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This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time on Friday to midnight (8pm Saturday Eastern Time).

Poll #23805 Daily poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 75

How are you doing?

I am OK
65 (86.7%)

I am not OK but I don't need help right now
9 (12.0%)

I could use some help
1 (1.3%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
32 (43.8%)

One other person
23 (31.5%)

More than one other person
18 (24.7%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

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From:

smilingslightly

These are good suggestions, thank you, and I don't mean to be defeatist in my response.

The good thing about having a unique and 'informal' rental situation is having a place to live where they're difficult to come by. The less good thing is not having much legal recourse, at least not much that doesn't start with first losing that living space. A home with power and water with space for a garden and my chickens is invaluable at any time to a person in my situation and, frankly, the landlord knows it.

Regarding the ISP, I don't have any of the account information, other than the address, of course, but I've read through their C19 and low-income plans, among the stingier out there, I'm afraid, and none apply. A friend volunteered to make a customer service call on my behalf but we haven't been able to get anywhere as regards the current account without having the details in hand.

From:

feng_shui_house

*Huggles* I was afraid you'd tried all the options, but hoped you'd overlooked one.

If you have laying hens, I wonder if the eggs are now valuable enough to barter with the landlord for internet?

Obviously appealing to landlord's humanity hasn't helped, but self-interest might.

Yes, that's far fetched. I wish I could think of something actually helpful.