The Cop job and the book of Anthem

This post not so much about unwanted noise, but something else. So my upstairs neighbor leaves early in the morning and in the past couple of months few times after he leaves his little dog starts barking and he keeps barking for about 45 minutes, one hour or so. The cop lives above him on the third floor. He usually with his “wife” leaves for work one hour later. So even if dog interrupts his sleep it’s not by much as they probably have to wake up anyways, make breakfast for kids, get them ready for school, etc.. But when cop walks out towards his car, he lifts his heads and makes this look towards second floor windows as if he is not exactly happy about something. I don’t want to use adjectives such as angry, livid, seething, pissed, etc.. as he doesn’t show emotions. It’s more like inability to understand what is going on. I wasn’t bothered so much by noise, for me it felt like different problem where dog is barking because he encountered security situation, some sort of intruder. So I was worried for the neighbors, not to mention the unexplainable noise at such early time made them look bad. I was baffled for a long time, until I “realized” that they probably bought one of those robot vacuum cleaners and the dog treats it as intruder. I was thinking it as one of the possible options from very beginning, but as time progressed this theory more and more looked as plausible. So for me it was strange that unless cop is acting up to this day cop was acting as if he is unable to rationalize it, he would make these looks as if it’s a problem for him, yet it is also a problem that there is for some reason no way to communicate about it, but maybe he is looking at the window in the same way as me, maybe he is trying to see what is going on. It’s probably honest mistake, beginner user error, probably wrong settings, etc..

I think they trained dog a bit and dog “understood” the commands while in the presence of everyone, but it’s probably different when dog is all alone by itself, being entrusted with looking out for the security of the apartment and robot wakes up and starts going around as if it owns the place. And with such robots controlled by smartphones anyone with sufficiently advanced technology can start controlling it eg cop himself.

So the dog is behaving as expected from him, he is communicating something, something urgent, he is signaling, asking for assistance. But dog is very smart, he is not barking without reason aka security. The cat from our apartment when was alive used to sit outside on the bench near the entrance and keep an eye on everything as if he is a boss. Once the upstairs neighbor was walking the dog without leash and dog ran home before him. So the cat cornered him near the door. The dog, poor thing hunched, cowered and was crying for help making this sad sad noise. The cat also wasn’t attacking or beating him, the cat didn’t know what else to do with him as dog was already intimidated and very submissive and clearly showed full cooperation, he doesn’t mean any trouble, was just passing by, he didn’t do anything, he is not guilty of anything, he is unable to understand and deal with such aggression, he is showing that it recognizes it as “authority” as it’s something alien to him, he never had a chance to encounter it. I think they are about the same size, the cat looks like it has maybe more “volume” due to the fur, but once wet the cat is very skinny. So this silly standoff didn’t last more than a few moments, the neighbor heard cries for help and quickly ran to help the dog, cat ran away, retreated under the stairs. I bet it would be different situation if the same cat tried to enter into dogs home, his territory. The dog wouldn’t cower and wouldn’t run into the corner. Strangely enough at some point the cat once let from outside into the staircase would go to the second floor, next to the door of upstairs neighbors. I would have to grab it and bring it downstairs by hand. I don’t want to think of it as if its a sign where cat was showing or leading the way. Why this sign is more important than other signs? Few times I found cat sleeping on their doormat. Cat was social and friendly with all the tenants, would meet and greet them, being talkative, meowing, asking to open the front door to be let inside, asking to ring the door bell to the apartment, etc.. So cat put itself in charge of security, it would protect the territory from other cats. It was contributing towards the security of the neighborhood, doing it’s share. But once it surprised me when I came outside to call him in he had a company that he wasn’t chasing away, some young kitten was looking for help and somehow that young kitten passed the security check of the cat who was probably trying to invite the kitten and share the room with it. But I didn’t know how to help the kitten. I didn’t let the kitten inside. It’s not my house. It’s not a good place.

As far as barking is concerned it’s communication method for meaning eg when upstairs lady I think left to some sort of church retreat last summer, it coincided with this catholic festival called Žolinės aka Assumption of Mary and after a few hours dog started howling and kept howling nonstop for 2 or 3 hours straight. It stopped only when husband came home about lunch time, not sure if someone informed him. I thought dog felt that something happened to the lady. I was worried. At that time I didn’t know that she went to retreat, I was thinking she might have been forced to check herself into mental hospital. But it was me who was forced into mental hospital after weekend on Tuesday.

