tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post4666362924262175468..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: The chaos of chairsMedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-63621859116101646412013-09-12T09:02:35.890+02:002013-09-12T09:02:35.890+02:00Hello Kath Lockett..... I think you are facing a p...Hello Kath Lockett..... I think you are facing a problem of water leakage at your Balcony.It's better consult <a href="http://leakingshowersguru.com.au/waterproofing.html" rel="nofollow">Leaking Balcony Repairs</a> to solve your problem.Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182494394693100638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-40525769030537980312013-04-20T05:23:52.171+02:002013-04-20T05:23:52.171+02:00It does seem just a fraction over the top.
And as...It does seem just a fraction over the top.<br /><br />And as for banning washing on Sundays, that's just downright silly. Perhaps there's some vestige of the old religious no-work-on-Sunday thing going on.<br /><br />I assume you know about the ultra-orthodox Jews who can't work on the Sabbath. That includes pressing the buttons in lifts - hence on the Sabbath they just stop automatically and open the doors on every floor.... or so the story goes.<br /><br />At least its not like that. But there do seem to ba lot of rather petty rules.ashleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109431499306884717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-39921036376910461482013-04-18T10:17:06.628+02:002013-04-18T10:17:06.628+02:00Ashleigh, you'd honestly be surprised at just ...Ashleigh, you'd honestly be surprised at just how deathly silent this building is - even friends who visit (and live in other apartment complexes) are amazed by it.<br /><br />And no drawer runners or clacking or scraping from us - at least not after 10pm. And yes, there's even a policy here on how loud your television is allowed to be!MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-36033031978048493912013-04-18T09:56:35.564+02:002013-04-18T09:56:35.564+02:00Understand the noise thing on her part - I dislike...Understand the noise thing on her part - I dislike noisy neighbours.<br /><br />We were away a while ago, and the place we staying in had people upstairs (not too muck clacking, thankfully).<br /><br />But the constant sound of drawer runners.... Gzzzhht! Gzzzhhhtt! For hours and hours. Most odd. And TV's coming through - gee some people must have their TV up load for it to go through 4 inches of concrete.<br /><br />Makes me happy to be back home, mind you, earplugs at night makes for a good nights sleep.<br /><br />So I can sort of see where she is coming from re the noise, but it is probably somewhere else. Concrete, if not designed for kill noise, conducts things like scrapes a long way.<br /><br />Place we stayed in London was concrete, we had people above, below and alongside and never heard a peek from them. That place was obviously built properly.<br /><br />As for the balcony - prepare thyself for a week of hell. To do the job right, the tiles need to come off, then the concrete needs to be cut back and skimmed to get a proper fall, then re-tiling.<br /><br />All possible, will cost the landlord a lot of money, and will make dust, noise and hell for you for about a week.<br /><br />Mrs Fusspot will probably grumble about the noise from that too, and ask that you stop it.ashleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109431499306884717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-89928629778645731982013-04-15T15:48:01.331+02:002013-04-15T15:48:01.331+02:00But it's NOT our property, Andrew, we are only...But it's NOT our property, Andrew, we are only the renters. If it was, we'd have had the balcony fixed properly months and months ago.<br /><br />I think the owner (of ours) is being very, very tardy.....MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-66994772455575474452013-04-15T12:54:49.347+02:002013-04-15T12:54:49.347+02:00I read this and wanted to comment but I had to go ...I read this and wanted to comment but I had to go to work and now I don't know what to say. A neighbour of ours' balcony was leaking into the apartment below. It ended up at VCAT, you explain what VCAT is, and it cost the neighbour around $18000, for what was a construction defect, but too late to claim. Apparently while the body corporate thinks it can tell you what you can and can't have on your balcony, ultimately it is your responsibility. Bodies corporate work on a lot of bluff. If it is your property and on your title, you can do with it as you wish, as you could in a house. