tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7665892390377470781..comments2024-03-29T11:29:56.764-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: "It's Not That Bad, Mom!" Our First ApartmentsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60674737764326382362019-05-26T18:27:07.886-04:002019-05-26T18:27:07.886-04:00Deana, are you saying your mom invented...the walk...Deana, are you saying your mom invented...the walk of shame? :-)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58842112542876654812019-05-26T18:26:05.949-04:002019-05-26T18:26:05.949-04:00Celia, this needs to be turned into a BBC series r...Celia, this needs to be turned into a BBC series right away.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25610198851851056292019-05-21T09:25:12.118-04:002019-05-21T09:25:12.118-04:00Julia, thanks! I remember reading about bedsits o...Julia, thanks! I remember reading about bedsits or flats in the UK. When I lived in England, I lived in a room at Oxford while I was studying a semester abroad. I did not know that you could own a flat in England. I recently discovered that you can own an apartment in New York, USA. When I think of apartments, I think of a rental unit in the USA.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14195821519231838632019-05-21T02:47:39.839-04:002019-05-21T02:47:39.839-04:00My first apartment was "arranged" by my ...My first apartment was "arranged" by my soon to be step-father. I got his apartment, which was over the pool, while he and my mother moved into my grandparents, Mom's former in-laws apartment across the street. When ownership changed and my sister needed some help,I moved. The neighbor at that apartment always watched who was coming and going, especially when Mom and John were dating. Plus my Mom was trying to avoid being seen my her former in-laws so she kind of had to walk sort of bent over to avoid detection. I never had any adventures, everyone else did. Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12607043406045213472019-05-20T22:40:20.993-04:002019-05-20T22:40:20.993-04:00Got to this late today and my first thought was th...Got to this late today and my first thought was the Houseboat moored above Battersea Bridge. But then I remembered; my first flat was in Earls Court, London. A couple of mates from my boarding school broke me out of the truly terrible hostel that my parents had placed me when they left me in London for office studies. I never did master shorthand. This flat was on the ground floor of a huge Victorian house in Earl’s Court Square. Three rooms plus gall kitchen and small bathroom. Five girls and assorted men now and then. I shared would would have been the parlour, in more gracious times, with two girls. The room was so large we hardly noticed each other. The second bedroom slept two, and the third room was the sitting room which must have been 30 or more feet long. I remember a classic party. Each of us invited at least 20 friends, who, of course, invited more. At one point the police were outside as we had received the fall out from a local night club they had raided. The sideboard, a massive piece of Victoriana, was strong enough that some ‘guests’ were dancing on it. I learned to cook there and only left once my classes were finished and I joined my family in Africa. I’ll have to tell about the houseboat another time.Celia Wakefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880208621796600180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18935243179568249832019-05-20T21:56:26.021-04:002019-05-20T21:56:26.021-04:00Diana, Rhys may be betwixt and between and not see...Diana, Rhys may be betwixt and between and not see this, but I can say having lived in London for part of my college years, I never heard anything referred to as an apartment. There were rooms (no kitchen, communal bath), Bedsits (like a studio apartment in that it had a kitchenette, but the bath was still down the hall) and flats, which were self-contained. As students, my friends and I all lived in rooms or bedsits, the only people I knew who owned flats were professors.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31902831073489506962019-05-20T21:49:54.583-04:002019-05-20T21:49:54.583-04:00That's every renter's nightmare, Jana. Bot...That's every renter's nightmare, Jana. Both your sister and the people upstairs - how could you look someone in the eye after your toilet overflowed into their bedroom? (But seriously, who forgets there's a freaking garden hose running in the john?!?)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87873921803821358652019-05-20T20:52:19.707-04:002019-05-20T20:52:19.707-04:00Rhys, in England, would your apartment have been c...Rhys, in England, would your apartment have been called an apartment or a flat?<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59190122023349425672019-05-20T19:30:41.257-04:002019-05-20T19:30:41.257-04:00Hahaha, Julia! We both should have been forewarne...Hahaha, Julia! We both should have been forewarned with cleaning after them early on. But, being young and in love overrules worrying about those things.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30292228612895522692019-05-20T18:45:43.388-04:002019-05-20T18:45:43.388-04:00It'a amazing to me we all survived out first a...It'a amazing to me we all survived out first apartments! LOL!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42409465755977866932019-05-20T17:26:58.908-04:002019-05-20T17:26:58.908-04:00I don't have any apartment horror stories of m...I don't have any apartment horror stories of my own to share, so I'll share my sister's. And technically my mom's, since my mom was staying at my sister's to watch my niece while my sister was out of town. My mom was laying on the bed reading and she hears gurgling. Looked up & there are streams of water flowing down the wall from the ceiling. Called the emergency apartment maintenance who had to get into the apartment upstairs. Those tenants had turned their toilet into a homemade bidet with a garden hose & forgot to shut off the water before they left for the day, so the toilet overflowed. Luckily some friends of my sisters were able to quickly come over & help my mom move furniture & other things so they wouldn't be ruined by all that water. Jana Leah Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492395947508454607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54618483896087641122019-05-20T17:01:51.734-04:002019-05-20T17:01:51.734-04:00Will do!Will do!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21200345944314644612019-05-20T15:47:34.343-04:002019-05-20T15:47:34.343-04:00OH! how..yeah, that's a series.OH! how..yeah, that's a series.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33946738029101531582019-05-20T15:47:00.819-04:002019-05-20T15:47:00.819-04:00And second prize is TWO rugs.
