Our landlord, standing below our living room window, talking with a contractor about retrofitting* our building. I heard two snippets clearly:
Contractor: "If the pressure is on this part then the whole building..."
and a few minutes later,
Landlord: "Well, I think the least expensive option would..."
I didn't hear the completion of either sentence. It's left up to my imagination and yours. If you lived here, how would you complete the sentences?
*Retrofitting, for those of you who live on solid ground, means to make a building more stable in the event of an earthquake.
2 comments:
Contractor: "If the pressure is on this part then the whole building..."
will be really structurally sound and able to withstand a large quake.
and a few minutes later,
Landlord: "Well, I think the least expensive option would..."
be out of the question, I want to protect my tenants first and foremost, so do what you think is the safest.
Hopefully this will make you (and me) feel better :)
FYI> Be sure you see a building inspector come out, and make sure you see a building permit before construction begins.
aside from moving to the east coast, i like cyen's sentences. i also would want the straight scoop from the landlord.
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