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(VA) My Apts HVAC broke and my landlord took over a month to fix it, is there any route I can take to get some reimbursement?

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2024.12.02 05:43 AG_Squared Renting a 1970 house, heat an AC run constantly, how can I work on this?

We set the thermostat to 74 in the summer, which is much hotter than we prefer and makes it super difficult to sleep (I have autoimmune disease that makes me painfully heat inolerant) but even at 74 the air ran so much our power bill was $260 for August and September. In October I was able to cut the HVAC off altogether and use open windows, power bill is literally $50 for that month. We did get permission to install a ceiling fan which helps marginally, we have a couple other portable fans also. Now it’s getting cold, I love the cold but I gave in and turned on the heat because it’s in the 20s out, it’s set to 58, it’s still running constantly. Obviously this house is poorly insulated or there’s a leak or something… what can we look for to fix, what minor repairs can I make? I don’t think I can convince the landlord to let us break the lease to move out because of the HVAC/power bill right? And tbh we really like the house and the location but gosh I’m freezing even in layers. There’s a fireplace but we’re not sure if it’s safe to use, the landlord said he hasn’t used it and isn’t sure how to check it. He’s a super nice guy, but he’s a coworker (yes yes I know never rent from somebody you know but seriously we HAD to, we have very limited options short of living with my in-laws in a literal trailer or moving out of state which would uproot our career) so trying to get things taken care of is difficult because I don’t want to cause issues at work or burn the bridge and tbh I don’t really know what to even ask for. It’s a 4 bed ranch with a basement and an attic, 2 adults and 5 large dogs, when we lived in a 2 bed apartment we literally never ran the heat in the winter because our body heat kept the apartment at 60 almost all winter and we had a fireplace for extra cold days, this house isn’t holding onto the heat at all though. *No we will not be getting rid of our dogs, don’t even make the suggestion, “Too many dogs” is your personal opinion, keep it to yourself, we’ve heard it all, shove those comments where the sun don’t shine, kindly*

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2024.11.27 22:35 uraniumbones supposedly fixed heat after 42 days, still withhold rent?

massachusetts. 42 days ago i asked landlord why the heater in my bedroom didn’t turn on when every other room was heated. landlord kept turning heat up, i said “It’s still cold, i don’t think it works.” it is always 58°-64° in my room. i checked the heater myself to see if i could fix it, couldn’t. He said a plumber was to come 11/21, no one showed up.
I also had a mouse problem that wasn’t solved for a month, and the exterminator did not come on the day landlord said they would. the power went out a day ago and the maintenance didn’t fix it the first time they visited. an inspector said my apartment had several violations (not caused by me) like broken and missing tile, holes in the wall, drafty windows, and ceiling water damage.
allegedly, the heat was fixed today, i’m not there and won’t be for a few days. can i withhold rent or is there something else i can do about this? i’ve been documenting everything. thanks !!!

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2024.11.27 19:45 _UnhappyCat Cold attic. Please help!

Hello everyone. Me and my family recently moved to SF from a year-round mostly sunny and hot country. We rent a house which one of the room (for us looks like the master bedroom) is in the attic. However, the heater is not working in the attic, we don’t think it is properly insulated and we are pretty sure there are air leaks. However we’ve never been in a place this cold and we are scared the attic will be unlivable by January. Just giving you an example, we always set the thermostat at 70 and upstairs we have a small space heater and the thermostat would be at 58. 12 degree difference.
Do any of you have a recommendation of what to do in this situation? There are vents here but we clearly don’t feel hot air coming from them. Also the landlord had the vents cleaned but this was not a solution.
Is it normal this happens in attic rooms? Do y’all get use to ir or I am not crazy and this temperature difference is not normal and will get worse?
Any suggestions or thoughts are appreciated!!

