Oh, I did hear that! Good one. No, I'm sorry, it's not the same. It may be good enough, but it is not the same.
Well, phooey.
Haven't you killed me enough for one day?
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
JenP - May 06, 2009 2:36:16 pm PDT #18270 of 30000
flea - May 06, 2009 2:38:41 pm PDT #18271 of 30000
information libertarian
Wait, you can be evicted because you had bedbugs? How is that right? If you have a lease, can't you only be evicted for, like, doing bad things? Bedbugs are not your fault, surely?
Jesse - May 06, 2009 2:38:49 pm PDT #18272 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hee. (Edit: That was at Jen, not flea.)
Madness: I got a full-page, full color brochure from the mayor today, because he's running for a third term. They direct you to the website to volunteer. He doesn't even want my money!
Kathy A - May 06, 2009 2:40:42 pm PDT #18273 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
clamping her mouth shut so I have to pry her jaw open!
Amarna did that when I would catch her and hold her to the ground, then try and force her mouth open. Having her in mid-air seemed to fool her into thinking she was heading for the carrier, so she went into automatic "complain as loud as I can" mode. Having her mouth open on its own made the whole procedure much easier--just wait for the meowing to start, then squirt it in and let her run away. Just make sure you have the dropper ready to go before you pick her up!
tommyrot - May 06, 2009 2:40:46 pm PDT #18274 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Wait, you can be evicted because you had bedbugs? How is that right? If you have a lease, can't you only be evicted for, like, doing bad things? Bedbugs are not your fault, surely?
They say they couldn't treat the bedbugs properly because I had too much stuff and my apartment was messy. Now they're saying it's my fault some other tenants are leaving.
Steph L. - May 06, 2009 2:41:41 pm PDT #18275 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Wait, you can be evicted because you had bedbugs? How is that right? If you have a lease, can't you only be evicted for, like, doing bad things? Bedbugs are not your fault, surely?
That's what I was wondering. Your landlord would have to have evidence that you knowingly brought bedbugs in (or wantonly disregarded their presence). And since you busted your ass to exterminate them, I think that disproves the "wanton disregard" theory.
Jesse - May 06, 2009 2:41:49 pm PDT #18276 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, why do I open the door when I know it's someone I don't want to talk to??
Kathy A - May 06, 2009 2:42:54 pm PDT #18277 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Chicago has a pretty good renters rights policy, tom. Definitely check it out, because I'm guessing that they're the ones in violation, not you.
Jesse - May 06, 2009 2:43:39 pm PDT #18278 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In more random news, msbelle, did you know that Rich from fourfour (also the VH1 blog) has a twitter that is all about what song is in his head? Because he does.
Steph L. - May 06, 2009 2:44:28 pm PDT #18279 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
They say they couldn't treat the bedbugs properly because I had too much stuff and my apartment was messy.
Does your lease specify an amount of stuff that's the maximum a tenant can have? If not, they can't evict you for "too much stuff" unless it's an actual danger. *And* you made HUGE efforts in good faith to help them out, by getting rid of half your stuff.
Now they're saying it's my fault some other tenants are leaving.
They can be annoyed at you, but, again, they'd need proof that there could be NO other reason that the tenants were leaving.