A little about the flat

Greetings and salutations!

We do not have internet at home yet so it's very difficult to maintain this with regularity when we can't log on at home. We signed up for it, but it will take them 10 days. Not that they need to come to our place or anything. They just flip a switch. But it will take 10 days. Right. Great.

In other news...

We have had some watery fun in our apartment! 3 separate events:

1. A nice "welcome" note from the neighbor downstairs on morning #2. Something from our apt. above is "pouring" into his apt. below. Turns out to be the master shower. We use the other "shower" (a tub + a hose). We call the landlord, he caulks. We use the shower again. Another friendly note from Paul downstairs (same problem but not as bad). We call the landlord, he caulks, I get the feeling this may not be a simple leaky thing... perhaps a plumber might be better? We use the shower again... several times... no note. Hope there's no lawsuit pending.

2. Last Saturday morning, I awoke to the gentle pitter patter of falling rain on the window sill. How pleasant! A nice welcome to my first sleep-in in awhile. Then: splat, splat, splat, splat... the unmistakeable sound of dripping water on soggy carpet. Jason informs me that I missed the waterfall down the window sill. It's obvious from watermarks this is not the first time this has happened. We call the landlord. He cleans the gutter and moves around some wires that the phone company installed. It rained all day yesterday, and we're dry inside.

3. As noted on our 16-page move-in inventory, the freezer was so badly frosted over that the door wouldn't shut. We call the landlord. He said go ahead & defrost; he would not hold us liable for damage. Have you ever defrosted a freezer with scissors and a hammer? I have! I chipped away but Jason diligently monitored the 3-day unfreezing PROcess. We now have a fully functional freezer!

In case your wondering about the landlord... bought the "flat" in recent months with his girlfriend. Moved in. 2 weeks later, moved out. Ah, cohabitation (nor not). Anyhow, poor "bloke" is in a rough spot and I'm pretty sure our rent is not covering the mortgage. But it's got to be better than nothing and it's still a lot of dough! He's a really nice guy and has been fine to deal with, but hopefully we don't face anything major because I get the feeling he's not interested in investing a lot in the place!