Monthly Archives: September 2014

Not Coming To My Chocolate Room.

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chocolatetubChocolate Bathtubs. A few months ago, I heard that a company was making chocolate bathroom fixtures. At first, I thought it was a joke, but I was wrong. There actually is a company that makes chocolate bathroom fixtures, including sinks, toilets, and bathtubs; however, you aren’t going to find them at Home Depot. A chocolate bathtub costs $80,000. See picture below. The bathtub is edible for up to six months, but if not eaten, it can be used for bathing for years. You have to be careful not to put hot or even warm water into the bathtub or it will melt. What sort of people buy chocolate toilets and bathtubs? I don’t know. Probably internet billionaires. Here’s a link to their web site. Bathroom Sweets. Please do not ask me for a chocolate bathtub. I am not making them.

Craigslist Rental Scams.

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I recently received an unusual request from a prospective tenant He said he was interested in renting an apartment I had listed on Craigslist, but first, he wanted me to show him written evidence that I owned the building. He said he had read several articles about scam artists who claimed to own apartments and collected rent and security deposits from would-be tenants and then disappeared with their money. I told this guy that I have also read articles about this.
If 10 years ago an applicant for an apartment asked me to show him evidence that I owned the building I was renting, I would have thought that he was some kind of nut, but Craigslist rental scams are now so common that I don’t think that a request like this is unreasonable. I told this guy that I would bring a copy of my current property tax bill with me when I showed him the apartment, which I did. I think requests like this are going to become more and more common in the future. I am sure that there are landlords who would be offended by a request like this, but not me. Craigslist provides a wonderful service for both landlords and tenants, and a free service at that; however, Craigslist does not vet the listings on their web site, and unfortunately, there are a lot of very smart people in this world who spend their lives figuring out new ways to cheat and rob other people, and it seems like almost all of them know how to use Craigslist.

Freebie Of the Month.

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appliancebulbAppliance Light Bulbs. When the light bulb in your refrigerator, stove, or microwave oven burns out, you have to replace it with an appliance light bulb, not a regular light bulb. Appliance light bulbs are designed to withstand both high and low temperatures as well as vibration. Never put a regular incandescent light bulb or CFL in a stove or refrigerator. That could lead to a very nasty accident!