Loquat
2d ago
My sister has several books by Jeff VanderMeer, and I've borrowed and/or read-while-visiting multiple times, and always regretted it. I think my most recent encounter, with the story "The Third Bear", crystallized for me the idea that I really don't enjoy the way basically every character in a VanderMeer story is guaranteed some sort of horrible fate, and I hope to start actually remembering this going forward.
Not the only only place to have a rule like that - my brother- and sister-in-law had to get their septic tank replaced several years ago, inquired whether they should get a different size, and were told that the existing size/capacity was correct for the number of closets in the house.
Also on the topic of septic systems, my own house did not come with a map of the extent of the leach field, which is an important piece of information when you want to put in fruit trees and a vegetable garden. The county website claimed they had such records on file for all houses constructed after the 1960's, and my house was built in the 80's, but long story short they couldn't find any record of my house having a septic system. I ended up relying on a location estimate from my elderly neighbor who moved in back when the development was newly built.
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