Posted on 07/22/2014 7:42:43 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda
97-year-old ukulele player evicted from retirement home
By Rob Roth KTVU.com NAPA, Calif. — Ninety-seven-year-old Jim Farrell likes to sing and play his ukulele. He says he's a veteran of three wars. But most recently he’s found himself homeless. He had been living independently at the Redwood Retirement Residence in Napa, until eleven days ago, when he was ordered to leave. He says he was told he wasn't keeping his room clean enough. So when the residence charged him a $1500 cleaning bill, Farrell says he couldn't afford the next month's rent. He had to go. "Absolutely devastating. Devastating. Horrible," said Farrell. KTVU received a statement from Holiday Retirement, the parent company of the retirement residence where Farrell was asked to leave.
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I like how this guy thinks!
Beautiful. Thanks.
"Iz" died several years ago from (of course) weight-related issues.
The assisted living my hubby’s dad was in had cleaning staff that cleaned all the rooms.....every day.
Thank you - that was beautiful!
$1500 cleaning bill.
Maybe he should just move into a Holiday Inn, and let them do the cleaning. The cost couldn’t be significantly more.
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