The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #164699   Message #3943993
Posted By: wysiwyg
14-Aug-18 - 11:11 PM
Thread Name: BS: Remembering our outrageous early apts.
Subject: RE: BS: Remembering our outrageous early apts.
6th floor pine cabin built atop an urban apartment building's roof. Cool eh. Sure. Especially in winter. No caulking and no insulation and no window putty glazing left. It was never intended for year round use and it never met any building code, being a DIY instead of via the city of Chicago permit process. Know your local alderman!

I used to toss garbage sacks of laundry down to the street. None ever burst nor did I ever hit an unwary pedestrian. Wish I could da throwed em back up, too. Six flights is no joke!

A roommate there tried to kill me and barely missed. She also turned on the gas oven and tossed all the knobs to the sidewalk. I pushed her out into the stairwell before she could light the 2nd match. The first had been used to start a bathroom fire where she'd trapped my dog behind the potty.

Fun times!

~S~