Continued from yesterday, today's rant is about the perils of apartment living.
Apartment number three in my five apartment complex has a tenant that has just moved in. But it took no time to find out that he is an alcoholic. It seems that when he‘s drunk, he gets lost. He knows where he lives but he doesn't know what floor his apartment is until he's finally confronted by someone. Then he remembers.One morning on the 21st of November, at 3:00 a.m. my son was in the bathroom which is near the back door. He heard someone trying to open the door to our apartment. He opened the door and asked the guy what he wanted the guy said 'I'm drunk and I guess my apartment is upstairs'. Isn't it weird that he remembered all of a sudden that he wasn't on the second floor? Another weird thing - this guy always comes in the front door. Why is it on this night he came from the back? There is so much difference from the entrance at the front of the house and the one on my porch where there are bikes and cardboard boxes and about 6 wooden steps to get on the porch. If we were the type to call the police, I'm sure this guy would have been charged with attempted breaking and entering (drunk or not, just because of the way he remembered things all of a sudden). He's also a noisy bugger.
Apartment number five it seems is another drunk and he likes to take fits in his apartment. It doesn't last long. I can't hear him but my son does from his bedroom.
Apartment number four is the worst. That's because this is where I live. While no one can claim that we make any kind of noise (we even walk with our slippers and we don't check the strength of the floor by banging our feet when walking, when watching movies we put our earphones on, we never have any parties or do any drinking of alcohol or the taking of drugs or smoking pot). So why is it the worst? Because it's where I am stuck living right now, amid a bunch of neighbours who don't seem to respect those around them in other apartments.
They all look good. What I mean is they look good and end up being good-looking pieces of garbage. What are 'they'? Most of the things made today are not made for quality but for looks and with the expectation that consumers are stupid enough to fall for looks instead of quality. They are typically right.
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Most of the things or gadgets (whatever you want to call them) are mostly made of some kind of plastics or some other kind of inferior material.
- So we've started monthly PB&J dinners at home (only Jif Extra Crunchy, strawberry jam, and Pullman bread, please, and a 70/30 peanut butter–to-jelly ratio). And yes, we even had Capri Sun.
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Toasters and coffee brewers.
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I walked in to a store one day to buy a good toaster. While looking around the store I spotted some toasters. I went over to take a look and they had one the type that I was looking for - a 4 slice toaster made by Black and Decker and you could even put a bagel in. I bought it then went home happy to have found what I was seeking.
At night before going to bed I always have my 4 slices of toast and coffee. I got my bread took 4 slices out and made sure the setting was what I wanted. About a minute later my toast came up - or I should say charcoal. I tried everything that I could think of to get it working right but no way. The next morning I threw it in the garbage. Later on that day my grand daughter and fiance came down and saw that I did not have a toaster so the next time they came down they bought me a 4 slice toaster on the way.
The next morning I figured I'd have my toast and coffee so I put 4 slices in then pressed the little handle down and right away I saw a spark and heard a little noise. Then I went and sat down and waited for my toast to come up. After a couple minutes my toast had not come up so I got up to see why they had not and I noticed that they never got toasted at all the darn toaster had already broken. The next good looking piece of garbage was put where it belong in the garbage. It was a Black and Decker too.
Coffee brewers / Coffee makers
I don't know how many off these things I had bought before I could find one that I wanted that would actually, you know, last. I finally found one that I wanted (it was a Cuisinart 'two to go'). This one has lasted me quite a long time but the only thing that's wrong with it is of course, that it's made out of some kind of plastic. The lid where you raise it to put the coffee in is plastic of some sort. When the water heats up enough to boil the lid twist up and if its under a shelf that's just above the counter top then what ever is in that cupboard gets all wet from the steam. The brewer itself I can honestly say its good except for what I mentioned. But even the one I like, isn't perfect.
It's still cheaply made. Do I blame the manufacturers? Cheap Chinese labor? Society for wanting everything to cost cheap? I guess what's most important is that despite the fact that they all look good, they typically stink. Especially toasters. That is my rant for today, but I'm not done with this one.
My next rant will be on bread machines and their recipes.
