i fondly remember the good old days when I worked five days a week from 8 in the morning 'til 5 or later. Those were the good old days.
Now that I am retired, have no job, can sleep late and then relax the rest of the day is nothing more than a myth. It ain't happening. At east not in my life.
I mentioned it earlier that my wife's son is moving to a new apartment. Well, that is now in past tense. The move took place yesterday and today.
He found a beautiful apartment right next to a huge park in Queens and now being the end of the month the move took place already.
What was my role in it, you ask? Well, I tell.
On both days I rented a 15' long U-Haul truck that I was forced to drive. I also hired to guys to help us with the move. I picked the guys up drove the truck and the men to Brooklyn and stood by the truck while it was loaded with furniture.
Oh, the sun was shining and it was about 90 degrees.
When loaded, I drove the truck to Queens and stood by it again while it was unloaded. Since the truck wasn't large enough there was stuff left behind and today became a carbon copy of the previous day.
Anybody who thinks that standing by a truck all day is easy is totally mistaken. By the end of yesterday I was dead tired. So am I today too.
Driving a truck for the uninitiated can be nerve racking. I am a very relaxed driver but driving this "behemoth" was killing me. Fortunately I didn't need to be in any side street with double parked cars because I am sure I would have taken off their mirrors.
Thankfully the work is over and I hope no family member is planning to move in the near or far future.
Just be clear about something, becoming a truck driver is not on my long range plans.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Sunday
Today is Saturday the first day of the long weekend. The weather was wonderful all day just like it is supposed to be on a Memorial day weekend.
We didn't have anything specific program so we decided to help our son with his move to the new apartment. As it turned out the previous tenant moved out today and the apartment is now available.
So almost the entire day was spent on making plans and arrangements for the MOVE that is scheduled for tomorrow. As it turned out it was not that simple to rent a moving van on a one day notice during the Memorial Day weekend.
Since this weekend falls on the last two days of the month a lot of people who have to move take advantage of this. But at the end we prevailed and found a truck for Sunday.
At least it was promised to be available. It remains to be seen if it will be true.
We didn't have anything specific program so we decided to help our son with his move to the new apartment. As it turned out the previous tenant moved out today and the apartment is now available.
So almost the entire day was spent on making plans and arrangements for the MOVE that is scheduled for tomorrow. As it turned out it was not that simple to rent a moving van on a one day notice during the Memorial Day weekend.
Since this weekend falls on the last two days of the month a lot of people who have to move take advantage of this. But at the end we prevailed and found a truck for Sunday.
At least it was promised to be available. It remains to be seen if it will be true.
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Friday
As I have mentioned it yesterday we purchased the air conditioners for the apartment. Today was the day of reckoning meaning the installation.
My wife's son came over and did all the work. End result is that they are all in their designated locations and all of them is working.
That is the short version. The long version is that he sweated blood until he set up the ones the salesman at P.C. Richards said were no problem to set up.
I came to the conclusion and given my age I should have known better that salesmen lie. They lie in a large scale. All they ever care about is to make the sale regardless of the consequences.
Yesterday when we were at the store a salesman walks up and asks if he could help. When we started to talk about air conditioners he comings over with another person and introduces him as their a/c expert.
As far as I am concerned he was as much of an expert as I am an expert of nuclear fission. All he did was sounded honest and knowledgeable just to make the sale. But it is also my fault that I believe these phony characters.
These a/cs all have an exhaust in the back through which the warm air leaves. Nobody, not even the expert told us that these a/cs need another 10" or more for the for these exhaust ducts. That was our main problem finding enough space for the new units.
But with Hungarian ingenuity my wife tackled the problems and now they are all proudly occupy their designated places.
My wife's son came over and did all the work. End result is that they are all in their designated locations and all of them is working.
That is the short version. The long version is that he sweated blood until he set up the ones the salesman at P.C. Richards said were no problem to set up.
I came to the conclusion and given my age I should have known better that salesmen lie. They lie in a large scale. All they ever care about is to make the sale regardless of the consequences.
