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Spencer Has Left The Building

As you may recall in a previous post Spencer Waboose was stressed out to the max due to the eviction notice Koo Gaa Da Win Manitou filed against him.. Thanks to my blog site he received many comments of support from Social Media and when I told him this he felt better knowing he’s not alone. I offered my advice and was willing to walk him to the legal clinic but in the end he declined and decided to bail out.  Fellow tenant Pete & I were the most supportive to Spencer’s dilemma we didn’t want to see him on the streets. After checking many options Spencer decided to move in with his brother at another city.  The Waboose family Sandra and Spencer’s brother were there for him, they sat at the table and worked out a solution and I think it’s a good one and beside who am I to interfere in other family matters.  Spencer asked me if I would help with the moving and if I could find a helper. Yeah I found one alright :P  Fellow tenant Deano who was too busy goofing off.  I had to remind him “Hey we have a job to do, quit slacking off and laughing at your own jokes” :(  Eventually we got the job done, Spencer packed up his most important belongings and left the other half behind.
Fellow tenant Pete/Sid had an important role in all this he was the mover/driver without his help Spencer would have been in a tight spot. Thanks Pete/Sid
Spencer moved out early yesterday morning, after I loaded up the trailer I then shook his hand and we said our goodbyes.  I’ll probably never see him again and I wish him luck on this journey we call life. 
Due to the moving job I have a sore back and foot but Hey! It’s worth it knowing a fellow tenant and friend will have a roof over his head. :)
 Message to KMHC/HSC – Here is what I see, when you threaten and issue N7 notices to older vulnerable tenants you cause a lot of stress & worry to the tenant to the point where they nearly go over the edge. Spencer was one of them. For a so called Christian you should be ashamed of yourself. :P
As the author of this blog  I’d like to thank fellow tenant Pete/Sid without our compassion and the willing to help a fellow neighbour in distress, Spencer would have been all alone in this building.

This week Marie moved out and Spencer left the building. Looks to me that UNH’s pilot project KMHC is failing. 

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Tony King said…
Last I heard Spencer is living @ Six Nations Reservation. I wish him well.
February 16, 2014 at 9:01:00 PM EST
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