I repaired something simply because they had pointed out an issue I was already planning to address.
I painted the mailbox post twice in one summer.
Not because Delphine had authority.
Because I got tired of looking at chipped paint after she mentioned it enough times.That was how she worked.
Persistence.
She made resisting feel more expensive than complying.
People inside Bellweather Pines told me the same thing.
Residents would occasionally stop near my property line.
“Sorry about Delphine.”
“She does this to everybody.”
“You’re lucky you’re technically outside
