Been out of touch!

Did anyone miss me? Be honest. It's not as though my blog is up there with the "greatest", but to me it's special.

To cut a long story short, many things took up my time and concentration over recent months. Not the least a few health issues, and then having to pack up to move house again. Then of course there are all sorts of things going on with any of us at any one time, and so time flies by. But I think I'm back on track again, so here goes.

When I tell people I have to "re-locate", I am usually met with lots of quizzical looks. Being a "renter" means a person has to chase rentals that are affordable and can offer as many conveniences as possible. Which is getting harder and harder to find - you've probably found this yourself in recent years.

And when you see one advertised that you like and you think will like you, it's a matter of being available to "view" the house (which can be difficult if it's hundreds of kilometres away and you are only advised that the viewing day is 24 hours away). Then you're never sure whether you'll be the fortunate one to get the house, as there are inevitably lots of other hopeful rentees eager to get in before you.

Now this is a interesting fact I found in my most recent searches for a rental house. And I'll tell you another little story about finding a house a little later. But getting back to the facts, over decades I've been faced with a few instances of "discrimination" (not that anyone will admit to being discriminatory, oh, no) in such a not-so-subtle way. Property Managers often look at a plus-size person as being "not quite the person we'd like to take up residence in our client's property". Have you ever been faced with this? There's not much you can do about it but smile at the silly excuses or explanations why you don't meet the criteria, and get on with looking elsewhere.

This time it was different. And I think one of the reasons might be that the lovely Property Manager is a lass with a nicely rounded figure. She's adorable, approachable, likeable, and has a great personality.

I don't think I'm imaging things, but it would be interesting to hear what some of you feel about how you're treated by "professional" people in your community. Do you have any problems at all?