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I am either fortunate, or unfortunate to have had many different apartments. Combination of remodeling and psycho roommates has brought this post to life.
1) My apartment at the intersection of BEAVER and CHERRY streets NO JOKE. The decor was a scary combination of The Brady Bunch meets Three's Company. It was an upstairs downstairs with two bedrooms, one and a half baths, and a small garden/patio. However the color theme was avocado green, mustard yellow, and burnt orange. We decorated with macrame plant hangers, a hideous plaid couch, and of course an 8 track player blasting ABBA. The bathrooms and kitchen were avocado green, and even the appliances were that color. Orange shag carpeting is a crime against humanity.
2) Lived in a house on Beaver street for a summer and fall. Cute 1920's bungalow with a porch out front and on the side. I had a vegtable garden in the back, and a persimmon tree in the front. We'd sit on the porch and drink beer, play the guitar, or BBQ. Met a lot of the neighbors just being lazy on the porch. Though we had racoons under the house, grrr.
3) Lived in an apartment on Elliott Ave. We dubbed it SMELLIOT. The inside of the apartment was nice, but the hallway and outside were run down. The carpet in the hallway looked as if someone was shot or stabbed and dragged down the hall. We moved in right before Christmas, and my roommate went to stay with her family a couple of hours away. My boyfriend helped me move in, and then stayed a couple of days. After he left the toilet became possessed by Satan. I wouldn't have used it, and then all of a sudden it would make these belching noises and overflow. The supe though it was a plastic bag from the last tennants, but no. When he replaced the whole toilet, he found a hypodermic needle lodged down in there. Really classy.
4) My Alaska apartments have been similar. Psycho broken heaters that don't work in the winter, and only on 90 degree days. My last place had water so hot if you sat on the toilet your butt would sweat. My friend rang the door bell and it fell off the inside of the door. The floors are all uneven as well as the doors, but that could be due to permafrost resettling.
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