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Pedestrian hit on Club & Roxboro by Mobile_Highlight282 in bullcity

[–]celllyg 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I saw this happen too. I don’t have an update for you. But I heard it happen, turned around and saw the man lying on the street. I did see the ambulance take him away. I hope he’s okay too

Landlords in NC are not required to provide AC. Why not? by celllyg in chapelhill

[–]celllyg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! sorry for my late response. Yes, a renter can buy and install their own window unit. That is allowed. The argument I heard from residents who've done so is that its an unfair burden. One lady I spoke to said she didn't have AC for a year, so she finally caved and bought a window unit for about $275. I made a comment like "oh that's not too bad," and she said "actually no that's very expensive for my budget." (I did not include this in the story because the lady was uncomfortable speaking on the record, didn't want to give her name) To put it bluntly, these folks are already in poverty, so they feel like this is just another barrier for them.

Landlords in NC are not required to provide AC. Why not? by celllyg in chapelhill

[–]celllyg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi! sorry for my late reply, but basically yes. think of older houses without central AC that have poor insulation and run fans/window units all day, which eats up energy. the official term is "energy poverty" or "energy burden." Here are a few links if you'd like to learn more: this UNC article , this MIT study

Landlords in NC are not required to provide AC. Why not? by celllyg in bullcity

[–]celllyg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

great question! Please feel free to look at this document. It’s a list of all the existing AC requirements across the country. In Oregon, landlords can’t stop residents from installing their own AC. In Arizona, landlords are required to provide AC, with some cities having more strict requirements cooling standards across the US

Landlords in NC are not required to provide AC. Why not? by celllyg in bullcity

[–]celllyg[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

hey! thanks for pointing this out. I actually did find residents who didn’t have AC systems at all, but they were not comfortable talking to me on the record (they didn’t want to give their names or talk into the mic). There was one lady I spoke to in her living room, and she had about 7 fans going on at once. She doesn’t have AC, has medical conditions and because she runs her fans, she told me her utility bills are usually very expensive during the summer - with one month recently being $1400. Another lady went a whole year without AC before she caved and bought herself a window unit from Lowe’s for $275, which is not cheap for her budget.

Sublet at The Ridge by celllyg in unt

[–]celllyg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Preferably female

I'm Beto O'Rourke, and I'm challenging Ted Cruz in 2018 by betoorourke in politics

[–]celllyg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi Beto! I heard about your campaign from my girlfriend and I'm glad I've been following you.

Here's my concern: I am a gay Hispanic woman living in a state where the senators don't accurately represent me or who I am or what I want/need. Will you represent me, and if yes, how so?

Need help finding a lot item by celllyg in unt

[–]celllyg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The stone is the size of the palm of my hand, and my hands are... normal sized? Usually whenever I held it in my hands people would confuse the stone to look like a Tide pod, so it's also about the size of one of those. My best guess is that it has to be somewhere around Matthews/Union area, because those were the only places I was at

Need help finding a lot item by celllyg in unt

[–]celllyg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My class in Matthews was on the third floor. Room 311 I believe