Word got out, and eventually, even the local REALTORS refused to return their calls. Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.  

 

The ex-wife called the man, and asked how things were going.  He told her the saga of the rotting house.  She listened politely, and said that she missed her old home terribly, and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.  

 

Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day.  She agreed, and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.  

 

A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home, including the curtain rods.



I LOVE A HAPPY ENDINGS, DON'T YOU????

 

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Li Read
Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) - Salt Spring Island, BC
Caring expertise...knowledge for you!

Thanks for the laugh!

Mar 20, 2009 04:50 AM
Jim & Maria Hart
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate

Hey, Heather. That is awesome and well worth the read. Thanks and take care, Jim

Mar 20, 2009 04:51 AM
Karen Anne Stone
New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Real Estate

Heather:  That is not only a happy ending... it is hilarious.  Payback can be pretty painful... and I'm standing here cheering for the ex-wife and her now-ex curtain rods.  Thanks for sharing.

Mar 20, 2009 04:59 AM
Heather Chavez
Second Self Virtual Assistance - Caldwell, ID
Real Estate Virtual, Assistant (928) 692-3235

You're welcome, Li & Jim.  I thought it was too funny not to share.

Karen Anne - I love that she celebrated every room before stuffing the curtain rods with the remnants of the celebration.  THAT'S the best!

Mar 20, 2009 08:16 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Heather, classic revenge, woman scorned story. DO NOT mess with a woman.

Mar 20, 2009 10:53 AM
Tony Orefice
NorthGroup Real Estate/www.TonyORealtor.com - Concord, NC
Realtor- Cabarrus County, NC

Hi Heather,

That was one smart woman and one pretty dumb guy...se la vie!

Mar 20, 2009 03:21 PM
Brenda Harmon
Century 21 Beal, Inc College Station, Texas - College Station, TX

Paybacks are heck.  They shouldn't have been so greedy taking those curtain rods.

Mar 20, 2009 06:54 PM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Since the curtain rods were attached to the walls, shouldn't they have conveyed? LOL

Mar 20, 2009 08:27 PM
Zane Coffin
Century-21 Homestar - Geneva, OH
(Geneva Ohio Real Estate Agent)

Heather I read this yesterday....and it is still funny today thanks for passing it along...peace zane

Mar 21, 2009 12:08 AM
Heather Chavez
Second Self Virtual Assistance - Caldwell, ID
Real Estate Virtual, Assistant (928) 692-3235

NEVER mess with a woman scorned, Gary.  We are very creative creatures!

I never would have thought to take the curtain rods, Brenda.  You get what you deserve.

LOL, Russel.  I never thought of that.

I agree, Zane.

Mar 21, 2009 03:00 PM