I’ve never lived in a property that I’ve owned myself.
- My adult existence so far has been contained within rented property units, where I can barely afford to pay the rent.
Because I’ve regularly rented, I’ve had to find ways to decorate that are not permanent, so I can leave the property in the same condition as when I moved in. As such, I got pretty accustomed to purchasing and using Command hooks to hang things without making big holes in the walls. For the most part these hooks labor great, except for when the indoor air quality does not complement the product. I’ve had several openings when my air has been too boiling or humid for the hooks to stay attached to the walls, and all my decor comes crashing to the ground as a result. For instance, last Summer my AC broke down unexpectedly while I was at work. When I returned property I found that it was well over 85 degrees inside, and my temperature control was unable to control the a/c as I would expect. I was on the cellphone with every Heating and Air Conditioning supplier in town, perspiring like a pig in the boiling indoor air temperatures, when I started hearing crashes and bangs from every direction in the apartment. I went to investigate and had to dodge a painting as it hit the floor right next to me; the heat trapped inside the property was good enough to disable the recommend hook adhesive, and my whole world was crashing down in the out of control Summer heat.