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2024.11.23 19:39 Sci-FiStorybook A 22-Year-Old Fan’s Ranking of Every Single Doctor Who TV Story, Part 11 (75-51)

So, as you can see, I’ve recently had my birthday, so that’s happened. Much more significantly, today is Doctor Who’s 61st birthday, of course, and I will make my contribution with this next instalment in my ranking series. We’re so near the end! Everything is just my opinion, and spoilers for all Doctor Who.
9/10 Stories (Continued)
75) Spearhead from Space
Often lauded as the best beginning in Doctor Who, at least aside from An Unearthly Child, it’s not quite that for me. But it’s still absolutely brilliant. The Autons are a creative and memorable villain, but most of the joy of this is seeing Doctor Who getting its first major tonal shake-up, and it being done so very well. Jon Pertwee is hilarious, charming and sincere in his debut performance, and the Brigadier and Liz are both smashing too.
74) Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead
The last of Moffat’s long string of bangers in the RTD era, which combines a terrifying new monster with a skilful, fascinating introduction to the woman who will be such a massive plot thread in the Matt era. Alex Kingston is very very good: capable and enigmatic, and with some deft humour thrown in (later it would sometimes occlude the overall character but not here). And Donna gets a ton to do, exploring a vital part of the sci-fi story in the process.
73) Deep Breath
After so many seasons, so many years, of outwardly friendly, approachable Doctors, it was so fascinating and challenging and superb to get such an abrasive new incarnation. Capaldi absolutely kills it: cold and blunt and unpleasant, disturbing Clara with his new attitude (Jenna Coleman is very good in her role too). I love how this is the Doctor ‘lifting the veil’ on his age, and making clear to Clara that their relationship is not a romantic one (all dreams come true to me after so many years of young faces and romantic Doctor-companion relationships). Also a really gruesome enemy that manages to take a new approach on a previously seen villain. An awesome introduction to one of my favourite Doctors.
72) Knock Knock
An underrated gem, I think. Capaldi has changed a lot by this point, but captivates me as much as ever in his more settled, kinder but still somewhat abrasive persona. Even more captivating for me this episode, though, is Sir David Suchet as the Landlord. He creates an aura of menace and secrecy, which is then brilliantly subverted by the revelation that he is not the wooden woman’s father, but her son. Suchet conveys how this man has never really stopped being a boy, as he has never been able to let go of his mother. Very touching, very powerful.
71) The Lodger
Of all Gareth Robert’s rib-tickling comedies, this has got to be his finest hour. James Corden does very well at playing this bewildered ‘ordinary bloke’, and I find Matt’s performance as he tries to be an ‘ordinary bloke’ so hilarious. Craig’s mounting exasperation with the Doctor’s antics, and how perfect he seems, explodes and then elides with the climax of the sci-fi plot, which perfectly wraps up Craig’s character arc for the episode. I laughed so hard at this, my goodness.
70) Vincent and the Doctor
Ranks as one of my dad’s all-time favourites. It fully needs its sci-fi plot to work, but in many ways this acts as a pure historical, exploring the realities of a depressed mind through the character of Vincent Van Gogh. The final scene where Vincent sees that his work will one day be beloved, has got to be one of the most emotional scenes in Doctor Who. Please write for the show again, Richard Curtis!
69) The God Complex
Has always been a favourite of mine. I love the exploration of different types of faith, which I think the episode does with both respect and realism. It also acts as, in many ways, a conclusion for Amy and Rory, as they stop travelling with the Doctor and settle down, and although they get back with him later, they only ever take temporary trips from then on. It’s a very satisfying conclusion for Amy’s arc across her first 2 seasons as she loses her faith in, but not her love for, the Doctor.
68) The Husbands of River Song
I remember being quite miffed with Hell Bent (then as now) in 2015, and this was such a breath of fresh air after that mess. It’s hysterically funny: River not getting any of Capaldi’s hints, River’s various other husbands (including the villain that should have been called the Taskmaster), the Doctor getting to do ‘It’s bigger on the inside’ properly. But it’s also charged with heartfelt emotion as the Doctor and River finally have to bid goodbye, in a perfect fulfilment of the predictions made in Silence in the Library. I never thought we’d actually see that on TV.
