more apartment stuff

The bathroom window has been defective--couldn't be closed all the way--since we moved in. The landlord originally said that he was going to fix it, and then that he was ordering a new window frame. I texted a couple of days ago, asking when we could expect it, and got no answer.

As I wrote to rysmiel,

You'll like this: the handyman was here doing something with the electrical setup, and we went downstairs to find out what he was doing, and then I asked about the new window frame. He told me that Paul (landlord) had been here yesterday and closed the kitchen window from outside [but hadn't bothered to tell us]. We talked for a couple of minutes, and I noted that I'd like to be able to open as well as close the bathroom window, because there might be more warm days before next spring. He said he thought he could fix it for us, and after a couple of trips into and out of the apartment, had done so.

I have no idea why Paul didn't have him try this two months ago, nor whether this is a permanent solution. But for now, my bathroom window is actually closed.

The "something" with the electrical setup is also unclear. Or rather, we know what the problem is, but not what they're doing about it. The problem is that the spiffy new electrical bpx is in violation of the latest electrical code, because of its location relative to the basement stairs. I can see the point, but it's not clear whether they're going to move the box, or some of the stairs. (The old box would also have been in violation, but the older hardware was okay by the older code.) So, more noise, and more people coming in and out at unpredictable times.