Today, the eTrade loan chick, aka gdmf barbie-headed bitch who is handling our buyers' loan, has once again sauteed the closing by reversing her earlier assessment of a crucial element. And, there's no legal way around it to please eTrade and their mindless twit so they'll make the loan. Please note this is something a real bank making real mortgages allows every day of the week. Also note that the eTrade bimbo had us all change the controversial figure two weeks ago, so it was okay THEN. But now, the day before the closing (which had already been delayed a week because of the feckless wench's little holiday) she has decided it's an unacceptable point at all. Thus, tomorrow's closing was killed.

SO... the buyers went on the hunt for another mortgage source. They have reportedly found a local bank which will take it. The local bank swears they can get the closing done on Monday or Tuesday at the latest. Like we're supposed to believe that after all the bullshit thus far? Of course, this guarantees our credit file will get tagged with a 30-day late flag.... the first blemish since the bankruptcy from which we're trying to recover so we can bring -this- house's mortgage rate down from astronomical into a more breathable stratoshpere.

But, such is life, eh? And such is war, and war is hell... much like real estate.