whistle while you work

Over the past two days, we've got some major work done in the apartment downstairs.  The most it really needed was a paint job--something that hadn't been done since who-knows-when.  The landlord says it was done by one of the old tenants back in July, but keep in mind, these are the same people who told US that OUR apartment was going to be cleaned, painted, and getting new carpets.  (Click on the links to see what was done...by us) Speaking of stupid people, I want to know what kind of drugs the last person who painted it was on--they painted over flaking old paint, electrical sockets and duct tape...WTF?

Anyway, we got all but one wall done...the one we missed is the one with the broken window, which hopefully we'll have replaced on Monday.  We would have had the window replaced sooner, but with no car to get us to the glass fixer-upper, it's easier said than done.  It was hard enough to get someone to take me to Sherwin-Williams to get the paint--we had to wait all week for that, and the paint store's closer than the glass place.  Not to mention we would have to go there to drop off the window AND go back to pick it up.  Grrrr.  I. SO. NEED. A. CAR. RIGHT. NOW.

At least we're getting something out of all this work...virtually (if not completely) free rent this month.  Let's see...$60 for the paint, $50 for the window (when it's done), $100 for renting the apartment (to someone we picked).  The rest comes from payment for the paint job, which would have cost him more than double had he gone with a pro.  And Ehrlich the bug guy's coming next week some time.  Yay.

til next time...=)