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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004(OT) Cursed Apartment
Most of you probably remember my awful animal-abusing next-door neighbors from whom I rescued Arthur and Morganna, and who were ultimately evicted. Well, the apartment is still empty. The landlord had it repainted and thoroughly cleaned. It's been below freezing here lately (and boy, do I *hate* cold!). Since I'm quasi-apartment-manager, I decided yesterday that it might be a good idea to go check the apartment to make sure the bitter cold hadn't caused any problems. We walked in the door to the sound of rushing water. We skated over the ice on the floor in the dining room to see water pouring down through the kitchen ceiling. We gingerly made our way down the basement steps to see water pouring down there, onto the concrete. And no furnace on. A water pipe against an outside wall apparently broke. And apparently, for some unknown reason, the gas company had shut off the gas, thus causing the former problem. It's a mess. Water and ice everywhere. Floor buckled and ruined. Kitchen ceiling ruined. There is a several-inch-thick block of ice covering the back door outside. Which no one (and there *had* to people who saw it) bothered to tell anyone about. We were holed up in here for the holidays, and didn't go out back until DH had to take out the trash and I heard him scream "OMG!". The landlord had put me together with a carpet guy to select carpeting for the apartment. The carpet guy, luckily, had an emergency Friday and couldn't make it. Then again, if he *had* come, maybe we would have caught this earlier. I feel so badly for the landlord. He had to evict another tenant, who had lived there longer than I've lived here (over 18 years). He had that one rehabbed a few years ago, and it is trashed. He's not your typical rich-guy slumlord. He works for Childrens' Services, for heaven's sake. And he has just been scr*w*d lately by bad tenants and bad luck. Maybe the power of purr would help his luck to change? And I am convinced that apartment from next door is *cursed*! Ginger-lyn > Most of you probably remember my awful animal-abusing next-door > neighbors from whom I rescued Arthur and Morganna, and who were [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > bad tenants and bad luck. Maybe the power of purr would help his luck > to change? I'm all for purring for good landlords - they're a rare beast and precious when you find them (at least, over here in Oz anyway) > And I am convinced that apartment from next door is *cursed*! You know how to fix that ;-) Yowie I can only hope that either the gas company or his insurance will be responsible for the damage. Purrs on the way for a nice landlord who deserves better. Jo > Most of you probably remember my awful animal-abusing next-door > neighbors from whom I rescued Arthur and Morganna, and who were [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Ginger-lyn > I can only hope that either the gas company or his insurance will be > responsible for the damage. Well, it differs from place to place, but here in Southern California, the gas is ALWAYS turned off if an apartment is vacant! (They often leave the electric connected, and just change it to the new tenant's name when the time comes, but gas is too dangerous to leave unsupervised for any length of time.) >> I can only hope that either the gas company or his insurance will be >> responsible for the damage. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > time comes, but gas is too dangerous to leave unsupervised for any length > of time.) Which makes some sense in Southern California. But not so much in a place where the pipes are going to freeze. In this area most of the house fires are in homes where the utilities have been cut off for non payment, leaving the tenants to use candles, etc. Jo >>> I can only hope that either the gas company or his insurance will be >>> responsible for the damage. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Jo Besides, as long as the bill is paid how are they to know it's vacant? Or really care? Jill >>>>I can only hope that either the gas company or his insurance will be >>>>responsible for the damage. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Besides, as long as the bill is paid how are they to know it's vacant? Or > really care? You don't notify your utility companies when you move? Why would you pay for utilities when you are no longer a tenant on the property? >>>>> I can only hope that either the gas company or his insurance will >>>>> be responsible for the damage. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > would you pay for utilities when you are no longer a tenant > on the property? I gathered from the original post the gas was not supposed to have been shut off - I assumed the landlord was paying it not the former tenant. Jill >I gathered from the original post the gas was not supposed to have been shut >off - I assumed the landlord was paying it not the former tenant. > >Jill Yep, that was supposed to be the case. I'm waiting here today for the gas company to come and turn it back on. We still don't know exactly what happened, but apparently, they turned it off, someone else turned it back on (?!), and they turned it off again, to the point of removing the meter! Very strange, indeed. Hopefully, they'll show up and get it back on today. At least the water stopped leaking, although there was still ice on the floor when I was over there the other day with the carpet guy (that will have to wait for awhile, obviously! At least that hadn't just been done before this happened.). Ginger-lyn Lots of purrs for the landlord and you, Ginger-lyn,  SignaturePolonca & Soncek <snip> > I feel so badly for the landlord. He had to evict another tenant, who > had lived there longer than I've lived here (over 18 years). He had [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Ginger-lyn Wow, that's tragic. Never under estimate water damage. Which is tragic. But glad you caught it before there were five inches of ice on the living room floor. SignatureChristopher A. Young This space intentionally left blank www.lds.org www.mormons.com Most of you probably remember my awful animal-abusing next-door neighbors from whom I rescued Arthur and Morganna, and who were ultimately evicted. Well, the apartment is still empty. The landlord had it repainted and thoroughly cleaned. It's been below freezing here lately (and boy, do I *hate* cold!). Since I'm quasi-apartment-manager, I decided yesterday that it might be a good idea to go check the apartment to make sure the bitter cold hadn't caused any problems. We walked in the door to the sound of rushing water. We skated over the ice on the floor in the dining room to see water pouring down through the kitchen ceiling. We gingerly made our way down the basement steps to see water pouring down there, onto the concrete. And no furnace on. A water pipe against an outside wall apparently broke. And apparently, for some unknown reason, the gas company had shut off the gas, thus causing the former problem. It's a mess. Water and ice everywhere. Floor buckled and ruined. Kitchen ceiling ruined. There is a several-inch-thick block of ice covering the back door outside. Which no one (and there *had* to people who saw it) bothered to tell anyone about. We were holed up in here for the holidays, and didn't go out back until DH had to take out the trash and I heard him scream "OMG!". The landlord had put me together with a carpet guy to select carpeting for the apartment. The carpet guy, luckily, had an emergency Friday and couldn't make it. Then again, if he *had* come, maybe we would have caught this earlier. I feel so badly for the landlord. He had to evict another tenant, who had lived there longer than I've lived here (over 18 years). He had that one rehabbed a few years ago, and it is trashed. He's not your typical rich-guy slumlord. He works for Childrens' Services, for heaven's sake. And he has just been scr*w*d lately by bad tenants and bad luck. Maybe the power of purr would help his luck to change? And I am convinced that apartment from next door is *cursed*! Ginger-lyn > Most of you probably remember my awful animal-abusing next-door > neighbors from whom I rescued Arthur and Morganna, and who were [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Ginger-lyn Don;t know about a curse, but it certainly is neglected. Purrs that the landlord will be able to get it fixed properly and will therefore be able to attract proper tenants. We send purrs for a happier new Year. MLB >I feel so badly for the landlord. He had to evict another tenant, who >had lived there longer than I've lived here (over 18 years). He had [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Ginger-lyn What a nightmare. We got out of the rental business. We got gigged in every way imaginable the last year and got sick of it. The worst part is, the people that screwed us the worst were people we had honestly tried to help. We started not to trust anybody and that's when we decided the rental business was turning us into jerks so we quit. We always wanted not invade anybody's privacy and we never checked on the houses. When our last tenant vacated, we found the carpet ripped up, the house painted bright red on the inside, and a leak in the bathroom that had leaked so long it ruined the floor. With the other house, the tenant didn't bother telling us he'd had his gas cut off, so he just left. The washer pipes froze and burst, leaving us the mess you described. Weirdly enough, this was the first time EVER that both houses were occupied by non-pet-owners. Pet owners are more responsible people I guess. Sherry >> I feel so badly for the landlord. He had to evict another tenant, >> who [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > is, the people that screwed us the worst were people we had honestly > tried to help. (snippage) > Sherry My long-lost, John, owns 4 rental properties. This last year, along with everything else he's had to deal with, he's had bad tenants leaving the apartments (small Victorian houses divided into apartments and one small single home) in shambles. Hardwood floors a mess (thanks to a couple letting their kids skateboard in the house), holes in walls, etc. And these, too, were people he was trying to "help". He's not being so helpful anymore. It's not my place but I've suggested he sell the properties to rid himself of the headaches. Jill > >I feel so badly for the landlord. He had to evict another tenant, who > >had lived there longer than I've lived here (over 18 years). He had [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > >Ginger-lyn > What a nightmare. We got out of the rental business. We got gigged in every way > imaginable the last year and got sick of it. The worst part is, the people that [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > non-pet-owners. Pet owners are more responsible people I guess. > Sherry People generally have negative opinions of the larger companies involved in renting out apartments because they perceive them to be too inflexible, but to a large extent things like this are the reason that they act that way. If you don't screen out applicants whose past raises red flags, over time you're going to end up with tenants skipping out and/or trashing the place. Of course, not every applicant who doesn't meet the standards you set is going to be a bad tenant. There are people who might not look good on paper but won't be a problem (like a woman getting out of a bad marriage with no recent rental history and a credit history that's been messed up by an ex-husband's actions) and unfortunately they have problems renting because the bad apples cause many landlords, especially the corporate ones, to