So I came home to no note and no a/c. I'm afraid I went a little scorched earth. Found one person in the office, she didn't know anything. Found a contractor working in the complex, he had no ticket for my unit.

Keep in mind I reported this Wednesday night, thursday morning, friday morning and at 9 am today I was assured it would be the first thing the contractor did.

Called the emergency maintenance line and fimly but angrily laid it all out. Oddly enough, the woman at the call center was the same one I talked to LAST YEAR. A local maintenance guy comes out with freon. I sigh. Find out the unit, the one year old unit, is on the REPLACEMENT LIST.

Anyway. It's putting out coolER air, but I expect it won't last. It should be putting out something cooler than 75. It is drying things out, which helps some. I pulled more scorched earth when the guy tried to convince me that 75 was good. Oh bullshit, man. I ONLY signed the ticket after I made him let me leave a note about providing me with detailed status reports.

It's just... you know, I know things sometimes break. And I get it can take time to fix them. But just do not promise me something and don't deliver. And if it's outside of your control to keep the promise, TELL ME. Especially if you've put me through this grinder before. I will go nuclear.

I knew, KNEW I was going to come home to this bullshit. If I weren't such a slacker and it wouldn't cost me so damned much because of lack of planning and long-term leasing keeping the rent down, I wouldn't renew. 15 days with family visits coming up is simply not enough time to move for me.

Thanks everyone. I just needed to vent my frustration, kinda like Emmett, who is, even at his worst, one of the most amazing kids in the world.

If I weren't such a slacker and it wouldn't cost me so damned much because of lack of planning and long-term leasing keeping the rent down, I wouldn't renew.

Can you maneuver this into a shorter term lease, maybe? Be like "I don't have faith you will fix this, because of your past inaction. Therefore I want you to let me have a three month lease at the year renewal rate, RIGHT THE FUCK NOW"

I've thought about that. But it doesn't give me any bargaining power. Now, I will mention that my lease is up for renewal even if I'm not going to make good on the threat to leave.

And despite my scorched earthiness? I'm their best kind of tenant. The only problems I cause are a reaction to their problems.

For all my bluster, I'm too inclined to give second chances out of wanting to avoid a huge change. Even as I know I'm going to get burned.

Well, but then you could look for a house sooner, rather than in a year, right? :)

sara - you should really at least try to use this to negotiate a shorter renewal, maybe 6 mos. kinda like what Allyson is a rockstar about doing - "OK this thing you promised and I pay for was not delivered, so what are you giving me for FREE, right NOW!"

mac is totally fine. I am pretty sure that he is just processing that nothing bad happened from 1) the statement being made and 2) someone who is not me knowing about angry mac. That can only lead to good things. And for his troubles and stress, he got a pokemon pencil which he is currently clutching.

Yeah, it reminds me of how worried he was at the mention that you were maybe not his first mother. Sweet baby boy.

"OK this thing you promised and I pay for was not delivered, so what are you giving me for FREE, right NOW!"

I'm annoyed at myself for never getting anything from the cable company for those weeks I didn't have all the channels.

There's a kid in my neighborhood having an Emmett kind of day. I can hear the shouting from my deck. (Including the bit that makes me think back to my brother's young days: RANT RANT RANT RANT RANT IT'S NOT FUNNY! RANT RANT RANT RANT)