also, don't tell me smoking pot is "cool".
to begin
with, that's wrong. it was never cool. it's not cool now. the beatniks
were losers. the hippies were losers. and, the potheads of today are
losers, too.
if your kids smoke pot, it's not because
it's cool, it's because they're losers and you're either too out of
touch or too lost in self-delusion to clue into it. don't fall into that
trap.
but, even if it were true, that wouldn't make it
ok - just as all the propaganda in the world from edward bernays
doesn't make smoking cigarettes ok, either.
science-based policy is not about what's cool, it's about what's true.
Monday, June 25, 2018
the building i'm in right now is actually a good example.
i'm trying to escape a terrible situation with a government-protected drug addict ruining the entire building, who is being coddled by a property manager that seems to be her smoking buddy. but, the actual owner just declared the building non-smoking, and i've been told that the manager has been instructed to take advantage of the new lease requirements in not renting to smokers.
right now, these buildings are full of smokers. but, as tenancies open up, they're going to be pushed out - and it's going to be harder and harder for them to find a place to stay, while it's easier and easier for me to find a place to breathe.
the smokers will complain, of course. but, i think this is the correct rights balance: smokers should get used to a future where they need to start renting rooms in houses, or buying the houses themselves, because apartments are turning over on this.
and, why should a smoker be allowed to ruin everybody else's good time? it's 2018. we know with absolute certainty what smoking does to people's health. this is scientific fact. and, the premise of agitating for legalization has always been that it's harmless, and this does remain true, so long as the social stigma remains attached to it. for years, the argument was always "they're in a field over there, they're not harming anybody, they'll be gone in ten minutes, just leave them alone.". that argument simply does not transfer over, remotely, at all, to somebody that is sitting inside an apartment building smoking an ounce of pot day after day - that person is harming everybody stuck consuming their filth.
and, this is the literal definition of filth. you're just delusional to deny it.
if we want to transfer the argument over, it should only apply to people that own their own property - and smokers that want to rent should continue to go out in the field, where they're not bothering anybody, as that was the premise in the first place.
so, the longer i wait, the better my chances actually become.
i'm trying to escape a terrible situation with a government-protected drug addict ruining the entire building, who is being coddled by a property manager that seems to be her smoking buddy. but, the actual owner just declared the building non-smoking, and i've been told that the manager has been instructed to take advantage of the new lease requirements in not renting to smokers.
right now, these buildings are full of smokers. but, as tenancies open up, they're going to be pushed out - and it's going to be harder and harder for them to find a place to stay, while it's easier and easier for me to find a place to breathe.
the smokers will complain, of course. but, i think this is the correct rights balance: smokers should get used to a future where they need to start renting rooms in houses, or buying the houses themselves, because apartments are turning over on this.
and, why should a smoker be allowed to ruin everybody else's good time? it's 2018. we know with absolute certainty what smoking does to people's health. this is scientific fact. and, the premise of agitating for legalization has always been that it's harmless, and this does remain true, so long as the social stigma remains attached to it. for years, the argument was always "they're in a field over there, they're not harming anybody, they'll be gone in ten minutes, just leave them alone.". that argument simply does not transfer over, remotely, at all, to somebody that is sitting inside an apartment building smoking an ounce of pot day after day - that person is harming everybody stuck consuming their filth.
and, this is the literal definition of filth. you're just delusional to deny it.
if we want to transfer the argument over, it should only apply to people that own their own property - and smokers that want to rent should continue to go out in the field, where they're not bothering anybody, as that was the premise in the first place.
so, the longer i wait, the better my chances actually become.
i need a relatively big, non-smoking space for dirt cheap.
i simply can't fit my stuff in a small space, and i simply don't want to live with smokers.
and, i'm stuck here until it comes up.
that's reality...but, the lease changes might be opening up the market i want, too. we'll see.
that building i saw today might be very different six months from now, if they're serious about throwing the smokers out.
