Hi!
We have internet! It is comcast cable so will hopefully be reliable. Jack and I drove 5 days across the USA to Denver. It was a fun drive, and we weren't too tired when we arrived. The Denver altitude and very very busy Friday fixed all that, we are exhausted!
Friday we were given our apartment address and checked in. A quick walk through, checking for bumps and breaks and things out of order...didn't see anything...you know the same deal as when one rents a car. We requested a 1st floor apt...this was second floor. Not to be ungracious guests (the travel nurse agency is paying all our housing fees), and Jack and I are feeling rather good at the time, just a bit lightheaded. We unload and bring all our things upstairs...expecting the manager to meet us momentarily. She never showed. So in we trudged with all our stuff. Getting settled, Julie puts up the shower curtain and lays down the tub mat...OH NO! What's this? A rather large crack in the tub, making it definitely unusable. How could we have missed it, but miss it we did! A call to the manager and she runs right up. Hmmm what to do, what to do. At least a week long project to fix. I call the housing people at the travel nurse agency. They call the apartment complex. Presto! 1st floor apartment, right below this one. The movers are on their way and all our things are moved to the apartment right below our original one in short order. Fine. We thoroughly check out this new place as best we can and reset up. Off to WalMart for food and supplies. Back home Julie puts in a load of laundry and sits down with Jack to watch the DVD Nancy and Roger gave us on Jack's computer. For some reason we cannot get the volume up past a whisper...and after 45 mins gave up for another time. SUDDENLY, we realize something is quite amiss, the carpet is soaked! Quick to the laundry room! 2 inches of standing soapy water on the floor. The drain to the washer is not attached properly and the loads of soapy and rinse water had emptied onto the floor. By this time it is after hours in the evening. Call the emergency number. Someone will come in 1 1/2 hrs. We use every available dry thing to keep the water contained, but it is too late. Water half across the living room and out under the outside wall into the outside foyer area. The cleaning crew arrive, wet vac everything, pull up the carpet, remove the under padding, wet vac the cement, put the carpet back down, wet vac that again, suck out the standing water in the laundry room and bring in an industrial sized floor fan. They are nice enough, it is clear they have done this before... say their good byes, someone will be back in the morning to pick up the fan....it already is morning...1 o'clock in the morning! OK. so off to bed...which is another story, Jack and I snuggled all night, not that we wanted to, seems we have a used mattress with a crater in the center....ah, but before we hit the sack, Julie turned on the light in the dressing area of the bedroom....after 15minutes, the light fixture was dangling. Who knows. Off with the light and to sleep we went. Next day the maintenance man came. Keep the fan going, carpet still wet...but we can turn it off at night...fixed the washer AND dryer (neither were properly hooked up). And removed the light fixture all together, a new one will come next week. Reassured us the carpet would be replaced early in the week.
Now, we want you to know that these are nice units. Spacious, with large living and dining areas. Nice sized bathroom, laundry room & bedroom with walk in closet (room for both our bikes and all our misc stuff and clothes). They are relatively new, freshly painted...which makes us think the W & D had been pulled out, then pushed back and not connected... oh well, Friday pooped us out for sure. Our plans to recreate on Saturday had somewhat changed. No walks in the park, but something better happened.
The weekend was not a loss - and that story will be in another blog - THAT is a wonderful story!
Rest,
grace and peace
J
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