tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post61024990703634784..comments2024-02-14T02:53:36.727-05:00Comments on Mayor Gia: My Appliances are Against MeGiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-85477394134230299612011-12-11T13:40:23.765-05:002011-12-11T13:40:23.765-05:00Gia, you write so well and I love the drawings! S...Gia, you write so well and I love the drawings! So many commenters have made very good suggestions I won't go there again. I have to tell you though, this took me back to when my brother and I were children. I used to make up stories about our kitchen appliances coming to life at night while we slept. He still remembers those to this day - some mumble years later. I think your illustrations would be ideal when I write the book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-55156440788020156812011-12-10T21:27:49.361-05:002011-12-10T21:27:49.361-05:00Best tip is to be fearless in pushing home your co...Best tip is to be fearless in pushing home your complaints.<br /><br />In the flat me and Mrs Cranface lived in for a while, it suffered from absolutely horrendous mould problems. The estate agent tried to blame it on us, but we went straight to the council and got environmental health involved. That shut the estate agent up and it mean they didn't take loads of cash away from our deposit when we eventually moved out.Cranfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720058765788269196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-86604551448350847942011-12-09T08:21:07.119-05:002011-12-09T08:21:07.119-05:00That's terrible... your appliances going berse...That's terrible... your appliances going berserk remind me of my bad relationship with high tech gadgets. They always attempt to break on me.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-36525983691098755422011-12-09T00:41:42.202-05:002011-12-09T00:41:42.202-05:00haha! This post, although I'm sorry you have t...haha! This post, although I'm sorry you have to go through this, is super cute! I love the cartoons. And now, I, too, feel bad for your not-yet potty trained fridge!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894333322881236627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-47808815639861415072011-12-08T19:53:36.416-05:002011-12-08T19:53:36.416-05:00My 2 cents: Get your landlord's email address ...My 2 cents: Get your landlord's email address or physical address and make sure you put all of your complains in writing to him/ her. That way you have a paper trail if and when something terrible does happen, which you can point to and keep you from being liable for fire or flood damage.T. Roger Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304103509683960962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-53614156681330546592011-12-08T17:41:14.983-05:002011-12-08T17:41:14.983-05:00Thanks for the good advice, everyone. I know I nee...Thanks for the good advice, everyone. I know I need to start documenting and whatnot. Le sigh.Giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-38178399676781317802011-12-08T15:21:14.777-05:002011-12-08T15:21:14.777-05:00Owch! I hate when appliences don't work and la...Owch! I hate when appliences don't work and landlords don't care!Berserculeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980762819283689198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-21749812664573166332011-12-08T11:13:05.577-05:002011-12-08T11:13:05.577-05:00Oh my! Having one appliance go is bad enough, but ...Oh my! Having one appliance go is bad enough, but THAT many is torture! We just had the heating element go on our dryer (it's only 5 years old) and I only had to wait 3 days to get the new part. I couldn't imagine having so many NECESSARY appliances go kerplunk all at once.<br /><br />And I'm totally flabbergasted that the LL doesn't want to have them repaired/replaced. The damage they can cause could cost her more than the cost of repairing/replacing! <br /><br />Maybe follow the advice of the others and get that LL to do what's RIGHT!Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-22086842233042286472011-12-08T11:01:03.816-05:002011-12-08T11:01:03.816-05:00Gia, I agree that you should follow people's t...Gia, I agree that you should follow people's tips. Your landlord seems to be breaking some laws, making your place unsafe. In our first apartment the heater caught fire early one morning and when we called down and told them about it, they said "No, you just saw sparks. You didn't have a fire". WTF?? Pretty sure that fire dripping onto the parquet floor, an apartment filled with smoke, and the need for the fire extinguisher counts as a FIRE. So yeah, don't blame your appliances, blame your landlord!TriGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289885288405245140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-21824544173064170032011-12-08T09:27:18.359-05:002011-12-08T09:27:18.359-05:00(sorry about all the typos, I can't spell when...(sorry about all the typos, I can't spell when I'm excited)Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803310423261777004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-19691878157323705882011-12-08T09:26:21.070-05:002011-12-08T09:26:21.070-05:00Oooh ouch, I lived in a house like this once so I ...Oooh ouch, I lived in a house like this once so I feel your pain. Our landlord didn't really care either, until I took to phoning him 3 times a day of course. Then they care, because ou start to piss them off.<br /><br />I think the worst thing we had was when the ceiling started to leak under the two bathrooms, I told him and he said it was fine. then the ceiling started to dip, and he said it was fine. Then once day the water started to drip inot or lightbulb, which then filled up with water and fused the house.<br /><br />then he cared, but he still had the cheek to say it was out fault, because we wash too often. Stop showering and your house will be fine, apparently.<br /><br />Great blog, I'll be following you now :) xxCharlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803310423261777004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-4711129985749729172011-12-08T09:21:53.499-05:002011-12-08T09:21:53.499-05:00I'm pretty sure you're in NJ, no? In that ...I'm pretty sure you're in NJ, no? In that case, I can factually tell you that you should notify your LL in writing what needs to be repaired. Give her 2-3 weeks to have it all completed. If it's not done you can either A) make the repairs yourselves, give her the receipts and withhold that amount from the rent; or B) break the lease on the grounds that the apartment is uninhabitable (especially if you are having heat isses in the winter). <br /><br />Also, don't feel bad. My hot water is literally scalding hot. And my shower requires a 5 minute tuning process to keep the water from either being boiling hot or ice cold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-91821726908765022662011-12-08T08:55:31.783-05:002011-12-08T08:55:31.783-05:00I know how you feel. I previously rented a place w...I know how you feel. I previously rented a place where during my 6 month stay there, everything managed to break on me, be it fridge, ac, lights or fire alarm (and not the I'm out of batteries so won't work broken on it, no... it was the "If you breathe I'm gonna go off" kind of broken)JOutlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056003122212231725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-70529209896493376822011-12-08T08:28:12.120-05:002011-12-08T08:28:12.120-05:00I'm amazed that your landlord doesn't care...I'm amazed that your landlord doesn't care when things break. Before living in this stupid townhouse of mine, I lived in low-income housing apartments (yes, I was that poor), and the landlord/landlady/whatever was actually so nice she'd come and visit if she hadn't heard from me in 6 months to make sure everything was working properly.<br /><br />Now I live in suburbia. No one cares, but for different reasons than your own.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-90917258430750871312011-12-08T08:13:48.134-05:002011-12-08T08:13:48.134-05:00I use to live in an apartment like that. I feel fo...I use to live in an apartment like that. I feel for you. On the upside, when we got our perfectly normally functioning one, it felt like the best mothereffing place in the world.Kissowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752693170891624592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697966017575679500.post-69313228791803121502011-12-08T07:40:22.402-05:002011-12-08T07:40:22.402-05:00There are generally renters' rights in most st...There are generally renters' rights in most states. If your landlord isn't doing things to, for instance, stop fires from erupting spontaneously in your walls, then you have a pretty good case for a lawsuit. Not say be litigious or anything, but seriously, you are living in a death trap that the landlord has an obligation to fix. <br />I fear for you.Pickleopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772003052474877906noreply@blogger.com