if i get into a bad situation, i may have to move into an office space, short term, which isn't as crazy as it sounds. i can claim it's a recording studio. could even get a small bar fridge. there are very, very cheap office spaces around with communal showers that i'm sure nobody else uses; the problem is i don't expect to be able to claim rent.
right now, i'm paying $700 for rent. $479 is listed as shelter, and then i have to pay $221 out of my other costs. if i can get an office space for ~$300, that would be the same thing as paying around $800 in rent, which is the absolute maximum i'm budgeting for. i'd no doubt have to leave my couch here. but, i'm not sure i can salvage it, anyways - the smoke coming in is really that filthy.
if it comes to that, i'll just lock myself inside somewhere for a winter and get as much work as i can done until i can get out.
hopefully, something comes up soon and i can get out fairly quickly, with costs.
i simply can't fit my stuff in a small space, and i simply don't want to live with smokers.
and, i'm stuck here until it comes up.
that's reality...but, the lease changes might be opening up the market i want, too. we'll see.
that building i saw today might be very different six months from now, if they're serious about throwing the smokers out.
if i get into a bad situation, i may have to move into an office space, short term, which isn't as crazy as it sounds. i can claim it's a recording studio. could even get a small bar fridge. there are very, very cheap office spaces around with communal showers that i'm sure nobody else uses; the problem is i don't expect to be able to claim rent.
right now, i'm paying $700 for rent. $479 is listed as shelter, and then i have to pay $221 out of my other costs. if i can get an office space for ~$300, that would be the same thing as paying around $800 in rent, which is the absolute maximum i'm budgeting for. i'd no doubt have to leave my couch here. but, i'm not sure i can salvage it, anyways - the smoke coming in is really that filthy.
if it comes to that, i'll just lock myself inside somewhere for a winter and get as much work as i can done until i can get out.
hopefully, something comes up soon and i can get out fairly quickly, with costs.
so, it seems like i'm out of options for arranging an august 1st move in date for july 1st.
it's after 9:00 pm on june 25th and there are still listings coming up for july 1st. i need my deposit back if i'm going to move for august 1st. that's just how shit works - and i'll have to argue the point in court, if it comes to it.
i got a letter in the mail today telling me i can pick up the police reports that i filed in march. i'll need to use that as evidence for the eventual hearing.
and, tomorrow, i'm going to have to file the request to extend the court date until...i'm going to guess the earliest dates are in october. if it's denied, i'll plan to go to court on july 5th. if it's accepted, i'll withhold rent on the 1st, give them a letter indicating that i don't necessarily plan to move at the end of the month (and will resume normal payments until i move out, if i don't) and wing it from there.
i confirmed today that i'm going to lose my oesp credits when i move, so i'm better off ramping up the hydo than cutting it down. it's about $200 in credits, so that should be enough to get through as much of the last year of vlogs as i can. but, i'm going to catch up on the rebuild tonight instead - because if the request for the extension gets denied, i'll have to use that document to build a journal, by the 5th. i'll at least have several weeks to create vlogs, after that.
so, i'm probably not going to hit the july 1st deadline, but i might have the last year's worth of vlogs ready to publish by august 1st.
the smoke was not bad this evening, but it's gotten very bad over the last hour. hopefully, she's leaving, soon, for the night.
i don't want to drag this on - i want out. but, the reality is that my resources are limited, and there's nothing to gain by moving into another unit with the same set of problems - i'll just have to go through this all over again.
it's after 9:00 pm on june 25th and there are still listings coming up for july 1st. i need my deposit back if i'm going to move for august 1st. that's just how shit works - and i'll have to argue the point in court, if it comes to it.
i got a letter in the mail today telling me i can pick up the police reports that i filed in march. i'll need to use that as evidence for the eventual hearing.
