A two-click lock
A Rogue Red Pot, and the Mysterious Plug-in Thingy.
Yesteday Dov and I agreed on $400 for three weeks rent. I tried to withdraw the money from an ATM machine last night, but it would only give me 1000 shekels. I still owe Dov about 200 shekels, and plan to withdraw it as soon as the ATM allows.
This morning I packed up my bags at the King Solomon Hotel and loaded everything into the little white rental car for the move to the apartment.
I left the bags all day in the car while I worked. In the evening, I went to sleep in the apartment for the first time.
I have three keys -- one for the building entryway, and two for the apartment door. The locks are unusual in that you can turn the key for several "clicks" if you want to -- extending the locking bolt out a little farther each time. The doorknob lock is capable of two "clicks", and the deadbolt lock has a four "click" capacity.
My primary concern about the locks is that a key is required on both sides of the door -- not just the outside. Even if you are simply leaving the apartment or the building, when the door is locked you need a key to get out. I imagine this could cause problems in case of a fire. In addition, the apartment door and building door both open to the inside, which I think is a fire hazard in the United States. Not that I have anything against fire.
Other than that, the apartment is great, and should be a much more economical way to stay in Jerusalem than the hotel, which was $140 a night.
I'm feeling pretty comfortable about everything in the apartment now, except for two items that still bother me.
A red pot is sitting in the cupboard that is only supposed to be used for blue pots and plates. I know that I didn't put it there, and now I'm wondering if this is a special pot that is exempt from the color code rule. This could screw up the whole system.
I also noticed a little thing plugged into the wall in the bedroom. It has no moving parts, and no obvious purpose, but for some reason it needs 220 volts of electricity.