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-15531529933473898322013-04-14T19:46:52.823+02:002013-04-14T19:46:52.823+02:00She wouldn't know a real problem if it scraped...She wouldn't know a real problem if it scraped itself on her actual head, Pandora!<br /><br />Maybe that's the reason why I should invite her up for a drink, OpEx?MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-71529367562332435032013-04-14T19:31:05.942+02:002013-04-14T19:31:05.942+02:00No space for rats, Alexia. And the Swiss are too c...No space for rats, Alexia. And the Swiss are too clean for such things to occu...<br /><br />MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-6052526300134523522013-04-14T16:37:12.999+02:002013-04-14T16:37:12.999+02:00She sounds like she just might be an unhappy perso...She sounds like she just might be an unhappy person in general to be honest and if it weren't the chair it would have been something else...Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-70736437625609187392013-04-14T09:33:30.793+02:002013-04-14T09:33:30.793+02:00So lucky to live where I do with the neighbours th...So lucky to live where I do with the neighbours that I have... But you've done well to adapt to apartment living. Sounds like she has nothing to complain about really.Pandora Behrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-68140041314639015042013-04-14T03:01:31.258+02:002013-04-14T03:01:31.258+02:00Hmmm - maybe a regiment of rats lives in the floor...Hmmm - maybe a regiment of rats lives in the floor space between your floor and her ceiling??<br /><br />I don't think I'd adapt well to apartment living :( <br />It sounds like you are indeed the perfect tenant!Alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405656530899442354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-29259800293383609642013-04-13T17:21:30.956+02:002013-04-13T17:21:30.956+02:00Mr Fussy is seen very, very rarely but has always ...Mr Fussy is seen very, very rarely but has always been nice to me. Perhaps I'll try and turn on the charm a bit next time I see him....MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-80692468841551092832013-04-13T15:40:36.961+02:002013-04-13T15:40:36.961+02:00balcony needs plastic to keep rain off it, instead...balcony needs plastic to keep rain off it, instead of the floor of it being realigned.<br /><br />Fussy woman is transferring angst onto you from some other bad part of her life. Is there a Mr Fussy? Offer him wine. That'll give her Le Pip. Main thing - do not stress yourself about this.<br /><br />I love your description of typical flats life, and fruitys too.<br />My street has TWO drummers in different houses.<br />Bon chance.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-20833212408547466812013-04-13T10:24:18.342+02:002013-04-13T10:24:18.342+02:00...and it would have been hilarious if you hadn......and it would have been hilarious if you hadn't missed, Anji, plus you could duck inside and they wouldn't be able to figure out which apartment to find you in!<br /><br />Wilbo43, luckily now there aren't any shared clotheslines (just dryers) and we're not allowed to hang anything on the balcony, so my flouting of the 'No use of washing machines on Sunday' is hidden inside. Well, not 'hidden' exactly as it's all hanging from doorknobs and draped over dining chairs!<br /><br />Dianeb, I don't think I'd want to be a retiree in an Australian innercity apartment either. Far far too noisy and no little terrier for a concierge to set your complaints to rights.<br /><br />mm, nope, even Milly can't be blamed as her dish is on the doormat (inside, so wet feet from the balcony don't mess up the floor) and wedged into the corner so that it doesn't move. See, I'm a PERFECT tenant!<br /><br />Fernstar, tap shoes could be a good idea, but my black boots already do a good 'clack' when I 'forget' to take them off by the front door. :)MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-74708793927276723182013-04-13T04:30:57.526+02:002013-04-13T04:30:57.526+02:00ha ha get some tap shoes, that should fix the prob...ha ha get some tap shoes, that should fix the problem. Well, she won't complain about scraping chairs!<br /><br />My ex lived in the rabbit warren in Flemington and boy were those flats noisy. Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945553568341010805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-35650939242379700242013-04-13T03:19:03.210+02:002013-04-13T03:19:03.210+02:00Does Milly push her dog dish around in the kitchen...Does Milly push her dog dish around in the kitchen?mmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971319575444421547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-72658382292634610232013-04-13T03:17:25.925+02:002013-04-13T03:17:25.925+02:00Oh the joys of apartment living. One reason that w...Oh the joys of apartment living. One reason that we never joined the hoards of fellow retires swapping an empty nest house for a smaller apartment. Most of them have returned to houses. <br />I was flabbergasted when I lived with Bill's parents in Thun and I discovered that she only washed once a month due to the timetable. That was a bit difficult when we only had a suitcase full of clothes. So I decided to wash on Sunday as the timetable was free then. Little did I know about the no wash on Sunday rule. Bill has told you the rest of the story.. That was in 1970,I can't believe they still have that old system.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-53614222336608047712013-04-13T01:46:16.253+02:002013-04-13T01:46:16.253+02:00I would have thought by now this 'Don't do...I would have thought by now this 'Don't do aything on Sunday' thing would have been disgarded. I remember in 1970 when we were living in Switzerland, out of suitcases, one Sunday we took the opporunity to use the empty laundy of the building to do our washing. All went well until, Diane hung out the washing on the line, then all hell broke loose. We were on the road for an aperitive when we casually mentioned it to my parents. My poor Mum nearly had a fit. No, No, you can't do that! Not on a Sunday. Dad, she insisted, turn around, we must go home and remove the clothing.<br /><br />So nothing's changed. Funny, that!wilbo43https://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-52168305511717636932013-04-12T19:16:07.016+02:002013-04-12T19:16:07.016+02:00She does sound nasty.
I once unblocked the drain ...She does sound nasty.<br /><br />I once unblocked the drain of a flooded balcony forgetting that there were people in the street below. Fortunately I missed them.Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-85469265183196387852013-04-12T15:07:13.431+02:002013-04-12T15:07:13.431+02:00Ellena, I agree that normal sounds of life are par...Ellena, I agree that normal sounds of life are part-and-parcel of apartment living. Scraping chairs (as long as not done at 3am non-stop) are just background musak. MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-16021174300149160362013-04-12T15:00:07.414+02:002013-04-12T15:00:07.414+02:00I can hear noises from an empty apartment above an...I can hear noises from an empty apartment above and couphing from the left and click click of an excercise machine from 2 walls away on my right. Makes me happy to know that some neighbours are still alive.<br />And, it happened twice now, when lying in bed late at night trying to fall asleep I heard an earthquake approaching prior to feeling the shaking of the building. Yes, really. I live on ground floor. Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-9246198065254870522013-04-12T13:57:21.732+02:002013-04-12T13:57:21.732+02:00Tempting, Ms Golightly, very tempting...
Then aga...Tempting, Ms Golightly, very tempting...<br /><br />Then again, she did deign to say a brief 'hello' to me in the lift this morning...MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-1227572519547257532013-04-12T12:53:41.406+02:002013-04-12T12:53:41.406+02:00Have you considered shoving a polaroid through the...Have you considered shoving a polaroid through the letterbox? She sounds like a real cow! Isabella Golightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842996216646422271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-78365349218347611722013-04-12T11:50:00.445+02:002013-04-12T11:50:00.445+02:00The balcony chairs are rarely moved and we haven&#...The balcony chairs are rarely moved and we haven't been eating dinner outside for months and months and month.<br /><br />'They' are indeed being slack, River, and you'd think that the delay in getting the problem sorted would leave the owner of our apartment with even more expense if the Fusspots decide to pursue them for increased damage and delay... *sigh*MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-28960636508988432013-04-12T11:42:46.398+02:002013-04-12T11:42:46.398+02:00Is Mrs Fusspot hearing the chairs on you balcony p...Is Mrs Fusspot hearing the chairs on you balcony perhaps? <br />I can't believe "they" are taking so long to fix the drainage up there. Don't they realise the damage water can do to the lower flat? in any case the water shouldn't be seeping at all, regardless of where the drain is. It's possible the tiles have been laid without correct waterproofing underneath them, or perhaps the balcony has waterproofing but the tiles were laid over the original surface and are now too high thus negating the waterproofing. I'm not sure I'm making myself clear. Are all the balconies tiled? Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com