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The deranged woman who has been banging on the common door of my apartment building at all hours of the day and night -- and whom I spoke about in a previous thread -- returned this afternoon, demanding to be let into what passes for our foyer (really just a 4x4 area that's the bottom of a staircase leading up to two upstairs neighbors' apartments).
I warned her several times to go away and leave us alone, but she kept standing on the stoop, pounding on the door. She refused to vacate, so I came out brandishing a large batlike object that is actually an "Aqua-Zooka," a variation of a Super Soaker. That didn't scare her off, so I filled the pump with hot (not scalding) water, opened the door and let her have it, the water squirting full bore, right in her face.
She didn't move, just seemed rather befuddled. I screamed at her to go away, that the next douse would be bleach. She retreated to the sidewalk, but amazingly went no further, continuing to mutter to herself. I called the LAPD, who said they would send a squad car over. Predictably, they didn't arrive until nearly 90 minutes later, and by that time Lady Lunatic had left (no doubt plotting to bang on the door again at 3 a.m.).
LAPD did tell me something I didn't know, which is that my neighborhood has what's called a Senior Lead officer who's more or less in charge of keeping order in our area. I called and told him about my problem, and he said he'd come around tomorrow to discuss the matter further. He was curious to see the photo I took of this transient with my cell phone, so I emailed it to him (he said he might know who she is). You probably wouldn't guess from the pic that she's homeless, and I frankly have no idea if she is, but I assure you that she is out of her freaking mind.
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I warned her several times to go away and leave us alone, but she kept standing on the stoop, pounding on the door. She refused to vacate, so I came out brandishing a large batlike object that is actually an "Aqua-Zooka," a variation of a Super Soaker. That didn't scare her off, so I filled the pump with hot (not scalding) water, opened the door and let her have it, the water squirting full bore, right in her face.
She didn't move, just seemed rather befuddled. I screamed at her to go away, that the next douse would be bleach. She retreated to the sidewalk, but amazingly went no further, continuing to mutter to herself. I called the LAPD, who said they would send a squad car over. Predictably, they didn't arrive until nearly 90 minutes later, and by that time Lady Lunatic had left (no doubt plotting to bang on the door again at 3 a.m.).
LAPD did tell me something I didn't know, which is that my neighborhood has what's called a Senior Lead officer who's more or less in charge of keeping order in our area. I called and told him about my problem, and he said he'd come around tomorrow to discuss the matter further. He was curious to see the photo I took of this transient with my cell phone, so I emailed it to him (he said he might know who she is). You probably wouldn't guess from the pic that she's homeless, and I frankly have no idea if she is, but I assure you that she is out of her freaking mind.
