J and i managed to hunt down a second hand store in the neighboring city. And amongst the variety of furniture was one piece which i found interesting. Not because i wanted to buy it but i wondered. Who in their right mind would want to purchase a blemished, armless, left nipple-less mannequin?
Anyway that's not where this post is going...
So we were in search for a small fridge to replace the nasty, fly/fungus infested one that was in the apartment that we cleaned up last weekend.
It wasn't our apartment.
Here's some background: A certain somebody who shall be left unnamed had forgotten to inform the landlady that he moved out. In a disorganised fashion he also forgot to return the keys. So now, 6 months later, she's threatening to sue the father [who was the one who co-signed for the rent of the place] something like 4,000€ and has even hired lawyers! And all these months that have passed the rent has not been paid by the person who shall be not be named. Apparently she contacted the certain somebody but he conveniently forgot to reply back.
Why? We have no idea.
His forgetfulness and can't-be-fucked attitude means somebody's gotta pay. Literally.
Stupid dumb arse.
And since the apartment wasn't cleaned up properly and cleared out, we, the little faeries of good deeds and karma, took the initiative to do the dirty work. We brought with us all the cleaning stuff as it was obvious the place hadn't seen a mop and a sponge for awhile. Plus we figured the dad has helped us out so many times before, it was the least we could do to help with the situation.
There was no time to bitch and moan. Like Nike would say, Just Do It!
My job was to clean up the kitchen, throw away any food related items and scrub down the cupboards. I was all up there with my Karate Kid's "Wax On. Wax Off" movements. And while i was in the process of cleaning, i realised it must have been awhile since anyone even bothered to clean up on top. I found newspapers dated back to 2004 lining the top. And areas that weren't covered by the paper were covered in a thick oil substance.
Yea, it wasn't so pretty!
J's little brother helped paint the walls since they were pretty much stained yellow from old cigarette smoke. Not like we had much of a choice.
Aaaaand to top it all off, the certain somebody who shall be left unnamed couldn't even be fucked to even show up over the weekend to clean up his own filth and mess!
Disappointed. Yes.I am We are very disappointed and i think it's just damn right rude!
So yea, back to the nasty arse fridge. Let me paint a picture for you...
Imagine a fridge a little less than a metre in height. Now imagine it partially filled with various items like half used bottles, opened cans of whatnot, half a slab of butter, some kind of meat and other mysterious items. Now switch off the electricity for about 4 months and let the condensation inside collect.
.
.
.
Well let's just say the meat was no longer recognisable and those little specks of blackness which we thought was fungus were in fact flies that had found its' way INTO the fridge.
How? I have no idea.
The fridge was in such a bad shape and the smell was beyond disgusting, i had to stand in the other room while poor J had to clear it out. I cut out a garbage bag so J could put it over his head and to cover the top half of his body. Who knows what kind of spores and deadly toxins were brewing inside!
TOTALLY GROSS!
It took us about 10 hours to scrub, clean, paint and disinfect the whole place! And that's not including the 3 hours we spent the Wednesday before clearing out garbage bags full of crap.
And had we have had the same attitude as the person who shall be left unnamed and not give a shit, we reckon the cost of the clean up would be far more since the landlady would have had to hire professionals before leasing it out for rent again. So the dad would have had to bear all the costs on top of the lawyers bill - which has yet to arrive.
...
But lucky for us we managed to find a second hand fridge at a store for 60€ - which was a pretty good deal since a new one would have cost at least 300€.
Our original plan was to drive the 2 hour drive to Hannover to where the apartment is but J decided not to since next week we have to drive there anyway. We're getting someone to rip out the old carpet and replace it with tiles [as requested by the landlady who's willing to pay for half the cost].
So instead we're relaxing this weekend and spending quality time together. After all we just spent the last few weeks stressing over the move and setting up our own home.
And with the stress of J's new job, he definitely deserves a bit of a time-out.
Anyway that's not where this post is going...
So we were in search for a small fridge to replace the nasty, fly/fungus infested one that was in the apartment that we cleaned up last weekend.
It wasn't our apartment.
Here's some background: A certain somebody who shall be left unnamed had forgotten to inform the landlady that he moved out. In a disorganised fashion he also forgot to return the keys. So now, 6 months later, she's threatening to sue the father [who was the one who co-signed for the rent of the place] something like 4,000€ and has even hired lawyers! And all these months that have passed the rent has not been paid by the person who shall be not be named. Apparently she contacted the certain somebody but he conveniently forgot to reply back.
