Winter Issues
February 25, 2012 at 12:36 am 6 comments
Winter makes my health issues much worse. Living where I do is making things much worse as well. I am going to try to only write generally because I keep my healing work private from those people I know and live with.
It is too cold here in the house. I use a space heater. But the rest of my space, where I pay rent for, is cold, because it is not properly heated. The issues, though known, and the solution, though known, is not being addressed and fixed.
As I mentioned this is making my life worse, my health worse, and making my emotions towards living here worse towards the person who lives here and staying here much more negative. I have tried to address it all, but am not getting anywhere. Unfortunately this is not an isolated issue. And most of the issues get treated in the same fashion; not addressed, not changed, not fixed.
So I am thinking I may have to move before next winter. I have stayed because having a place of my own would mean that I would be paying more, considering heat and electric and internet, even if I get a low income apartment. Which also brings up concerns around infestations, cleanliness, quiet, and safety. But I won’t live like this another year.
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andromache12 | February 27, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Hi Kate. I’m sorry this the lack of your heat being fixed is causing you such difficulties. It seems like such a trivial thing for the landlord (or whoever is responsible) to fix it…completely out of proportion to the suffering it is causing you. I hope they do it soon!
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kate1975 | February 27, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Hi Dear,
Thank you. No, no plans. And based on past experiences it won’t get fixed. That is why I need to make plans to move. I never had any extra money before, but when I lived alone and the furnace needed repairs I got it repaired and paid for it. I can’t imagine expecting someone else to be okay with this.
Kate
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andromache12 | February 29, 2012 at 11:27 am
I’m sending warming thoughts your way. In fact, I’d gladly take your cold and snow – I love snow, and we’ve hardly had any this year. In exchange, you’re welcome to my weather here – tomorrow’s gonna be in the upper 60s and mostly sunny. All yours!!
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kate1975 | February 29, 2012 at 11:44 am
Good and healing thoughts to you.
Kate
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radicalhope | March 1, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Hello there Kate. I am sorry you are suffering through the cold this winter. It must be difficult living under those conditions when you know the people who are responsible could fix it but they refuse to for some selfish, stupid reason. I hope you find a clean, affordable, and warmer place to live before next winter.
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kate1975 | March 1, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Hi Hope,
Thank you dear. It will be a long time and perhaps she will get the furnace repaired. But I won’t stay here another winter unless it does. I would really like to have my own place, but that creates a whole other bunch of issues and costs, which I am not looking forward to. I hope that I don’t have to move. Thanks for your kind words and feelings.
Good and healing thoughts to you.
Kate