Cop also has a dog. Not a big dog. Hairy. Never makes any noise, except probably getting a bit excited before going for a walk. But once outside dog if encountering other dogs is very vicious, he is not used to socializing with other dogs. But you can’t really use dog as some sort of indicator of something about the owner. The upstairs neighbors before that also had very similar breed shaggy hairy dog like the cop has. I barely remember it, but once I met the kid of upstairs neighbor on the staircase when he was a little boy taking the furry dog out or coming back from the walk, the dog was barking, going nuts at me, the boy felt bad for the dog and tried to calm the dog by gently petting with hand on the head, but I knew from dog psychology of Cesar Milan that as far as behavioral aspect for dog trapped in the moment its encouragement, reward, etc.. The kid treated their dog as if it was equal, one of their own, member of the family, he was very gentle with the dog trying to communicate and transfer understanding. It’s very different to the “communication” system that exists in our household.

When bankers widow moved  in she had old dog, I think more than 20 year old Jack Russell, like that dog in movie The Mask. It looked like super intelligent creature. There was no need for any leash when going out for a walk, dog would understand everything without words, etc. I was under impression that the lady is very intelligent, some sort of dog whisperer, that she managed to train the dog in such way. The dog also was “smart” about the cat as it would show dominance. It would allow old lady to pass, but from the distance raise the paw against the dog. Dog would be apprehensive if he sees the cat, making an effort to pass by without “causing” trouble, as he knows in the unreasonable cats mind he is the “trouble”. But when she wold invite me over the dog wasn’t social, he kept the distance, if i tried to make “contact” he would display some sort of fear of “strangers”, unfamiliar situations etc, would retreat away under the bed. But after her dog passed away, thats what she told me, her relatives got her another small dog, as even without dog she kept to her habit of walking the dog even without having a dog. This time they got her different breed, i think its Yorkshire Terrier.. But that dog is very vicious, would bark at anything and the lady is not making even a whisper to make dog understand who is the owner, would never issue commands or corrections to indicate something about unwanted behavior She speaks very softly, so maybe it’s the “method” where communication of meaning is different. She is waiting until the dog is capable of understand aka understands. There is no point in teaching “understanding” if dog already “understands”.. As far as dog is concerned he is the boss taking lady for a walk. The new dog can’t go anywhere without a leash. The dog is more like issued self contained accessory of the “walk”. Maybe it’s her “secret” where dog or any subordinate to her has to understand by himself what boss wants or what is required from subordinate. She can never be blamed for anything as she isn’t doing anything. I sometimes “tease” my mother equating her vicious attacks to barking of the bankers widow lap dog where she has full freedom to “operate” and feel as if she is in charge, taking care of everything. I was warning her that nobody is correcting her behavior and if they do she is not paying any attention to anything. But unlike with my “mother” the bankers widow is making progress with her dog, who is starting to realize something about his “services” as seeing eye dog as something redundant, not only that it’s an obvious “symptom”, the cause of neurosis. It’s very hard for him, but you have to give her credit. It’s much harder to teach a tricked dog not to be tricked, than teaching an old dog the new trick. Eg that one time the widow asked me to help her with her computer, but it was part of performance where my mother stormed into her apartment and started yelling and screaming about me and my various crimes eg strangling her, etc.. I guess it was designed in such way where widow serves as “good cop”, someone I would look up to as “good person”, etc and such denigration should be very hurtful for me, think of that scene in one flew over cuckoos nest where potential threat of losing the social credit was tipping point towards suicide where according to them “suicide” is already accomplished, you’re dead man walking, because they ordered it, administering, it’s a process similar to “ordeal by water, swimming of witches”. I’m not sure if my “mother’s” acting was over the top, but widow said my “mothers” name in such way as if she didn’t really expect such performance. But it didn’t stop widow picking it up and going with the performance doing her part, her role. She started playing with the “hope” where she was trying to give me offers that I wouldn’t be able to refuse eg she offered me to talk to my “mother” as if offering services of middle man, mediator, neutral party, etc.. I told her I have no hopes hinting her something about this Lithuanian proverb about fools and mothers. What is interesting about bankers widow even though she obviously very rich, but she is into dumpster diving, every now and then she brings something from the garbage containers, but it is different from bums who patrol the garbage bins, checking them 10 times a day. It’s as if she somehow “knows” that something is waiting for her near the dumpster, maybe her vision is very very good, she can see around opaque objects, etc.. And you can’t hold it against her, think of British version of apprentice where Lord Sugar daddy in every season would dedicate few challenges to giving second chance and restoring second hand furniture, merchandise, etc.. So i’m not sure if it’s related to curiosity, frugality, intelligence, intelligence work, etc.. You can’t hold it against her, I think it’s interesting even if it’s a territory of “needful things”, for example today I see her coming from the direction of the dumpster, holding black mens shoes, it’s not like she needs it, it’s not like her “sons” need it, etc… It’s not like she hoards it, she actually takes the stuff for she has “dependents” she is thinking about and “sharing” living space of a town in a distributed manner, social housing, etc… Of course I’m assuming that she is dumpster diving, i haven’t seen her doing that. Maybe she gets things from other people that she meets, talks and socializes on her dog walking routes. But hey maybe thats what it is dumpster diving – socialites. They share information on who is about to get dumped, so they can plan ahead. Why do you think funeral home and charity thrift store is under one roof in this town? Once she invited me to “help” her with something and she talked about something, got emotional. I asked her if you have any other problems. She told me her feet hurt. I said maybe it’s your shoes. She showed me her shoes, heeled mules. I see that it’s at least one size too small for her feet, but she claims it’s very good shoes. It’s unlikely that she doesn’t know how to shop for right size shoes.

