Interesting tidbit...

I was talking to a friend the other day, before Yom Kippur began, but *just* before...


And she said, "Oh, shit! I need to call my landlord before the holiday starts."


And I asked , "Oh, is it an emergency?" Thinking that her kitchen floor was flooding and she feared not getting it fixed until sundown last night.


"No," she said, but then went on to explain.


It would seem that a coworker had let her in on secret, a NY secret... that if your landlord is an observant Jew, the days of awe are a good time to hit him up for "extras". Like new fixtures, or whatever...


It seems the secret is out. Jews have a hard time saying no during the days of awe.


Has anyone else ever heard of this trend? Non-Jews taking advantage of the gushy/apologetic nature of Jews during the holidays?


(It should be added that my friend did NOT take advantage, but said... "Oh, what the hell. He's a nice guy. I'll ask him next week.")


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In other news, it was a rough day here. Not sure I'll fast fully if ever I'm nursing during YK again. I think I should have allowed myself water. I got pretty sick.


In still other news, Dave (the dog) bit Mose (the baby) yesterday. It was scary. He's okay, but we need to re-organize the movements of the animals in our zoo.


And finally, my dad writes in to tell me that the rabbis have been arguing about my apology question, since the days of the Babylonian talmud (well, of course they have!). I'm going to read up on this one.


xoL