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the_siobhanSpoke to an exterminator. He suggested I see a dermatologist first to rule out any kind of skin infection or allergy, because "it's unusual that you are the only person in the house getting bitten."
So I did that and ruled out scabies or allergies, and now I have to call him back and arrange for him to come over and spray. He said he has a general insecticide that should take care of most things, including mites and bedbugs.
The biting hit a peak last weekend and has been dying off ever since. I filled the spaces around my mattress with diatomacious earth, so maybe that's helping.
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In other news, the city declined our work permit. The new structure does not conform to the building code, which requires a minimum of a meter between buildings. Note that we live in a rowhouse with a shared wall, if we put a space between the buildings our neighbour's kitchen would fall down. We can request a "variance" which will take an additional six months. Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me.
I spoke to the contractor and we made a plan. We're going to take a bunch of pictures that basically show that the structure is unsafe as it is. We're also going to take pictures of the joined wall and the unconnected neighbour, who has her building right on the property line. We'll see if the neighbours will give us letters saying they're ok with the work, and then we'll submit the request and see if we can't get the city to expedite the permission, because you know, WE DON'T HAVE A KITCHEN.
ALSO, we had a thundershower today and some water came in the basement. I had Axe take pictures. The city has been pushing ads to get people to work on flood-proofing their houses, so Great! Let us do that!
Fucking fuck.
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The plan had been to do all this stuff today. We did not do all this stuff today. I got my shingles shot yesterday and I feel like hot buttered ass. So today has been takeout food and video games and hopefully I can try again tomorrow.
Did vote though, so that's taken care of.
So I did that and ruled out scabies or allergies, and now I have to call him back and arrange for him to come over and spray. He said he has a general insecticide that should take care of most things, including mites and bedbugs.
The biting hit a peak last weekend and has been dying off ever since. I filled the spaces around my mattress with diatomacious earth, so maybe that's helping.
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In other news, the city declined our work permit. The new structure does not conform to the building code, which requires a minimum of a meter between buildings. Note that we live in a rowhouse with a shared wall, if we put a space between the buildings our neighbour's kitchen would fall down. We can request a "variance" which will take an additional six months. Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me.
I spoke to the contractor and we made a plan. We're going to take a bunch of pictures that basically show that the structure is unsafe as it is. We're also going to take pictures of the joined wall and the unconnected neighbour, who has her building right on the property line. We'll see if the neighbours will give us letters saying they're ok with the work, and then we'll submit the request and see if we can't get the city to expedite the permission, because you know, WE DON'T HAVE A KITCHEN.
ALSO, we had a thundershower today and some water came in the basement. I had Axe take pictures. The city has been pushing ads to get people to work on flood-proofing their houses, so Great! Let us do that!
Fucking fuck.
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The plan had been to do all this stuff today. We did not do all this stuff today. I got my shingles shot yesterday and I feel like hot buttered ass. So today has been takeout food and video games and hopefully I can try again tomorrow.
Did vote though, so that's taken care of.
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Date: 2022-05-22 03:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-05-22 03:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-05-22 04:26 pm (UTC)Except takeout food and video games and trying again tomorrow. [fistbump]
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Date: 2022-05-22 08:44 pm (UTC)FFS FFS FFS.
Similar is why we wound up selling our TO house (shanty?). It was a teardown, but you can't rebuild on that lot without a variance, or at all. Put it on the market as-is. Ppl are still living in it. O_O
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Date: 2022-05-22 08:45 pm (UTC)Seconded. Fingers crossed.
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Date: 2022-05-23 11:06 am (UTC)I'm glad your contractor is at least used to this nonsense and has a cunning plan.
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Date: 2022-05-27 09:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-05-29 09:15 am (UTC)So, I am hopeful they'd give you the tick.
Looking at the comments, though, I am not sure my experience will translate.