67) The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone
Moffat knew he couldn’t top Blink, but he still provides a smashing sequel. It takes the direction of fleshing out Weeping Angel lore, and upping the stakes to a whole army. I don’t care hugely for the cracks-in-the-wall story arc, but the focus this episode gives to it is a brilliant, sometimes haunting way to develop that plotline.
66) The Deadly Assassin
We owe practically all our Time Lord culture lore to this one story. I understand and to an extent agree with criticisms that this makes the Time Lords look weaker, but I do think the fact they’re lost in ritual and tradition is an important facet of their collective character. This is also no Invasion of Time, as the villains who come close to bringing down the Time Lords are Time Lords themselves: the Master and Chancellor Goth. Both played well, although Peter Pratt isn’t a favourite incarnation of the Master for me. Tom also does an astoundingly good job of performing without a companion, with his back up against the wall.
65) The Waters of Mars
There is another story that I think has Tennant’s best performance ( you’ll have to wait and see), but this is undoubtedly his second-best. You see his fascination and his pain in discovering the Mars crew, and the underlying knowledge that he can’t interfere makes the already petrifying Flood (seriously, WOW, that’s nightmare fuel) even scarier. Adelaide Brooke is also a standout guest character, who provides a steady, human counterpart to the Doctor’s alien perspective, especially when she speaks out against his rush of arrogance, indeed power-madness, at the end. Tennant’s performance after her death, when he immediately crumples as he realises how he’s gone wrong… a perfect twilight story for this beloved Doctor.
64) The Enemy of the World
As many have said, this is Doctor Who does James Bond. This is a high-stakes, high-flying tale of underdogs working against an imposing, powerful villain, played with superb callousness and panache by none other than Patrick Troughton! One of the show’s best guest casts, with some excellent twists. The bit where Gyles Kent reveals his villainy to Salamander, only for Salamander to turn out to be the Doctor, is a cracking double-whammy. Excellent!
63) Planet of the Ood
Doctor Who takes a powerful look at the realities of slavery. The way the Ood are commodified and maltreated engenders such revulsion in the audience, and we are forced to remember that huge swathes of human beings were once treated in the same way, not to mention all those who still are in modern slavery. The Ood are quiet and innocent, but also have sincere agency in gaining their own freedom.
62) The Brain of Morbius
A enveloping exploration of further Gallifreyan culture with the mesmerising Sisterhood of Karn. Philip Madoc is also sublimely devilish as the Doctor Frankenstein insert, and Tom and Sarah have smashing chemistry throughout, as they combat both these mystical and scientific foes.
61) The Robots of Death
Another of the show’s best guest casts: the suspicions and counter-accusations are supremely well-written and well-acted, all underscored by the audience’s knowledge that it is the unexpected, silent crewmembers, the robots, who are behind the murders. Tom and Leela continue their sizzling chemistry from The Face of Evil, and I do really love those unfailingly polite Voc robot murderers.
60) The Pirate Planet
This is the soaring highpoint of The Key to Time arc. It has a concept that is both outrageously outlandish (a planet going round the universe taking over and consuming other planets, pirating them, if you will), and provides extreme emotional ferocity. This is when Tom, utterly enraged, demands of the Pirate Captain ‘Then what’s it for?!’ It’s also chock-full of Douglas Adams’ trademark wit and humour and style. Delicious.
59) Vengeance on Varos
Well, thank goodness Colin has some great TV stories to his name. I love the vicious dystopia, portrayed efficiently through the eyes of two ordinary citizens, and explored diversely with the Doctor and Peri. The Governor is steady and likeable despite the horrors he oversees, and Sil the Mentor is a terrificably memorable capitalist baddie.
58) The Giggle
The 60th Anniversary Specials got better with every episode for me. Started off good with The Star Beast, became great in Wild Blue Yonder, and achieved excellence in this. I do love Michael Gough’s original performance as the Toymaker, but Neil Patrick Harris has managed to supplant him in my estimation. His variety of accents convey different facets of the Toymaker’s attitudes and designs, and he’s just so madcap and insane: I love it. I also appreciate the gifting of the Doctor who didn’t want to go with the ability to live out a whole life, simultaneously getting to process all the things that have happened to him over the course of his life.
