First Fine

Well the other day we got our first multa (fine) for breaking the apartment rules. No, it wasn't because I took the trash in the personal elevators instead of the service, even though I still could be fined, but something the movers did. I guess I really need to sit down and read the 25 pages of random ass rules for this place. 

It doesn't help when your husband thinks he rules the world! 

I thought we would be getting another one because right after we opened the multa we got a phone call from the porteiro saying something about our lights.

The conversation went as follows:

Me: Alo? (in my most Rio accent I can muster :))

Porteiro (door guy): nanannanana luz nanannan ligar....... nanannana.... desligar.... Ta Bom? Entendo?

Me: Sim. Tudo Bem. Tchau e boa noite

Then the hubby asked: what did they want.

Me: I don't know something about lights... I think we are supposed to turn off our lights at a certain time or have curtains or something.

Hubby: We just moved in and they can kiss it!! 

Me: We are not making friends anytime with that attitude (as I start to flip through the rule book)

I find a rule about black out curtains being white and something else. So that must be it. We are getting another fine! Shit!!

Next Day-

We are leaving the apartment to go look for a new washer/dryer and white black out curtains and when we get to the car our dome lights are on. This should have been the first clue of what the porteiro was trying to tell me but I didn't catch it. Then we are stop by the porteiro and he begins rambling but this time I understand him because I can see his face! He said that he called me to tell me about the lights on in the car and did I understand him.... I felt terrible. I told him about my bad Portuguese and yes I understand but I thought he was talking about the lights in the house... 

Good thing he is awesome and just laughed! Ahhhh life is great. Except for the only multa we have which is right around minimum wage. Ya. Minimum wage for a month. What kind of place have we moved into?? Somewhere we don't belong! 

Tchau,

Sara