Yesterday when we were at the store a salesman walks up and asks if he could help. When we started to talk about air conditioners he comings over with another person and introduces him as their a/c expert.
As far as I am concerned he was as much of an expert as I am an expert of nuclear fission. All he did was sounded honest and knowledgeable just to make the sale. But it is also my fault that I believe these phony characters.
These a/cs all have an exhaust in the back through which the warm air leaves. Nobody, not even the expert told us that these a/cs need another 10" or more for the for these exhaust ducts. That was our main problem finding enough space for the new units.
But with Hungarian ingenuity my wife tackled the problems and now they are all proudly occupy their designated places.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Friday
Never a dull moment! Right now we are in air conditioner search mode.
In the previous apartment I had two air conditioners but I was forced to leave them there. In that building they have sleeves through the wall for the a/c to be slipped into. In the new apartment there are no such things meaning the units have to be installed in the windows.
I hate this type because it takes an entire window out of use since the a/c is installed through it. So today we went to look around to see what is available.
To my great surprise they have upright a/cs that do not have to be installed in a window just plainly stand front of it. They all have an exhaust pipe in their backs where the hot air escapes and this will have to go through the window. Simple procedure.
The salesman swears they are quiet and very practical. Right now we are home contemplating our next steps but I think my wife will make an executive decision and we will be off to purchase.
What motivated us for such a quick move is the sudden warm temperature we are having. Yesterday it was 95 degrees high and today it s over 90 again.
In the previous apartment I had two air conditioners but I was forced to leave them there. In that building they have sleeves through the wall for the a/c to be slipped into. In the new apartment there are no such things meaning the units have to be installed in the windows.
I hate this type because it takes an entire window out of use since the a/c is installed through it. So today we went to look around to see what is available.
To my great surprise they have upright a/cs that do not have to be installed in a window just plainly stand front of it. They all have an exhaust pipe in their backs where the hot air escapes and this will have to go through the window. Simple procedure.
The salesman swears they are quiet and very practical. Right now we are home contemplating our next steps but I think my wife will make an executive decision and we will be off to purchase.
What motivated us for such a quick move is the sudden warm temperature we are having. Yesterday it was 95 degrees high and today it s over 90 again.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Wednesday
I did mention a little while ago that we were in the apartment search mode for my wife's son. His current lease is expiring at the nd of this month and he expressed his desire that he would like to move to another neighborhood.
Well, the search had been going on for a while with mixed success. It seem there are plenty apartments available but to find a suitable one is another story.
At first he wasn't sure where he would like to stay. Brooklyn or Queens. We naturally favored Queens but getting a good neighborhood is not that easy.
We almost found a gorgeous apartment but somebody beat him to the punch its some cash and they gave it away. Very unprofessional and disappointing.
But we didn't give up and continued the search and it seems that at the end we all prevailed. The young man yesterday signed a lease on a very nice apartment in a good neighborhood. Not very close to us but not at the other end of the world either.
My observation to the entire rental process is and most of the renters, brokers operate this way that they are asking more questions than I was asked when I purchased my new apartment.
The financial situation, the credit standing, the job situation, marital status, education etc. It is unbelievable how much they want to know.
There are two major real estate companies who own two large apartment house developments require 70 times the monthly rent in the bank. Why? People take one or two year leases. That is 12 or 24 months. What is the purpose of a 70 times security?
I think because earlier they got all kinds of shit people in and now they are trying to elevate the level of residents with high requirement.
God bless capitalism, Bernie Sanders looks better and better!
Well, the search had been going on for a while with mixed success. It seem there are plenty apartments available but to find a suitable one is another story.
At first he wasn't sure where he would like to stay. Brooklyn or Queens. We naturally favored Queens but getting a good neighborhood is not that easy.
We almost found a gorgeous apartment but somebody beat him to the punch its some cash and they gave it away. Very unprofessional and disappointing.