57) The Three Doctors
Another superb anniversary episode, this one a full half-century older than the one I’ve just discussed. Pertwee and Troughton’s bickering and overall chemistry are hilarious and delightful. We also get to see William Hartnell, my favourite Doctor, in the role again one last time, and I think he delivers a strong, authoritative performance despite his very ill health. I love how Two and Three defer to him, as it’s like they’re trying to impress their father (their original). The rest of the cast also do a splendid job, particularly some comedy from the Brigadier as he travels to his first alien planet (‘You mean… we’re not even in the same country?!’) and an unexpectedly tragic, sympathetic villain in Omega.
56) Resurrection of the Daleks
Gruesome and brutal and I love it. You see the absolute horror of fighting the Daleks, as characters in both timezones are progressively gunned down and laid waste to. Terry Molloy is on fine, conniving form as Davros, and Peter Davison gets a really great character moment when he seriously considers killing his old enemy. Tegan’s departure is also very moving, as she points out how travelling with the Doctor means seeing such death, and leaves because of it.
55) The Five Doctors
A fabulous 20th birthday bash. We have no need of plot here, as the purpose of this story is just to provide a rousing celebration of the characters and monsters that have made up the show’s history, with great performances from all involved. There is also a nice message about immortality being actually not good, the multi-Doctor chemistry is divine, and I absolutely adore the final scene. ‘You mean you’re deliberately choosing to go on the run from your own people, in a rackety old TARDIS?’ ‘Why not? After all… that’s how it all started!’
54) Dot and Bubble
One of the most disturbing, unsettling things I have watched. It portrays a world so far gone in reliance on technology, where people are utterly ignorant of what goes on around them, to the point of death by some classic Who monsters. Love that it’s all told from the perspective of Lindsey, who you start out disliking, start feeling some pity for, and then she shocks you with how she sacrifices Ricky to save her own skin. The final revelation of the colony’s racism was also powerful, and Ncuti’s deranged laugh eliding into a mournful howl when they refuse to let him save them on that basis, is my favourite moment of our new Doctor.
53) Dark WateDeath in Heaven
Brings all the character arcs of Series 8 to an emotional conclusion. I’d come to really care for Danny, and his abrupt death was horrifying. You see how Capaldi and Clara are becoming ever closer, and starting to get a bit unhealthy in their relationship. The return of the Cybermen is a cool sci-fi monster way of dealing with this idea of the dead returning. Particular plaudits must go to Michelle Gomez as Missy: quite possibly my favourite Master, who is deranged and hilarious and vicious. That cliffhanger is gold. Capaldi’s ultimate realisation that he’s just ‘an idiot in a box’ is cathartic and very refreshing after the several times RTD and Moffat tried to deify the character.
52) Revelation of the Daleks
This proves more than anything else that Colin’s writers were capable of achieving true brilliance, but rarely got there. It provides revolting, gruesome imagery and themes. It has another of the best guest casts in Doctor Who’s history. This is actually the one instance where using 45 minutes as an introduction actually worked, because we see the intoxicating drama with the guest cast unfolding during this time, while the Doctor and Peri get closer and closer to the centre of the action. And then our leads are thrust into this complex power play in Part 2, to dynamic and brilliant effect.
51) The Face of Evil
I love this type of story. A technologically advanced race is divorced from their history, and builds up mysticism around it, with hints of the technological basis still there. Superb worldbuilding on both sides of the Sevateem/Tesh divide, and the breadcrumbs telling us of the Doctor’s involvement are fascinating. The cliffhangers of Parts 1 and 3 are both outstanding. Tom and Leela are also on absolute fire in their first outing: Chris Boucher really knew how to write for them (unsurprisingly since Leela was his creation).
So that’s it for this week! Just 2 left! I’ve still got a lot more 9/10s to go, but we will be getting into my highest bracket in the next part. Thank you very much for reading, and please tell me your thoughts. And Happy 61st Anniversary, Doctor Who: may you all enjoy it to the full!

