About To Move

Today, I called up my future housing place, to see if all is in order. It is, except for the following:

1) I have to call TXU to get service started. I also need to have proof that I set up my account, and that it is active on moving day

2) I have to have proof of renter's insurance, because I have dogs. I've never heard of a rental place requiring that, but it's news to me. But I guess it's good to have the coverage anyway, since the apartment complex is OLD and may be prone to fires, floods, earthquakes, locusts, plague, you know, the usual. So that's another $200 that I have to spend. No lie, the appliances are straight from the 80's, complete with parachute pants, a Thriller album, and sweet mullet.

The "amenities" include: 4 walls, a ceiling, air conditioning, heat, and my very own flushable toilet! That's about it. No pool with complementary hotties in bikini's. Bummer.

3) I need to pay $200 for this month's rent, another $400 for my 2 dogs (and that's a fee, not a deposit), and this in addition to the $200 application fee that I paid 2 weeks ago and the $200 mandatory renters insurance. So my first month's rent is really something along the lines of $800. What a steal, considering that my "normal" rent is $680/month (including $20/month for "pet rent" in addition to my $400 dollar pet fee.)

4) Proof from my "vet" of my dogs' vaccination records. Well, we just got proof, cuz their vet is me. How lucky.

5) I also have to promise to turn over my first born child. Seriously.

Update:
I'm at work right now, and my boss is talking to a lady that is literally crazier than a clown on 4 day acid trip. Seriously, she is outta her mind. She has a dog that is terminal. And not just from one thing, but from many. If you saw this dog on that Houston Animal Control show, where they show the animal "cops" rescuing mistreated and neglected dogs, you would be very pissed off at the owner for the condition of this dog. It's deplorable.

So, she is in complete denial over the dog's condition, and refuses to "let go" of her dog. I understand the close bond, but she is keeping this dog alive, and has been for at least 1-3 years, solely for her own selfish reasons. I could probably get her ass thrown in jail. This dog is in HORRIBLE shape. She has even taken her pet to a "Pet Communicator" to see what the dog really is saying and what he wants. He told the "Pet Communicator" that he still wants to live, and he's trying the best that he can.

What a scam.

And the lady doesn't "believe" in euthanasia, or killing any animal. She's a vegetarian, and I can only imagine that she's a card-carrying member of PETA. Nice.

Meanwhile the dog is suffering tremendously.

Great.

Keep on keepin' on.