#teenage

Years-long cockroach infestation prompts Sudbury, Ont., tenant to petition others to have building fumigated A tenant in Sudbury, Ont., says the cockroach infestation in her downtown apartment is so bad that she and her teenage son have started eating all of their meals outside. Now, she’s calling on her landlord to treat her entire building. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/cockroach-infestation-sudbury-apartment-9.7299947?cmp=rss

One effect of having brought up a larger-than-average number of #kids through #teenage years, is having absolute zero tolerance for the #tv and #cinema #trope of "Teenagers are idiots who do everything in a maximally stupid way" as a plot device. I just stop watching, no regrets. Because, either they're over the top wrong, or they are so spot-on I get flashback stress.

I received a letter from the #UK #government Department of Work & Pensions (#dwp) recently. It was sent to my old address and had arrived thanks to the forwarding service of #RoyalMail. They told me I couldn't do it online due to one of the answers I gave, so I made a phone call. After 30 minutes of repeatedly being told they knew I was #waiting it was great to speak to a human with a thoroughly #English accent. I could understand her and enjoy a little chit chat. Since my #teenage #years I've been known by my middle name. That's common in Ireland, I was told. She confessed to having Irish relatives in her family. But to the point of this toot! I really should have told her that #Google reckons the number I rang belongs to a company called "Funerals on a Budget". After the call a dialogue appeared asking me if I could confirm they had the correct information. I was so busy #laughing I managed to close the #dialogue before answering.