I apologize for the radio silence lately. I’m sure there are a few conspiracy theories floating around as to why but it’s really no more complicated than a) I’m busy AF this time of year b) Not much to report that is newsworthy or relevant c) I procrastinate…a lot! Also, I actually have been working on a few other things, but they keep getting pushed to the back burners as my attention is required elsewhere. We’ll deal with all that on another day. For today, I’ve got a minor update which seems best to document in a post rather than lose it in the comments. It’s short and sweet so no need to settle in. Save that for the next one when I get around to putting it up.
One of the things that has been mentioned in prior posts it the whole permit issue and their lack of compliance that has been going on for over a year. While the village idiots have conveniently forgotten about the 20k that was raised to cover the permit that never happened, Code Enforcement has not forgotten and has been diligent in making sure that HiCaliber is sticking to their compliance schedule. Sadly, as with all things Manson, that hasn’t gone according to plan. The Code Enforcement Officer did show up at the ranch for an unannounced visit some time in September. I am told that `didn’t go well’ as they met Manson for the very first time and she kinda freaked out on them and would not allow them to count heads or do a walk through. Wrinkles has always been the point of contact and was supposed to schedule the October compliance but has yet to do that either. At some point, the word out of HiCaliber was that nobody was getting on that ranch without a warrant. The owner of the property has confirmed that he is in the process of evicting them and did give Code permission to inspect and do a walk through, but they are going to go by the book and obtain a warrant if HiCaliber continue to ignore requests for a compliance inspection. This information comes from an actual conversation with Claudia as well as the above screen shot.
Another week, another $1500 fundraiser. It’s funny how that’s the amount they ALWAYS seem to need even though they now only have 22 horses listed as available on their website Of course, that number is fluid. Dottie and Kori are recent adoption returns and Dom and Suzy Q are either personal projects or HiCaliber horses depending on the day and situation. Still, if you do the math given their claims of how many bales a day they are feeding and how long their hay supply lasts, they are feeding a lot more than 20 horses. Double that and you might be close to what the actual head count is. Conspicuously absent from the website and radar is Telissa. While Kori and Dottie were immediately added to the website upon their return, there has been no mention of Telissa since Manson prevented her from going to a permanent sanctuary. Whether this is a case of Manson not being everybody’s bitch or Telissa being given sanctuary under the tarp so they could get that double body removal discount when Paxton died, is anybody’s guess.
I told y’all this would be short and sweet. I don’t really feel a need to rehash a bunch of things that everybody knows about and other things need to marinate a bit before dropping. Rest assured things are being followed up on and monitored and I will share them as I am able. I suspect this is going to drag on for a while yet to come because aside from the regular $1500 asks, the Facebook fundraisers keep rolling in, checks keep being sent and various `assets’ are being sold off/traded. I’m sure the released Paypal funds have been burned through long ago. What hasn’t seemed to have happened is their 2017 financials being filed with the appropriate agencies. You’d think with such a drastically reduced number of horses and hardly any live videos these days, there would be ample time to clean up the paperwork. You’d also think it would leave time for Manson to get a real job, but I have long since learned that applying logic or conventional morality to this situation is an exercise in futility. Tick tock…