tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post4210828873712290115..comments2024-03-20T04:19:52.573-05:00Comments on Stuff, Things, etc.: Yellow door and things.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075708535155080258noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-86520350694504392112019-02-26T00:15:33.014-06:002019-02-26T00:15:33.014-06:00The yellow door is.... not great. Ditto unfinished...The yellow door is.... not great. Ditto unfinished floors and walls that need repainting - they're particularly annoying because they're not huge tasks, yet as renters you still can't do it. I've been renting for 14 years now (just did the maths and now I want to cry) and I am SO fed up of not being able to fix even tiny things that would make day to day life so much better. At least I'm not a particularly handy person thus am limited by my own inability - if I was like Scott and used to just bashing down walls and things I think I'd find it particularly frustrating.Rachel ¦¦ A Nesting Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457683109401016555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-43599881690113489012019-02-25T21:01:48.269-06:002019-02-25T21:01:48.269-06:00My friends tried to convince me to paint our front...My friends tried to convince me to paint our front door yellow. Umm nope. It's blue now.Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543581308363689982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-70417503217005427252019-02-25T20:10:16.680-06:002019-02-25T20:10:16.680-06:00Yellow hmmm...Do the shutters and garage match?Yellow hmmm...Do the shutters and garage match?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248935374379919175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-4297595514630013382019-02-25T17:32:59.437-06:002019-02-25T17:32:59.437-06:00Whoever thought painting a door that color was a g...Whoever thought painting a door that color was a good idea has lost it! Haha!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092211937888152360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-85388369402584460612019-02-25T14:23:41.755-06:002019-02-25T14:23:41.755-06:00Hold up - they have locked doors in the basement? ...Hold up - they have locked doors in the basement? That's just weird to me. <br />I'm a yellow person so I wouldnt mind the door - but I'd hate the un-fenced yard - or the lack of insulation in the house. <br />Just cover your yellow door with a BIG navy wreath.<br />What would they do if you 'accidentally' painted it?Rebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-8584007211045215722019-02-25T07:26:06.687-06:002019-02-25T07:26:06.687-06:00renting is tough but works well if the situation c...renting is tough but works well if the situation calls for it. i never rented other than when i was in uni but when i was done, it was back home until i could save enough money to buy. i like being able to tear something down if i didn't like it. Kathy@MoreCoffeeLessTalkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044005966979731361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457422002171939579.post-46023253746383130272019-02-25T03:24:00.070-06:002019-02-25T03:24:00.070-06:00That would be super annoying about being charged m...That would be super annoying about being charged monthly for each dog along with the rent. Wow. Also, the non-refinished wood floors in two rooms...man, why didn't they just finish the job? And two locked cabinets in the basement? Definitely weird. Our apt. in China had an entire bedroom full of the landlord's stuff. I just kept the door closed and ignored it. But why keep a whole room full of random junk?<br />We will never be able to buy a home here (because it's the law that foreigners can't buy any property under the equivalent of $250k, and yeah, that's never going to be remotely possible) so I'm resigned to the inevitability of renting as long as we live overseas. Like you said, there's definitely perks as in less work to do in maintenance and renovating--you just have to live with whatever the condition is since you can't really paint or fix things up. <br />Landlords can be such a headache that we are really lucky with ours--she's the grandma of the kids I take care of so she has good reason to love me. And our apartment was remodeled the year before we moved in, so it's in really nice shape, although they used flat white paint, which I'm not a fan of, because it doesn't clean well. I don't love living in an apartment as far as having no outdoor space of my own--and all the noise in the hallways is annoying when the baby's sleeping, but it's home for now. It's a really convenient location for everywhere we need to go, so I'm hesitant to leave the location. We're thinking of maybe giving it another two years at least and then seeing if we can move into a house.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894832851934334471noreply@blogger.com