No hot water at my home now for 4 days..

with no relief in sight. Broken hot water heater and the landlord and super know about it and don't seem to care..landlord is jOhn Cass on County Route 85 in Cairo,a slum lord..Was told by super first that he would price a new one and now he says he will vacuum the old one and see how it goes..but to be patient as he is moving. I said I can be patient but it seems that the landlord appears the firs to the month for the whole rent regardless of the fac that the place is up to par or not which is not fair. Front door is damaged and you have to slam it har t o shut it and the heat goes out the sides and drafty. Frig. door is equally damaged and again you need to slam it whiile the cold air goes out the bottom..The oven doesn't work and we wnet a week with no heat,hot water or cooking fuel when the pipes froze and the furnace broke too..We have no screens in the windows nor storm windows and so on...need I really say more!? Seems to be a common trend with the slumlords in beautiful down town Cairo,Ny and the building dept. does nothing.

When Going off Prescription Psychiatric Medicine Beware..

of gaining weight!

I had lost alot of weight, if you recall from past posts. I was once 244 lbs but for a short time, til I rediscovered that I needed to watch what I was putting in my mouth..Mostly I was 200 lbs but that was bad too. I had dropped down to 153 lbs. through juicing without dieting or exercising but gained alot of it back when I moved into my cottage before the one I am in now. I had attributed to the fact that I was not as active but now come to think of it the real reason had to do with the fact that I am no longer on prescription psychiatric meds(although my roomie thinks I should be but that is debatatable). I was on Depakote and it acts like a physic or rather it gives you and upset stomach and can cause loose bowel movements that resemble diarrhea. Nice huh? Anyways..

I am back to juicing again..I have not lost any weight but on a positive note, I have not gained any either. this I attribute largely to the fact that I have not put down the chocolate chip cookies yet. I am eating them not because I crave sweets(juicing is supposed to help with the salty and sugary cravings) but because I am used to eating them. Ugh..I still am eating alot of salty snacks too like chips which doesn't help either. All things in due time though..I am having frequent bowel movements and I notice the odor of my stool which had been acidic (as I drink alot of coffee and grapefruit)is not as bad either. I still get heartburn but I hear that should improve also in time. My friend has a juicing cassette that he listens to so we do learn alot about it and the benefits of juicing certain veggies and fruits. He got the tape with the juicer.

I will keep you abreast of my weight loss success folks..

I am officially out of my last home as of today...

I am glad to be gone. The sheriff department came out Monday to make sure I took whatever was left in the cottage out. He said if I didn't remove my damaged property from the front lawn, that I would be arrested. How nuts! Can they do that? I don't know. I need to consult with my attorney that has been helping me with my case from Legal Aid. Who should be arrested is my previous landlord who rents a property taht is but a summer cabin, year-round. How is that right?! Anyway, I was kind enough to sweep through the place ane my friend cleane the oven and I wiped down and emptied the frig. but was he happy/ No! Perry Holst, the slumlord and landlord "you call that clean? you are such a fuckin slob!" He said this right in front of the sheriff who said nothing but warned me when I was obnoxious to the landlord as I dropped his keys on the ground in front of him instead of hand them to him as I wanted no contact or to show him any respect. Another slumlord alert link is here in Albany. Another one is on craiglist for middletown,NY. Another article on Slumlords can be found here, but in this case it is from the landlord,stating why he and his wife plan on becoming slumlords after being kind landlords who rented to people or tenants who in their opinion took advantage of them including one they couldn't even evict after 6 months of trying. I'd just like to say that this sounds odd and extreme as 3 months is the maximum time allowed to evict someone.
NYC slumlord info is here. Article called 'My brother the slumlord' is here which offers another interesting slant on this issue.
Lots of info on slumlords here on the Golden Cockroach page. ha..Another post on slumlords is on Slumlord Interactive.

For more on tenant rights and evictions, read here. More info here on proper procedure for eviction. New landlord told me to remove anything by the front door as I was moving it in. He said the town would fine him. Is common to have things outside the door when moving it in on my planet which is earth. It is all removed now though. Happy house hunting and renting all!

How fun....

to watch Kelly Osbourne dance this week on DAncing with the Stars..I have a feeling that the tango is going to be her dance and she will do it justice just as Shawn Johnson did last season. Go Kelly, Go!

Hall of..Shame...

winter snow in park in Cairo, NY


Landlords who keep your security deposit are also low lifes...

