They're Baaaaack

[unforth]

Well, this morning confirmed something I wasn't prepared to mention yesterday but did suspect: the bed bugs are back. I woke up yesterday morning with two suspicious bites on my leg, and this morning with a big clump on my back. Oddly, I'm handling this much better than I handled having a cold yesterday, because I had a major breakthrough last night and am actually feeling pretty good about life, even some of the parts that really suck right now.

When the bed bugs went away last time, I had a list of things that were going to have to happen if they came back. That's now. The outline of the plan: put almost all of my belongings in storage, get out of my lease, and move to the cheapest, smallest studio I can find that'll allow the dog and I.

Step 1: Find my lease.
Step 2: Talk to a lawyer.
Step 3: Call my landlord and arrange for exterminator and argue about legal stuff.
Step 4: Pack for the exterminator.
Step 5: Contact a storage place.
Step 6: Depends on the results of step 3.
Step 7: Pack all belongings going in to storage by Monday at 1 PM, when the storage guys will come and pick it up.
Step 8: Contact a broker.
Step 9: Find a new apartment.
Step 10: Inform my landlord that I'm leaving.
Step 11: Be prepared for the exterminator, coming on Tuesday between 9 and 11 AM.
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Step 100: Profit!

Wish me luck...

Comments

[galiyah.livejournal.com]

Argh. I'm glad you have a plan. And I hope your lawyer is a good one. You deserve not only to be let out of your lease, but to be reimbursed for the cost of all the stuff you'll have to get rid of. :(

[unforth.livejournal.com]

My lawyer seems like a pretty cool guy, those his rates are pretty high; hopefully things won't get to that point. I'm not gonna try for reimbursement unless they refuse to let me out of the lease - then I'll go for the whole enchilada. I'm just afraid that if I play hard ball they'll take me up on it, which would make my life very, very annoying for a while.

[galiyah.livejournal.com]

I can certainly understand your hesitation to take it to that level. I just wish they'd be responsible and do it of their own accord. :( That would be the right thing to do, after all.