Judge Judy & Spiro the mortgage broker

Carney went to court yesterday to testify as a witness in a road rage case. It wasn't the worst experience, but it was pretty yucky. There were about seven different witnesses - the women who was in the garden when it happened, the other Tradie that stopped, the taxi driver who's teeth were bashed in with a baseball bat... They were each testifying in a something-hearing to decide if the case would go to court because the accused was pleading not guilty.

It was a strange experience - while the incident was awful you couldn't help but feel sorry for the guy that did it (I should say allegedly?). He wasn't really the full quid and had no family there supporting him... I don't think he really knew what was going on. It was sad... But tell that to the taxi driver with the $12,000 dental bill and crumbling plastic veneers, I guess.

Anyway, tonight Spiro the mortgage broker came around to talk to us about home loans. I thought his willingness to do this at 8pm on a Friday night was a little worrying, but he was nice (if a little scared of dogs and a nervous swallower - which I can sympathise with, when I get nervous, I too swallow excessively. It was made worst by the fact he (I think) had eaten pizza for dinner and was a bit burp-alicious). Anyway, it was not quite disheartening, but expectations-adjusting... I think the house 15 kilometers from the city and near a train line might be more a modest apartment, 50 k's out not too far from a bus stop. Definitely worth the visit though, people.

Kitty