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Not been my week!
Apr. 24th, 2010 01:33 pmSo, not only did I miss out on Hairspray tickets on Thursday (ah well), I've also been having a few disappointments on the house-hunting front.
Went to see a flat yesterday afternoon, a few blocks up the street from Rowan's school; not ideal, as it was a first-floor flat rather than a ground-floor, and the kitchen was rather on the small side. Other than that, it was alright, aside from the fact that it came furnished - and I already have my own furniture. Council properties don't come furnished, y'see, so I had to sort that out when I moved in. I was hoping the landlord would be willing to put the furniture in his next investment, and possibly even lower the rent accordingly, but nope. *sigh*
So I was feeling quite despondant after that, 'cause the place was in an absolutely ideal location. Whined at Mel and Will a little over text (had to buy some calltime first, but that did leave me with seven days unlimited texts so I didn't mind) then bumped into my Dad on the bus home. He wasn't as sympathetic - well, he was initially sympathetic, but quickly became dismissive of the subject :-p
Talked to Mel online yesterday evening, and she reminded me of a good website for house searches and I found a place that looks ideal. Made sure I got up early this morning to call them when they opened - only to be told that, while the place is still available, there's been some kind of personal emergency and the landlord has asked for it to be put on hold for the time being! *facepalm* They've taken my details so they can call me when it's back on again, but argh!!! Not happy!
*sigh* Right, gotta drag an unwilling eight-year-old to the supermarket now....
Went to see a flat yesterday afternoon, a few blocks up the street from Rowan's school; not ideal, as it was a first-floor flat rather than a ground-floor, and the kitchen was rather on the small side. Other than that, it was alright, aside from the fact that it came furnished - and I already have my own furniture. Council properties don't come furnished, y'see, so I had to sort that out when I moved in. I was hoping the landlord would be willing to put the furniture in his next investment, and possibly even lower the rent accordingly, but nope. *sigh*
So I was feeling quite despondant after that, 'cause the place was in an absolutely ideal location. Whined at Mel and Will a little over text (had to buy some calltime first, but that did leave me with seven days unlimited texts so I didn't mind) then bumped into my Dad on the bus home. He wasn't as sympathetic - well, he was initially sympathetic, but quickly became dismissive of the subject :-p
Talked to Mel online yesterday evening, and she reminded me of a good website for house searches and I found a place that looks ideal. Made sure I got up early this morning to call them when they opened - only to be told that, while the place is still available, there's been some kind of personal emergency and the landlord has asked for it to be put on hold for the time being! *facepalm* They've taken my details so they can call me when it's back on again, but argh!!! Not happy!
*sigh* Right, gotta drag an unwilling eight-year-old to the supermarket now....
