![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} countrymouse wroteon January 29th, 2009 at 03:12 pm |
Update-y-ness
Bunnicula got a pair of boots: Skechers. They don't come up real high, he said (he's out doing errands still, so I haven't seen them yet), but they're well-made. He's having to walk in the street a lot of the time, facing traffic, as the snowplows threw all the snow up onto the sidewalks!
I inked my Sailor 1911M with fine nib with Sailor Jentle Brown ink. NICE. It writes like an extra-fine nib, but that's what I wanted. I only have to barely touch the pen to paper and it glides along beautifully!
About the leaking roof/ceiling and stuff: I phoned the landlord. All I said was my name, and he started shouting at me. It was incredible. He said that they can't even clear any snow and ice up there and put a tarp down because that would make it worse. He said we're not the only people in this situation, and to just move the affected furniture. I even asked him to please stop shouting at me. "I'm not shouting at you!" So basically we're on our own. I am a bit worried about wires, so I'm going to disconnect things if (probably when) we start getting leaking on Sunday, when the temps. go up above freezing and it's sunny. We also have a bit of falling plaster.
I phoned the cable company and got the nicest rep. :-) He's going to send someone out as soon as he can (which will be Tuesday) who can put in a longer cable wire, so we can put the cable modem in a different part of the room. I'm not sure what we'll do about the DVR, but we can see about that too. So we may be a couple days without Internet access. But the rep. was so nice, I said that he was actually playing the role of psychologist. And HE said that's what he's studying to become! He's just strapped for cash and doesn't want to take out another loan at present. He's going to be a good one when he gets there. :-) He's also noting in my account that if we have to disconnect our cable for a few days, for us to get a credit for that time.
We've started moving some things in the living room. We've got some clear plastic drop cloth stuff to put over some things. We might have to get more. But that's enough working on that today.
I'm gonna KNIT. Or crochet. Or do something relaxing. :-)
I inked my Sailor 1911M with fine nib with Sailor Jentle Brown ink. NICE. It writes like an extra-fine nib, but that's what I wanted. I only have to barely touch the pen to paper and it glides along beautifully!
About the leaking roof/ceiling and stuff: I phoned the landlord. All I said was my name, and he started shouting at me. It was incredible. He said that they can't even clear any snow and ice up there and put a tarp down because that would make it worse. He said we're not the only people in this situation, and to just move the affected furniture. I even asked him to please stop shouting at me. "I'm not shouting at you!" So basically we're on our own. I am a bit worried about wires, so I'm going to disconnect things if (probably when) we start getting leaking on Sunday, when the temps. go up above freezing and it's sunny. We also have a bit of falling plaster.
I phoned the cable company and got the nicest rep. :-) He's going to send someone out as soon as he can (which will be Tuesday) who can put in a longer cable wire, so we can put the cable modem in a different part of the room. I'm not sure what we'll do about the DVR, but we can see about that too. So we may be a couple days without Internet access. But the rep. was so nice, I said that he was actually playing the role of psychologist. And HE said that's what he's studying to become! He's just strapped for cash and doesn't want to take out another loan at present. He's going to be a good one when he gets there. :-) He's also noting in my account that if we have to disconnect our cable for a few days, for us to get a credit for that time.
We've started moving some things in the living room. We've got some clear plastic drop cloth stuff to put over some things. We might have to get more. But that's enough working on that today.
I'm gonna KNIT. Or crochet. Or do something relaxing. :-)
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