Monday August 15, 2005
Sometime today the shoulder got happier. Just in time, too - the level of discomfort I was experiencing had me contemplating a visit to the Emergency Room soonishly This magic may have been worked by a sleep marathon that took place last night. And then, it probably helped that I kept my elbow smushed against my side most of today and used my left arm whenever that was possible.
I crashed shortly after my postings yesterday. Woke to a nondescript level of darkness, glanced blearily at the clock radio display, read it as 4:something and decided I must have slept more than enough. Put the cat out on her lead, thought about making coffee, decided it seemed a lot warmer than the low that had been predicted and went to check the online weather. It was much warmer than I'd expected and: it was still Sunday. In fact, it was 10 pm Sunday night, so the low hadn't even been approached. Which explained a lot. I went back to check what the clock in the bedroom had to say and wonder of wonders, it agreed with the PC.
I didn't make coffee nor go through the rest of my usual morning routine as planned - thank goodness. Snacked, made the cat come in, watched a few minutes of the news and crashed not to awaken again until 7 am.
I'm pretty sure I was fooled by the boxy LED display of a "9" looking a lot like a "4" in the dark. I think I'll check the PC next time it's dark when I awake - just in case.
Did a lot of walking today but no driving. Can't shift while keeping my right elbow tucked in, you know. Got a hasty but hopefully welcome birthday gift off to my girl in Montreal. Her plans changed and she arrived home a week early and before her birthday instead of after - eek! Got some more shuffling of small stuff in and out of the Jeep done (...slowly and with much consideration for the injured wing).
Talked with a nice Property Standards Inspector here in Ottawa about the two apartments that have no window in the bedrooms. He is going to call the landlords even though he says he can't actually inspect the apartments without the current tenants being involved. We discussed the finer points of the landlord being able to gain access without the tenants' approval - a subject I am well versed in actually. I questioned some of the procedures he and the rest of the PS department follow regarding only investigating complaints that originate with the landlord or tenant.
He explained that there are far too many complaints for the staff currently available to handle and told me a tale of scumlandlording that was much worse than anything I have (yet) encountered. He even listened when I told him my ideas for licensing landlords as businesses and having the fees collected used to staff the Inspections and Enforcement department. I proposed that upon application for a license, and at regular intervals afterward, a full inspection of the property would be undertaken to keep things from getting as out of hand as they seem to have over the past few years here in Ontario. Random inspections would keep landlords on their toes as well, I think.
What I didn't tell him, because he seemed to be interested in doing his job as Inspector was that I would also propose random audits of inspections. Kind of like the random audits that take place at banks: without notice, at closing time, staff from another branch arrives, takes your keys and starts counting your cash (if you're a teller as I was). Nobody in the branch knows when this is going to happen.
I should write a letter to my councilperson, whomever they may be. Good plan. I'll add it to the list of planned things.
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