From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: the initial landlord
also: there's a water coming from the ceiling in the bathroom tonight, and it's been raining again all day.
i don't know how it makes any sense, but everything seems to be random except the rain...
j
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Re: shower - success. i think. but the handle needs some attention.
From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: the initial landlord
aaaaaaactually, i just checked a second time and the caulking may be a little bit weak right over the spot it was previously leaking. that could explain that bit of moisture.
j
To: the initial landlord
aaaaaaactually, i just checked a second time and the caulking may be a little bit weak right over the spot it was previously leaking. that could explain that bit of moisture.
j
shower - success. i think. but the handle needs some attention.
From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: the initial landlord
hi.
i just got out and i didn't notice any actual leaking.
i'm going to * this mildly, though. see, it's a little damp (very, very mildly) on the tile in the same spot as it was before. it doesn't seem to be leaking from the shower. i don't know if that's a reason to be concerned or if it's condensation from the wood ceiling or even just me dripping. i'll keep you updated, i guess.
i did notice some kind of little insect, though, as i was looking around. i've seen bugs around there before and just killed them. this one got away, though - and seemed to disappear into the concrete. i wasn't sure if it was an ant or a baby centipede. it was fast. is it possible that there could be some ants in the concrete causing the leak?
google suggests this is possible, but only if there are existing cracks in the concrete. i don't know. i know i saw something appear to disappear into the concrete.
*but i also know i see things sometimes and shouldn't rely too heavily on isolated experiences*. i was thinking about that being a possible problem, and that's when i tend to imagine things. it's actually reasonable to suggest that the reason i couldn't kill it is because i hallucinated it.
so, i guess i'll have to let you know if i see that a second time...
i have seen the odd ant in here, all in the living room near that little storage room, but i've lived in basements most of my life and know it's not really unusual to see what they call 'explorer ants' - even in brand new, finished basements. they're just looking around, and won't come back if there's nothing there to get. it's important to get them when you see them, but it's not necessarily a sign of infestation. the fact that i leave all my food in the fridge should dissuade them. the best way to avoid bugs is to not leave food out...
the handle, though, needs some kind of fix. i sort of assumed that you just had it oriented backwards, which i wouldn't care about, but it's worse than that. the way it was before was how you'd expect it to work - off when it's to the far right, then moving from cold to hot as you turn it to the left, reaching maximum flow somewhere about halfway. somehow, the blend between hot and cold seems to have been broken. *when you turn it to the left it's pure cold, and when you turn it to the right it's pure hot, with no way to blend the two*.
the way i got around that today was to rely on the amount of time it takes for the water to turn from cold to hot. so, i'd turn it really cold for a bit, then pull it back to a very low flow on the hot side and wash while i was waiting for it to warm up. then when it got too hot, i'd turn it back to cold and repeat.
but that's not just ridiculous, it's also really wasteful, and requires a very mild flow to be workable. i don't know how this works, and it doesn't really matter to me if it's lined up right (i don't care if hot means cold), but i think it's really important to get the blend of hot/cold working again so that the temperature is actually adjustable.
j
To: the initial landlord
hi.
i just got out and i didn't notice any actual leaking.
i'm going to * this mildly, though. see, it's a little damp (very, very mildly) on the tile in the same spot as it was before. it doesn't seem to be leaking from the shower. i don't know if that's a reason to be concerned or if it's condensation from the wood ceiling or even just me dripping. i'll keep you updated, i guess.
i did notice some kind of little insect, though, as i was looking around. i've seen bugs around there before and just killed them. this one got away, though - and seemed to disappear into the concrete. i wasn't sure if it was an ant or a baby centipede. it was fast. is it possible that there could be some ants in the concrete causing the leak?
google suggests this is possible, but only if there are existing cracks in the concrete. i don't know. i know i saw something appear to disappear into the concrete.
*but i also know i see things sometimes and shouldn't rely too heavily on isolated experiences*. i was thinking about that being a possible problem, and that's when i tend to imagine things. it's actually reasonable to suggest that the reason i couldn't kill it is because i hallucinated it.
so, i guess i'll have to let you know if i see that a second time...
i have seen the odd ant in here, all in the living room near that little storage room, but i've lived in basements most of my life and know it's not really unusual to see what they call 'explorer ants' - even in brand new, finished basements. they're just looking around, and won't come back if there's nothing there to get. it's important to get them when you see them, but it's not necessarily a sign of infestation. the fact that i leave all my food in the fridge should dissuade them. the best way to avoid bugs is to not leave food out...
the handle, though, needs some kind of fix. i sort of assumed that you just had it oriented backwards, which i wouldn't care about, but it's worse than that. the way it was before was how you'd expect it to work - off when it's to the far right, then moving from cold to hot as you turn it to the left, reaching maximum flow somewhere about halfway. somehow, the blend between hot and cold seems to have been broken. *when you turn it to the left it's pure cold, and when you turn it to the right it's pure hot, with no way to blend the two*.
