Challenges

So far, we've had several. Have been Metro challanged more than once (meaning we've gotten on a train going in the wrong direction, almost gotten on a train going the wrong direction or gone into the wrong station for the train we want) &, for some unknown reason, Peter has had a Metro pass & 2 tickets that wouldn't work. Something that has never happened before and he has nothing magnetized in his pocket.
The second entry door to the apartment sometimes doesn't work; can't get in or out. The residents have told us to just keep trying & sooner or later it will open. They've had a man out to fix it several times but can't seem to figure it out. I should explain there is an outer door that you can get in with a digicode or the key and then a second door you get in by buzzing a someone to open it or with the key.  The key for our apartment door is really tricky- very hard to make work as you have to push it very hard & then jiggle it left & right. I've managed to actually open the door twice, but usually give up & let someone else do it.
The shower in our bathroom is uncontrolable. It cycles from cold to warm to hot to cold to warm to hot etc. You can do whatever you want with the handle- makes no difference what you do, it does what it wants.
The size of the bathroom (the room with only a toilet & sink) as doesn't it really doesn't have enough room to turn around unless you are extremely small.
The elevator says it holds 3 people, but that is shoulder to shoulder, back against the wall & face against the door. I usually let Peter, Gary & Sharon ride & I walk up the 4 flights. (I'm not complaining about any of these things as this apartment is a real find- cute, comfortable & perfect location- just reporting on our challenges.)
Walking three blocks from the closest grocery store with 2 six packs of diet coke, 2 bottles of wine (minimum) & whatever else we need. Today, on the way back from the Pantheon, it was dish soap, toilet paper, orange juice, butter & snickers ( I do know better than to let Peter loose in a grocery store, no matter how small). As more challenges confront us, I will report them.