{"id":2321,"date":"2021-05-07T03:50:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T10:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynerdyfriend.com\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2021-05-07T03:50:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T10:50:32","slug":"renters-how-much-do-they-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynerdyfriend.com\/?p=2321","title":{"rendered":"Renters. How much do they suck?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four years ago, we bought a charming country farmhouse (“Innismar”1<\/sup>) on Big Island, in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Because we weren’t quite ready to move here, we rented the house for four years to “S” and her partner\/boyfriend\/husband, their 5 children, and two dogs. In retrospect, this was a red flag. On April 30 we took back the house, along with a laundry list of other surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Crap<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward a few days from April 30 and we have completely filled 2 dumpsters with the stuff that was left behind. In fairness, about half a dumpster was stuff that was ours and we asked them to leave \u2013 a couple of couches, 2 easy chairs, \u2026. S warned me there were \u201csigns of wear\u201d after four years of use. This was an understatement considering we used gloves and masks to carry them to the dumpster. It\u2019s like the leather surface of one couch had \u2026 melted? Some of the extra treasures that were left for us included; 6 mattresses and a foam sleeping pad, 2 dressers, 4 bed frames, a headboard, maybe 10-12 industrial sized bags of garbage, 4 broken vacuums, about 20 empty shoe boxes, a dozen rubber vehicle floor mats, a child\u2019s play kitchen, and a large dog stuffy. Most suspicious and unsettling were 101 mini propane canisters (empty) and a broken hibachi. Make your guesses in the comments. Perhaps there will be a prize!<\/p>\n\n\n\n