YOU WON'T WEASEL YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS ONE...

said the crazy lady.

Parking is a hot commodity in any city and DC is no exception. I contacted a woman about 2 1/2 weeks ago in response to an add she had placed on craig's list to share a tandem parking space not far from my house. Everything seemed fine; she was a little odd but I overlooked that because the space was a decent price and I really needed it.

Each day that went by the parking arrangement got more and more complex and I became more and more uneasy with her weirdness. I told her I had some concerns and asked for a day or two to think about it. At first she was defensive but that rapidly turned to anger. For each email I sent her she would send 3 or 4 replies, each one more disturbing than the other. She called me repeatedly from her cell and her home/office and eventually began blocking her number. She called at least a 15 times times and left me 8 messages - in a single day.

My cell phone also serves as the after hours number for the Inn so I had the office phone # on it. I changed the recording but I did so too late because she called the office and gave AO a hard time. I feel really bad about that.

I suppose I should point out that I never actually started parking in her spot and there was no money exchanged. She posted an add, I said I wanted it, and after a couple weeks and some sneaking around the rules of her building she said it was a go. Now that I have decided not to take the spot she has completely flipped out and is making threats and constantly calling and emailing me. I didn't answer her calls yesterday and sent her an email last night saying that I was finished with the matter and that I wanted her to stop contacting me. I have encountered these sort of people several times before and I am very aware that they thrive on engagement, the longer you give rebuttal the longer they have something to feed off of.

This must have worked because aside from 3 late night email and a couple calls to the Inn early this morning (which got her nowhere) I haven't heard from her since. I hope this is really the
end of it.