And second prize is TWO rugs.<br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25393455913183725482019-05-20T15:30:12.401-04:002019-05-20T15:30:12.401-04:00You saved them both a bill and the experience of h...You saved them both a bill and the experience of having a plumber laugh at them, Libby!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51942331043677506482019-05-20T15:29:01.789-04:002019-05-20T15:29:01.789-04:00Re-read the whole series? Actually, I'm going ...Re-read the whole series? Actually, I'm going to be announcing news about the pub date this Friday; stay tuned!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10328166021073523412019-05-20T15:28:03.498-04:002019-05-20T15:28:03.498-04:00Re: "got in the shower fully clothed": s...Re: "got in the shower fully clothed": see my above response to Pauline, Rick. This is why we go to university when we're young. Grown-ups are too soft and finicky.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89605993176556379962019-05-20T15:25:46.398-04:002019-05-20T15:25:46.398-04:00Pat, you've clearly had some housing adventure...Pat, you've clearly had some housing adventures! Is there any more typical student housing phrase than "Then it was condemned?"Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90994558596249189262019-05-20T15:24:24.804-04:002019-05-20T15:24:24.804-04:00Thanks, Kathy! I've always said living abroad ...Thanks, Kathy! I've always said living abroad was one of the best things I did as a student; I've encourages all my kids to travel. Since I'll have two out of three living abroad for a month this summer, I think I succeeded.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83226459038325857672019-05-20T15:22:17.884-04:002019-05-20T15:22:17.884-04:00I cleaned up my boyfriend's apartment in grad ...I cleaned up my boyfriend's apartment in grad school, Kathy, but it was for my own health and safety. I thought I was going to get a disease from his moldy bathroom and I won't even describe what his dishes and pots and pans looked like.<br /><br />Then I married him and wound up cleaning for him for the next several decades. Girlfriends, beware!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20140628106726316142019-05-20T15:21:29.877-04:002019-05-20T15:21:29.877-04:00Ha ha! Well, at least you were there to prevent an...Ha ha! Well, at least you were there to prevent another disaster. Marla Bradeen/Paige Sleuth, Mystery Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920956529695986188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44897964094792507062019-05-20T15:19:25.519-04:002019-05-20T15:19:25.519-04:00Fascinating, Pat! Not many Americans seem to have ...Fascinating, Pat! Not many Americans seem to have served over these during the Balkan Wars. (I suppose that should be Balkan Wars v5.0 or some such.) I'll have to ask Youngest if the NATO troop experience is part of her program.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46861797030355375022019-05-20T15:14:21.629-04:002019-05-20T15:14:21.629-04:00And this is why we go to university when we're...And this is why we go to university when we're young, Pauline...Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44062078579955124882019-05-20T14:40:51.869-04:002019-05-20T14:40:51.869-04:00As to clogged drains--A married couple who were ou...As to clogged drains--A married couple who were our friends offered to let us use their apartment while they were away for the weekend.<br />We found that the toilet wouldn't flush, at all. No plunging in the world was up to the task.<br />The woman had made candles (didn't everyone in 1969?) and poured leftover wax into the toilet!!!<br />I risked creating other problems with my solution, but ignorance is bliss. I kept pouring really hot water into the toilet bowl until enough melted to flush.Libby Doddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30561268743347423522019-05-20T13:25:55.891-04:002019-05-20T13:25:55.891-04:00Hah! I have directed her to Goodwill and Craiglist...Hah! I have directed her to Goodwill and Craiglist.<br /><br />And Ikea, which is not entirely upscale, but as trendy things that won't break the bank.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.com