Ya never know...

A few years ago I had a big house with an extra room. I decided I would rent the room out to save some money, so I put an ad in the paper. A few people called and I had them come over to see the room and fill out an application. They were all very nice and all the info checked out, but it suddenly dawned on me…I don’t want a stranger living with me! It’s true that living with a person you know is a great way to ruin a relationship and in many ways living with someone you don’t know might be easier. But there are a lot of whackos out there. Unfortunately, one Bakersfield family learned this lesson the hard way.

An article in the paper today explains why Marco Gutierrez was stabbed to death last Tuesday. Gutierrez and his fiancée had rented a room in their home to Gary Dale Myers Jr. but were having trouble collecting the rent, so they decided to keep a portion of the money he gave for his cell phone bill. When Gary’s cell phone was shut off, he came home mad. First he beat Gutierrez with a tire iron, then he stabbed him repeatedly with a sword and a knife. Leaving Gutierrez dead on the floor, Myers decided to go for drive. When the police arrested him near Tehachapi he was “grinning and humming.”

I love my cell phone too, but I don’t think I’d kill for it.