Moving is a pain and a part of it is people are weird about their stuff. I'm going to complain a bit.
Number one, when we got to our new house last night to do a few chores, we realized that the dishwasher is not hooked up. I was lamenting during escrow that the appliances don't match (OCD) and when we arrived after escrow they did match. Funny? They put in a different dishwasher during escrow, just to fill the hole in the kitchen, it isn't even hooked up. Does it work? Why would someone do that? Arg. Maybe they put in one that does work and the other is broken, but I don't think people work that way.
Two, the heater in our rental. I know that I have not paid rent in a few months, which was nice of our landlords. Our heater has been broken this whole fall, and we have told our landlord, without expecting him to fix it. I know he wants to be done with this house. I know he doesn't want to spend any more money on it (me too), but I'm cold. I could pay for the furnace to be fixed, but it isn't my house, and we are moving out. I don't want to, but I'll still gripe about it.
Yesterday a 4th person made an offer on this house. Now our landlord wants to swing by and see if he can fix it. I have been cold a month. If it was important to fix it for a buyer, it is good to fix it for me.
Fortunately we have a gas insert in the kitchen that runs and can heat most of the house (key word "most"). It is warm enough if you wear several layer and use a blanket on your bed at night.
Now the dishwasher in this rental is broken too. All of the broken-ness around here is making it easier to pack up. I can't use my kitchen very well anymore anyway. I can't dress in a cold closet very well anyway.
Let's pack up and get out of here!!
All of this whining puts meaningful things in perspective. I will be cold, and wash every dish by hand, and I will be thankful for the people in my life. I don't care about the dishwasher or the furnace terribly much. I want to surround myself with people who are generous and loving, and I want to be gracious towards folks who are not (and then hang out with the folks who are).
It looks like I'm getting near the end of the story.
Number one, when we got to our new house last night to do a few chores, we realized that the dishwasher is not hooked up. I was lamenting during escrow that the appliances don't match (OCD) and when we arrived after escrow they did match. Funny? They put in a different dishwasher during escrow, just to fill the hole in the kitchen, it isn't even hooked up. Does it work? Why would someone do that? Arg. Maybe they put in one that does work and the other is broken, but I don't think people work that way.
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Yesterday a 4th person made an offer on this house. Now our landlord wants to swing by and see if he can fix it. I have been cold a month. If it was important to fix it for a buyer, it is good to fix it for me.
Fortunately we have a gas insert in the kitchen that runs and can heat most of the house (key word "most"). It is warm enough if you wear several layer and use a blanket on your bed at night.
Now the dishwasher in this rental is broken too. All of the broken-ness around here is making it easier to pack up. I can't use my kitchen very well anymore anyway. I can't dress in a cold closet very well anyway.
Let's pack up and get out of here!!
All of this whining puts meaningful things in perspective. I will be cold, and wash every dish by hand, and I will be thankful for the people in my life. I don't care about the dishwasher or the furnace terribly much. I want to surround myself with people who are generous and loving, and I want to be gracious towards folks who are not (and then hang out with the folks who are).
It looks like I'm getting near the end of the story.
