The New Residence, Day 9
A quick update on the situation thus far in our new (rental) home:
Boxes unpacked: approx. 42 dozen
Boxes yet to unpack: approx. 2 million (lesson to others: do not leave boxes unsupervised in dark rooms, as they tend to multiply rapidly)
Problems solved:
- severe lack of water pressure (fixed on Day 2; required opening valve buried in garden — clearly the obvious place for a water valve)
- lack of phone service due to scheduling goof-up (fixed late on Day 4 by very grumpy installer-person)
- lack of hot water in showers (fixed on Day 5; required taking faucets apart to adjust safety valve)
- security gate issue that locked us out on Day 7 (required phone call to gate company)
Problems yet to solve:
- oven reeks when it’s turned on, despite being new and clean
- extra phone line not reaching the inside jacks
- musty-smelling rugs in the dining room still need collecting by landlord
- unaccountably hot bedroom, which has me planning a move to the guest room before the weather warms up again mid-week
- lack of garage door opener (promised by landlord last week but never delivered)
Problems we simply have to live with:
- very spotty cellphone service in the house
- no phone jacks in kitchen, dining room, or den
- fridge that is way to big for the space, making it difficult to open the pantry
If this place wasn’t so utterly gorgeous, I think I’d be suicidal by now; I am way too tired for this nonsense. (Sigh.)
Further bulletins as events warrant.
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