Yeah it smacked of over-involvement. No thanks! Luckily I'm not being made to vacate so I don't have as much pressure, I'll keep looking.

How did you miss that quality opportunity to make a mushroom compost pun. For shame

Yeah he seems like the kind of guy who lives nearby and might get... too involved in a bad way. He told the REA to send him a report of all the applicants immediately for his review, within earshot of us all. I can't think of any reason why a LL would prefer a single tenant over a couple except that a single person is easier to bully/manipulate. I think I'm going with my gut on this one

Sucks because I really might've seriously considered it for the quietness and the cleanliness. Light filled and still convenient for work. I was sat in the park wondering if I stuck on my own fly screens and everything else worked okay, could I still stick it out since there's a REA intermediary... Esp as this is probably one of the few times I have an advantage (??) as a single renter. But it's for entirely the wrong reasons

At my second inspection. Crusty old dude rocks up and talks only to me and asks if I'm viewing the apartment, then asks if I'm single and gives me this creepy grin and says he'd prefer a single to move into the apartment. Oh and of course he's the owner. Shakes my hand and encourages me to apply. Completely ignores the other attendees (male).

I might've seriously considered this apartment despite the very dated kitchen and bathroom and no fly screens, it's pricey but in a very quiet green location and has a sunlit balcony... But after the above interaction I am definitely not applying wtf

E: I am meant to be cleaning the house but our purritude has other ideas. Purrhaps she has sensed my overall distress. I'll miss this lil sweetie when she leaves on Monday

little nugget on my lap

I definitely get caught out by American spellings. I managed to get it in 5

Yeah this is looking like a major issue. Who the fuck rolls out a system update on a Friday night/Sat morning

Sent you a message. Check your DMs

I have had pretty good luck with the IUD cutting out a lot of the nonsense. Probably is having some kind of an effect on the rest of my body but I'll take it over the nightmare of the monthly bleed and weep

Ah fuck, that sucks the worst when it happens on a weekend! I hope they can fix it up asap. I once had a monthly rent payment duplicated when the REA payment systems changed and that damn near gave me a heart attack

Inspection 1 today, this was the best place I'd seen in the listings... mould in part of the bathroom and a lot darker than I expected. Given the amount it's going for though, with aircon and a nice kitchen, no surprise there's plenty of applicants - couples including with kids - suspect I won't be getting anywhere with this one. I also don't really need a 2br unit. I think I'll stick to 1br...

Sox is being unbearably cute today. Cuts through the ennui a bit, even though I've been neglecting her, lost in my own darkness. I've carefully kept away her very long whisker from last night as a good luck charm for the weeks ahead.

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