So Hot Outside

It is so hot out. It doesn't help either that my AC in the car seems to have pretty much just given up. My car is 4 years old and I've never had the AC recharged or whatever and I think it's seriously time. It seems to just sputter and laugh at the heat that is Fresno.

Yesterday I spent the morning driving around and looking at apartments. Just to get an idea of what's out there I guess. For places with a washer/dryer hookup it's still a little higher than I was hoping but I still think it would average out to be about $200 a month less. Not a huge amount but when you look at that over a years time frame it's still over $2000. That is largely because I wouldn't have to pay water/sewer/garbage and pest control in an apartment and my heating and cooling expenses would be much lower since it's a smaller space without the vaulted ceilings. I looked at a couple of places. One place I was interested in but they said small dogs were ok but no cats. So that's out. Another place was ok but a lot of kids running around without much supervision and I talked to a couple of people out front and they said it was an ok neighborhood but stated there were a couple of druggies on the cul-de-sac that "kept to themselves" Whatever. It still tends to bring less than desirables to the neighborhood. Granted it was close to and similar to the neighborhood that I'm in now. My neighborhood currently isn't totally ghetto but it isn't a nice neighborhood either.

There were a couple of other places I looked at too. Both were in really nice neighborhoods. Much nicer than where I currently live. Much nicer. The one apartment was really nice although I didn't' love the washer and dryer outside on the patio. That seems to be a thing here in California from around the late 70's to 80's. All the laundry hook ups were either outside or in the garage. Other than that and the glass shower doors (that most places have) I really liked it. The other place has a slightly better location but I couldn't get a hold of anyone to actually see one of the apartments. Hopefully tomorrow.

I also talked to the owner of my current house. I asked if he would consider letting me move out without losing my deposit a couple of months early. My lease ends the end of Nov but I pointed out to him that it might be difficult for him to find someone to move in right around Christmas. He said he'd think about it and get back to me. If not than I hold off on moving until November. Not the end of the world. It would be nicer to do it now but either way is doable.