The common action he did when the crash happened was to cut/copy + paste.

Once again, trawling google and forums seems to have provided a solution (and yet again the actual microsoft support suggestions are useless).

In this case I got him to:
* Click the “Word” menu and choose “Preferences”
* In the window that opens, click “Edit” under the “Authoring and Proofing Tools” section
* The “Edit” window loads. About half way down is an option called “Use smart cut and paste”
* Untick this option so it’s NOT selected.
* Click “OK”
* Restart Word (cause microsoft stuff seems to like that)
* See how it goes.

I haven’t heard back from the user in 4 days, so for me that’s another issue solved.

I spoke again to lady at Pat O’Driscoll after this and asked her if they still had copies of the original entry condition report as I believed the state I left the flat in was far better then when I entered it. She could not find them on file and said they could possibly be ‘archived’. She asked if I could supply them with a copy form my records. I dropped the entry condition report in and was advised by the front desk people that it would be passed on to the relevant person. Since then I have heard nothing else from them.

A few days later I received the “Notice of Claim” from the RTA in the mail that said a total of $225.70 had been taken out to be paid to Pat O’Driscoll for “cleaning, Rent”. I knew I owed approximately $85 for rent which was fine (I was told verbally that I owed $85, I still have not received any kind of written confirmation on this), but I feel the $140+ for “cleaning” is simply not justified considering the original condition of the flat when I started leasing and the condition that I left it in after cleaning.

I went ahead and filled out the “Dispute resolution” section of the form, attached all the relevant info and sent it back to the RTA.

Fast forward to today and I received a letter from the RTA stating that my dispute form had been received and action was being taken to resolve the matter.

In the same bunch of mail was a letter from Pat O’Driscoll which contained a bond refund form. The weird thing is this form (which I assume was meant to be my copy of the form they submitted) only mentioned $85 for cleaning. The rest of the bond was meant to be refunded to me. This is weird because the notice I received from the RTA had a much higher value.

The only thing I can think of is that Pat O’Driscoll have taken a look at the copy of the entrance condition report I dropped in and decided I was right. Even though they had already submitted a claim to the RTA they were now sending me another updated claim form.

I have no idea how that works so I’ll be ringing both Pat O’Driscoll and the RTA tomorrow to ask what the heck is going on.

Looks like I’ll get my bond back (minus the remainder of rent I owe) but sheesh it’s been an ordeal.

So I was a bit surprised when the real estate called and said there were a few “problems with the cleaning”. The lady specifically mentioned dust on the:
- skirting boards in the bedrooms
- tiles in the laundry
- AC vent
- laundry light

She made a point of mentioning that it wasn’t thick dust, just light dust.
I was a biff miffed about this because I knew I had cleaned everything with sugar soap and it was more than acceptable.

So anyway, she said I needed to go in and get the keys and fix the problems. I went in and refused to take the keys. I told her I thought the ‘light dust’ issues were petty considering:
- I’d been in the flat for 6 years
- I’d lodged multiple maintenance forms, some of which were ‘lost’, most just ignored
- The Bathroom drain has dropped about 1/2 an inch, tiles around the drain were all cracked. It had been patched by some handyman who simply slogged it all up with silicon but has since been worn off
- The bedroom adjacent to bathroom STILL has water damage after the shower leaked some 2 years ago. There was a hole in the wardrobe wall from it rotting and the carpets in the wardrobe were mouldy. Nothing was ever done about it.
- The bathroom / laundry wall tiles are loose with grout falling out.

All of this and she was telling me my cleaning was unacceptable because of some dust?

I told her I was not happy and I think she got the message because she told me she would contact the owner to see if there was some ‘arrangement’ we could come to. As yet, I’ve got no call back.

I really don’t like real estate agents. All my dealings with them after renting for 10+ years and recently having bought a house has led me to believe that it takes a special kind off ass to be a real estate agent.

I’ll hold out and see what happens next, I’d kinda like my bond back.

I never really kept track, but apparently I had lived there since 2002. A good 6 years…. wow.

It’s good to be done with it though. The new house is way better.

hrmmm

Many rumours have been circulating around about the hungry jacks ‘Quad
Stacker’. A mysterious burger capable of ceasing the arteries of any man
willing to risk his life in the pursuit of burger heaven.

I am here today to debunk these rumours and reveal that the quad stacker
is nothing more then a mutated bacon deluxe not even capable of
approaching the Ultimate double whopper in terms of artery ceasing
goodness, let alone the legendary XXX burger
(http://www.triplexrootbeer.com).

I had originally thought that the ‘double/triple/quad’ stacker promotion
allowed you to increase the meat patties on ANY burger. This is
incorrect as the stacker burgers are in fact separate burgers in their
own right.

The burgers are on the same bun as the bacon deluxe and are made up of
the number of meat patties of your choosing, separated by slices of
cheese. On top of the ‘stack’ is bacon and bbq sauce.

As expected, the burger tastes meaty and actually overpowers the bacon
taste quite considerably. I find this a major downfall in the stacker
burger as one of the major features of the Ultimate double whopper and
the XXX Burger are the added ingredients which provide a much more well
rounded taste sensation.

All in all I was quite disappointed with the Quad Stacker. No stomach
ache, no increase in my heart rate, no sensation of passing out. I would
compare the ‘fullness’ value to that of a bacon deluxe, without the
taste.

I consider the legendary stacker burger rumours to now be debunked and
would recommend staying clear of them.

Found this bargain while I was there.

There was actually 3 of these ‘special’ tags and I was kind of wondering what the point of them is.

Having a saving of 0c is strange in itself, but I really gotta wonder what the person who put it up was thinking.