I looked at a cottage at the 'Lake Elissa' camp grounds or rather it used to be a camp site..Now 'Lisha' rents the cottages out year round. She also asks for pet insurance,pet security of $ 200. and does a credit check..She also has Welfare clients in there so not sure how they are there as people on Welfare notoriously have bad credit! Wack! She kept our security deposit we put down on the place,claiming it wss nonrefundable because she could have rented it out but was holding it for us for 2 days. Two days made all the difference?! She couldn't have taken their names and addresses and phone numbers and called them back as soon as we said we weren't taking it? Our credit sucks as we are poor and disabled and also my dog is hard to insure because she is a pitbull. Lisha you suck! My friend Bill plans to sue her for the $ 100. in small claims court. he is a Vietname Vet. Shame on you Lisha. How low can you get? Very, obviously and you are hard up too! This behavior will bit e her in the proverbial butt as it is not the first time she has done this probably nor the last but hopefully justice will be served as i think many make a side business doeing jus this. my friend and i have lost out on atleast 3 security deposits in the past. Grrr..

moving agian sadly..

as land lord wants me out in 30 days as have no thing but a month to month arrangement..Is hard as I have cats and a dog as you may know if you rent also with pets. So..
Went on a wild goose chase today looking at possible apartment and home rentals and did nothing but waste our time and gas and money thanks to slum lord Phil Gellar in Hillsdale,Columbia County,NY. Phil has a cockroach infested placewiht welfare tenants hanging around doing nothing and a mess all in the front and an abismal road to come in ..He really blows and so do all slumlords like him! He gave us lousy directions even and we went through the forest and had deer and sheep walk across the road in fron of us as we passed wild turkey and horses and black angus! NUTS. Beware renters is all i can say.

As a courtesy i am listing his name and now some more past slumlords i met since renting....Morgan Kraus in CAiro, NY 40 Grove St. property. he lives in NJ. Perry HOlst at my present location another absentee landlord who resides in Locust VAlley,ny...he owns 19 and 21 VAn Buren Drive cottages in Cairo, NY..and the corner house and the one next to it also on Grove St, CAiro. He is obnoxious,money hungry and fixes noothing! He rents the cottage i have ben living in ..year round and it is unweathrized and has mold. My sinuses have been killing me and i can't brathe well, since arrival,ugh..Roger Ploof in Albany NY landlord owns property near the YMCA and is a notorious slum lord apparently who takes advantage of the predicament many poor people face in trying to find adequate affordable housing...
These people really burn me up. I am offering a service to prospective renters by telling them of these clowns. You should do the same in your town to protect your neighbor as knowledge is power and in this case, ignorance is NOT bliss.

Entrecard BUZZ...

Mama Asid's (Bad Gals Radio and Entrepod and Recycled Frockery aka) Advice for Entrecard..Click link to read more Wake up Entrecard beforeit's too late and you lose the rest of the remaining loyal members still here but frankly like myself disgusted!

Susan Boyle visits 'America's Got Talent' Finale..

She is sooo special and has the ability like the winner of this show, the chicken farmer,to move people people..She has a debut album due out soon and you can download th single 'wild Horses' for FREE on line. I personally hope to see and hear much more of this wonderful talent!

Entrecard, Where the H#$@ are YOU?

There are many things I find annoying about Entrecard and the internet in general but I would have to say that trying to find some idiots' Entrecards on their lame blogs, has to be the most aggravating of all. Lately I have to sift through about 10 agitize blogs who are also on Entrecard so is really confusing. Many popular blogs have no visible entrecard on them. Not sure how they get drops or are popular then. Maybe it's a secret club I need to join to find out.

Well..from now on I got news for you. If I can't find your entrecard at the beginning of your page,not necessarily above the fold. I am gone! You'd be wise to do the same..ugh.

Entrecard Droppers (Entrecarders) BEWARE..

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I just spent $ 85. to have my computer repaired after fit caught a virus from a site I had dropped on. Yes I evenhad virus protection but..I got a popup saying I had a virus and my virus protection deleted it and then it came up agian and said did you want to delete it. I did but this time I did using the virus software by mistake unknowingly and it erased my virus protection! NUTS..Not sure why people do this. Guess they have nothing better to do' I can tell you that what with living on a disability check (not what I make being with Entrecard for sure..) or even from my business selling jewelry as is slow too..I'm not sure what blog had the malware on it butf''be careful is all i have to say.

I am disenchanted with Entrecard anyway now especially with the latest action by them of not crediting us for drops from visitors. I think this blows as people can only drop if you take the time to advertise which I do. Mind you I don't pay money for it but i do in time. From now on I willl be rarely visiting Entrecard as quite frankly, I can't afford it!