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DelayedReaction · 08-02-2004, 05:10 AM

So I've encountered a new and wonderful experience today; the turnover. You see, one of the ways apartments justify gouging you for money is by presenting a freshly cleaned, maintained, and painted room for you when you move in. Granted the cleaning is half-assed, the maintanence is sloppy, and the paint is more on the rug than on the wall, but it's there.

So my roommate moved out, and they're turning the apartment over for him. What this generally means is that they wake you up 3-5 times in the period of a week (twice to check the apartment, and then painting, cleaning, and maintanence).

So now it's 9:00 AM, and I didn't get any sleep until 5:00 last night because of a headache and other associated problems. My apartment is full of people who "No Speak English", and the fumes are spreading like death. I can only hope they don't paint anything that isn't a wall (given the speed at which they paint, this is DEFINITELY a valid concern).

And it's only day one.

[EDIT] Those people are FAST. It's 9:30 and they already finished everything and moved on to other apartments. Kinda scary. [/EDIT]

08-02-2004, 05:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
DelayedReaction BFG Builder Location: University of Maryland	New Experiences in the World of Apartment Dwelling So I've encountered a new and wonderful experience today; the turnover. You see, one of the ways apartments justify gouging you for money is by presenting a freshly cleaned, maintained, and painted room for you when you move in. Granted the cleaning is half-assed, the maintanence is sloppy, and the paint is more on the rug than on the wall, but it's there. So my roommate moved out, and they're turning the apartment over for him. What this generally means is that they wake you up 3-5 times in the period of a week (twice to check the apartment, and then painting, cleaning, and maintanence). So now it's 9:00 AM, and I didn't get any sleep until 5:00 last night because of a headache and other associated problems. My apartment is full of people who "No Speak English", and the fumes are spreading like death. I can only hope they don't paint anything that isn't a wall (given the speed at which they paint, this is DEFINITELY a valid concern). And it's only day one. [EDIT] Those people are FAST. It's 9:30 and they already finished everything and moved on to other apartments. Kinda scary. [/EDIT] __________________ If ignorance is bliss, you must be having an orgasm. Last edited by DelayedReaction; 08-02-2004 at 05:38 AM..