Her elder “son” also has a dog. Not a big dog, but a little bigger than Jack Russell or Yorkshire Terrier, maybe about the size of Corgi, also stocky, short legs, but it’s indeterminable breed. Some sort of mutt. But dog is bold. One time there was this guy from next building walking his pitbull, no muzzle. Pitbull is young, but not a puppy. Pitbull is very busy occupied with sniffing something interesting on the ground. So the “son” comes with the car and dog jumps out. Right away he sees pitbull and starts barking at him. Pitbull is not paying any attention, it’s like 20 yards away. But the little dog for some reason decided that pitbull is a problem, so he kept barking and closing the distance. After pitbull “noticed” that he is under some sort of strange attack, he was in disbelief for a moment as that dog is like 3 time smaller. Pitbull was up for the challenge. He also started barking, reciprocating. Two dogs were literally couple feet apart. The guy could barely hold back the pitbull and his leash kind of looked weak. The situation was escalating. The little dog wasn’t afraid at all. Somehow the small dog “knew” that it’s the pitbull who is wrong about something, some sort of offender. What was interesting how “son” tried to walk towards his dog, when tried to walk back to the car, then said he can’t do anything because he has no leash. He apologized, very nicely, showing that somehow he understands the situation. But just as the “conflict” started it, the same way it dissipated.

You can’t use “methods” if trying to look at something for analysis purposes eg use book of job to think about cop and the anthem. One way to look at situation is through the prism of real estate. My mother yesterday again started her routines turning back time as if commissioned to start again from zero as if it’s a beginning of brand new day. She started telling me pack your things and go. I guess that was the point with my “father” staying in the garden for a few nights where they tried to make me go there as part of “relocation” program. They also have built this homeless shelter as “method” where they expect homeless to appear in town from nowhere, they probably fall from the sky, etc. It’s not exactly a shelter. They accept homeless only for one night with various small print clauses attached allowing them not to accept you. As far as living arrangements if push comes to shove if she is unable to achieve suicide – it is taken care for me. It is a “valid” option. It would be a “valid” option if they offered  employment in shelter as some sort of social worker, but of course it’s impossible as all work is something else due to deployed dual use technology. There was not a singe job created in the period of independence with a cop policing that job directly meaning it’s a seat for the cop or indirectly where it’s a job to police someone attracted to honeypot.

For example the situation with real estate market has changed a lot, there are lots of “players” that are very visual, very active, very polished, etc.. They operate with some sort of courage as if they have managed to reach status  where their activity is no longer criminal, they are “legit” even though no amnesty have been passed against their crimes. Similar story with fintech, consulting, insurance, IT, banking, religious, etc industry eg this Nausėda guy. They managed to legitimize it by using “democracy” aka rule by majority which is always dictatorship of the proletariat where they set up it fashioned as guild or union of “their” people in this or that industry or area of life. If they own majority of real estate they are in the “right”. And by “majority” you have to keep in mind not only direct, but also indirect ownership eg record keeping, transactions, maintenance, utilities, taxes, etc..  For example most of the record keeping of official business and anything that matters in Lithuania is setup by this private Norwegian company. The real estate market was extremely “hot” when I came back from USA in 2005, but they weren’t that visual. People who are trying to sell real estate on online forums would complain about brokers as real nuisance. They were actively keeping market under very tight surveillance. Someone places an ad trying to sell apartment they would be flooded with offers they can’t refuse as if everyone is missing the point deliberately confusing service selling it as product, similar to concept of intellectual property. Imagine in fast food restaurant eg Burger King having unaffiliated “waitstaff” who would offer their “services” and rationalizing the tips where they get paid because they memorized and know how to walk the way towards the counter. Nowadays entire real estate market is firmly in control of “third party” who are not exactly representing sellers or buyers, they are representing the real estate as if its their heritage they have inherited.

