a down comforter? definately get a wool hat if you don't have one. I made it through a winter in high desert NM without heat in my apartment. It wasn't pretty, but sleeping with a hat on and under heavy blankets, I made out ok.
We're deep in space, corner of No and Where.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
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.
msbelle - Feb 19, 2009 11:44:55 am PST #7057 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Theodosia - Feb 19, 2009 11:45:01 am PST #7058 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Alibelle, SERIOUSLY non-electric heaters (especially kerosene) are the #1 cause of house fires. Next up is candles left unattended. Even if you're not using them, are there any other tenants in your apartment house that might be using them?
§ ita § - Feb 19, 2009 11:45:18 am PST #7059 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
His change doesn't stick, though, and she sails off into the sunset with her smoking, slutty-dressing self,
lisah - Feb 19, 2009 11:48:07 am PST #7060 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Alibelle, not just no heat but no electricity at all?! That's crazy!! Is there any way you can move into the new place early? (Yay for getting that at least!)
Jesse - Feb 19, 2009 11:49:16 am PST #7061 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
No, they are not. Just Friday through Sunday, and I did Monday on my own expecting to have heat again on Tuesday, but my savings account is pretty tapped out now between the hotel and the car. They said they were going to refund me my February rent, but I don't have it in my hands yet.
Holy crap. That's really appalling.
msbelle - Feb 19, 2009 11:49:53 am PST #7062 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Seriously, I am sure it is not legal. I would be tempted to call every Consumer Advocate department at the local news stations. You're well-spoken, attractive and being tossed out basically - through no fault of your own - I'd think tv would eat that up.
Toddson - Feb 19, 2009 11:54:16 am PST #7063 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Seriously, that isn't legal most places. I faced a situation where it looked like my landlord would be cutting off my heat in January and, when I called, I was assured that it was illegal and if they tried it the authorities would come down on them.
Ginger - Feb 19, 2009 11:57:47 am PST #7064 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I don't think your apartment would be considered "livable" by the laws of any state, Alibelle.
Alibelle - Feb 19, 2009 12:04:26 pm PST #7065 of 30000
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
What little I've seen of Grease has always disturbed me, especially the "I won't be worthy of him until I dress like a slut" thing.
That isn't offset for you by the fact that "he won't be worthy of her until he dresses like a jock" thing? The costume change never bothered me at the end because I felt like they were both trying to fit into each other's worlds.
§ ita § - Feb 19, 2009 12:07:17 pm PST #7066 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does he keep dressing like a jock?