Monday, June 1, 2009

it's the little things

It's funny the things you come to miss. I miss the aerator on my bathroom sink faucet. They don't use aerators here. You know, it's that little mesh covering that the water passes through. Well, without that, the water stream splashes around in all different directions. So every time I go to rinse my mouth out, my whole chin gets wet. Don't think it's a big deal? Try it. Remove your aerator and brush your teeth. Then I have to reapply whatever moisterizer or sunblock I already applied. A waste of precious expensive sunblock. I could use a cup to rinse with but theres' no room on the back of the pedestal sink for it to sit. Hmm, maybe I'll look for some self space inside the cabinet. What to do with all those other bottles? I brought a 90 day supply of cosmetics and toiletries with me.
I miss a top loading washing machine. The front loader apartment size washer locks the door so you don't accidentally open it during the cycle. This has the effect of holding your clothes hostage. You can't throw in the last minute sock you dropped in the hall on the way there. You can't end the spin cycle early when you are standing there right before bedtime and all you want to do is put the crap in the dryer and go to sleep. You must wait. It stops and then it thinks about maybe giving you your clothes. You have to wait for the light to blink. Time is passing, your loosing sleep, give me my clothes you piece of shit.
oh, and the dryer vent. Ha Ha. I actually got a flexible dryer vent hose but no where to stick it. My friends didn't even get the hose in their apartment. Their dust blows all over the kitchen. I tried putting in the window and then blocking the open space with cardboard but the wind blew the cardboard out. I also think my roommate is noncompliant in the proper technique for venting a dryer out the window.
The building manager is called a haras. Hair-ous. He was supposed to send somebody one day to put a vent in the window itself but the guy never showed up. I have to catch him my next day off and try again.
I miss carpet and I miss a vacuum. Each room in my apartment has a throw rug. You have to sweep it with a broom or squeegie it. Brooms are not very effective against sand so most people in these climates use a squeegie. It works really well on the tile floor but requires a good bit of elbow grease for the carpet.
I should mention at this point how lucky I got with the apartment. I have all new appliances, tile, linens, etc. I have heard about the the crappy conditions in some other apartments.
And the view, wow, I have a very nice view of the water from a double window looking out over the Persian Gulf. Back home I had a very nice view from my third floor bedroom window so I very much enjoy my little piece of sky. Just a few minutes a day looking out over the water can really help clear your head.

1 comment:

  1. I brush my teeth and then apply moisturizer and make up . . . works like a charm :) Lee

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