All he had to do was ask.

This is a week I've been dreading for a couple of months now. On Thursday Logan is strapping a muzzle on my face and we're heading into a courtroom with our ex-landlord. I am going to try really hard not to flip him off under the table and I will most likely not stick my tongue out at him either.

In preparation for the big day I've been reading over old emails. Like this gem, in response to Logan letting him know that tiles had fallen off the wall.

"Keep the shower curtain closed and don’t leave the wall wet when using the shower. If it is wet then dry it.  Common sense."

Uh....I guess I could have tried to take a shower without water.

Sigh...this is going to be fun. In other news....

April starts a new season in our house, the season of opening and shutting windows. It's a fun little game Logan and I like to play. He tries to freeze me to death by opening every window in the house and I try to regulate my body temperature by closing all those windows. When I turn my back he reopens all the windows, just so I don't get too comfortable.

He finds the cold "refreshing", I find it Arctic and uncomfortable. On Sunday morning I had to throw on a parka to eat breakfast.

But the good news is when summer comes and it's hot and humid outside, he also likes to open all the windows and let the heat in forcing me to take off all my clothes just to regulate my body temperature.

Wait a minute...

Comments

[mpotter]

sounds like logan's planning ahead.
smart one.
...unlike your landlord.
good luck with that.

[Shannon]

I'm so happy your court date is here.It just needs to be resolved! He ruined your "perfect" neighborhood time by being an ass and I hope the judge can see what an IDIOT he is. Really.

[Casey]

That Logan...he's crafty. Good thing you're on to him.

I hope your old landlord gets what's coming to him (above and beyond the bird).

[Maggie]

Will we be getting minute-by-minute Twitter feed updates of the court case? Or would pesky "court" rules forbid the use of a cell phone in a courtroom?

[Jenn @ Juggling Life]

Court is never fun. I spent every Friday there (re my sister and her kids) for about 6 weeks a couple of years ago. Common sense doesn't seem to be part of the court experience.

Good luck.

[Jessie]

Good luck in court. Hopefully the judge will have actual common sense!

My husband does the same thing when it's cold, but I'm the one who opens the windows when it's warmer out. The time span of nice weather is so short up here that I like to have my windows open as much as humanly possible.

[Eric Hegwer]

Shower Curtains and Windows - does anyone else see a similarity? Or am I stretching things too far here?

Good luck on your court case -

E

PS: I love open windows, too.

[paiget]

Just remember the air is often dry in government buildings causing one's nose to itch. Be creative as to which finger you choose to scratch with. This also works well in traffic situations when children are present.

[Lynne]

Don't worry, we'll all be flipping off your ex-landlord on your behalf. Sounds like ours, who kicked us out (for asking him to do things like put a lock on our front door..we're so pesky) literally a week before our wedding. Because we weren't busy or anything. Good luck!

[jeanine]

Cooked dinner in my long down coat last night. It took about an hour before my husband asked if I were cold. When I responded to the affirmative he proceded to close the windows - on the other side of the house. The door at the back of the kitchen and windows in the adjacent room remained open. And the battle of the body temperatures rages on!

[p/f]

I'm thinking that it would be okay to flip-off your ex-landlord behind your other hand.

[Lisa]

We took the previous owner of our house to court last year. It was incredibly stressful (as you well know), but in the end it was worth it financially for us. The judge was fantastic, we were well prepared and dressed appropriately (the previous owner was not). I hope it works out well for you - good luck!

[Jen]

Your landlord sounds like a total tool...you'll be fine!

My favorite comment of his that you wrote about was how ice dams are created. You need to shovel the snow away from house...duh...common sense, no? :) I think any judge will see you are totally in the right here!

Good luck! Sending you courtroom mojo!

[April]

Just finished our landlord drama. Spent WEEKS getting ready for court, and two days before the hearing she called and said "if you want to go the court route, then I'll just send a check". And was pissed when I told her I'd notify the court only after it cleared.

I was actually upset that I didn't get to fight her for the money. I had all that anger geared up and no one to direct it toward. But, I got my money, so whatever.

[Fred]

You've got nothing to worry about, although as a world class worrier myself I know that will have no bearing on your actual worrying amount.

Wow I used worry a lot in that sentence.

Anyway, all the energy you use to restrain yourself from the bird flipping and tongue sticking will return ten fold when you win and you get to smirk gloriously.

[marcy]

I'm willing to bet they've already seen this guy at the courthouse a time or two-- we sued our old landlords around a year ago and the ladies at the filing desk were quite familiar with them. Hopefully when you win (and its not a question of if, because you clearly will) he'll pay you-- we had a go through a long garnishment process that had a super nasty ending. Best case scenario is that he doesn't even show up-- from what I understand that's par for the course with his special type of sleezebags.

In any event, I think there's a special place in hell for bad landlords.

[beyond]

the one thing my husband and i always argue about is temperature. the amusing thing is that i argue in celcius and he argues in fahrenheit.
good luck with the landlord. i hope it's short and as painless as possible.

[Jessica]

I so CANNOT WAIT to get the whole skinny about the landlord saga and all the details of the outcome. On pins and needle over here!!!

[HouseofJules]

I hope when you get home from kicking your ex-landlord's ass in court that you ADULTIFY a beverage or two! Hope it all goes smoothly!

[kay]

Can't wait to hear about the butt-kicking your idiot of a landlord is going to get. With the pictures you have documenting the condition of the house when you left, surely it is a slam dunk. Oh how I wish you could get a picture of his face when he hears the verdict! Are you sure you couldn't have your case tried on Judge Judy?? How very entertaining it would be to watch her rip him a new one.

[Laura]

I hope when you take off all your clothes, you've got your man-saving underwear on underneath!

[Grace]

Rooting for you. Looks like your landlord is about to get some "common sense" applied directly to his bank account. I don't know what that meant, but I liked typing it.

Can't wait for the blow by blow.

[Kimmers]

I second the vote for getting this on tv!

Can't wait until you can finally post about him on here uncensored!!

Good luck. :)

[jg]

So, what happened? I am so curious! I hope it all went in your favor. From an outside perspective it seems as if it will obviously be in your favor.

[Emily]

Dying to know what happened! Please tell us soon!!

[Stephanie]

How typical of that guy.