they stole our air conditioner! - Where Responsible Reptile Keepers Connect!

louise · #1 (**permalink**) 08-01-2008, 11:37 PM

last month our electric bill was 400.00 and this month 430.00 but our air conditioner never turns off...it just keeps running and it wont get our house any cooler then 77. well a few months ago our air worked great and kept it nice and cold. we have been complaining to our landlord about the high bills and how it never really cools the house off.
he sent 3 different people out. the first one cleaned our filter and said he put it back in and in a few days he would bring a new one. the second one blew Freon into it and the third one came and said the first one never put a new filter in and it ruined something or another.
well while the third guy was here the owner came too and we all went out by the air conditioner. to all of our surprise it was not the one that was installed when the house was built 3 years ago! while we were at work some body came and took our good one and replaced it with a old broken down one! we are not talking a window air conditioner we are talking a central air one!
i am thinking one of the workers he sent over came and took our good one and put an old crummy one in its place.
the nerve of some people. now we have to wait a week to get a new one

louise · #2 (**permalink**) 08-01-2008, 11:37 PM

i am from the suburbs of Michigan and i am not use to this crime or this heat.

ssjsmits · #3 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 01:16 AM

I bet both. Sorry young lady.

If it makes you feel any better, without AC, you're now ever MORE hot!

danktat · #4 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 03:27 AM

How about one of those "snake on the thigh" pix in the heat

louise · #5 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 03:30 AM

lol. i will get some pics on sunday.

JuliusSqueezer · #6 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 04:50 AM

That's nothing. A friend of mine stole a whole house once

burmeselover15 · #7 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 05:14 AM

that sucks

danktat · #8 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JuliusSqueezer

That's nothing. A friend of mine stole a whole house once

I gotta figure out how to do that....with my credit and the current trend of NOT selling to those without great credit because of the past "predatory lending" practices of some mortgage companies, that may be the only way I get to own one any time in the near future

JuliusSqueezer · #9 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 07:13 PM

It was...believe it or not...all in fun

Back in the 80s through to the early 90s, I sold Chevys. I had a great relationship with these 3 contractors that bought lots and lots of trucks and vans from me. If I was having a bad month, at least one of these guys was good for a couple of trucks if I called them. Usually, I didn't have to. They were always buying. Besides being general contractors, they also had several businesses up and down the same road. Pretty much every strip mall, gas station or business of any kind including several rental houses down this one particular busy road, was owned by one of these 3 guys. I don't want to name names here so I'll call them Larry, Curly and Moe.

Larry was struggling with throat cancer and was convinced he was going to die. He was by far, the richest of the bunch having landed a large multi million dollar contract with coca cola. He was also the most laid back and fun to be around of the bunch. Everything's funny with a pocket full of money.

So...right before Christmas one year, one of Larry's employees came in and asked for an advance on his next check because his rent just went up, and he wanted to buy Christmas gifts for his kids. Larry asked him what his rent went up to. Was disgusted by the answer he got and said...get back to work...I'll handle this. The house he was renting was owned by "Curly". Larry called Curly and cussed him out for what he was charging for rent on that "shack". Curly told Larry that if he didn't like it, the kids could move out. See...they used to work for Curly..and got cheap rent on this old house but when they quit, rent went up

They liked the house for some reason and wanted to stay. So...Larry hung up and called some house movers. That same day, they jacked the house up off the foundation and moved it with no permits or anything down the road to one of Larry's empty lots and set it up and even put a big Christmas tree in the living room complete with presents for the kids under it. He then called his boy back into his office, gave him 500 bucks and a deed to the property he just moved the house to. He had no idea his house was moved lol. He told him not to worry about the law or Curly...he'd handle it and no more worrying about rent. It took a couple of days for Curly to realize his house was gone. When he did, he stomped into Larry's office screaming and cussing..."YOU STOLE MY $%#$$# HOUSE!!!!" Larry just kicked back and smiled. held his little voice thing that made him sound like a robot up to his neck and said "Sue me". That to my knowledge is as far as the whole house thing ever went. No charges, no law suit...just a pretty expensive for all involved little charitable prank.

Moe was not involved but like me, was laughing on the sideline.

PythonGirl · #10 (**permalink**) 08-02-2008, 09:00 PM

that is freaking hilarious , why dont i have friends like that.