be unwilling to take chances. >People generally have negative opinions of the larger companies >involved in renting out apartments because they perceive them to be too [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >because the bad apples cause many landlords, especially the corporate >ones, to be unwilling to take chances. I was a sucky landlady. I believed every story that came down the pike, and had this foolish naive notion that if we were awesome landlords, kept the rent low, fixed anything immediately and never bothered the tenants' privacy for inspections and such, we'd get good people and in turn, would treat us fair by taking care of the house and staying longterm. It didn't work that way. The reason we quit is that we weren't hard-*ssed enough to stick up for ourselves and got gigged every time. I don't want the extra income if I have to be an *sshole to make it work. > He's not your typical rich-guy slumlord. He works for Childrens' > Services, for heaven's sake. And he has just been scr*w*d lately by > bad tenants and bad luck. Maybe the power of purr would help his luck > to change? > > And I am convinced that apartment from next door is *cursed*! Purrs and better times thoughts for one of the good ones. Hope things improve for you all soon. Do you think a cleansing would help on the apartment? Pam S. wondering >> He's not your typical rich-guy slumlord. He works for Childrens' >> Services, for heaven's sake. And he has just been scr*w*d lately by [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Pam S. wondering Pam, I've done it. And done it. And done it. The first time, (I kid you not), a dark man knocked at the door at midnight during the cleansing. Shiver. That first time, the tenants had moved (SENSITIVITY WARNING) and left a kitten behind, who died in the basement. I have even done a ritual to honor the spirit of the kitten. I am at a loss. All I can figure is that this is something beyond my abilities, or that I am still so spiritually wrapped up with that kitten that I can't properly do it. I've asked one friend, (HPS and store owner) who wasn't comfortable doing it. So I'm going to ask another HP (and former store owner) and see if he is willing. I just do not know what else to do :-( There certainly is some *very*, very negative energy there that just will not let go. Ginger-lyn >>>He's not your typical rich-guy slumlord. He works for Childrens' >>>Services, for heaven's sake. And he has just been scr*w*d lately by [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Ginger-lyn I'm not up on this stuff like I used to think I was, but is there a group of practitioners who would maybe be willing to work together and see if combining energies/methods might work? Just in case this is something stronger than "usual"? I don't suppose that doing another ritual to honor the kitten and any other spirits might help - a little less specific than before, maybe? Maybe with a feline assistant - assuming both you and the cat are willing, of course - to "speak the language" of the kitten? Just tossing around ideas. - Denise Brennasmeowmy > I'm not up on this stuff like I used to think I was, but is there a > group of practitioners who would maybe be willing to work together and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > assuming both you and the cat are willing, of course - to "speak the > language" of the kitten? Just tossing around ideas. That was my thought. A group work, and if a kitty companion could be found who was willing to enter the area, that would probably be of help too. Dan > > I'm not up on this stuff like I used to think I was, but is there a > > group of practitioners who would maybe be willing to work together and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dan Agreed, along with (Just throwing ideas around too) a group human ritual. Perhaps a circle with several like minded people, followed with a safe space ritual, may help. Blessed Be. SignatureMathew Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat En Vino Veritas >> > I'm not up on this stuff like I used to think I was, but is there a >> > group of practitioners who would maybe be willing to work together and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Perhaps a circle with several like minded people, followed with a safe space >ritual, may help. Blessed Be. You know, I think all three of you may be on to something there. I will see what I can come up with, and if any of my crew is willing to volunteer. Internet oozes good energy and is attracted to it wherever it is; maybe he can create some as well. Ginger-lyn > We walked in the door to the sound of rushing water. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > A water pipe against an outside wall apparently broke. > And I am convinced that apartment from next door is *cursed*! > Ginger-lyn Purrs on the way. Hopefully (as Jo mentioned) the gas company will cover the damages if the bill was paid up and they shut off the gas in error. Jill Purrs and prayers that the cursed apartment isn't, and can be repaired for a minimum cost (though I doubt it the way you described it). And may you get decent neighbors next time. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Most of you probably remember my awful animal-abusing next-door > neighbors from whom I rescued Arthur and Morganna, and who were [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Ginger-lyn > I feel so badly for the landlord. He had to evict another tenant, who > had lived there longer than I've lived here (over 18 years). He had [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Ginger-lyn Purrs for a good landlord's run of luck to improve rapidly SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/dragonandthistle@snet.net >And I am convinced that apartment from next door is *cursed*! > >Ginger-lyn Purrs for your landlord. 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