On Jul 8, 1:44*am, sf > wrote:


> Doesn't mean it has to work though.



> I don't know what the laws are *where you live, but if you're a renter
> in this area - you get a working water heater.



I live on the top floor (3rd) of an apartment building that went
up in 1927. It's a pretty nice place. But the owners are sort of
absentee, as is not a rare thing, otherwise the term absentee landlord
would not even exist. They don't have to be too absence. They can be
around but just hard to get to.

I'm not complaining. Being on the top floor I get the heat from
below (when the heat is working). My radiator in the kitchen works
sometimes, but the one in my main room doesn't work at all. But I can
get by on heat from those below. Unless it's brutally cold I even
keep a window opened. I love opened windows.

Now maybe you think it a bit pussyish of me to not challenge
these people. But be assured I've brought it up. It's just sort of
ignored. I am saving it for a time of need, like when I'm ready to
stop paying rent, thinking about getting another place or whatever. I
have mentioned the radiator to these people before and they have made
excuses each time. So I just let it go. When and if it matters
enough to me, at that time I'll bring it up again.

Me not raising a stink about it is not much different from a
menial worker being called on the phone and "asked" to show up on an
off day because "we need you". That worker, depending on their
financial status, people they know who can help them out, etc., - that
worker is more than likely to agree to work that shift, out of fear
that too many refusals might result in being fired.

So you're right, yes, legally all things are supposed to work.
But even people buying homes can walk into a dolled up place. What's
behind the walls and how well it works remains to be seen. But I'm
not crying, believe me. I sometimes feel I live in luxury, even here
in this apartment with no heat and no air conditioner. Now the air
conditioner, that is my choice, as I have never lived with one in my
life. I am not some kind of anti air conditioner crusader, it's just
that I really don't care for it, and I especially hate the big units
that go in the windows. I love windows. I've got a fan in there now,
but at least you can see through it even as it whirls around. Sorry
for the length of this post.

TJ