Pigeons and property

 
Oats talks about how Germany is mostly rental and the power property, owned house, has over people and tells story of his life in the condo where the condo has rules that must be followed. In his fourth floor condo he had blocked the balcony with a box and the condo manager. Called him to tell him if he does not remove the pigeon he will report him to the board. Oats then moved the box and saw that there was a “baby” (pigeon). 

Oats wrote on the same ‘warning’ that he’d comply and remove the pigeons. But added that if he’s fined by the humane society, he’d forward it to the condo management office.  he will remove the baby, he will be writing a letter to the Humans Society. So he didn’t hear back from the manager and four months later when the pigeon was fledging, learning to fly Oats put the nest? into a box and took it downstairs where the adult pigeons found it and happy ending. Winwin win.

Amazon Story

 Nancy tells the story of how Amazon does not accept returns and she knows this because, because--

parcels started arriving at her doorstep with her name on them even though she does not even have an amazon account. Trying to get through to them was an entire show and they could not explain why she was getting parcels. Nor was she getting charged. She has stacked all the stuff in her house: "stuff I dont want, I dont order, i didnt even know existed." She has not opened those boxes: "I haven't opened them and if police show up"--she stretches out her hands--"I will say, here you are, maybe you open them!"

Alex says maybe it is her future self sending the stuff back to her :)