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6A FEATURES Neighbor breaks chair twice Dear Annie: I wrote to you damage. And she states all the earlier this year about my lovely, time that she is a good Christian charming neighbor and friend woman, which I wholly think is named “Tara,” who is quite over- true. I’m out a lot of money, and weight and broke my living room I’d like her to pay for it. I just do chair. I was so embarrassed for her not know how to bring it up while that I did not say anything, and preserving the friendship. — Bro- neither did she. I’ve never ken Living Room DEAR mentioned it since. That Dear Broken: If you repair was over $90 — a remain silent, resentment ANNIE lot of money to me. will pile on until you Well, Tara came over reach your own breaking recently, and before I point. To preserve your could suggest going out friendship and your furni- for coffee, she sat in my ture, you need to tell Tara beautiful living room the truth. chair again. Immediately, Put your discomfort Annie Lane there was a loud pop. aside and give her a call. Creators Syndicate Inc. Keep it short and sweet. Ugh! The spring is Tara’s weight is really not completely out of the bot- tom of the chair again. And the your concern here, so don’t focus upholsterer says it will cost at on that or feel guilty because of it. The simple fact is that she broke least another $90 to repair it. What is the etiquette for tell- your chair and you would really ing a neighbor with whom you’re appreciate it if she would help you friends that she has obviously to repair it. It’s nothing personal. broken an item of yours? How If she’s the good friend and neigh- should I bring it up? She will have bor you think, she’ll ask you to cost me about $200 in furniture send her the bill. Dear Annie: A recent letter repairs. I have to think she knows she breaks furniture when she in your column from “A Little sits in it, because after each inci- Space, Please” reminded me of a dent, she immediately said, “Did similar incident that happened to me. I was at the pharmacy counter I break it?” Tara can afford to pay for the talking to the assistant pharma- cist and completing my trans- action, when suddenly, a huge angry-looking man appeared and leaned right past me, putting his elbow on the counter and looking over my shoulder. Needless to say, I was startled, and I knew immediately he was trying to intimidate. So I politely asked him to wait back a little and said that I was nearly finished. He became enraged and started screaming horrible insults! The assistant pharmacist said nothing as I proceeded to tell this Nean- derthal what I thought of him. I then told her that she should direct customers to wait behind the line and take control of the situation. It was a most unpleasant expe- rience that I will never forget. That guy probably didn’t think I would stand up to him and his rude behavior. I could still hear his ranting while I was leaving the store. — Carol in Florida Dear Carol: Way to stick up for yourself. My only caveat: Don’t put yourself in danger; always make sure you are in a safe environment, surrounded by oth- ers, and don’t resort to violence. Often the best defense is a good exit plan. But kudos to you none- theless, courageous Carol. THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016 TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Sharing the same sensibility isn’t necessary to a produc- tive relationship. Align yourself with people who are very different from you, because you’ll work great together now and mesh in interesting ways. something that will happen naturally. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Put serious at- tention into what you’ll wear, who you might see, what you’ll talk about. Forethought will lead you to make a wonderful impression. Your upbeat and confident mood will make all of the difference. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You warmly try to include everyone, make intro- ductions and promote togetherness. You can feel good about the efforts you make in this regard, and you’re likely to have extremely successful results. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If you go seek- ing inspiration, you may come up dry. Seek connection instead. This aim will prompt you to bring more of yourself to interactions, and you’ll be met in kind. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). An unex- pected twist — your act of humility acciden- tally draws attention to you. So much for the spotlight you were trying to avoid. The more you run, the more it shines on you. CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you try and calm yourself by making life a little more predictable, you will achieve a level of predictability somewhere between delight- ful spontaneity and mild chaos. Save your energy; embrace the unknown. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The beautiful and elusive Marlene Dietrich suggested, “It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” You have so many friends like this, and it will be good to be around them now. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It may feel like a game of limbo in which you’re being asked to bend backward to the furthest extent you can without falling down. You’re emotionally and practically flexible, but should they really be asking this of you? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Happiness depends on your ability to reduce the self-critical voice inside your head. The praiseful voice is equally unnecessary. Focus on tasks; eliminate the commentary. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Relationships reach new comfort levels. This might change the whole game, inspiring you to go for a deeper commitment, or maybe it’s just FRANK AND ERNEST BLONDIE THATABABY SALLY FORTH PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN B.C. LOLA DILBERT SIX CHIX BIZARRO MUTTS NON SEQUITUR BABY BLUES WIZARD OF ID ZITS ROSE IS ROSE SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You know the social secret: People who feel accepted are way more fun. That’s why you strive to be easygoing, project tolerance and eschew pretentiousness. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If you even half-believe in spirit guides, and you call yours up, you might just get an intuitive mes- sage about how you can fix things. You’ll still have to do all the work, though. Spirit guides are advisers, not employees. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 23). The big life questions can only be answered by you. You’ll research, gather ideas, get advice — bottom line, your heart already knows. Execute with confidence. February will bring something interesting to take care of. Responsibilities only make your life richer. March and June offer business advances. Libra and Pisces adore you. Your lucky num- bers are: 5, 41, 28, 3 and 9.
