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So some random guy showed up at my house. He said something about a receipt for the rent. His English was atrocious, so I guessed he wanted to see the receipt for last month's rent. I said "You'll have to wait a minute, I need to find it."

Spent three minutes tracking it down. Showed it to him and he's like "Oh, No, it is... eh... ah... yellow! Yellow paper is for the rent... for the... ah... um... I go... neighbor, get his paper show to you!"

So I was like "A'ight." and he left, I shut the door, called my dad (since he told me to tell him whenever something came up involving the trailer. Rent involves the trailer). Told him "Hey, this random guy showed up and he's asking for the receipt for the rent or something. I showed it to him and he said no, he needs a different one. He just went to go get the neighbor to translate. What do you want me to tell him?"

Dad freaks out. Says something and then says something else, and a knock comes by the back door. I tell dad that he's back, and dad says "Give him the phone!" so I walk to the doorway. The neighbor comes by and says "Hello! He needs the receipt that was posted on the door a few days ago; it's the yellow and white papers that look like this: *holds up receipt* Do you have it?"

I say "Ooooh! That's what he wanted! Okay, lemme get it." so I go to grab it. Meanwhile, I put the phone to my ear and say "Hello?" and Dad starts cussing at me and yelling like mad. I hang up because that's a bit uncalled for, grab the receipt, and show it to the guy. We all spend a few minutes talking about how it was a bit of a misunderstanding, when will I be able to pay the rent, when will my dad be back home again, etc. etc. yadda yadda. I smile at them, they smile back, they say "Okay, bye!" I say "Okay, bye!"

And then I go back to the phone, see the missed call, and call my dad back. He's not cussing anymore, but he's still livid, saying how he's mad and why didn't I listen to him, etc. etc.

Bottom line: Dad shows up at my house because he thought that something bad could have happened with unknown men there, I agree with his fears and reassure him. He takes the rent to go pay it. End of story.

Still, it's something to think about. I mean, he DID drive all the way to my place (not that far, but still) just to see if I was okay. He was in bed too. He came out of bed to come make sure I was alright.
Good vibes.