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No Pets, No Smokers
by adam at 01:16 AM on May 17, 2006
We're looking to move. My fiancee and I are relocating to somewhere half way between my school and her job. And one of the things I've noticed is that in the Bay Area, they hate animals. HATE them. Most of the ads I've seen end with, "No pets, no smokers." I understand the thing with the smokers - risk of fire, smell in the walls and carpets. I can understand no dogs - the noise, the smell if the pet owner doesn't bother walking the thing. I even understand no cats - they can rip up the carpets or smell up the joint if the owner can't be bothered to change the litter box. But here, they don't even allow fish. I have an aquarium-dwelling turtle. It doesn't smell, it doesn't make noise. Not allowed. There isn't a reason, it's just "agaist our policy." I've lived in pet hostile places before - Hawaii was REALLY not keen on dogs. But I've never seen people who are so against pet ownership on general principle. This isn't a good sign as a tenant. I've already lived in two places that enforced pointless rules because they were "policy": the first was my parents' house; the second was my college dorm. I don't care to repeat either experience, thanks.
comments (4)
Awesome. I just buried one of my turtles named Amex in the Ramble at Central Park. He was always sick and he never grew. But Chewseph (Chewy) is growing bigger and healthier, we got them together, and Amex let himself die because he knew he was making Chewy sick. Red Ear Sliders they were. About 3 inches long. We got them when they were about an inch long. You need to take care of your turtle no matter what. Even if that means you can't move into the new place.
by lockheed at May 17, 2006 1:00 PM
That's why you don't move to a foreign country. I have 1.5 cats, 2 birds, 9 fish, 1 water dragon and 2 chinchillas. I can't move from the US to the Bay Area.
by anna at May 17, 2006 9:05 PM
That's why you don't move to a foreign country. I have 1.5 cats, 2 birds, 9 fish, 1 water dragon and 2 chinchillas. I can't move from the US to the Bay Area.
by anna at May 17, 2006 9:06 PM
Let me guess. You're living in housing built after 1975, somewhere near mountain view, or maybe sunnyvale. Those places are for engineers who spend all their time at work, and have no dependents of any kind. I'll just say the Bay Area is a lot more than the south peninsula. I got stuck having to move during the dot com explosion of 1999. I got a cell phone, and had to go everywhere dressed nicely with copies of my credit report, and pet resumes for each cat. I've never had anyone even comment on a fish tank. I'd say dog owners have it the worst, followed by cat owners. Well there's the answer right there. You should move to Berkeley, where no one is a pet owner. Your turtle is simply a co-inhabitant.
by Chris at May 22, 2006 12:12 AM