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2024.11.23 19:38 Sci-FiStorybook A 22-Year-Old Fan’s Ranking of Every Single Doctor Who TV Story, Part 11 (75-51)

So, as you can see, I’ve recently had my birthday, so that’s happened. Much more significantly, today is Doctor Who’s 61st birthday, of course, and I will make my contribution with this next instalment in my ranking series. We’re so near the end! Everything is just my opinion, and spoilers for all Doctor Who.
9/10 Stories (Continued)
75) Spearhead from Space
Often lauded as the best beginning in Doctor Who, at least aside from An Unearthly Child, it’s not quite that for me. But it’s still absolutely brilliant. The Autons are a creative and memorable villain, but most of the joy of this is seeing Doctor Who getting its first major tonal shake-up, and it being done so very well. Jon Pertwee is hilarious, charming and sincere in his debut performance, and the Brigadier and Liz are both smashing too.
74) Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead
The last of Moffat’s long string of bangers in the RTD era, which combines a terrifying new monster with a skilful, fascinating introduction to the woman who will be such a massive plot thread in the Matt era. Alex Kingston is very very good: capable and enigmatic, and with some deft humour thrown in (later it would sometimes occlude the overall character but not here). And Donna gets a ton to do, exploring a vital part of the sci-fi story in the process.
73) Deep Breath
After so many seasons, so many years, of outwardly friendly, approachable Doctors, it was so fascinating and challenging and superb to get such an abrasive new incarnation. Capaldi absolutely kills it: cold and blunt and unpleasant, disturbing Clara with his new attitude (Jenna Coleman is very good in her role too). I love how this is the Doctor ‘lifting the veil’ on his age, and making clear to Clara that their relationship is not a romantic one (all dreams come true to me after so many years of young faces and romantic Doctor-companion relationships). Also a really gruesome enemy that manages to take a new approach on a previously seen villain. An awesome introduction to one of my favourite Doctors.
72) Knock Knock
An underrated gem, I think. Capaldi has changed a lot by this point, but captivates me as much as ever in his more settled, kinder but still somewhat abrasive persona. Even more captivating for me this episode, though, is Sir David Suchet as the Landlord. He creates an aura of menace and secrecy, which is then brilliantly subverted by the revelation that he is not the wooden woman’s father, but her son. Suchet conveys how this man has never really stopped being a boy, as he has never been able to let go of his mother. Very touching, very powerful.
71) The Lodger
Of all Gareth Robert’s rib-tickling comedies, this has got to be his finest hour. James Corden does very well at playing this bewildered ‘ordinary bloke’, and I find Matt’s performance as he tries to be an ‘ordinary bloke’ so hilarious. Craig’s mounting exasperation with the Doctor’s antics, and how perfect he seems, explodes and then elides with the climax of the sci-fi plot, which perfectly wraps up Craig’s character arc for the episode. I laughed so hard at this, my goodness.
70) Vincent and the Doctor
Ranks as one of my dad’s all-time favourites. It fully needs its sci-fi plot to work, but in many ways this acts as a pure historical, exploring the realities of a depressed mind through the character of Vincent Van Gogh. The final scene where Vincent sees that his work will one day be beloved, has got to be one of the most emotional scenes in Doctor Who. Please write for the show again, Richard Curtis!
69) The God Complex
Has always been a favourite of mine. I love the exploration of different types of faith, which I think the episode does with both respect and realism. It also acts as, in many ways, a conclusion for Amy and Rory, as they stop travelling with the Doctor and settle down, and although they get back with him later, they only ever take temporary trips from then on. It’s a very satisfying conclusion for Amy’s arc across her first 2 seasons as she loses her faith in, but not her love for, the Doctor.
68) The Husbands of River Song
I remember being quite miffed with Hell Bent (then as now) in 2015, and this was such a breath of fresh air after that mess. It’s hysterically funny: River not getting any of Capaldi’s hints, River’s various other husbands (including the villain that should have been called the Taskmaster), the Doctor getting to do ‘It’s bigger on the inside’ properly. But it’s also charged with heartfelt emotion as the Doctor and River finally have to bid goodbye, in a perfect fulfilment of the predictions made in Silence in the Library. I never thought we’d actually see that on TV.
