On a recent trip to visit a friend in North America, my knocks on the
beaten down door at 114 MacArthur Avenue, Salt Lake City went
unanswered.
I was sure I saw a dinner plate or frying pan peering out between some
rustling vertical blinds at one stage, but three attempts at loud
knocking yielded no response from any occupants who may have been
inside.
After tripping my way back up the path and dishevelled front yard, I
cut across the concrete double driveway to the hose next door and spoke
with the neighbours to see if they knew who lived next door or when
they might be home.
A lovely middle aged woman pointed out that there was never a car in
the driveway and that they believed the quiet, portly fellow who lived
next door had "probably moved out" months or even years ago. They
acknowledged to having never been close with their "socially odd"
(former?) neighbour saying that he kept largely to himself, but that
they had on occasion received some of his mail in the mailbox and knew
of a forwarding address.
455 E Creekside Cir Apt A, Murray, Utah.
I was running short on time, so didn't have the opportunity to shoot
across town and pay a visit at the time, but have since looked it up on
google maps to see where/how my friend might possibly have downsized
to. I was surprised to discover that whilst the one-bedroom unit was
considerably smaller than what I still believe may be his current abode
at;
www.tinyurl.com/chadsshithole, the possible new downsized pad
actually looks like quite a nice spot.
I'm not sure what their policies are on rescue cats and reinforced
bathtubs, but it looks a lot less rundown than the last rental hovel.
And so with a smile I can report that maybe, but just maybe, our kooky
online pal is getting his shit together after all...
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/455+E+Creekside+Cir+Apt+A,+Murray,+UT+84107,+USA
Update
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John Henry has now confirmed that this address is Chad's humble abode.
If anyone else is interested, I think we should all meet up on my next
trip to the States...