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Reunited with feline family (at LAST!)
My babies are busily exploring their new home, and we are a
family again! I moved to Arizona on October 30th, having boarded the cats for the previous three days to spare them the chaos of the move. We then drove from California to Fountain Hills, spending one night in a motel. The cats were good as gold, scarcely a peep out of them. (I think having them share a carrier, since they are on good terms, was a great idea - they comforted each other.) As planned, I stayed with my brother for a bit over a week, boarding the cats at a nearby vet (He told me his complex does not allow pets - although I suspect it was he who did not want to share his dwelling with felines.) I moved in here (Paradise Lakes Apartments - the address is Phoenix, but I think the area is Paradise Valley) on November 9th, after the movers had to wait out a two hour delay because maintenance had to clean the place "to remove the dead bugs". (I assumed because the exterminator had been, the day before - which was true as far as it went, and they DID remove the DEAD bugs.) However, when I opened the dishwasher to see what kind of appliance I'd be dealing with, it was simply SWARMING with cockroaches, all very much alive! When I complained to the management, they said the exterminator would be back the following, Wednesday (the 9th was Thursday). Consequently I've been camping out, living on frozen dinners because I didn't want to unpack my dishes and cooking utensils until they'd sprayed the cupboards. I bought some roach spray myself, too - sprayed inside the cupboards and have been zapping any I found crawling anywhere (mostly in the kitchen and the bath, although none of the walls are entirely exempt). Considering my bitter complaints, and a very strong letter I hand-delivered to the management office, they got the exterminator out on Monday, and it has had some effect (most of the bugs I see now are either dead or dying). However, he was supposed to come again Wednesday and did not - that is he did the rest of the complex but skipped me, because he'd been here Monday. Now I have to wait until NEXT Wednesday! I can't really blame the management, judging by the varying sizes (from tiny hatchlings to inch-and-a-half-long great-grandfathers) the problem has existed for some time, and the former tenants apparently said nothing (just put a few roach traps in the clothes closets). Apparently they also ignored the fact that the kitchen sink drainpipes were leaking like a sieve - every time I ran water in the sink, I found water on the floor, and you can see where there is long-term water damage on the bottom of the cabinet under the sink. THAT got fixed within two days, but the roaches are still with us. I was supposed to pick the cats up last Saturday, but didn't want them around when the exterminator came, so arranged to board them until today (at $13 per day per cat). Today the office suggested that, since the problem was so bad, they should fog the place on Wednesday! I told them that was simply not an option, since I'd already incurred more expense than planned in boarding the cats to allow them time to deal with the problem this past week. In the past, I had excellent results with ant problems when I used a shelf-paper called "No Bugs M'lady" (which was supposed to deal with roaches, too, and used to be available in any grocery store). I discover that now I must special order it on the internet, it's a lot more expensive than it was, and will take nearly two weeks until delivery. It's worth it, IMO, but in the meantime, what do I do with all the stuff I haven't unpacked? (More to the point, how do I cope, when I've no idea where anything IS?) Well, at least I have my babies with me again, and they seem to be adjusting well, so far. (But we wouldn't refuse a few purrs.) It's really a nice apartment, part of a complex of 1200 units, with swimming pools and exercise rooms, a recreation building, and various community activities. I expect we'll be happy here, but I'll be lucky if I have things in order by Christmas, never mind Thanksgiving! Anyway, thought I should post an update, and let you all know I am now living in Arizona instead of California. Evelyn |
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