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mousmeYes, yet again.
I am trying to avoid calling in a plumber, as the last time I did it set me back over $100. Then again, I may end up going through $100 worth of Drano, so it may be worth it in the end.
*grr*
See, the bathtub in my apartment, from what I have been able to ascertain, is now permanently blocked. The drain, that is. To the point where no Liquid Plumber, Drano, or other liquid, powder, or other substance designed to unclog clogs has been able to do anything about it. Trust me on this, I've been doing this since November on a bi-weekly basis (and no, I don't mean every two weeks, I mean twice a damned week).
Given that the faucet on the bathtub leaks, like every other damned faucet in this place, this means I get the added joy of bailing out the bathtub at least every other day so my place doesn't get flooded. Joy reigns supreme.
Of course, I am a clean creature, so I bail it out every day after I take a shower or a bath. I take showers now, since they're faster and take up less water, and don't involve me sitting in the sludge that is probably sitting in the bottom of the tub. Say it with me, kids: Ewww!
The cat broke my favourite lamp yesterday. The cat came close to dying. Yes, it was George, in case there was any doubt. George has cost me more money than all the other three cats put together, including the World's Most Expensive Ear Infection. This is because George broke my computer last year, if you will recall. We can now add the lamp that I've had since I was three years old to that list. I hope it can be fixed.
Anyway, the added bonus to the breaking of the lamp into itty-bitty pieces is that, when the sparks flew, apparently that shorted out a whole 'nother circuit in my apartment. Don't ask me how that works, because I. don't. know. Really. I thought there were safeguards in place for this sort of thing. All I know is that now I have a grand total of three working outlets in my apartment, whereas there should be about six or possibly even eight. I haven't counted recently. The ceiling lamps have never worked in my room, but now I have the added bonus of their not working in half the living room. I can't use the small lamp in the living room, because I had to move one into the bedroom, which works only because I plugged it via extension cord into the kitchen.
Do we see where I'm going with this?
Naturally, the Idiot!Landlord has not answered any calls.
However, there is a potential light at the end of the tunnel. Once I have beaten the bathtub into sufficient submission to wash, I shall be performing my ablutions and going off to see an apartment later today! Yee! It's a bit more expensive, but much with the worth-it-ness if it means I can get out of the festering sinkhole of rotting wood, leaking roofs, sinking foundations, shorted circuitry, blocked and faulty plumbing, and rodent-and-wasp-infested badness that is my current apartment. Yay!
Okay. I think the bathtub may actually be draining a tiny bit. Off to go test my theory!
I am trying to avoid calling in a plumber, as the last time I did it set me back over $100. Then again, I may end up going through $100 worth of Drano, so it may be worth it in the end.
*grr*
See, the bathtub in my apartment, from what I have been able to ascertain, is now permanently blocked. The drain, that is. To the point where no Liquid Plumber, Drano, or other liquid, powder, or other substance designed to unclog clogs has been able to do anything about it. Trust me on this, I've been doing this since November on a bi-weekly basis (and no, I don't mean every two weeks, I mean twice a damned week).
Given that the faucet on the bathtub leaks, like every other damned faucet in this place, this means I get the added joy of bailing out the bathtub at least every other day so my place doesn't get flooded. Joy reigns supreme.
Of course, I am a clean creature, so I bail it out every day after I take a shower or a bath. I take showers now, since they're faster and take up less water, and don't involve me sitting in the sludge that is probably sitting in the bottom of the tub. Say it with me, kids: Ewww!
The cat broke my favourite lamp yesterday. The cat came close to dying. Yes, it was George, in case there was any doubt. George has cost me more money than all the other three cats put together, including the World's Most Expensive Ear Infection. This is because George broke my computer last year, if you will recall. We can now add the lamp that I've had since I was three years old to that list. I hope it can be fixed.
Anyway, the added bonus to the breaking of the lamp into itty-bitty pieces is that, when the sparks flew, apparently that shorted out a whole 'nother circuit in my apartment. Don't ask me how that works, because I. don't. know. Really. I thought there were safeguards in place for this sort of thing. All I know is that now I have a grand total of three working outlets in my apartment, whereas there should be about six or possibly even eight. I haven't counted recently. The ceiling lamps have never worked in my room, but now I have the added bonus of their not working in half the living room. I can't use the small lamp in the living room, because I had to move one into the bedroom, which works only because I plugged it via extension cord into the kitchen.
Do we see where I'm going with this?
Naturally, the Idiot!Landlord has not answered any calls.
However, there is a potential light at the end of the tunnel. Once I have beaten the bathtub into sufficient submission to wash, I shall be performing my ablutions and going off to see an apartment later today! Yee! It's a bit more expensive, but much with the worth-it-ness if it means I can get out of the festering sinkhole of rotting wood, leaking roofs, sinking foundations, shorted circuitry, blocked and faulty plumbing, and rodent-and-wasp-infested badness that is my current apartment. Yay!
Okay. I think the bathtub may actually be draining a tiny bit. Off to go test my theory!
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Date: 2005-01-23 06:34 pm (UTC)Can such dankholes be declared to the Régie?
Anyhow, good luck with the apartment hunting. *hugs*
You need a good place for you and your kitties.