Among her complaints: toilets didn't flush. Food was outdated. Rat droppings were everywhere. Bedbug infestations. Many cats on the property. And a few others I don't recall.
Well, sure enough, two inspectors showed up last Monday. The were from Environmental Services. They were there to inspect the property.
They went house to house, flushing toilets, inspecting mattresses and looking for signs of pests. They also inspected the kitchen.
And yesterday another inspector who specializes in kitchens showed up. Even though he gave us an "A" in August, he was also following up on the same complaint.
The result of both inspections: no deficiencies in any of the houses. And the kitchen inspection resulted in another "A".
Angry clients often lash out at us this way. They'll call everyone they can think of, from the Governor on down. A few years ago we actually had one unhappy client go to the State Legislature. He was trying to get them to pass a law that would shut us down.
But, you might ask, why would a client be that unhappy? It's simple. Until we get into recovery we look at everything outside of ourselves as being the problem.
It's always something or someone else that makes me want to use drugs and drink. If conditions were perfect maybe I could get sober. If people would just do what I want I wouldn't get high.
Only when we start taking responsibility for ourselves do we get into recovery. Hopefully these angry addicts will get there some day.