67) The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone
Moffat knew he couldn’t top Blink, but he still provides a smashing sequel. It takes the direction of fleshing out Weeping Angel lore, and upping the stakes to a whole army. I don’t care hugely for the cracks-in-the-wall story arc, but the focus this episode gives to it is a brilliant, sometimes haunting way to develop that plotline.
66) The Deadly Assassin
We owe practically all our Time Lord culture lore to this one story. I understand and to an extent agree with criticisms that this makes the Time Lords look weaker, but I do think the fact they’re lost in ritual and tradition is an important facet of their collective character. This is also no Invasion of Time, as the villains who come close to bringing down the Time Lords are Time Lords themselves: the Master and Chancellor Goth. Both played well, although Peter Pratt isn’t a favourite incarnation of the Master for me. Tom also does an astoundingly good job of performing without a companion, with his back up against the wall.
65) The Waters of Mars
There is another story that I think has Tennant’s best performance ( you’ll have to wait and see), but this is undoubtedly his second-best. You see his fascination and his pain in discovering the Mars crew, and the underlying knowledge that he can’t interfere makes the already petrifying Flood (seriously, WOW, that’s nightmare fuel) even scarier. Adelaide Brooke is also a standout guest character, who provides a steady, human counterpart to the Doctor’s alien perspective, especially when she speaks out against his rush of arrogance, indeed power-madness, at the end. Tennant’s performance after her death, when he immediately crumples as he realises how he’s gone wrong… a perfect twilight story for this beloved Doctor.
64) The Enemy of the World
As many have said, this is Doctor Who does James Bond. This is a high-stakes, high-flying tale of underdogs working against an imposing, powerful villain, played with superb callousness and panache by none other than Patrick Troughton! One of the show’s best guest casts, with some excellent twists. The bit where Gyles Kent reveals his villainy to Salamander, only for Salamander to turn out to be the Doctor, is a cracking double-whammy. Excellent!
63) Planet of the Ood
Doctor Who takes a powerful look at the realities of slavery. The way the Ood are commodified and maltreated engenders such revulsion in the audience, and we are forced to remember that huge swathes of human beings were once treated in the same way, not to mention all those who still are in modern slavery. The Ood are quiet and innocent, but also have sincere agency in gaining their own freedom.
62) The Brain of Morbius
A enveloping exploration of further Gallifreyan culture with the mesmerising Sisterhood of Karn. Philip Madoc is also sublimely devilish as the Doctor Frankenstein insert, and Tom and Sarah have smashing chemistry throughout, as they combat both these mystical and scientific foes.
61) The Robots of Death
Another of the show’s best guest casts: the suspicions and counter-accusations are supremely well-written and well-acted, all underscored by the audience’s knowledge that it is the unexpected, silent crewmembers, the robots, who are behind the murders. Tom and Leela continue their sizzling chemistry from The Face of Evil, and I do really love those unfailingly polite Voc robot murderers.
60) The Pirate Planet
This is the soaring highpoint of The Key to Time arc. It has a concept that is both outrageously outlandish (a planet going round the universe taking over and consuming other planets, pirating them, if you will), and provides extreme emotional ferocity. This is when Tom, utterly enraged, demands of the Pirate Captain ‘Then what’s it for?!’ It’s also chock-full of Douglas Adams’ trademark wit and humour and style. Delicious.
59) Vengeance on Varos
Well, thank goodness Colin has some great TV stories to his name. I love the vicious dystopia, portrayed efficiently through the eyes of two ordinary citizens, and explored diversely with the Doctor and Peri. The Governor is steady and likeable despite the horrors he oversees, and Sil the Mentor is a terrificably memorable capitalist baddie.
58) The Giggle
The 60th Anniversary Specials got better with every episode for me. Started off good with The Star Beast, became great in Wild Blue Yonder, and achieved excellence in this. I do love Michael Gough’s original performance as the Toymaker, but Neil Patrick Harris has managed to supplant him in my estimation. His variety of accents convey different facets of the Toymaker’s attitudes and designs, and he’s just so madcap and insane: I love it. I also appreciate the gifting of the Doctor who didn’t want to go with the ability to live out a whole life, simultaneously getting to process all the things that have happened to him over the course of his life.
