tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post6626037090004618665..comments2023-05-25T06:51:32.366-07:00Comments on Disaster Kitchen: Dear Landlord,CëRïSëhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133935575651973096noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-88102636266719206122009-03-23T21:37:00.000-07:002009-03-23T21:37:00.000-07:00You are hysterical! I think you are underestimatin...You are hysterical! I think you are underestimating your newly acquired skills. $75 a head would be more appropriate :) dbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-44360555104394295022009-03-19T11:31:00.000-07:002009-03-19T11:31:00.000-07:00nooooo!or, possibly not.my experience (ha!) as a u...nooooo!<BR/><BR/>or, possibly not.<BR/><BR/>my experience (ha!) as a university semi-employee, and having to deal with landlord issues a fair amount, is to say that refusing to pay rent is the worst thing you can do. or at least in the uk it is; it means that should you take the matter to court, which is the logical place for it to go, you are guilty of breaking your contract too and thus <I>just as guilty</I>, and your case holds no water. continue to pay, write detailed letter upon detailed letter, take notes of times and numbers, take photos, keep copies, and stack up the evidence of neglect. to take it any further you need to be unimpeachable. <BR/><BR/>i guess you could try including the mouse corpses with your letters as 'evidence' of your problem. if they come with the property, but you're not specifically renting the mice, i guess they belong to the landlord, after all. so you're just returning them.<BR/><BR/>n.nmrboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12484338238668348673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-67136951596676086822009-03-17T08:17:00.000-07:002009-03-17T08:17:00.000-07:00i hope you don't edit too much before sending--i l...i hope you don't edit too much before sending--i like it as is (although i'm not a landlord). <BR/><BR/>bear grylls grilling (grylling? har!) them over a trash-can fire is a funny mental image, though.strovskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041323073133282639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-19911570016487199522009-03-13T22:30:00.000-07:002009-03-13T22:30:00.000-07:00I hear that landlords in WW are super cheap and mo...I hear that landlords in WW are super cheap and mouse-free.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641520325159325876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-13606212946876567492009-03-13T15:28:00.000-07:002009-03-13T15:28:00.000-07:00$50 per head is totally reasonable. and now i am g...$50 per head is totally reasonable. <BR/><BR/>and now i am going to attempt to not lose my lunch.<BR/><BR/>ew.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731917839844470875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-25601890893829287702009-03-13T14:52:00.000-07:002009-03-13T14:52:00.000-07:00Blech! I hope your landlord agrees to the bounty....Blech! I hope your landlord agrees to the bounty. It seems reasonable to me.Ernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027399109183646256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-13742388341127210922009-03-13T14:01:00.000-07:002009-03-13T14:01:00.000-07:00Dear Ceri, I am so sorry to hear of your misadvent...Dear Ceri, <BR/><BR/>I am so sorry to hear of your misadventures, however in reading this narrative I am enjoying myself hugely! Thanks for a better day; mine doesn't seem so bad since I'm not the one extricating tiny mouse bodies from death-traps.<BR/><BR/>Yours Mouse Affectionately, <BR/>~A<BR/><BR/>PS. I'm fairly certain that if Bear Grylls were to use your apartment as a survival episode, he would be roasting those suckers over an open fire. Free-range... grain-fed... Delish!Adriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116888726470196919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-59423306975362263002009-03-13T13:01:00.000-07:002009-03-13T13:01:00.000-07:00I haven't sent it yet; this was practice (and requ...I haven't sent it yet; this was practice (and requires editing before sending!).<BR/><BR/>I hope you do make your plane, but call me if you don't--my couch is comfy and close!CëRïSëhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133935575651973096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-20050795246256740012009-03-13T12:27:00.000-07:002009-03-13T12:27:00.000-07:00Did you really give this to your landlord? I hope ...Did you really give this to your landlord? I hope so. And I can't wait to hear the response.<BR/><BR/>I'll be in MSP for approximately 35 minutes tonight, unless I miss my plane, which would extend my stay until tomorrow morning. I'll think good wishes toward you and your mouse wars as I run wildly through the airport.Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615511269376567756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-5878657630265632482009-03-13T11:25:00.000-07:002009-03-13T11:25:00.000-07:00Yeah Curly Sue, I don't think that's helpful at al...Yeah Curly Sue, I don't think that's helpful at all.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320925609266396261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-6273242815226170472009-03-13T11:23:00.000-07:002009-03-13T11:23:00.000-07:00Ah, well, probably slightly fewer than 20, and ove...Ah, well, probably slightly fewer than 20, and over the past three years. But, yes, it was definitely a colony for a while. <BR/><BR/>And I did see Ratatouille, right after the worst of the Mouse Wars, actually. It felt a little weird.CëRïSëhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133935575651973096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-58567089630424335162009-03-13T11:18:00.000-07:002009-03-13T11:18:00.000-07:00Wow, 20?! You have a colony. Have you seen Ratatou...Wow, 20?! You have a colony. <BR/><BR/>Have you seen Ratatouille?Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550518755278860736noreply@blogger.com