I've tried to just cope for months, now I've had enough

[fpb]

Last night my central heating, after working properly for less than a week in the last three months, broke down again. In the fuckin' coldest night of the winter so far. When I found out, I started screaming and smashing everything I could lay my hands on. An exaggerated reaction? After having three months and my bank account wrecked by the miserable machine, I think not! It some damned Czech brand that people do not seem able to cope with, and my landlord, in spite of some basic goodwill, is an Indian and wastes an awful lot of time finding fellow-countrymen he trusts to do the job - result, last time I had to wait for weeks between each visit of his chosen repairman. Who, to judge by this, hasn't done such a hot job either. This has been ruining my life: I spent a fortune on electric stoves and gas to keep the house warm, I had to keep my studio (where the heater is) half dismantled so that the never-turning-up repairman could get at the bastard machine, I spent hours just waiting for the guy, and every day I had to spend three hours boiling water on the hob just to be able to wash. And dear God in Heaven, now it's started again.

Comments

[purple-mirie.livejournal.com]

Not an exaggerated reaction. In fact, I think you've an admirable self-control. If that happened to me, I probably would have killed maimed lashed out at my landlord.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

*chortle* "Admirable self-control" is pushing it, seeing as how the stuff I broke - mostly videotapes of old movies - was my own property. And the landlord was not within reach. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to giggle a bit.

[dustthouart.livejournal.com]

There's a quote I like from some 80s musician about how she has a totally empty room in her house for smashing things.

[jamesenge.livejournal.com]

Sounds horrible. Our heating was wonky all winter and we had some pretty cold days, but at least our landlord finally got ahead of the problem. Here's hoping yours can get the job done soon.

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

Not an exaggerated reaction. I probably would have done it. Although, having lots of broken things as well as non-working central heating probably doesn't help! :p

But it seriously sucks about the heating. *hugs*

[norwyn.livejournal.com]

I've had to learn to curb my fits because of my children, and it takes all I have sometimes to keep a lid on them (the fits, I mean, setting a good motherly example and all). Sometimes you just have to smash something...

[super-pan.livejournal.com]

Hey monkey!

[camillofan.livejournal.com]

Gosh, am I the only one shocked at adults smashing things? It doesn't make me any less sympathetic to your plight, though. There is nothing worse than being cold, something I remind myself of whenever it gets "too hot" in the summer.

[super-pan.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry fpb. I just want you to have a nice warm home that doesn't break down every other month in the winter.