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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 206194" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, people. No time to chat - sorry. A big day today, I was out early because difficult child 1 asked me to come along to a flat inspection with him and girlfriend. I had offered - trying to rent a flat is very difficult, easy child 2/difficult child 2 and BF2 took over 12 months to find their place. It wasn't until husband went along too that they were finally granted a lease.</p><p>So I went today - and the landlord said to the kids, "I'm inclined to let you two have this flat, I do have others coming to view in the next hour but you brought your mother and that tells me you have family backing you."</p><p>It shouldn't matter. but it does.</p><p>The landlord wanted more information from them - employer phone numbers and addresses, referees phone numbers, other stuff (nowhere near as much as usual - they often ask for photocopies of pay slips, a list of previous rental agreements, photocopies of birth certificates, passports, the equivalent of social security numbers) so girlfriend sent the info to him within the hour. He rang her back minutes later to tell her that had the unit.</p><p></p><p>So difficult child 1 and girlfriend now have a place to live after they're married. It's pokey, it's going to be damp, but I've lived in worse. Much worse. It will be a good first apartment. </p><p></p><p>I stayed out because I had a meeting to go to. Did some shopping, visited easy child 2/difficult child 2, then went to my meeting in the afternoon after all. Got home later than I intended just in time to miss the excitement - our tame budgie got outside. A visitor had left the front door open and with all the bustle of visitors, had scared the bird who flew into the yard and perched in the bushes. Immediately a butcher bird (effective predator) got interested and was after our mate. It took effort and luck, but difficult child 3 got our bird to 'step up' and then covered him up. From difficult child 3's description, our budgie was in shock. By the time I got home minutes later, he was settling down but still anxious, very close to our other budgie and both sitting high up in corners. I brought in some new branches for them to play on (play gym) and soon our bird was happily chewing on the new branches and calming down. Scary!</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow is a play day with the tiny trains. Today was hot, almost summer; tomorrow is the same, maybe warmer. </p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Saturday!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 206194, member: 1991"] G'day, people. No time to chat - sorry. A big day today, I was out early because difficult child 1 asked me to come along to a flat inspection with him and girlfriend. I had offered - trying to rent a flat is very difficult, easy child 2/difficult child 2 and BF2 took over 12 months to find their place. It wasn't until husband went along too that they were finally granted a lease. So I went today - and the landlord said to the kids, "I'm inclined to let you two have this flat, I do have others coming to view in the next hour but you brought your mother and that tells me you have family backing you." It shouldn't matter. but it does. The landlord wanted more information from them - employer phone numbers and addresses, referees phone numbers, other stuff (nowhere near as much as usual - they often ask for photocopies of pay slips, a list of previous rental agreements, photocopies of birth certificates, passports, the equivalent of social security numbers) so girlfriend sent the info to him within the hour. He rang her back minutes later to tell her that had the unit. So difficult child 1 and girlfriend now have a place to live after they're married. It's pokey, it's going to be damp, but I've lived in worse. Much worse. It will be a good first apartment. I stayed out because I had a meeting to go to. Did some shopping, visited easy child 2/difficult child 2, then went to my meeting in the afternoon after all. Got home later than I intended just in time to miss the excitement - our tame budgie got outside. A visitor had left the front door open and with all the bustle of visitors, had scared the bird who flew into the yard and perched in the bushes. Immediately a butcher bird (effective predator) got interested and was after our mate. It took effort and luck, but difficult child 3 got our bird to 'step up' and then covered him up. From difficult child 3's description, our budgie was in shock. By the time I got home minutes later, he was settling down but still anxious, very close to our other budgie and both sitting high up in corners. I brought in some new branches for them to play on (play gym) and soon our bird was happily chewing on the new branches and calming down. Scary! Tomorrow is a play day with the tiny trains. Today was hot, almost summer; tomorrow is the same, maybe warmer. Enjoy your Saturday! Marg [/QUOTE]
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