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[–] Phobusplusplus@lemmy.world 87 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just bought a house from a guy who had been renting it out since the '80s and this hits especially hard. So many fucking layers of paint on everything. Couldn't even be bothered to remove the outlet and switch covers first, to the point where I can't find the damn screws or even the edges of the covers.

I wish he had painted over the breaker box, though, since that might have prevented the last tenant from installing a GFCI outlet that somehow trips the circuit breaker if there's no high-amp appliance plugged into it.

[–] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I had a place like that in school. There was so much paint on the walls they were squishy.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 40 points 2 years ago

Should have a couple of stars missing and a corner torn off to be more accurate.

I was just living in a house where the garage door was falling off the hinges. We asked them to fix it and they told us "you have to look at it as a carport now".

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It should have mold peeking out from the bits it missed.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I feel this in my soul. My university house had mould on the bathroom ceiling, and one of my roommates was allergic - they went into violent sneezing fits every time they showered.

Our landlords tried everything to avoid addressing it, up to claiming that, "people couldn't be allergic to mould like that."

They only "fixed" it after one of my other roommates threatened to talk to his father who was a lawyer. Their "fix" was to paste over the ceiling with vinyl plates.

[–] ReeferPirate@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's the same beige 1/3 of my bathroom is

[–] StalksEveryone@futurology.today 6 points 2 years ago

its the same beige 1/3 of your landlord as well

[–] uis@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

What wierd about US is amount of rent. It seems people there own less then (post-)Soviet citizens.

[–] ironhydroxide@partizle.com 15 points 2 years ago

True, but have you considered the fact that they are "free" and beat the commies? /s

[–] cabbagee@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Used to be beige. Now it's gray... gray everywhere.

[–] Hoomod@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's actually called "greige" and it's a mix between beige and gray

I wish I was joking

[–] cabbagee@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

I want to thank you for the new knowledge but I also kind of wish I didn't know this.

[–] CharlesReed@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

not enough paint drip/smear

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

The good old landlord special.

[–] Pfnic@feddit.ch 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay I know about the blue stripe one but what is this meme about?

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

I salute them with my middle finger

[–] aracebo@unilem.org 5 points 2 years ago

Excuse me Mr landlord, where is your tip jar?