Why? We have no idea.
His forgetfulness and can't-be-fucked attitude means somebody's gotta pay. Literally.
Stupid dumb arse.
And since the apartment wasn't cleaned up properly and cleared out, we, the little faeries of good deeds and karma, took the initiative to do the dirty work. We brought with us all the cleaning stuff as it was obvious the place hadn't seen a mop and a sponge for awhile. Plus we figured the dad has helped us out so many times before, it was the least we could do to help with the situation.
There was no time to bitch and moan. Like Nike would say, Just Do It!
My job was to clean up the kitchen, throw away any food related items and scrub down the cupboards. I was all up there with my Karate Kid's "Wax On. Wax Off" movements. And while i was in the process of cleaning, i realised it must have been awhile since anyone even bothered to clean up on top. I found newspapers dated back to 2004 lining the top. And areas that weren't covered by the paper were covered in a thick oil substance.
Yea, it wasn't so pretty!
J's little brother helped paint the walls since they were pretty much stained yellow from old cigarette smoke. Not like we had much of a choice.
Aaaaand to top it all off, the certain somebody who shall be left unnamed couldn't even be fucked to even show up over the weekend to clean up his own filth and mess!
Disappointed. Yes.
So yea, back to the nasty arse fridge. Let me paint a picture for you...
Imagine a fridge a little less than a metre in height. Now imagine it partially filled with various items like half used bottles, opened cans of whatnot, half a slab of butter, some kind of meat and other mysterious items. Now switch off the electricity for about 4 months and let the condensation inside collect.
.
.
.
Well let's just say the meat was no longer recognisable and those little specks of blackness which we thought was fungus were in fact flies that had found its' way INTO the fridge.
How? I have no idea.
The fridge was in such a bad shape and the smell was beyond disgusting, i had to stand in the other room while poor J had to clear it out. I cut out a garbage bag so J could put it over his head and to cover the top half of his body. Who knows what kind of spores and deadly toxins were brewing inside!
TOTALLY GROSS!
It took us about 10 hours to scrub, clean, paint and disinfect the whole place! And that's not including the 3 hours we spent the Wednesday before clearing out garbage bags full of crap.
And had we have had the same attitude as the person who shall be left unnamed and not give a shit, we reckon the cost of the clean up would be far more since the landlady would have had to hire professionals before leasing it out for rent again. So the dad would have had to bear all the costs on top of the lawyers bill - which has yet to arrive.
...
But lucky for us we managed to find a second hand fridge at a store for 60€ - which was a pretty good deal since a new one would have cost at least 300€.
Our original plan was to drive the 2 hour drive to Hannover to where the apartment is but J decided not to since next week we have to drive there anyway. We're getting someone to rip out the old carpet and replace it with tiles [as requested by the landlady who's willing to pay for half the cost].
So instead we're relaxing this weekend and spending quality time together. After all we just spent the last few weeks stressing over the move and setting up our own home.
And with the stress of J's new job, he definitely deserves a bit of a time-out.
3 comments:
OK that sounded disgusting!! I'm sure you've realised that I'm a bit of a cleaning freak by now and that would be my worst nightmare!! Otherwise sounds like you're settling in quite well....less negative vibes are coming off the last few posts anyway!! I've just gotten back from KL..went to take the kids the spend time with their cousins so was hanging with the in laws!! One house, 7 kids and loads of adults..hmmmm I had two beers with my dinner last night when I got home...did I mention its a no alcohol house..couldn't stay in a hotel as my sis in law wouldn't have a bar of it..it was great and the kids enjoyed themselves which is the main thing really isn't it!
try using bicarbonate soda powder and white vinegar...i just watched it on TV yesterday! haha
sprinkle the 'dirty' / 'stained' areas with the powder...then with white vinegar and apparently the best material to use is damped panty hose!
Fallah: Yea, totally. It's one thing cleaning mess, it's a whole different story cleaning somebody elses'. I wouldn't say i'm a clean freak but there are limits.
But then again, when there's no emotional attachment to anything, it's far easier to just simply throw it straight into the bin and not think twice.
All i can say is i'd like to thank the makers of those yellow cleaning gloves!
Ms.Redd: There's this cleaning liquid that basically is vinegar and that works wonders. As for the bicarbonate soda... interesting. Should i need to do some heavy duty stuff again, i'll keep that in mind.
As for the panty hose, well... they're quite expensive here and i don't really wear them, so i'll just go for the good old cleaning sponge/brush.
Cheers for the tips though! =)
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