I have some great news!!!

[Charisma69]

I just saved a bunch of money by switching to Geiko ..... okay, not really.

Brandon is out!!! He just came by and he's out!!!

He's on probation for the next two years but he's out. He spent 7 hours in court today. He wanted me to be there but he was having trouble getting in touch with me.

I had issues with AT&T over the collect calling thing. He was able to call me last Monday collect but he couldn't call me after that.

I found out that he was having trouble calling me on Thursday night from his Aunt. So on Friday before I went to visit him I called AT&T to try and sort things out.

They kept transferring me to different departments and it ended up not being settled before I had to leave. I was late getting down there for the visit so I didn't get to see him very long since he had other visitors.

So, when I got back home I called them again. I had to have them make a test collect call. It didn't work so the guy had to do something to fix it. I waited and waited and was beginning to be afraid that I was going to be late for work when he was finally able to make a collect call.

So I thought it was all fixed. But I still didn't hear from him. Then his Aunt called me on Sunday and told me he still couldn't call me.

So on Monday I went through the routine again. This time they were able to make a collect call so it wasn't on AT&T's end.

So I had to call the company that handles the calls from the jail. Turns out there was a block on that end because the people who had my phone number before me didn't pay their bill for the collect calls. I guess since my number is unlisted they didn't realize someone new had the number. You'd think they'd know that but I guess not.

So the lady told me that withing two hours he should be able to call me. She had the charges removed.

Well, he told me he tried to call today but couldn't reach me. He tried calling when they released him.

So, he drove all the way over here from his parents house - which is a 20 miles drive.

He's got a lot of rules to follow on probation of course, but it's so much better than him being locked up.

And the best part - Crystal is banned permanently from Outlaws!!! So we don't have to worry about running into her there anymore.

Now, as long as he has patience and follows the rules everything will end up alright.

The good guys can really win.

[TheMasterGeek]

Awesome. It's nice that good guys win, and good that he's out of jail, and can go out to his hangout without running into that bitca!

[Charisma69]

crazygolfa said:

Awesome. It's nice that good guys win, and good that he's out of jail, and can go out to his hangout without running into that bitca!

Yeah, it's very nice that he can go hang our there without running into her.

Now he just has to remember not to let her push his buttons so he doesn't end up in more trouble.

[GreatMuppetyNick]

Aww... he must be bummed that he's no longer the Godfather. ;D

Congrats all around.

[quantumcat]

HOORAY Cordy!!!

This is great news.

He might not have gotten jailed in the first place if folks weren't trying
to keep him from getting in worse trouble.

(Sort of 'protective custody''-only from Crystal and his baser impulses)

The fact that he was popular,of good family,etc. would have hurt him if
it was preceived he was getting lighter treatment than anyone else accused
of the same things he was.

His having a relatively untraumatic time in jail would have been damaging,too
so it made sense to release him with a 'Go and sin no more.'

They might not even hold him to the whole two years but he should be able to
do that standing on his head now that he's free and somewhat vindicated.

Any victory on his side will make him better equipped to ignore Crystal's games.

He needs to be extra careful to keep the system between him and her so she can't
retaliate against him once she catches on how badly she failed.

With luck,before she'd figure out he came out of this better than she did,she'd cool
off,get some sense,etc.

It's more likely she'll have been confronted by a few uncomfortable truths and be
under closer scrutiny than Brandon is.

If she becomes frustrated over the outcome,she might try to pull something with their
son.

Brandon needs to REALLY watch for that and have his family,lawyer and the authorities
plus her bunch join with advocates for the child to make sure the kid doesn't get caught
in the crossfire.

Brandon can get past this being on his record by just being honest about it,learning from it
and moving ahead with his life.

If Crystal is really dumb and self-destructive,she'll try something else obsessive and inflammatory
and get herself in a heap of trouble.

Brandon doesn't need to have any more response to this than he has to.

His side can't get smug or fearful or buy into any pity parties she throws for herself.

Any of that would feed her negative tendencies.

Using the system as a buffer so she has to deal with them rather than Brandon ought
to undo any schemes she might have before they can be implemented.

Believe it or not,once Crystal can no longer be the tragic heroine of her self-scripted
mellerdrammer,she may start behaving in a way that's constructive for everybody.

It's amazing how addictive sanity can be once a person's tried it.

Anyhoo,tell Brandon we're glad he's free and he ought to handle probation fine.

Er...is his anything like Enzo's probation?

I.E., will he be spending all his nights and weekends at home with you?

Will he have to be in bed before ten?

I mean,Enzo did fine with that....

Alas,they'll probably have him take classes to identify manipulation and
control anger rather than place him under house arrest.

This may all turn out to be the best break he and his kid have ever had.

BTW,always assume the worst with the phone company.

They're nice folk but they infest anything they come in contact with with entrophy
demons.

[Charisma69]

Sorry q, I missed until now that my blog had been replied to.

His probation terms are somewhat like my sons were but a bit different since he's an adult.

He won't be spending time here after 11 - he actually has to go to his parents house. Something he is very much not happy with.

Of course we've now decided to just be friends. All this drama was too much for me to deal with on a daily basis. Maybe down the road if things settle down for him we may start up again but I kinda doubt it.

There's just way too much drama. I'll still be there for him as a friend but it's time to move on.

[quantumcat]

N.P.

You got a reminder of what fun is like.

No need to add more hassles at this early stage.

Friendship is a good thing.