OMG! I am soooo sorry! I had typed an update long ago and I thought it went through!
He did have surgery, laproscopic. He was stumbling about with a large bottle of booze the same day he was released. He even threw on a backpack and rode a bike to the beer store that day! STUPID!
Anyhow, I never did get the victory feeling of watching him leave, I was busy acting not worried about it all, that I missed it all! But gone he is. We have no clue where he is living. He was arrested, and bailed out 3 days later. I was far from thrilled, but also far from surprised. We've heard not a thing about him and nobody has seen him (which I take to be a good thing!!!).
We are just grateful that he isn't lurking in our backyard anymore! I had mail go missing the morning that he eventually left. No proof of course where it went, but never happened before and as our boxes are next to each other, can't imagine who else would get away with being at my mail box. GRR! It was nothing identifying or important, but it irked me. I have a locked box now.
Kind of anti-climatic the entire thing, but SOOOOO much better than more drama!!
We've spent the past couple weeks enjoying our yard again and other neighbors have been terrific. We've had a few humorous cards given to us. Its wonderful to see our small little block community come back to life, kids playing, people enjoying their gardens, sitting outside on their decks again.