The Saga of the Rentors...

[RetailWorkhorse]

I got my pops-corn too! EQ, pass the that bottle of water, would ya?

[repsac]

It's....pink.

It's...pink.


Dear lord, it's pink.


oh my god, it's...pink.

So, Monday evening rolls around, and then around 4 we see WI go tearing out of his house and flying up the street. Few minutes later he comes back with a trailer and his father inlaw. Well, apparently he got word from his lawyer and the judge that he flat HAD to be out. Never seen someone move that fast in my life. I'll give him credit. In less than four hours, he had every bit of his junk out.

So, tuesday comes, and it's inspection time.

Before he left, uncle had the house rebuilt and redecorated. Most of the house was painted a nice bluish slate grey, with varying shades in different rooms.

Its...pink...

Walking into the house, the first thing he sees is a funky, oh my god it looks like baby crap, yellow. The whole house had been repainted (badly) in this funky yellow. Emphasis on funky, minus the disco ball.

Heading further into the house, they find that one room is pink. Not bubble gum pink, but rather a oh my god it's burning my eyes out pink. That room had been WI's daughter's room.

Thing is, when they painted they didn't primer, so the pink had suddenly become this rather odd mix of grey and pink. Looked like something I'd scrape off my shoe. Got a headache the longer I was in there.

Then heading into the master bedroom, he finds something else. you know, I'd always loved the color of our deck. Bloody pain to paint mind you, but I loved it. Battleship grey.

They painted the master bedroom Battleship grey. With outdoor paint no less. (we found the cans.)

Then there's the cat hair.

No lie guys, one of Uncle's boys had to take a leaf blower to get all the cat hair out of the spa room. I myself went over later and saw what looked to be a small furry animal on the deck. It was the cat hair. Plus, the room smelled...bad.

Lastly, Uncle has to replace the oven. Now we don't know HOW WI manged to do it, but something plastic got in the oven and melted. Now, the house has this oddly pungent burning smell when the oven is on. Uncle tried to get the goop out, but it's become welded to the side of the oven, preventing any attempt to remove it.

There's other minor problems, missing garage door remote, broken garage door...(which for the life of me I can't figure out HOW they broke it where they did.) dozens of little holes throughout the house from pictures, and that really odd smell coming from under the fridge.

[Amina516]

At least theyre out!! yay for ur uncle...

Keep that Security deposit..!!

[wagegoth]

We'll be waiting for updates.

[air914]

WOW.

You can prevent them from fleeing the country, right? But what happens if the guy does go to jail? Your uncle will never collect any money at all. Granted, the guy's in jail - but hey it's free room and board, right? He might not think it's so bad after all.....

If they had a catering company, I'm very very frightened if anyone hired them. Especially with the cat hair...... and if they ever visited the home......hopefully they just came for a quote and left 2 minutes after walking in there.... or sooner.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Ah, GEEZE.

[zzapp the witch]

Meh, at least you didn't walk into strange linear stains on the wall all the way up to the ceiling, accompanied by the smell of ammonia.

(Yeah, they let their 2 boys have pissing contests UP THE WALL........IN THE LIVING ROOM!!)

That pink is going to be a pain to paint over....ugh.

If there's carpet in the room that's blanketed with cat hair, just rip the carpet out. It'll get rid of the hair, AND the smell. Its the only way.

I'm trying to remember what my grandma used to clean out an oven in a rental where they had melted something plastic.....I wanna say Gonzo? Don't think that's right though. I know how to get strange dye stains out of kitchen counters and floor.....but I can't remember on the plastic.

[Evil Queen]

At least those people are gone! But the cost to clean up the disaster?


Edit: Zapp, I did a search on Gonzo and found this stuff. I've never heard of it myself, though.

[Samaliel]

If there's carpet in the room that's blanketed with cat hair, just rip the carpet out. It'll get rid of the hair, AND the smell. Its the only way.

A tactical nuke shot from orbit might do nicely, too. But maybe that's a tad bit overkill.

[IT Grunt]

A tactical nuke shot from orbit might do nicely, too. But maybe that's a tad bit overkill.

Perhaps, but it's the only way to be sure.

[repsac]

Heh. Funny update.


Uncle decided to use some "Goof Off" to get the plastic out of the oven. It worked well, but he failed to notice, or mention to his wife that the stuff needed to air out considerably since the fumes were flammable. Wife goes in, sees the oven door open and closes it. Uncle comes in later, figures it's aired out enough and decides to test it.

I'm told the resulting bang blew the oven door open and sent a nice sheet of blue flame out the oven door. (which reminds me of something else I myself did a few years ago.) No damage, save perhaps to uncle's underwear.

[Amina516]

Heh. Funny update.
No damage, save perhaps to uncle's underwear.

Glad they were all okay...but wow...lol.

[zzapp the witch]

Yep, that's the stuff, I've found it at the Dollar Tree, and at our Canned food store (you know the kind of store I'm talking about, has all the offbrand stuff, surplus and closeouts).

[Jack7957]

The yellow I'm guessing is their attempt at Feng Shui since my wife painted part of our dining room that color.

As for the oven, once again, we look to my wife who has to be reminded to look in the oven before turning it on since she will store pots and pans in there. Maybe they left something plastic in there?

[Tee]

A tactical nuke shot from orbit might do nicely, too. But maybe that's a tad bit overkill.

It's only overkill if there's anyone left to say so.