Lindenlust: the Winter Blues
Jan. 15th, 2014 09:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
janestarzEvery time something "interesting" happens here in Lindenlust, I remember NoKey telling me "wow, you live so nice and cheap *."
Well, yes, it's cheap alright. But it isn't always nice. There are some ups, some downs, some nice community things you'd otherwise miss. There's the lack of privacy, the lack of living space, the dirty corridors, the ghosts in the hallways and the clogged drains. Mostly, it's the complete disinterest of the neighbours of our living conditions (and I know I'm not the first one to jump from my seat to start cleaning).
Tonight, it's the heating. Someone had difficulty with their heating, so a mechanic or two dropped by in the hopes of fixing it. They drained the upstairs wing of water, and started work.
They didn't finish work.
Nor did they replace the water in our pipes.
So tonight, as cheap as it is, it is also about as cold. I feel like an old woman, wrapped in a blanket and warm sweater in my chair-with-wheels. I've lit some candles, hoping to get a little warmer.
-----
*) "Maar je woont zo lekker goedkoop!" Inderdaad. Met alle nadelen van dien.
Well, yes, it's cheap alright. But it isn't always nice. There are some ups, some downs, some nice community things you'd otherwise miss. There's the lack of privacy, the lack of living space, the dirty corridors, the ghosts in the hallways and the clogged drains. Mostly, it's the complete disinterest of the neighbours of our living conditions (and I know I'm not the first one to jump from my seat to start cleaning).
Tonight, it's the heating. Someone had difficulty with their heating, so a mechanic or two dropped by in the hopes of fixing it. They drained the upstairs wing of water, and started work.
They didn't finish work.
Nor did they replace the water in our pipes.
So tonight, as cheap as it is, it is also about as cold. I feel like an old woman, wrapped in a blanket and warm sweater in my chair-with-wheels. I've lit some candles, hoping to get a little warmer.
-----
*) "Maar je woont zo lekker goedkoop!" Inderdaad. Met alle nadelen van dien.