57) The Three Doctors
Another superb anniversary episode, this one a full half-century older than the one I’ve just discussed. Pertwee and Troughton’s bickering and overall chemistry are hilarious and delightful. We also get to see William Hartnell, my favourite Doctor, in the role again one last time, and I think he delivers a strong, authoritative performance despite his very ill health. I love how Two and Three defer to him, as it’s like they’re trying to impress their father (their original). The rest of the cast also do a splendid job, particularly some comedy from the Brigadier as he travels to his first alien planet (‘You mean… we’re not even in the same country?!’) and an unexpectedly tragic, sympathetic villain in Omega.
56) Resurrection of the Daleks
Gruesome and brutal and I love it. You see the absolute horror of fighting the Daleks, as characters in both timezones are progressively gunned down and laid waste to. Terry Molloy is on fine, conniving form as Davros, and Peter Davison gets a really great character moment when he seriously considers killing his old enemy. Tegan’s departure is also very moving, as she points out how travelling with the Doctor means seeing such death, and leaves because of it.
55) The Five Doctors
A fabulous 20th birthday bash. We have no need of plot here, as the purpose of this story is just to provide a rousing celebration of the characters and monsters that have made up the show’s history, with great performances from all involved. There is also a nice message about immortality being actually not good, the multi-Doctor chemistry is divine, and I absolutely adore the final scene. ‘You mean you’re deliberately choosing to go on the run from your own people, in a rackety old TARDIS?’ ‘Why not? After all… that’s how it all started!’
54) Dot and Bubble
One of the most disturbing, unsettling things I have watched. It portrays a world so far gone in reliance on technology, where people are utterly ignorant of what goes on around them, to the point of death by some classic Who monsters. Love that it’s all told from the perspective of Lindsey, who you start out disliking, start feeling some pity for, and then she shocks you with how she sacrifices Ricky to save her own skin. The final revelation of the colony’s racism was also powerful, and Ncuti’s deranged laugh eliding into a mournful howl when they refuse to let him save them on that basis, is my favourite moment of our new Doctor.
53) Dark WateDeath in Heaven
Brings all the character arcs of Series 8 to an emotional conclusion. I’d come to really care for Danny, and his abrupt death was horrifying. You see how Capaldi and Clara are becoming ever closer, and starting to get a bit unhealthy in their relationship. The return of the Cybermen is a cool sci-fi monster way of dealing with this idea of the dead returning. Particular plaudits must go to Michelle Gomez as Missy: quite possibly my favourite Master, who is deranged and hilarious and vicious. That cliffhanger is gold. Capaldi’s ultimate realisation that he’s just ‘an idiot in a box’ is cathartic and very refreshing after the several times RTD and Moffat tried to deify the character.
52) Revelation of the Daleks
This proves more than anything else that Colin’s writers were capable of achieving true brilliance, but rarely got there. It provides revolting, gruesome imagery and themes. It has another of the best guest casts in Doctor Who’s history. This is actually the one instance where using 45 minutes as an introduction actually worked, because we see the intoxicating drama with the guest cast unfolding during this time, while the Doctor and Peri get closer and closer to the centre of the action. And then our leads are thrust into this complex power play in Part 2, to dynamic and brilliant effect.
51) The Face of Evil
I love this type of story. A technologically advanced race is divorced from their history, and builds up mysticism around it, with hints of the technological basis still there. Superb worldbuilding on both sides of the Sevateem/Tesh divide, and the breadcrumbs telling us of the Doctor’s involvement are fascinating. The cliffhangers of Parts 1 and 3 are both outstanding. Tom and Leela are also on absolute fire in their first outing: Chris Boucher really knew how to write for them (unsurprisingly since Leela was his creation).
So that’s it for this week! Just 2 left! I’ve still got a lot more 9/10s to go, but we will be getting into my highest bracket in the next part. Thank you very much for reading, and please tell me your thoughts. And Happy 61st Anniversary, Doctor Who: may you all enjoy it to the full!