I noticed this guy who uploaded half an hour long video to youtube complaining about local broker from our town that worked for him accusing him stealing 8000 euros, also saying that wife of that broker is a cop implying there is nothing he can do, he can’t go Joe Pesci “casino” on him, he just fired the guy, making announcement as public service warning the public about it, he is standing up against corruption.. I didn’t watch entire video, the guy just looks and feels “strange”, out of place. Another thing that felt strange is their websites, not only for listing real estate for sale, but also websites dedicated to selling the system for selling the real estate. They claim being the joint company established by the way of USA, explaining how they are different as they operate according to fair and balanced american principles of “our way” of life (or death). In america it is illegal for broker to represent both buyer and seller at the same time. If caught such brokers (Dual agent) would face very severe penalties and punishments. I guess in Lithuania is different story, but they claim they stay true to the laws and regulations of USA, which is better system for dealing with demanding issues related to limited supply. So their website looks neat and simple design, usable, except the way they list the sold real estate trying to create impression or show and tell about the “revenues”, maybe signal something about accomplished goals, means, methods, etc.. It’s more than strange, t feels more like a flag they are sticking over conquered territory that they landed on. Another problem with website is that even though it’s very simple website for backend it uses oracle database, meaning it’s not just database and this guy is not just a broker. As far as the name of company is concerned “visi butai” means “all apartments” and maybe thats what it is used for considering about the same time the “punishment” issued against the company for unfair dealings. With fines you have to keep in mind “dual use” methods where it might be used to signal about fine work. If the country is run by folks from houses that doesn’t lose, the fine is a method of security – it’s a melting pot, ding, kettle, etc.. that they can interface through pork barrels, black budgets, faith based initiatives, etc.. They are monkey kings monks with keys opening doors to treasures of monkeypox.

There were few “interesting” direct and indirect encounters with real estate industry. I already mentioned my “sister” from Ireland when they “bought” apartment. But something else bugged me for a long time. After I came from USA I tried to make contact with people I knew before. Right away I contacted two of my classmates. They right away came to Vilnius to meet me. One of them all the way from Kaunas. So one of the first thing they told me and in a strange way as they both were clueless what has happened, but both of them seemingly rational human beings, both university educated, one is medical doctor another is industrial engineer. One of them bought new apartment and hired brother in law of the other guy. He was supposed to do some sort of work related to interior, not sure what. But when time came to pay, my friend said he put the money on the counter, but brother in law claimed he never received the money. It’s not a huge amount. I think few thousands of euros worth of money. Something very strange. So my friend didn’t pay because he was under impression that he paid the money because he put it on the counter. So they both kept telling the story over each other as if trying to see how I would judge it. I later met that brother in law where my friend invited to tag along on a fishing trip, he didn’t seem like the guy who would cheat like that. So it’s the story is about the “strange things” where money just disappears into the thin air. From my point of view it was strange that my classmate didn’t pay up even if it meant paying twice. Maybe it’s a story that it’s not his apartment. He was used in real estate operations as one of the crew part of the “holding company” where word company is used a military term. Similar story happened to me in Kaliningrad where portion of cash under my “supervision” just disappeared. It’s not clear if its’ due mistakes in accounting, bookkeeping, safekeeping, second or third party, etc.. I didn’t embezzle any of the money.

The time i came from USA was very interesting – everyone was moving around. My sister just got promoted and moved from Klaipėda to Vinius, even though she was set up from the beginning as one of the trio of board of directors of this german multinational gas company, one of the biggest in the world. So she moved into new apartment that she was in process of renovating. Another sister also just moved into rental apartment, new project, but very cheap. Another sister just moved to Ireland. Everyone was “busy” scattering. So I tried to contact a guy I knew from the gym, importing martial arts books, traveling and doing money business in flea markets in hungary, etc.. I got his number through his cousin who is high placed local celebrity. He didn’t have direct line, but he gave number of my friends sister who is cousin to him. But once I called my “friend” and talked with him a bit, I understood he wasn’t exactly happy to hear me. He made a career working on cruise lines, ending up in a position of maître d’ in a smaller cruise liner, more like a superyacht.. He said he is investing his money in real estate, has few apartments, mercedes, etc.. Even though I noticed later that he would feature in major “real estate” companies as broker. I guess for selling his own real estate, representing “himself” not necessarily as buyer and seller at the same time existing in few places at the same time with different identities. Another thing I noticed that he was in some sort of “trafficking” business, posting photos of fancy hotel and kitchen staff on social media as if it’s a “doggy in a window” for sale. Anyhow he called me and offered me to stay in his apartment for 4 months, when he is away on his cruise job. Not for free. Sublet it. He wanted 500lt month. What bugged me with him is that he was offering me his apartment, but when I asked him about his dentist he acted as if I’m asking some sort of classified information. That is somehow I “knew” that he is representative of some  sort of offers one shouldn’t refuse. At first I showed that i’m interested, I told that I need to fix teeth and the way my family would tell me that there are no normal dentists here in this local town as if i’m not welcome here. Even in the same staircase the dentist was living already. Of course I wouldn’t want to step on any toes even though later they changed the story 180 degrees. So he tried to call me many times, but I wouldn’t pick up the phone.

 

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