Darcy "goes off" on the UPS driver

Below is an email straight from mom this afternoon. My notes are in the ( ).

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The Iraqi Report gives one something to ponder...........Now, onto Sr Darcy (see the "Nun Beat-Down" post below for more info about her), and UPS.

A little background on Sr Darcy. She is now around 76 or so. The dear sister was sent to a clinic for anger management about 10 years ago--she was returned with a warning do not send her back--we can not do anything with her!! The UPS driver is scared to death of her, and now, instead of ringing the front door bell and handling her the package, he rings the doorbell, throws the package against the door and takes off like a bat out of hell. Well this gets her very, very mad--big mistake on the driver's part. She was waiting for him today--peaking out the window, when he arrived, threw the package--she sprang into action, whipped the door open, and threw the package back at him. Needless to say there were an exchange of heated words!! Another day with the girls!!

Love,

Mom

Nun Beat-Down

It's hard out there for a nun.

Finding and keeping a job is never easy when your married to Jesus, have issues with your temper, and could "go off" at any moment. Enter Sister Darcy. Part of her old job was taking nuns to the grocery store in the convent van. This was good for Darcy, because it allowed her to "get out into the community, but not too much." Perhaps it was a bit too much.

After losing her driving license* for drag-racing the Convent van (caught twice, and causing several minor accidents on public roads), Sister Darcy was sent to help out at the book fairs. Mother Superior thought this would be a great new job for her. It didn't work out. She ended up in jail.

At her first book fair, someone questioned her on the price of a book. This was enough to make her "go off." She "hault-off and belted the man" (Mom's exact words). Knocked him out. Police were called. She was still "going-off" when law enforcement arrived. She then hit a cop, too. She was arrested for assault.

Sister Darcy has a new, safe, contained job. Now, she can go "postal." She sorts the mail for the Convent. She is also not allowed to attend large gatherings anymore, as they are afraid she will hit someone else.


*When I was 18 my driver's licence was suspended for too many speeding tickets. I was forced to attend "driver retraining" school. There were seven people in my class. Two of them were Nuns. They did not know each other. At the time, I thought this to be very odd. Now, it seems merely typical.