Friday, February 22, 2008

House built after 1950


I live in an area called Briarwood. This is the house I live in for past 2 years and share it with two more roommates. According to my landlord it was built 1970. As you can see from the picture it is still in a very good condition, although a few minor repair jobs have to be done. If the picture would be larger and a little bit more detailed you could see that there is small crack above the garage door. Another thing is the entrance storm door has to be repainted, because the old black paint is starting to peal. But those are just minor scars of the overall good looking house, and they do not really affect the quality of living.

My room is located on the second floor, right above the garage. Since the garage entrance door is old and it makes a lot of noise when it is opened and even more ear popping noise when it is being closed. Every morning the lady that rents the garage comes to pick up her car wakes me up like an alarm clock, or I can even call it an advanced alarm clock( because when she opens the door my bed is shaking and vibrating) exactly at fifteen minutes past seven o’clock in the morning. Another thing that really bothers me is finding parking. As you can see in the picture there is a big orange sign in front of the house saying NO PARKING. This street sign costed me a lot of money. The story is that whoever is making construction work down the block needed an access to parking space right next to the house I live in and they posted a sing without warning the people that live on this block, so one beautiful winter morning I come to take my car to work as I notice that there is something sticking out of my hood. It was a parking violation ticket for one hundred and fifty dollars. I guess those are the only discomforts I have.

Besides us there are two more families living in this house. One above us and one below. On the first floor there is a young African American family that just moved in a few months ago. They have a little baby named Ryan. He is a very nice little boy and he does not bother us with constant screaming. In conclusion I just to say that I really like the place I live in.


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