and, tomorrow, i'm going to have to file the request to extend the court date until...i'm going to guess the earliest dates are in october. if it's denied, i'll plan to go to court on july 5th. if it's accepted, i'll withhold rent on the 1st, give them a letter indicating that i don't necessarily plan to move at the end of the month (and will resume normal payments until i move out, if i don't) and wing it from there.
i confirmed today that i'm going to lose my oesp credits when i move, so i'm better off ramping up the hydo than cutting it down. it's about $200 in credits, so that should be enough to get through as much of the last year of vlogs as i can. but, i'm going to catch up on the rebuild tonight instead - because if the request for the extension gets denied, i'll have to use that document to build a journal, by the 5th. i'll at least have several weeks to create vlogs, after that.
so, i'm probably not going to hit the july 1st deadline, but i might have the last year's worth of vlogs ready to publish by august 1st.
the smoke was not bad this evening, but it's gotten very bad over the last hour. hopefully, she's leaving, soon, for the night.
i don't want to drag this on - i want out. but, the reality is that my resources are limited, and there's nothing to gain by moving into another unit with the same set of problems - i'll just have to go through this all over again.
so, i walk up to the building and the first thing i see is a
non-smoking sign - and at least 30 cigarette butts littered around in
front of it, indicating two things:
1) there are many smokers in this building.
2) the rules don't appear to be being followed.
so, if the first thing i see is a bunch of butts in front of a non-smoking sign, how confident should i be that i'm going to keep the smoke out of the unit?
and, why bother advertising a unit as non-smoking when so many of your tenants are smokers?
so, i'm not impressed to begin with, to put it lightly.
i call the rental office and indicate that i had an appointment at 9:00.
"something changed over the weekend."
she then hung up on me. i call back...
"is the unit still available?"
she said to come back at 2:00.
i don't think i'm going to bother. again: it's a shame. it's a nice, older building. good location. but, full of filthy people...
1) there are many smokers in this building.
2) the rules don't appear to be being followed.
so, if the first thing i see is a bunch of butts in front of a non-smoking sign, how confident should i be that i'm going to keep the smoke out of the unit?
and, why bother advertising a unit as non-smoking when so many of your tenants are smokers?
so, i'm not impressed to begin with, to put it lightly.
i call the rental office and indicate that i had an appointment at 9:00.
"something changed over the weekend."
she then hung up on me. i call back...
"is the unit still available?"
she said to come back at 2:00.
i don't think i'm going to bother. again: it's a shame. it's a nice, older building. good location. but, full of filthy people...
so, i've rebuilt from july-october, 2013 this afternoon. october
seemed unusually heavy, due to getting back on the internet after a two
month layoff.
this is also an error-checking process, and i've updated a couple of little things.
i should probably try and get a few hours of sleep tonight, but she's home and blazing non-stop, as she does - just chain smoking one after another. and, i've been through this before. i went through it two weeks ago: i fall asleep in the smoke and then i can't get up until noon.
but, i have an appointment at 9:00 in the morning.
so, i'm tired, but i'm afraid that if i fall asleep, i'll end up too stoned (due to sleeping in the second hand marijuana smoke) to get up. and, as it is, i may very well walk in there with red eyes, and smelling like drugs. that doesn't help my chances in getting out of here, does it?
what a catastrophe.
what a fucking mess...
this is also an error-checking process, and i've updated a couple of little things.
i should probably try and get a few hours of sleep tonight, but she's home and blazing non-stop, as she does - just chain smoking one after another. and, i've been through this before. i went through it two weeks ago: i fall asleep in the smoke and then i can't get up until noon.
but, i have an appointment at 9:00 in the morning.
so, i'm tired, but i'm afraid that if i fall asleep, i'll end up too stoned (due to sleeping in the second hand marijuana smoke) to get up. and, as it is, i may very well walk in there with red eyes, and smelling like drugs. that doesn't help my chances in getting out of here, does it?
what a catastrophe.
what a fucking mess...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)