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[allana]

I think I may join silicondreams in screaming with rage. The inventory clerk who promised that she'd call me... hasn't. Her mobile seems to be diverted to her desk as it's not going to voicemail. So, all I can do is send her a text and sit here--80 miles away--fuming and wondering exactly how badly I'm going to be fucked. I suspect side-ways, with a spanner.

No response to text, or to the urgent message I left at the office. The only excuse I'm going to accept is that she's been dismembered by an itinerant troupe of cannibals for an impromptu lunch. Mind you, they'd probably choke on her lying, putrid flesh.

The only thing happy in the house right now is a large lump of pork. It's wallowing in the marinade for char sui, and I wish I could get into the bowl with it and ignore the world.

I'm rapidly descending into a frustrated, tearful girlie. Not even cake is helping, and cake always works.

ETA. My day is complete. A spider just sat on my shoulder. I'm now upstairs trying to escape the fumes from my energetic spraying of fly-killing spray. I knew dealing with the letting agents would be no picnic, but it's way beyond expectations now. Yes, I am indeed blaming them for the spider.

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[evaine.livejournal.com]

Awwww... Ang! {{{HUGE HUGGERS}}} I wish I could go and ream someone out for you, hon!

But... will you smile a little if I tell you that I wrote a bit this morning - and the dreadful announcement has been made?

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

You may have a weak smile. I hope it's flowing well!

It's not looking like I'll be able to get this sorted out today. (If at all, says the voice of doom.) The fucking woman is only in the office a couple of times a day, and helpfully has her cell forwarded to her desk. Which is fabulously useful when she's out of the office all day.

And call me old-fashioned, but if someone says that they will call you, it's not amiss to expect that they will keep their promise? I bet we end up paying the electricity bill of the new tenants now!

*fume fume*

[bella-cheval.livejournal.com]

Oh hon...sorry to hear your day sucked so much.*hugs tightly*

How did the char sui go? And what is it, exactly?

Ya know, ever since I wrote that spider fic, the little fuckers have been showing up EVERYWHERE. I'm about to the point where I'm going to get upon a table and scream like a little girl myself.

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Bella!

Char sui (aka char siu/siew/sie--the spelling is rather... fluid) is basically Chinese Roast Pork. Pork is marinated in a mixture of soy, oyster and hoisin sauce, shaoxing wine, five-spice powder, and honey for up to 24 hours before being roasted. So far it's had nine hours and it looks amazing!

When roasted it gets nice and blackened around the edges, which are the best parts :) It ends up sweet, salty, slightly spicy... but yet you can still tell that it is pork. I'll be using it tomorrow, as a filling for bread buns. I can't wait to try them!

As for spiders, I haven't read your story. I'm sorry! I don't think I could bear a story about a spider :P

[bella-cheval.livejournal.com]

All of your pork marinade recipie sounded good until you hit the oyster part. I'm highly allergic to seafood...sigh.

But it does sound delish!

[silentinflames.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, you been spraying yourself with the fly-killing spray? I hope not.

What exactly is that woman supposed to do for you. Sorry to ask, but I'm totally unfamiliar with all this letting agents thingy.

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

Heh. No, I ripped my shirt off and flailed around wildly before establishing that the spider was now flung onto the wall. The spray does get everywhere though!!

As for the inventory agent.... When you rent a house in the UK, you--if you're being sensible--go through a letting agency. The inventory agent is responsible for creating a full inventory of the state of repair of the house, right down to scratches in woodwork. Oh, I forgot--the agent holds about six weeks rent as a security/dilapidations deposit for the period of your tenancy. At the end of your tenancy, the inventory agent goes around the property and compares the current state to the inventory that she made when the property was let. From that, they'll calculate how much of your deposit to return.

Usually they try and keep as much of your deposit as possible, so you have to fight tooth and nail....

[silentinflames.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay. Landlords here usually keep two or three months rent as security deposit. At the beginning of the letting period the landlord and the tenant will go through the apartment/house and jointly put together an inventory. I don't know anyone who's ever employed a letting agency. How much do they charge anyway?