I'm going to have to find a new place to live!
It all started last month when my building shut the heat off for the year. It seemed the airflow change caused a lot of loose dust particles to kick up into the air. So much so, that my throat felt like it was closing up when I tried sleeping at night.
It was coming from the radiators, so I vacuumed and wiped down its coils. Chunks of dust came out and there was black soot throughout its metal undersides.
I've always had a hard time breathing in my apartment but just shrugged it off as me living in an old building.
Some of my houseplants sitting on the radiator covers.
The radiators are enclosed in a metal box...which is sealed shut. I had no way of cleaning them from the inside where a lot of dust and debris could still be seen remaining.
I called my landlord and informed her of the situation. Long story short, she said nothing was wrong and that it'd be too expensive to have the radiators cleaned.
"You'll just have to live with it," she told me.
WTF!?!
Then she said, "You sound really unhappy now. Just let me know because I can rent that unit within a week."
At that point, I no longer felt comfortable and decided it's best to cut my losses and find someplace else.
My lease is up in September anyway.
It's just very disappointing and saddening to have to move so soon.
A part of me feels like I failed. That I couldn't make my first time living on my own work.
I'm also afraid I won't find something comparable for the price. I may have to lower my standard of living (not counting the breathing issue) if I want to live in the same area.
In about two months, I'll have to pack up everything and start again.
I pray to God come this September, I'm living someplace safe, affordable, and where I can enjoy myself in.
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