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Old 08-20-2008, 08:03 AM   #2380
Sundae
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
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Just gone home to leave a note. I knocked on the door before entering - I do not count myself as living there any more.

As soon as I entered I noticed the smell. Really rancid. Hely came in with me - she spent Monday & Tuesday with me at work, but I hadn't seen her today.

Her water bowl had been used as a food bowl at Diz's end of the counter. As had two other bowls. I always kept them separate because the two cats didn't get on - so they had specific areas and specific bowls. I couldn't see any fresh water. The pint glass Diz always used in my bedroom was down to half a pint and the water was obviously old and slighty furred.

The litter tray hasn't been emptied or topped up since Monday week when HM asked me how quickly I could move out and I didn't sleep a night there after that. In fact it was only half a tray of litter - I hadn't realised it had got so low and before the row I made a mental note to get some before work Tuesday morning. We're talking 9 days now.

My bedroom has apparently been used. There is an empty bottle of Guinness beside the bed and the skylight is open. However my night shirt is still half under the pillow where I left it and the fitted sheet is still untucked (I had a restless last night). A plant had been knocked off the wardrobe (I noticed when I came to collect Diz on Monday) and it was still spilled on the floor.

I have taken all the plants with me. My regret is that I cannot take Hely. I left the following note.

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I’ve technically moved out.

I will come back over the weekend, when I hope to remove most, if not all, of my possessions. If I can’t take them all at this time I will advise you when I expect to have the remainder removed. I’m not intentionally dragging it out – I just don’t have the means to move large volumes of stuff.

I have kept my key for the time being, however if you would prefer to have it please collect it from EEA during my working hours. We will then need to agree times/ dates for me to access the house. I can assure you that I will only come back into the house to take things which belong to me, and have absolutely no intention of causing any damage or taking anything that does not belong to me. Unless I hear from you otherwise regarding this, I will double lock the front door and post the key through the letterbox as soon as I am done.

As I do not have a fixed address I cannot ask the Post Office to redirect my post. As I see it, you have three options
- drop it off at EEA or the pub periodically
- mark it return to sender
- throw it in the bin
Obviously I’d prefer the first option.

As a gesture of goodwill and I hope friendship, I am leaving the laptop for the time being. I don’t have wi-fi access so it seems a shame to remove something that currently means more to you than me. I will not take it without notifying you even if I still have a key.
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