Thursday August 27
(Note: This blogger is not working right for some reason, that is why the sentences don't go all the way across.)
Jayne and I went to Merry Hill to do some shopping. This is where they have a mall and other
stores next to the mall. We got some things that we need for the trip and also had a meal
there. It was good to get out.
Friday August 28
Richard had called on Skype and told us that he was taken before a judge about the dismissal
of Gallo and his workers and that he had to pay $9,000!
In Ecuador they have some sick law that almost guarantees an employee from being fired. The
lies were bad that even the opposing attorney was blushed. Anyhow, Richard was told by his
lawyer that this is the lowest settlement she had seen as he could have paid $140,000!
The fact, according to Richard, that Gallo stole and lied should be an open and close case
(as Richard is very honest). So he decided not to take it to a higher court as the ruling
could go another way.
If Ecuadorians had done this to someone else, they could be found floating down some river.
When Gallo worked for me I didn’t have this trouble, but then again, it was a small job and I
was always there to see the work. Had I had the money and had I wanted to build flats in the
plot of land next to my house, he could have stolen from me, as the job was bigger.
Glad I didn’t want to go through with it.
Richard is getting more and more sick of Ecuador each day. He’s waiting for his business
partner to say it’s ok to leave and start business somewhere else.
It just goes to show that most people in Ecuador will lie or steal - if given the chance!
Saturday August 29
We stayed home all day
Sunday August 30
Steve came over with his girlfriend. He had bought steaks and fish over that Lil had bought.
Lil didn’t want to come back so she gave what she bought to Steve. Thus, Jayne cooked the
food.
Steve’s girlfriend is not social, as she didn’t talk much, hardly looked up from her food and
didn’t say anything about the food after she ate. No manners.
I called my Mother but there was no answer. Then I called Clive to see about if his friend
who will be picking us up at the airpot if he could get the keys to the flat we’ll be moving
in - as it will be too late to see Yiannis about it when we come in, which will be about
1.30am.
Clive said he already asked his friend to give Yiannis a call.
Then I called Yiannis to see what he found about the flat. I said that a guy will call him to
pick up the keys to give to us. He said this person (Norman) already called him.
Yiannis said that he will be looking at the flat on the beach Monday and see if they can come
down in price. He said they wanted 800 euros a month, but he will try to get it lower. This
would be too high for us, though it would be good value if it’s compared to other three
bedroom flats on the beach. We would have to look something further from the beach and
something with one or two bedrooms. However, he can get it lower and it’s only a little more
than something that is much less desirable, we’ll take it.
Yianni said that not to worry about staying at a place if it takes us longer to find
something (assuming that the cost of the flat on the beach is too high). He said we can stay
as long as we need to at his apartment complex. That was nice of him.
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