Moving apartment has been a shitload of hassle! I’ve mentioned the wanker of an agent that I had while getting this place. That was resolved when I went to his manager who took over. She improved things quite a bit which was a relief, however the landlord didn’t do the work she was supposed to do which means we spent a lot of time cleaning and will now have to do the painting as well. When we got the keys I went over to do some preparation to move in, I noticed some cockroaches, I decided to spray some roach killer :) A fuckload of them came scurrying out and more spraying brought more. Final death count 25 adults and about the same offspring. Nasty. More investigation turned up rotten wood under the sink which had been hidden by a flap. Fuckers! After a shouting match with the landlord, which wasn’t a lot of fun to resort to, we got a patch that covers the rotten wood. I wanted the whole sodding thing ripped out and replaced but the landlord won’t go for it. I don’t feel like paying for it right now – I’ve just handed over two months rent (booking and security deposits).
Moving in wasn’t too bad, had help from LKY and MB who tackled the task without complaint and really got things sorted. I was tired and would have missed quite a few things if they weren’t around to lug boxes and give moral support. Getting settled in okay apart from the plumbing issues we’ve found. Thankfully, they were fixed today. C’s folks have been really helpful as well, immensely helpful actually. Getting their support as well is welcome.