Hot Bench

So I am working in the yard, minding my own business, when the UPS truck shows up.  I think, oh good, my sprayer parts are here early.  But no, there is an overnight envelope from a Joe Scott at Hot Bench.  I don't know this person or what Hot Bench means. 

I read the letter twice. Hot Bench is a nationally syndicated court television program where small claims cases are arbitrated.  Their field researchers have selected  my case against the renter for possible programming.  The rest of the day, I am uncontrollably smiling at the hilarity of the opportunity to humiliate the renter nationally. 

Hot Bench will pay me if I win the case.  They will pay for my airfare and any necessary witnesses, which would be Dave, who is somewhat volatile over the renter's stupidity.  Also, my sister lives near LA with my actor nephew, so we would be able to visit them.

Dave reads the letter when he gets home.  He too thinks this is funny.  So I call the producer and leave a message that I'm in.  He calls back the next day to get details.  I tell him how she took all the doors off the rooms, that she made off with one of the doors, along with the laundry list of other offenses that are beyond me. 

So now we wait for Jody to respond to the call made yesterday.  She would be a fool not to take the offer, as she will not have to pay the settlement if she loses. Plus she will get paid something for being on the show. 

Then I will file another claim on her when I get back.  This will be for the ruined heating unit that she dripped wax into.  This too will be another $2,500, a discount of $500, as the cost of the unit and installation is $3000. 

Well, it's the end of the day and I haven't heard anything back.  Jody is probably getting opinions from all of her siblings and trying to make sense of her dilemma  Nobody has ever accused her of being bright.