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lighter:
OK, Hops..... my girls feel differently about selling the cottage. One says NOW NOW NOW. The other says.... Nope, please don't.
And so..... hurricanes scare the crap out of me..... climate change is super problematic when perched on the Atlantic's edge... I mean... just sitting there, all alone..... unprotected. Takes months, perhaps years off my life during hurricane season.
Amber.... the Cottage and Guest Cottage were both on cistern systems when we bought the place. I scalded my MIL with too much chlorine in the guest cottage tank.... I had no idea what I was doing. Our tank was much larger and I did fine. That water is crystal clear, btw..... I don't think it was so clear when we were using it.
I think I'll put in a new pump when the plumber rebuilds the shower and changes out the old rusty pipes. I'm going to Zelle plumber money right this second....the first change I have since receiving the invoice.
This morning I had the Cottage housekeeper go to the cottage and turn on the water, which was painful and took her to the road where the water company is working on the water main. Seems the ebbing water pressure is now a drip drip drip from every faucet. Last week the only fauce not working was the indoor shower.
The workers said the water main is broken and the part they need will be on a freighter the 17th, and maybe they'll get it fixed soon after that. Hard to say. That's all I needed to hear before I freaked out and cancelled guests for the 11th and 14th.... really really painful to lose that business, but it's done now and I feel better.
the Indian gentleman assisting me from AirBnb was very polite,. but he had a way of saying things with 2 times the words necessary an freaked me out over and over again, then wouldn't let me off the phone... not even sure why. He just kept repeating stuff and saying it differently and I'm guessing extrovert.
The Pom Mom wrote a scathing review.... I mean..... I can tell she did her research, read the other reviews and my website then dug in and made it personal. I mean.... really personal. It's too bad I only have 495 characters to respond bc I'm a pro by now. I did copy ONE key text in my response then apologized for not realizing she'd never been to the island before..... her DIL used the "we" to explain they liked the condos, but they "didn't take puppers" so she was doing her best to save their vacation and was grateful to find our amazing property...... but "we" didn't include the MIL who expected a traditional vacation NOT on a little fishing village island with ebbing water pressure, tropical bugs and it's my job to weed out the people who aren't a good fit for the property. We both paid the price. Pom Mom surprised me by not talking about the clogged shower drain, which I had the plumber out to fix the next day with acid and digging up the yard.... she never mentioned THAT. She complained about the island wide problem.... the poor water flow every single property with city water was experiencing. Certainly the condos they were booked into before the dog problem, had worse problems bc they're a quarter mile farther down the water line than I am, so.......lesson learned. I'm ready to sell it.
Lighter
Hopalong:
Given climate events it may take longer than expected, Lighter, but my guess is it will be an enormous relief if you do sell.
Fingers crossed for you -- sometimes attachments to place bind our feet.
hugs
Hops
PS I just saw my family home online for sale and had a good time looking for the first time at the extensive renovations the people I sold it to did, including a new screened in porch, almost every finish, a new suite, etc. Looked amazing. So one day you can do the same I hope.
lighter:
The water main is still down with plans to begin repairs tomorrow....... but the boat traffic has hindered efforts. The water main break is under the Atlantic.....and the last time that happened it took months to repair AND they cut the electric line doing it.
Will see how this goes. I just hope this is figured out by the time my renter on the 11th arrives.
lighter:
The guest set for arrival on the 11th decided he was up for a more rustic experience at the Cottage.... he was trying to recreate his childhood experience with his father and I'm thinking he's getting the rustic experience he wanted.
The water main is still down, the power company is struggling with tech problems AND higher numbers of tourists in high season, so the power's been out at least once during their stay along with zero water during evening hours, but very low pressure in the day.... and the wifi is out...... no surprises there.
In the meantime, my go to handyman shot me a text.... and it's weird bc he comes up under another name in my contacts. I thought he he dropped off the face of the island, but he's checking on the cottage and looking into installing a new pump to the cisterns for back up water, just in case.
He checked the roof and boardwalk too. All seems pretty stable right now.
Housekeeper is having back problems..... herniated disk.....she needs more time to clean the cottage now.
The "caretaker" stopped answering my texts during this guest's stay, which is frustrating. He was answering texts regularly for a day, then.... poof.... nothing.
The water main is supposed to be fixed by Monday. I'll hope for the best and see how it goes before cancelling the next booking.
I'm not sure how to list WIFI on the Airbnb site. I keep it so guests can talk and text, but it's not been strong enough to support streaming on tv for a while. I say that on the site, but it might be wifi isn't working at all. It's difficult to get answers and I suspect everything is on and off, up and down, etc.
I'm just gonna accept and try to get on with what I can do.
Lighter
lighter:
After struggling at length to set up online payment methods with the housekeeper, I finally got her caught up this morning and that's going to work from now on, thank God. I think the housekeeper saw it was possible to figure out after I got the plumber paid on Zelle. They must have family members in the States.....but it's a PITA. Has anyone heard of the Remitly app? A realtor told me she uses it for all her Int'l payments and it's easy and trustworthy.
The recent guest texted his gratitude for the vacation experience he had with his father..... the wifi never came up at all and I have no idea how the water situation worked or didn't work out. "caretaker" said the water was OFF in the evenings and trickled during the day. There were 2 buckets at the Cottage and I assume the Cottage and Guest Cottage each got one. That's the kind of stuff I worry about and WANT to ask about, but generally don't get answers about when i do.
The guest said he got to slow down and disconnect, which is what our guests generally look for. Expectations are everything, IME.
I only charged him 1/3 the summer rate and the cleaning fee, so he had incentive to be patient and find his joy.
The cottage shower needs to be redone and I have my favorite handyman checking on installing another cistern pump, as backup. It'll prolly be up and running after the water line is repaired, but we do what we can do.
Lghter
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