But we didn't give up and continued the search and it seems that at the end we all prevailed. The young man yesterday signed a lease on a very nice apartment in a good neighborhood. Not very close to us but not at the other end of the world either.
My observation to the entire rental process is and most of the renters, brokers operate this way that they are asking more questions than I was asked when I purchased my new apartment.
The financial situation, the credit standing, the job situation, marital status, education etc. It is unbelievable how much they want to know.
There are two major real estate companies who own two large apartment house developments require 70 times the monthly rent in the bank. Why? People take one or two year leases. That is 12 or 24 months. What is the purpose of a 70 times security?
I think because earlier they got all kinds of shit people in and now they are trying to elevate the level of residents with high requirement.
God bless capitalism, Bernie Sanders looks better and better!
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Monday/Tuesday
I have been recently making telephone calls to various official and semi official places. Places like airline, the cable company and others.
In order to transact any kind of busines even if it only takes two minutes the wait time is enormously long. It seems these places only have an single 85 year old grandmother working at a speed of a slug. And that is the costumer service.
What is even more annoying is that before I am able to find the proper party I want to talk to I must go through a list push various buttons listen to various advertisements and at the end I probably either get disconnected or wind up with the wrong party.
Week before last my cable service was out for about a day. I called the company and when I finally go through the women was trying to sell me more service for the service I was complaining about. I told her this was not the place or the time for me to get more than what I already have and am not very happy about.
We are surrounded with idiots>.
Something else.
I wrote this yesterday, Monday afternoon. Then we were busy with stuff in the evening and today my wife said to me that what happened did I forget to write? I didn't forget to write, I did forget tom publish.
So here it is a day late but just as good.
In order to transact any kind of busines even if it only takes two minutes the wait time is enormously long. It seems these places only have an single 85 year old grandmother working at a speed of a slug. And that is the costumer service.
What is even more annoying is that before I am able to find the proper party I want to talk to I must go through a list push various buttons listen to various advertisements and at the end I probably either get disconnected or wind up with the wrong party.
Week before last my cable service was out for about a day. I called the company and when I finally go through the women was trying to sell me more service for the service I was complaining about. I told her this was not the place or the time for me to get more than what I already have and am not very happy about.
We are surrounded with idiots>.
Something else.
I wrote this yesterday, Monday afternoon. Then we were busy with stuff in the evening and today my wife said to me that what happened did I forget to write? I didn't forget to write, I did forget tom publish.
So here it is a day late but just as good.
Monday, May 23, 2016
Sunday
It is very surprising, at least to me how fashion conscious a teenage girl can be. At least a thirteen year old teenage girl.
Abigail is finishing her junior high school which is called middle school. To celebrate the occasion there will be a graduation ceremony and a graduation ball. Thankfully not on the same day.
What thirteen year old kids do at a graduation ball escapes me what nevertheless it is an event that requires special dressing up.
Months ago we bought what we thought was a very nice and tasteful dress that just recently turned out to be yukee.
Now we bought another dress that is not that nice but she happen to think that it is perfect for the occasion. But one thing follow another, now she needs shoes.
The past several weeks we covered at least ten shoe stores with absolutely no success. I really don't have any idea what type of shoes she wants but I don't think she doesn't know it either. And that make shopping very difficult.
That was how we spent this afternoon. Went to buy shoes and bought everything else but shoes.
Abigail is finishing her junior high school which is called middle school. To celebrate the occasion there will be a graduation ceremony and a graduation ball. Thankfully not on the same day.
What thirteen year old kids do at a graduation ball escapes me what nevertheless it is an event that requires special dressing up.
Months ago we bought what we thought was a very nice and tasteful dress that just recently turned out to be yukee.
Now we bought another dress that is not that nice but she happen to think that it is perfect for the occasion. But one thing follow another, now she needs shoes.
The past several weeks we covered at least ten shoe stores with absolutely no success. I really don't have any idea what type of shoes she wants but I don't think she doesn't know it either. And that make shopping very difficult.
That was how we spent this afternoon. Went to buy shoes and bought everything else but shoes.
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