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2024.11.22 21:41 CpC52 Road construction flooded my basement and I don’t know how much to ask for replacing soiled clothes

Hello all, while the city was doing construction on the drains they forgot to cap off the drain when a large amount of rain came through. Muddy rain water backed up into my house and drenched a pile of clothes and some weight equipment. The construction crew is going to clean it up and said to charge them for the clothes but, “not to screw them over.” I counted ~58 shirts that includes mostly halo shirts from lootcrates, wohven subscription t-shirts, couple dress shirts, and a couple sweatshirts. Like the title says, I don’t know how much is too much to ask. I was guessing ~$20 a piece of clothing but then that’s over $1000 and seems crazy. But is it? thanks for the help.
Edit: Forgot to mention that I am a renter. The landlord is taking care of fixing the rest. I’m just worried about my belongings.

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2024.11.22 15:15 ipeezie Complaints Update for 11/21/2024 – Part 2 of 4

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2024.11.22 07:28 miraug22 Rheem furnace rapid cycling with some weird things

Hi! I’m a plebe so please bear with me
I have a rheem gas furnace (I can’t find the model number anywhere but it was installed in 2014 not by us) and it is rapid cycling and we aren’t 100% sure what’s causing it. The motherboard is blinking a yellow light 4 times after the really bright flames (multiple) stop blowing. The yellow light stays on while the bright flames are going. It will kick on and off about 3 or 4 times before turning off completely for a long time (green light is still on). We have a brand new filter in there. There was a flood in the basement back in April, but haven’t had any hvac issues and we have had the heat on no problem. I don’t see a pilot light in either the bottom or top window, only the bright flames that kick on for a second and make a fffrrrrrrrrr sound.
The weird thing is even though it isn’t working, our house has been staying at a consistent temperature all day and it’s actually the temp we turn it to at night (58, we like it cold and my spouse has a medical condition and that’s the only temp that doesn’t make him sweat at night. We are working on it). So my question is, should I try replacing the thermostat before calling our landlord? Since we are getting flashing lights on the furnace itself I imagine that isn’t the problem, but it’s weird it has stayed at our night time temp especially since it’s been snowing all day and we have been out and about/at work so it’s not like it’s being heated by us naturally.
Obviously this is our landlord’s problem not ours, but he refuses to use any hvac techs in our area and has his guy drive an hour and a half so it takes a long time to get this stuff resolved.
Edit: We have the heat set to 68, in case that is needed to be clarified.

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