I have recently moved into a two bedroom apartment with a friend of mine from Prague. Living in seminary housing is cheep, but that typically means it comes with its downfalls. Stephanie and I have lived here for a little over a week and have called maintenance multiple times to come fix basic things like the thermostat, the stove door, the bathroom fan, the dripping faucets, and few other problems.
In front of Stephanie's bedroom window is a very overgrown rose bush. Not really a problem except when the wind blows the bush scratches and bangs up against her window. Not a pleasant sound for sleeping purposes. So today, instead of calling maintenance for the hundredth time (a bit of an exaggeration) this week, we decided to take care of the thorny bush ourselves. Despite the fact that we are not equipped with gardening tools. We began with scissors. That quickly failed to chop through the thick limbs of the bush. We went back into the apartment for a better tool and came out with a steak knife. Several cars slowed downed as they passed by our apartment wandering what we were doing.
It took us about 15 minutes to complete a job that would normally take less than one minute with the right tools, but we completed our job. Stephanie's room should be a peaceful place tonight. Only a girl would think to saw through the branches of an overgrown bush using a steak knife rather than just calling maintenance to come do the work. All well, mission accomplished.
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