There was always gonna be something. The dude is required to be out by 8 am on Jan. 16….. except, the judge, sensing the tension and hostility rampant now, set a date of Jan. 26 to return to court in case he trashes stuff.

This opened a road of nebulous possibilities, apparently. I went straight to the court clerk’s office and paid the $25 fee to file a writ, which is the document that says “get out.”

But the writ gives the person 72 hours to go from time of serving. So it makes sense the court would allow it to be served on Jan. 13, right? Wrong. They won’t serve it until after 8 am on Jan. 16, and that will be in accordance with their schedule for that day.

They are really good at getting to these quickly, my lawyer’s office told me when I went back and said, in essence “what the hell?” And the continuance will have confused the civil officers. They don’t know whether to serve or not.

You mean….. he might not get served until after Jan. 26, even though the eviction order says Jan. 16?

Well, nobody’s sure. This is part of the weirdness of the whole court experience. Things are specific and prescribed–until they’re not. Do this, do this, do this. Okay now sit back and wait and maybe something will or won’t happen. And if it is illegal, well, that’s terrible, but we don’t actually prosecute.

I have never seen anything quite like this exactitude meets chaos system. I hope I never do again. Meanwhile, a locksmith is going out the morning of Jan. 16 to change the locks. If he’s gone, he’s gone, and if he’s not, he will likely be as hostile as he was on Dec. 29, when I did the court-ordered inspection. I could try calling the sheriff if that happens.

Yeah,maybe I’ll do that little thing. If y’all would, please say a prayer for Jan. 16, ‘k thanks.