Took my friend to the eye doctor again to find out if he's cleared to drive. Answer is yes and no. Yes during good lighting conditions. No at night & at times where he will have difficulty seeing traffic on the left or when he's not feeling well/comfortable. So for now I get to be his chauffeur.
The boots we got him just before his father's funeral 3 years ago finally started falling apart. They were waterproof but started leaking & don't want to dry out. So I took him to Boot Barn after his appointment & found a lighter weight pair that was $50off. Still has nonslip bottom and composite toe. Waterproof & might be grounded for electrical. He does a lot of working with machines in his job (if he still has the job).
Some petty co-workers at the casino are now accusing him and my brother of criminal activity. My friend's boss called & said the casino employees just informed him that last week a large man (that they claimed looked "just like" my brother) came in to the arcade after closing, used a key to access and steal ALL of the arcade prizes, and take them out through an unguarded door. They claim they think my friend gave him the keys & put him up to it. My brother hasn't been to the casino since October (when he helped my friend move some heavy equipment around). They have the perp's prints. After robbing the place, the guy supposedly went outside, changed clothes, and came back in to gamble. Security said something about the guy having a Texas ID but they didn't remember his name or other details. To be clear, it's not security making accusations, it's arcade employees. I think it's projection and that one or more of them are involved bc this had to be an inside job in order for the person to have the keys. My friend's keys are all accounted for & he hasn't gone to the casino since his stroke before Thanksgiving.
But, I'm worried that with as crappy as local law enforcement are, that they will try to pin this on my friend. The system here is so crappy that when I took his fiance for her trial (a trial that never happened bc her attorney who refused to defend her at all took a plea on her behalf without her permission). Prosecution's witnesses didn't show up but they refused to dismiss charges & the prosecutor admitted to her attorney that the other girl (the one she was accused of injuring) was the problem. They dropped it to disturbing the peace. $100 fine & $240 court fees. But they still haven't returned her $900 phone that was kept as evidence. She's supposed to get that back Monday if they haven't "misplaced" it. A lot of evidence goes missing from the local PD's evidence locker. There was a dude in the courtroom who's attorney didn't even bother to show up for his trial. He went before the judge and said "I never met or spoke with my attorney. I called & left messages but he never called me back." He asked for a dismissal & they literally laughed at him & said they were rescheduling for February. Good thing he's already employed bc you can't pass a background check to get hired while pending trial even for a misdemeanor.
Mom is asking for food now so I have to go take care of that.
Editing to add: My friend needs to see a neurologist about the blood clots in his head that are interfering with his eye but not a single neurologist in the entire state takes the form of Medicaid he has. I asked him if he could switch to a different version of it and since it's open enrollment, he's going to call tomorrow to see if they can switch him to something the neurologists will take so he can get treatment asap.
Gonna have to go to the bank tomorrow bc I gave him all my cash to help him with bills. His car insurance posted several days early & was going to overdraft his account again. The companies that do auto-billing keep trying to withdraw before the due date & it keeps screwing him up. He also had problems with the bank allowing withdrawals after he shut off automatic withdrawals for certain things & told his bank not to allow them. But the bank likes that $150 overdraft fee so they keep screwing him. He needs a new bank. I'm trying to get him to transfer to the bank I use.
