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Okay I have a roof over my head so don't complain right. It is filled with beautiful things so don't complain. We are all very healthy so don't complain.

Our household goods were delivered to the house on Friday. As the movers were bringing every thing in the owner and a plumber were working on the water. Not a great way to start the rental experience. At 6:00 as the movers are leaving and we can finally shut the door and turn the heat up we notice that none of the heaters fill warm. We went to a party at Terry's new bosses house and hoped that by the time we returned they would be working. NOPE!!! Thank goodness for electric blankets and extra blankets and one space heater. Saturday we call the owner again (he was suppose to return to Virginia on Thursday but when the water issue came up he decided to stay till Sunday) and he came out and did some stuff and again we thought it just needed time. The heat is a boiler, not that I know anything about heating systems, but this involves hot water. For some reason the water would leak and Terry had to keep filling 5 gallon buckets carry them upstairs and dump them. this happened all weekend and we found that a shop vac really can pick up water. At 7:00 Saturday night when the heat is still not working, the owner calls a heat man and he calls Terry and decides it is the pump. So we are now out of heat till Monday. Thank goodness it was a mild weekend for Northern New York. Today the guy came at 5:00pm and made two or three adjustments and all is well. I don't know if any more parts need replaced, but wow what a pain.

Okay here is an important question to ask before you rent a house. What runs your dryer gas or electricity. I have an electric dryer. This house is set up for gas. Oh crap@!@@@@ To get electricity upstairs to the second floor would cost almost $400............ Okay now we are looking for a dryer to buy CHEAP!!!!!!

I don't have enough cabinets in the kitchen. Not nearly enough closet space but oh well... we are healthy.

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1 comments

Don't worry about complaining. We all have issues (especially me!).

I hate that you guys have to go though all this! Try and keep your sanity and I'll bring you a nice hot cup of coffee to keep you warm.

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