tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post761781709195996665..comments2024-03-19T19:59:12.564+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Thursday Thoughts # 63Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-61333121961318584832015-09-19T12:43:02.398+09:302015-09-19T12:43:02.398+09:30we moved in somewhere once where the huge garage w...we moved in somewhere once where the huge garage was locked. We asked for the key. After about 2 weeks of asking the agent it turned out the owner was storing their entire household furniture in there and basically we were guarding it for them. It was the main reason we rented the place, the huge garage. Then they went and put the house on the market! We thankfully broke our lease and found somewhere else. Renting can suck.Kelley @ magneto bold toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489121982267918998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-47609227939354215952015-09-18T14:50:33.003+09:302015-09-18T14:50:33.003+09:30Merle; when renting I usually find it best to go t...Merle; when renting I usually find it best to go through an agency, but even there you sometimes strike trouble. Luckily I never have. <br />That storm was fierce wasn't it?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-42794504069798561402015-09-17T16:27:07.869+09:302015-09-17T16:27:07.869+09:30Lovely weather here in Sydney but saw your hail st...Lovely weather here in Sydney but saw your hail storm on the news last night that was a bit severe, it cooled off here today and we are expecting rain.<br />You get bad tenants and bad landlords, both should have references not just the tenants.<br />Merle............Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-60678810289230542522015-09-17T13:24:50.021+09:302015-09-17T13:24:50.021+09:30Vicki; the storm was bad enough where I am, but a ...Vicki; the storm was bad enough where I am, but a couple of suburbs over all hell broke loose. Mother Nature really went to town there. The whole thing was over pretty quickly though. A bit less than two hours all up.<br />It's very sad to see the demise of craftsmen. One of the problems is no one wants to take the time to learn those crafts and by the time someone does, maybe years later, the old ones who could have done the teaching, have died. Then there's the cost of hand made quality furniture. Many can't afford it, especially if it is real, solid wood. (not that veneered MDFstuff). <br /><br />JahTeh; perhaps in another ten years you will remember the new schedule? <br />I think most people moan about their rent, but your sister's landlord sounds like a gem. <br /><br />Andrew; that's the sort of tenant you want to see the back of. At least he didn't trash the place. And of course your agent made sure any necessary repairs were properly done. <br />A lot of the trouble seems to be with rentals that aren't through an agent. Although some of those are troublesome too. An agent may inform a landlord that something needs fixing and the landlord will refuse.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-14107746858817449052015-09-17T12:06:38.149+09:302015-09-17T12:06:38.149+09:30I saw a little footage on tv of your weather. I in...I saw a little footage on tv of your weather. I initially thought it was more coverage of the floods in Utah. <br /><br />The agent we used to let our flat through was very particular about tenants rights, at times going to far and we had to speak up. One tenant asked for a second one year lease but would not return it signed. He was stringing it out to as late as possible so that he would have a year from when he signed it and so delay any rental rise one the lease had expired. The agent was reluctant but we insisted they withdraw the offer a new lease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-69547063450149369982015-09-17T11:32:25.289+09:302015-09-17T11:32:25.289+09:30More than a light sprinkle here as I struggled out...More than a light sprinkle here as I struggled out with heavy bins last night, in the dark. For 30 years our bins went out on a Thursday night but changed 10 years ago to Wednesday night and I can never remember.<br />My sister moans about her rent but the landlord has been fantastic. New cupboards, floor tiles, heater, cooler, hot water service and in return she paints the walls and does the garden.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-83849968415948730362015-09-17T09:32:47.144+09:302015-09-17T09:32:47.144+09:30Spring is capricious for sure.
That sounds like an...Spring is capricious for sure.<br />That sounds like an incredible storm Adelaide had.<br /><br />We've experienced both types of landlords - good and bad.<br />And, complaining to the estate agency that handled the rentals, was pretty much useless - they worked for the landlords, so they were "toothless tigers" and their hands were bound to a certain extent.<br /><br />The wooden table sounds like something my husband's father would have done. He understood wood, and its need to move and settle over the years. True craftsmen are few and far between these days, sadly.<br />Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023748614942747415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-60354340180984288592015-09-17T07:12:16.211+09:302015-09-17T07:12:16.211+09:30Elephant's Child; usually after Spring's f...Elephant's Child; usually after Spring's first burst of heat, we get a week or so back in the cooler temperatures, even a thunderstorm, but never hail and snow such as we had yesterday. Perhaps some of it will head your way and you'll get some gentle rain, but probably not enough.<br />Landlords come in good and bad just like the rest of us.<br /><br />Susan Kane; perhaps autumn is taking a year off and you'll wake up one day to full winter instead.<br /><br />Lee; light sprinkles are good for a while, they open up the soil enough to be able to absorb a heavier fall, sadly that heavier fall often just doesn't happen. When it does, and we haven't had the light sprinkle first, the sudden deluge just runs away across the surface. I noticed the 'spokesperson' did seem to have a nice house. He's been doing a bit of research on the problem, we saw him at his desk in a room piled with books. Neatly piled stacks of books everywhere in the room, even on his desk, not much space left for his laptop at all. <br />Yep, all kinds.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-89713861411696520242015-09-17T06:53:20.337+09:302015-09-17T06:53:20.337+09:30We're having very light sprinkle here...it sta...We're having very light sprinkle here...it started during the night. I wish it'd stop mucking about and just rain!!<br /><br />It's very easy for someone aka spokesperson saying tenants should "stand firm" etc. Easier said than done...easier said when said spokesperson most probably lives comfortably in his/her own home.<br /><br />As you say..."imagine the chaos!"<br /><br />It takes all kinds...and boy, there certainly are all kinds of humans!! If you know what I mean..... :)<br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-12595772180199244892015-09-17T06:41:56.408+09:302015-09-17T06:41:56.408+09:30For a few sentences, I thought you were writing ab...For a few sentences, I thought you were writing about places in southern Detroit, Michigan, or places in Tijuana, until I read Adelaide. I don't know if we will ever see autumn!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-24446571552968706542015-09-17T05:22:23.059+09:302015-09-17T05:22:23.059+09:30Spring does like to flirt with us doesn't she....Spring does like to flirt with us doesn't she. A few blissfully warm and sunny days, and then she invites winter back in again.<br />Warm here. And we could do with the rain. Gentle rain.<br />You are so right about the negligent (greedy) landlords. Faults on both sides, but we usually only see one side. The side of the 'haves'...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com