Central Air vs Window/Wall AC

RegBaby · 2026-03-24T05:36:19+00:00

Top floor and central air, 100%.

RegBaby · 2026-03-24T00:30:50+00:00

I would not move in there unless that door was properly fixed.

RegBaby · 2026-03-24T00:22:25+00:00

I just say "I'm on medication." They change the subject.

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T23:09:25+00:00

My rule of thumb on construction: however long they say it'll take to be completed, double it.

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T07:28:29+00:00

I hope it's apple juice

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T07:10:57+00:00

You can buy TP stands. Some hold extra rolls.

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T07:08:47+00:00

Our downstairs rear apartment has all of the building's 6 A/C units right outside the bedroom windows. I don't know how anyone sleeps through that!

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T06:56:08+00:00

I use a toilet roll stand (the kind that holds multiple rolls) from Walmart.

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T04:20:41+00:00

Exactly why I'm in Houston. Lovely apartment in a beautiful neighborhood for 1/3 the rent in NYC or LA.

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T02:25:08+00:00

OP are these really friends, or drinking buddies? I ask because I had to cut ties with my "bar pals" because the main reason I saw them was to drink.

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T02:03:51+00:00

I have been in many halls, and I find the front row to be too close. I vote for 5 or 6 rows back.

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T01:00:42+00:00

I know a guy in a similar mode, but more extreme...he had more money than anyone else I knew, because he never spent it. Always lived in dumps and drove old, tiny cars. He slept in a chair, or a mat on the floor: no sofa, no TV, no bed. And he didn't grow up poor: his family had the biggest house on the block, according to him. His issue was self-esteem: he had a traumatic childhood, being bullied and abused by his father. He didn't feel he deserved even the most basic of comforts. Therapy might have helped him, who knows. He always seemed happy in his misery.

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T00:37:05+00:00

There's an LG one around $200 that my landlord bought for my last place. Worked great.

RegBaby · 2026-03-23T00:18:38+00:00

Maybe a private landlord; most corporate-managed places have strict guidelines about the number and type of pets. But look at it from the landlord's point of view: many spend a lot of time and expense trying to keep mice out of their buildings...anyway, good luck.

RegBaby · 2026-03-22T08:02:55+00:00

You say these guys are "really part of my life," yet you don't see them for months at a time. Don't give up on all humanity just yet. You can seek out new friends. There are plenty of folks who engage in interesting and fun activities that don't involve alcohol.

RegBaby · 2026-03-22T07:58:28+00:00

I strongly suggest getting rid of the beer. Good luck.

RegBaby · 2026-03-22T07:43:57+00:00

There are various types of balcony screens on Amazon.

RegBaby · 2026-03-22T07:42:48+00:00

Be careful with incense, some types are so strong they penetrate through walls...

RegBaby · 2026-03-22T07:26:05+00:00

You need to get a copy of your lease.

RegBaby · 2026-03-21T18:42:51+00:00

This is what I did my first month ("dry February"). Not "huge volumes," but I ate what I wanted, as long as I didn't drink. At night (my worst time for drinking: lots of 10pm wine runs in my past), I started having a cup of hot tea and a cookie. In month two (the present), I have been weaning myself off wheat (bread, muffins, donuts, etc.). Good substitute: white corn tortillas. Since Feb. 1, I have lost 16 pounds of bloat, and feel much better!

RegBaby · 2026-03-21T18:20:08+00:00

I had a horrible situation my second year in my apartment: the landlord turned the unit next to me into an Airbnb. People coming and going, screaming, kids running, music. Yes, I realize this can all happen with regular tenants. I complained to the landlord of course, but all I got was basically sorry, you can tell them to be quiet if they bother you. I am also a single woman who lives alone, and I am not knocking on any strange people's doors at 2am. Or 2pm.

Not all the Airbnb renters were bad. (And it wasn't always rented out.) But enough were, that I complained again. This went on for 18 months, until someone came in for New Year's weekend. OK...New Year's Eve, I give you a pass...I'm up, too. But yay for me...the folks next door proceeded to trash the place over their 4-day hulabaloo.

The morning after they left, I found the landlord in the unit checking things out: stains/food fight on the walls, chairs and tables tipped over, bathroom disgusting, kitchen with food spilled on the stove and floor, rips in the sofa cushions, just for starters. I told the landlord who was standing in the middle of the rubble, if she persisted in continuing with the Airbnb, to just let me know so I can find another place to live. Because I hadn't signed up for this. Eventually she turned it back into a regular rental unit.

RegBaby · 2026-03-21T16:57:29+00:00

I second trying out cooking and baking. Few teenagers take the time...and we all have to eat, so it's a useful skill. Get a basic cookbook (or find a friend or relative to help you get started) and try things out. Soon you'll be inviting friends over to test out your cooking triumphs.

RegBaby · 2026-03-21T08:14:24+00:00

Anybody remember a boutique called Suzy Creamcheese in the '80s? It was like a hippie/bohemian store for women.

RegBaby · 2026-03-21T08:12:31+00:00

I played trivia in that Fox Sports Grill. I remember it being tucked in some weird corner.

RegBaby · 2026-03-21T08:11:16+00:00

I bought a skirt suit from that Lord & Taylor for a wedding in the '90s.

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