COnversation I just had with a potential landlord

[HEyHEY]

The conversation went as follows: Imagine this guy's voice being really slow and shakey.

HH: Hello I'm calling about the apartment you have for rent.
LL: Oh yeah
HH: I'm in Vancouver so I was wondering if you could describe it a little more to me please
LL: Well, I thought that ad pretty well explains it all.
HH: Oh it was a nice ad but I can't look at it because I'm not there...is there anything else about it you didn't have in the ad?
LL: Well there's a 14-foot vaulted ceiling, and it's a real nice place, I've had about ten phonecalls already, it's just nobody has the money. (At this point HEyHEY is thinking 'if no-one in that town has $400 a month to spend on an apartment I'm a high roller')

It goes like this for a while until

HH: Is the stove gas or electric
LL: Eh NO no, it's got a separate furnace from the rest of the house.
HH: No I mean the elements on the stove, are they gas or electric?
LL: It's got it's own thermostat and everything. (Rambles on about the values of the place and a gas heating for about five minutes)

HH: All right I'll get my boss to go over there to look at it and I'll call you tomorrow.
LL: I've had lots of phonecalls, but no-one has the money....money talks you see.
HH: Er.... yeah...haha...I know just what you mean.
LL: Lots of people, so your boss is new in town too eh?
HH: Yup he is a new editor...pause...so I'll call ya tom..
LL: Also it's close to the liqour store, if you're interested in that kind of thing.
HH: haha....well I'll talk to you tomorrow then haha

Took 15 freakin minutes...oh boy I sense an adventure begining.

[Maple]

1. Heh heh

Garage with a wood stove and an electric plate.

[HEyHEY]

4. It actually sounds like a good place

Plus it has a wood burning fireplace...so that's irresitable. Oh well we'll see what my boss reports back with (he was nice enought to offer to look at these places for me)

[Maple]

5. 400 a month...in Vancouver?

Vaulted ceilings, fireplace, and no one has the money for it?

Brace yourself.

[HEyHEY]

8. Nah in my new alberta home

[Ediacara]

15. what he's not telling you is

the stove really IS wood burning, and he passes that off as the fireplace :-)

[HEyHEY]

16. perhaps - thank god I have someone to check it out up there

good point, something to think about, this ain't pioneer quest!

[Ediacara]

18. Where are you moving to btw?

I've been totally out of the loop...

[kixot]

2. Cherish the elderly.

Laughs from them today can quickly turn to tears for them tomorrow.

[gmoney]

3. have fun...

...cooking in the furnace!

Talk to some of the other tenants (you can Infospace.com reverse lookup to maybe find phone numbers of other people in the building/neighborhood)

[SlavesandBulldozers]

6. oh boy a liquor store?

Who do I make the check out to? The landlord must be an alcoholic, which means he's either forgetful ( a good landlord trait) or a scumbag (an average landlord trait).

[Kenneth ken]

7. best part of this thread

"...I'll get my boss to go over there to look at it ..."

CONGRATULATIONS! :thumbsup:

I must have missed the thread where you got a job.

Yay you!

[HEyHEY]

9. Thanks bud!

:-)

[VOX]

10. Congrats, HEyHEY!

Things are looking up! Even if this one isn't *the* place, the right one will show up soon!

Hang in there -- :toast:

[HEyHEY]

11. Well if my boss says it's good I'm taking it

I could never pass up $400 a month for all utilites and cable plus a wood bruning fireplace.

[HEyHEY]

12. thanks bye the way

:-)

[AntiCoup2K4]

13. $400 for all utilities, cable, and a fireplace

And that's $400 Canadian, no less??

Hold that apartment! If Junior wins in November, I'm gonna need it :evilgrin:

[HEyHEY]

14. one problem

HH: Now how close to the Highway is it?
LL: Pretty Close
HH: 10, 20, 50 feet?
LL: Well if your drunk and walk out the front door you may get hit.

I hope it ain't THAT close.

[NJCher]

17. LOL, he's a boozer

But that's OK.


Cher

[RebelOne]

19. $400 a month. Wow, that's amazing!

I'm moving to Canada.