John paid for the apartment but it looks like he put Fiona on the lease so the management gave her the credit balance instead of John. Wise to just let it go.
Yay! The return of Fiona Brass, the best character this comic strip ever saw! After seeing the comic strip where Elly treated John like she treats the dog, I am ready for a breath of fresh air.
When I did the Aunt Fiona series, I received a number of letters from readers who asked me how I knew one of their relatives so intimately. You can make stuff up, but the truth is, you don’t have to!
Doesn’t anyone think that the apartment owner should have paid the rebate back to whomever it was who rented it in the first place? he should go after the apartment owner for giving the rebate to the wrong person!!!
Does anyone consider the concept of a gift? Once you give a gift (in this case in the form of 2 months rent), it is the property of the recipient to do with as she pleases. If Fiona chose to live elsewhere and there was a rebate on the unused rent, it is hers. There’s no ambiguity here. There were no qualifications on the gift. John should have no expectation of receiving the money back. Fiona’s thanks were a nice gesture on her part.
That’s $700 you wouldn’t have had to pay towards bail after sending Fiona into the next world permanently. Consider it an investment in a quieter future.
Sounds like My daughter in law. When things got rough in her marriage she found another man. And another after that, then moved in with a daughter. Master manipulator. Never worked though.
Baarorso about 4 years ago
Admit it guys, that $700 was worth getting that obnoxious moocher out of your hair for good! ;D
Templo S.U.D. about 4 years ago
uh… you’re welcome?
capricorn9th about 4 years ago
John paid for the apartment but it looks like he put Fiona on the lease so the management gave her the credit balance instead of John. Wise to just let it go.
howtheduck about 4 years ago
Yay! The return of Fiona Brass, the best character this comic strip ever saw! After seeing the comic strip where Elly treated John like she treats the dog, I am ready for a breath of fresh air.
howtheduck about 4 years ago
Happy Canada Day! Be safe in your celebrations.
GirlGeek Premium Member about 4 years ago
So she stole your money?
jpayne4040 about 4 years ago
If you weren’t ready to permanently say “good riddance” to her before, John, I bet you are now!
[Traveler] Premium Member about 4 years ago
Well, at least he’s no longer keeping another woman
Bob Blumenfeld about 4 years ago
Fiona said “Thanks”? Someone check the weather in Hell.
pheets about 4 years ago
And worthy every dime of it, too.
Willywise52 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Sucker.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Small price to pay. Good riddance. I’ll bet you don’t get any free coffee at the restaurant either.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 4 years ago
Hey…. at least she must have paid her next month’s rent, and also cleaned the place up enough to get the deposit back.
It’s far better than getting a bill.
She could have given notice, or just stopped paying rent… using up the deposit to cover the last month that she stayed there…
and then left the apartment filthy or even trashed.If his name is on the rental agreement, he could be held responsible.
Unfortunately, it happens more than you’d think.
As for the character… I’d as soon never see her again.
I don’t like the way she’s portrayed… and I’ve met too many “Fiona’s” in real life.
I’d as soon skip the dubious “pleasure.”
Gerard:D about 4 years ago
Lynn’s Comments:
When I did the Aunt Fiona series, I received a number of letters from readers who asked me how I knew one of their relatives so intimately. You can make stuff up, but the truth is, you don’t have to!
rebroxanna about 4 years ago
No sympathy here. He mishandled this from day 1.
Irish53 about 4 years ago
No good deed goes unpunished
Diat60 about 4 years ago
I’m surprised that John’s surprised.
Plods with ...™ about 4 years ago
Of course she did.
betseytacy about 4 years ago
Doesn’t anyone think that the apartment owner should have paid the rebate back to whomever it was who rented it in the first place? he should go after the apartment owner for giving the rebate to the wrong person!!!
Ukko wilko about 4 years ago
If she’s going to cook, DON’T EAT THERE!
stamps about 4 years ago
She’ll be baaack!
jrbaskind Premium Member about 4 years ago
Fiona the selfish stinker!
circleM about 4 years ago
If there was a lease she would be penalized for breaking it.
Jan C about 4 years ago
Does anyone consider the concept of a gift? Once you give a gift (in this case in the form of 2 months rent), it is the property of the recipient to do with as she pleases. If Fiona chose to live elsewhere and there was a rebate on the unused rent, it is hers. There’s no ambiguity here. There were no qualifications on the gift. John should have no expectation of receiving the money back. Fiona’s thanks were a nice gesture on her part.
paranormal about 4 years ago
Most people know their relatives that are slime that never pay anything back…
mikeywilly about 4 years ago
That’s what some relatives are for. They make you glad that they don’t visit often.
exitseven about 4 years ago
Best 700 bucks he ever spent.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member about 4 years ago
She was some piece of work! Kidnap her cat(?) and hold it for ransom.
fix-n-fly about 4 years ago
It was expensive but hope you learned a lesson, John.
M2MM about 4 years ago
You can’t expect someone like Fiona to consider returning money in any case.
Hello Sweetie about 4 years ago
Often when you loan someone money you end up never seeing them again. Often TOTALLY worth it.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 4 years ago
John, trust me it was worth it.
The_Great_Black President about 4 years ago
Five good ideas what Fiona did with that $700:
1.) H
2.) Mexican Mud
3.) Skag
4.) Smack
5.) White Horse
Guilty Bystander about 4 years ago
That’s $700 you wouldn’t have had to pay towards bail after sending Fiona into the next world permanently. Consider it an investment in a quieter future.
donwestonmysteries about 4 years ago
Sounds like My daughter in law. When things got rough in her marriage she found another man. And another after that, then moved in with a daughter. Master manipulator. Never worked though.