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mynewplaceOkay, so fairly good almost-news, maybe.
I finally had a chance to speak with my landlord. I asked him about his other apartments, and he informed me that the ones in the right area were smaller than the place I'm in now. He kept pushing Dunbar (which wouldn't be bad in a pinch) but he finally said that he'd talk with his wife about cutting my rent. AND give me an answer before the end of the month. SO, rather than letting him forget about it, this gives me the opportunity to nag him.
He said he'd consider taking $50 off the rent. That will be a huge help, but won't give me true relief. However, I will TAKE it, rather than trying to find another place, pay a deposit, and find the time and muscle to move. In a month or two I'm going to see if he'll consider letting me store some things under the building in waterproof containers. THAT would give me some breathing room in here.
ALSO. Mom and my stepdad have decided they will keep Scarlett again this summer. She'll be spending a lot of time at her dad's anyway, so I might be on an alternate weekend schedule with her during the summer. I don't know, but it's possible. That will put a bit of cramp in Brent's style, however, it could allow us to eat here in the evenings, take care of the cats and shower while he putzed around on the computer, then go to his house to sleep. In my not-so-humble opinion, he could curb his drinking quite a bit this way. And he could do things with his buddies on his alternate weekends. Or something.
Finally, my stepfather is a retired structural engineer. He used to work for Highways. He's offered to supervise the drainage and repair of our parking lot this summer, if my landlord is interested. Mom said he wouldn't want any pay for it, but I reminded her that any pay could be applied toward my rent for a month. I'll be telling my landlord about the offer when I pay him next month's rent.
And that's all. I'm gonna go bake cupcakes. Ciao bebehs.
I finally had a chance to speak with my landlord. I asked him about his other apartments, and he informed me that the ones in the right area were smaller than the place I'm in now. He kept pushing Dunbar (which wouldn't be bad in a pinch) but he finally said that he'd talk with his wife about cutting my rent. AND give me an answer before the end of the month. SO, rather than letting him forget about it, this gives me the opportunity to nag him.
He said he'd consider taking $50 off the rent. That will be a huge help, but won't give me true relief. However, I will TAKE it, rather than trying to find another place, pay a deposit, and find the time and muscle to move. In a month or two I'm going to see if he'll consider letting me store some things under the building in waterproof containers. THAT would give me some breathing room in here.
ALSO. Mom and my stepdad have decided they will keep Scarlett again this summer. She'll be spending a lot of time at her dad's anyway, so I might be on an alternate weekend schedule with her during the summer. I don't know, but it's possible. That will put a bit of cramp in Brent's style, however, it could allow us to eat here in the evenings, take care of the cats and shower while he putzed around on the computer, then go to his house to sleep. In my not-so-humble opinion, he could curb his drinking quite a bit this way. And he could do things with his buddies on his alternate weekends. Or something.
Finally, my stepfather is a retired structural engineer. He used to work for Highways. He's offered to supervise the drainage and repair of our parking lot this summer, if my landlord is interested. Mom said he wouldn't want any pay for it, but I reminded her that any pay could be applied toward my rent for a month. I'll be telling my landlord about the offer when I pay him next month's rent.
And that's all. I'm gonna go bake cupcakes. Ciao bebehs.