the way i got around that today was to rely on the amount of time it takes for the water to turn from cold to hot. so, i'd turn it really cold for a bit, then pull it back to a very low flow on the hot side and wash while i was waiting for it to warm up. then when it got too hot, i'd turn it back to cold and repeat.
but that's not just ridiculous, it's also really wasteful, and requires a very mild flow to be workable. i don't know how this works, and it doesn't really matter to me if it's lined up right (i don't care if hot means cold), but i think it's really important to get the blend of hot/cold working again so that the temperature is actually adjustable.
j
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-video-in-police-hands-1.2303146
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/we-have-images-consistent-with-alleged-crack-video-toronto-police-chief-bill-blair-1.1521469
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/environment/makeshift-bomb-explodes-aboriginal-blockade-hereditary-likhts%E2%80%99amisyu-chief-toghestiy
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/we-have-images-consistent-with-alleged-crack-video-toronto-police-chief-bill-blair-1.1521469
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/environment/makeshift-bomb-explodes-aboriginal-blockade-hereditary-likhts%E2%80%99amisyu-chief-toghestiy
hallowe'en playlist
this is still the best thing i know of to blast from your windows tonight as kids walk by. it will get a pretty horrified reaction; i did this a few times in the late 90s.
the more things change, the more they stay the same
i find if you talk to youngish hippies/folkies, they tend to inevitably out themselves as small-c conservatives. i wasn't alive in the 60s, but i get the feeling that it was probably the case then, too.
it's time to stop dealing with banks.
is it weird that i'm almost 33 and have never paid a monthly fee? i've just always had "student accounts" that wave all those fees, and nobody ever bothered checking up to see whether i was really a student.
i had to switch banks a few months ago, and i just got a letter explaining that unless i can provide evidence of being a student they're going to start charging me $20/month, give me a very small debit limit and then start charging by transaction and a couple of other things that are really just flat out dastardly, the morally.....bankrupt.....cretins that they are.....
i was already pissed off at the check cost. it's over $1.50/check and they only sell them in bulk - 50 checks at a time. they get cheaper if you buy more than 50. for what reason? who uses checks in 2013 for anything other than to pay rent? that's enough checks to cover four years of rent. now, i don't like paying $1.50/check, but i'd pay it if it meant avoiding the headaches i'm about to put myself through. what i can't handle is dropping that much all at once. worst thing: the last bank i was at waived the cost. so, i was trying to figure out various ways around that...but switching banks isn't really fun.
i've got it narrowed down to a credit union that appears to be a front for ING. most of the credit unions seem to be a front for something or other. i only need like three things. but i NEED those three things...
i think that's the thing with banks, right? if it's a $1-$2 here or there, we gnash our teeth and stomp our feet, but it's more out of principle - and then we carry on as though nothing had happened.
that's how they get us. the bastards.
but, when they throw down $50 or $100 that's when we pick up the phone and yell and scream until we either get it reversed or are broken down into accepting our status as slaves who can be stolen from with impunity.
that doesn't happen often, though, 'cause they know this. they know they can get away with $1 surcharges. they know they can't get away with more than that.
or at least that's what i thought...
is it weird that i'm almost 33 and have never paid a monthly fee? i've just always had "student accounts" that wave all those fees, and nobody ever bothered checking up to see whether i was really a student.
i had to switch banks a few months ago, and i just got a letter explaining that unless i can provide evidence of being a student they're going to start charging me $20/month, give me a very small debit limit and then start charging by transaction and a couple of other things that are really just flat out dastardly, the morally.....bankrupt.....cretins that they are.....
i was already pissed off at the check cost. it's over $1.50/check and they only sell them in bulk - 50 checks at a time. they get cheaper if you buy more than 50. for what reason? who uses checks in 2013 for anything other than to pay rent? that's enough checks to cover four years of rent. now, i don't like paying $1.50/check, but i'd pay it if it meant avoiding the headaches i'm about to put myself through. what i can't handle is dropping that much all at once. worst thing: the last bank i was at waived the cost. so, i was trying to figure out various ways around that...but switching banks isn't really fun.
i've got it narrowed down to a credit union that appears to be a front for ING. most of the credit unions seem to be a front for something or other. i only need like three things. but i NEED those three things...
i think that's the thing with banks, right? if it's a $1-$2 here or there, we gnash our teeth and stomp our feet, but it's more out of principle - and then we carry on as though nothing had happened.
that's how they get us. the bastards.
but, when they throw down $50 or $100 that's when we pick up the phone and yell and scream until we either get it reversed or are broken down into accepting our status as slaves who can be stolen from with impunity.
that doesn't happen often, though, 'cause they know this. they know they can get away with $1 surcharges. they know they can't get away with more than that.
or at least that's what i thought...
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