Sunday, October 17, 2010

Between Thumb And Pointer Finger Hurts

THE OLD BOILER



Anna and James were happy the day that they had rented their accommodation into that house on the outskirts. James was a laborer, and Anna worked in a nursery school, had two decent salaries, but with the children the money is never enough. The apartment was on the top floor, looked in their eyes a small penthouse overlooking the beautiful countryside surrounding the city. A great place to bring up two children. Sure the rent was not really cheap, but some sacrifices are made willingly for their children: Francesca and Andrea. There were many expectations that, like all parents, they placed on them and were glad of those sacrifices.
The facility was nice, neither too large nor small, just as the city where they lived. Cities that had both loved it, they say, the right size where almost everyone knows everyone and it was quiet, maybe too much in some cases. The accommodation was in proportion to their needs, but there was the question of the old boiler to change, but the owners had assured that he would soon solve the problem. In fact, if the top floor offering a beautiful view, unfortunately, put their accommodation near that chimney where the smoke came out of the old boiler that burned all over and was brought into operation in the distant past winter 1967.Gli lenses, their children grew up and the smoke from that fire ever went out, but everything according to law , as constantly repeating the administrator in all meetings of the condominium.
Andrea had already started high school and continued to play in the team of the district held training sessions in the pitch close to home. This quiets Anna and James, with what felt happen to young people today. But all the guys on the team, when the wind blew towards the football field, complained of the smoke of the old boiler. Francesca, the little house had, began to fence, an expensive sport said James, who sports the little he had chosen to follow her friend, but he committed to and gave satisfaction to the parents of winning several races. But Anna had to do the double when he had to wash and hang out the white uniform again because of the fumes of the old boiler.
Anna and James, however, were reassured by the fact that the boiler was to be replaced by December 31, 2002, the end date was approaching, and then the situation would certainly be improved.
Over the years, many meetings during the condominium, he had talked a lot about what to do the boiler and there were lively discussions.
Some wanted to build a new boiler smaller and more powerful, which would have warmed even the buildings nearby, so the owners would have earned and perhaps the tenants would have diminished the expenses, which meanwhile increased.
Others wanted instead a clear commitment to alternative sources, covering the building of solar panels, so as to have light and heat throughout the building and the fireplace while puffing.
Still others wanted to change all the fixtures, insulate the whole house and make a hole in the ground to harness geothermal energy to cool the house in summer and warm in winter. Even say that geothermal energy could be open a trail that would pass under the house and the house has thus become established. How lucky they thought kidding Anna and James, paying a rental only they could have also have the advantages of a home in the mountains. But the assembly passed
condominium and the owners of the building never take decisions. But all this time, the chimney still smoking just near the apartment. Also
Francesca and Andrea had a little cough in the years in most of their friends, but nobody could say if it was because of smoke from the chimney of the old boiler.
now had come a few months after the mythical date of 31 December when James returned home since the last meeting condominium uttered for the first time that word heard so often in the news ... EMERGENCY!
Yes! It was an emergency because after so many words lacked the time to build a new boiler and also to resort to alternative sources. It was too late to act there was a danger to winter without heating, a cold winter. ... In short, a disaster!. So the director had announced that we had to keep the old boiler, saying that it was up to standard. The owners said they were sorry, but James did not escape without spending a penny in improvements, whatever they were, the owners continued to receive the rent of the tenement. Meanwhile, Anna and James, who lived near the fire would continue to breathe with their children, the fumes of the old boiler.
Victor
PS Any reference to events, people and places should be considered purely coincidental.

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