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- The pictures they sent us showed a pool. However, the backyard was dirt and gravel.
- They advised that they had satellite with HBO. However, we found out that it was just HBO with local channels.
- The furniture was vintage 60's stuff that they picked up off of some driveway with a sign on them that said "Free"
- Our Bed had silk, yes silk, sheets.
- No pack and play was provided so we had to go to K-mart to get one (note: there were no other options). Not that K-marts are nice, but this was for sure the most ghetto K-marts of K-marts.
- After cleaning up numerous spills by Maddie on the floor, it appeared that no mopping had ever taken place....
I could go on but I think above covers it.
Regardless, since we were on my parents dime we agreed to move forward to rent the place. The stated they would give us the keys once we gave them the money. I explained that my parents were paying and they were 10 minutes away and they would cut the check to them. At that point, we were advised CASH ONLY. Now, according to our confirmation it said check was ok. Apparently, the crazy Belorussians like to pull the bait and switch. They were very quick to point out that a 7-eleven was down the street and we could get cash there. Fortunately, it only allowed us to take out $300 bucks. After explaining this situation multiple times and hearing the cash only with nervous twitching multiple times we agreed to pay them $100 bucks now and the rest on Thursday.
Finally, the Belo-douchians left us alone so we could enjoy a glass of wine out of McDonald's Batman Collector series glasses that they supplied our cabinet with...
...and yes these were the only glasses we had!
Thursday Morning we did have some fun with bubbles on the back patio before heading off to Breakfast in Palm Springs.
On the way to breakfast, we picked up the cash we needed to settle our debt to the Belo-Douchians. We hung out in Palm Springs for a little while, but still managed to get back to the house by about noon. Upon arrival, we noticed the doorknob was locked. All we locked was the deadbolt. Kate went to faucet to get Maddie some water and discovered that no water came out.
At this point, my stomach was so unsettled and my brain was pinging like crazy. My dad broke some tension by remarking "don't "f" with the water man". He found the valve and turned the water back on. For those of you who don't know my dad, he has worked for the city water works for 40 years.
Kate and I were immediately on our computer seeking out alternatives to our current accommodations. After calling a few places and essentially selling my parents into the possibility of jumping on a fairly priced villa, Kate and I jumped into the car just to make sure we were not going from one crap hole to another. This was confirmed by our tour which revealed a 3 bed/3 bathroom house with a nice living room and kitchen area. Oh yeah, the best part, our own private pool and hot tub. And orange trees in the yard (how cute :)
We called my parents to confirm we booked the place and to pack up so we can hit the road right when we get back to the place. To which they responded that everything was packed and they were waiting on us. Approximately 45 minutes later we had made a clean get away without confrontation from the Belo-douchians and without paying too much money for the place (just a security deposit plus our 100 bucks).
We were finally able to take a couple of deep breaths and let our vacation begin. The relaxation mode was only enhanced by our hot tub dip...
...and a better nights sleep on a bigger bed where we did not have to pull silk sheets back over ourselves every 5 minutes.
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