The best part is, it happened right behind our apartment.
You can see the blackened dirt where pine straw used to be extending to about three feet from where our patio starts.
The fire happened Sunday afternoon, in broad daylight. No one's sure what caused it, but the firefighters got it put out very quickly. I wasn't home when it happened, but Sean was, and he saw the fire. He says that the firemen looked at all the bystanders and were like, "Doesn't anyone have a hose?" and the residents had to respond, "We're not allowed to have hoses."
It's true. It's in our leasing agreement.
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'Not allowed to have hoses'?!?
What's the rational behind that?? O_o
They seem to be very uptight about looks. You can't leave stuff out on your patio, for example. So I guess they just don't want ugly hoses lying around.
Aesthetics before safety!
Oughta get yourself one of those small ones wound up like a spring that extends 25 feet or what have you. Stick in a closet or under a bed, but just have it. They don't have to know you do. ;>
-AJ
haha :D
It occurred to me on the drive home that they might also be worried about excessive water on the grounds causing mildew. There were extensive mildew clauses in the contract.
What the...?!
I would invest in a fire-proof safe, too. And renter's insurance.
Oh, we learned our lesson. We have renters insurance :>
The fireproof safe is a good idea, though I don't know if it would protect media (wouldn't it just get hot and melt?). We will probably keep our important papers in a safety deposit box...
Speaking of which, we still need to replace our passports o_o
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