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Activities 6- The Elk City News June 1, 2022 Retired man takesa liking to Rneys—-Believe It or Not! neighbor across street sation or comes into our yard, repay me. I told her I would Dear Abby but he goes into hers to talk at take payments, but I need a TB uere ARE every opportunity. If I ques- ,665 sters DEAR ABBY: My husband tion him about it, he either lies regular time of month, every FROM THE GROUND and I are retired. A short while to me, laughs at me or yells at month. She agreed to pay me TO THE TOP OF ago, a young couple moved in me. What should I do? -- HU- back but made no mention of THE across the street. A few months MILIATED IN TEXAS later, my husband, who does atimeline. I am not sure how to ap- Eleee. yardwork for neighbors for ex- tra money, started working in DEAR HUMILIATED: Your proach her again. I'm not rich, ToweRs husband obviously has a crush theirs. He never charged them on this young, pretty neigh- and she knows it. We even for it, and even after they had bor. Fortunately, from what shook hands on the agreement Gen-TeNARIAN the equipment to care for their you have written, it doesn’t yard, continued working there appear to be reciprocated. IfI me back at a date that has now with her telling me she'd pay Water Onieaaum OF BRUSQUE, BRAZIL, HAS WORKED AT some of the time. were you, I'd develop a sense passed. Advice? - TOO GEN- THE SAME COMPANY FoR 84 years! When “Cindy,” the wife, of humor about the situation. EROUS IN OREGON ‘Supmarres by Kye Auto, Sanroro, FL, would be in the front yard, he Tell him that if he’s planning frequently stopped his work to run away with her, you want advance notice so you can call to talk to her or stare at her. DEAR TOO GENEROUS: (He never stopped his work your lawyer. Then bide your You are learning a very ex- for anyone else.) Several times time because these kinds of pensive lesson. With “friends” a week, I'd notice he was over crushes usually wane. at Cindy's mowing the yards like this woman, you do not on each side of her house and DEAR ABBY: A good friend need enemies, Do not count would make excuses to check of mine borrowed $5,000 be- on getting ANY money from to see if anything else needed cause she said she was going her. Find another way to pay - AVERAGE to nursing school. I happily for that dental work because, to be done. He confessed to me about looking through the loaned it to her, but discovered [cELANDER fence one time, and I’m sure he later that she unenrolled sev- without a repayment agree- READS ABOUT 2.3 sooks has done it more. eral days after classes started. ment IN WRITING, there’s no PER MONTH, One day, I caught him stand- Tasked her for the money back, way you can force your “good Ladi 7 Eas ing, fixated, watching her work but felt sorry for her because wv riplays.com wow, om” Disirituted byAt friend” to do the right thing. in the front yard, completely she was not working due to the Something to keep in mind for oblivious to his surroundings. pandemic. Crossword He has told me how pretty he Fast-forward a year: I have the future: Do not give anyone thinks she is, and she IS attrac- extensive dental work sched- any more money than you can tive. She rarely starts a conver- uled, so I finally asked her to afford to lose. ACROSS 1 Earthy lump THAT'S. 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