I check craigslist everyday for a cheaper apartment. Or at least something bigger for what I'm paying now.
And some of the listings ask for references, which I get for me, but how the fuck do I get a reference for my cat?
Seriously. A pet reference?
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Allyson - Oct 27, 2005 10:53:08 am PDT #9321 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
lisah - Oct 27, 2005 10:54:36 am PDT #9322 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
And some of the listings ask for references, which I get for me, but how the fuck do I get a reference for my cat?
I'm guessing they just want an assurance from your current landperson that the cat didn't trash the place.
brenda m - Oct 27, 2005 10:54:37 am PDT #9323 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Just get your current landlord to say the that the cat hasn't trashed the place.
Jessica - Oct 27, 2005 10:55:42 am PDT #9324 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
but how the fuck do I get a reference for my cat?
Your vet, maybe?
Allyson - Oct 27, 2005 10:58:43 am PDT #9325 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I've seen a couple of listings where there is a "pet interview" as well.
After Ruby has been in the car, in her carrier, hauled into a strange place, and then have a complete stranger reach in to the carrier and try and touch her?
Oy.
Do cats really trash an apartment? Do they mean like, spraying?
tommyrot - Oct 27, 2005 11:00:14 am PDT #9326 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
but how the fuck do I get a reference for my cat?
Has your cat ever attended school or had a job? If so, you should be able to get references there. Otherwise, you might want to consult with experts in the fields of string or small mammals.
Nutty - Oct 27, 2005 11:01:44 am PDT #9327 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Hello, all. We heard about Miers withdrawing at a business lunch, and spent the rest of the hour feeling kind of sorry for her. We wondered if the whole thing had been a really mean high school joke, like Dick Cheney said, "Hey, let's nominate the ugly girl. "
Perhaps my mind is stuck on Veronica Mars.
At least poor Harriet saw the writing on the wall, and did not put herself through an in-person humiliation. But the person who comes across most poorly in all this is GWB -- I can just see C.J. Cregg beating him on the head with her handbag.
Scrappy - Oct 27, 2005 11:02:02 am PDT #9328 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
The tenant in the place before us had a cat and she scratched a hole through the vinyl floor in the kitchen and they had to replace the entire thing.
Lee - Oct 27, 2005 11:03:52 am PDT #9329 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Notice me, over here, not commenting on the damage a cat can do. Nooooo, my cats would never do anything like that.
Calli - Oct 27, 2005 11:03:54 am PDT #9330 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Do cats really trash an apartment? Do they mean like, spraying?
Some do. I've seen staircases that had to be pretty much recarpeted because cats used them as really long scratching posts. And then there's cat piss soaking through the carpet, the pad, and into the flooring. My downstairs neighbor has to keep her front window closed or the cat comes up to the screen and takes a dump through it. Which isn't exactly trashing the apartment, but doesn't sow joy among the neighbors.
But most of that seems to be cat-and-owner problems combined.