Marcel wrote:
> Now Im not sure I know anyone who takes in borders
> that they dont know.
Not so much boarders, but I did have a very bad experience when looking for
a flatmate (room-mate?) when I first arrived in Auckland. I advertised in
the paper (as is usual here) in the Flatmates Wanted section and waited for
the phone to ring. I got a lot of responses and gave people the relevant
information like what I did, who was in the house (just me) etc., etc. A
normal question was someone asking "Can I come and have a look at the house,
and if so, when will you be home?" I told people I worked during the day,
but would be home from 5pm. Unfortunately this was an extremely bad move!
I came home from work after arranging to meet one guy that evening (ie.
after 5pm) to find the house had been burgled - everything had been gone
through as well. They (luckily) weren't music fans, and I didn't have CDs
in those days, but they took the TV, video, my guitar, a couple of jumpers,
all my sports shoes and sports bags and a couple of pieces of jewellery.
Not the brightest of thieves, since they took one of a pair of shoes (the
other was in the laundry) and missed my great-grandmothers cameo brooch,
which would have been worth a fair bit. But since I had quite happily told
them there would be no one in the house all day, they obviously took their
time!
But I learnt my lesson. From then on I always said that I'd be coming and
going all day, but would definitely be in the house in the evening.
I also had a nasty experience in Wellington where the same man would keep
ringing. He'd start off asking about the flat, but would then move on to
questions like "What do you look like?" "Have you got a boyfriend" "Is it
just you in the house now?" Luckily I twigged early and never gave him the
address or any personal information, and eventually he gave up, but it
wasn't very pleasant.
Thank God I can now afford to live alone, and don't have to go through all
that again!
Hell
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