SLAC Apartment #1

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Address

Les Residences du Parc
19J, rue du Jura
01630 St Genis Pouilly
France

Phone

+33 (0) 4 50 40 71 58

How to get there

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Coming from CERN, pass through Saint Genis all the way till you hit Rue de Lyon. Turn right on to Rue de Lyon towards Sergy, and go for a hundred meters to the next round-about. Exit the round-about to the left, still toward Sergy. Follow the road going slowly down the hill and making a left bend with the meadow on your right. Just before the road turns right again into the woods, you see Rue du Jura on your left. Notice the 30 zone sign. Make a left into Rue du Jura, go over the little round-about and right (the only way). Follow the street straight across another (seemingly pointless) round-about. At the end you see a large apartment building straight ahead.
The building has two entrances, ours is the second one called N^o19J.

Parking

There are a few visitor spaces to the right of the entrance. You see a rental car parked there just now. We are asked to leave these spots to visitors unless you are just dropping off or picking up someone or something.

The parking spot for the apartment is on the left side of the house. Ours is the fourth spot from the front. In the picture, it is the only one that is still free. The parking is marked 46 on the ground, although the color is almost washed away.

Connecting to the Internet

Find the network named "SLAC-apt-1"
Select "WEP Password" for security
Password is "12345543216789009876123321"
To reset password connect to modem with Ethernet cable, go to http://192.168.1.1 (user:admin, pwd:admin) and change Wireless settings

Entrance

Enter the apartment through the entrance labeled N^o19J.

On your left you see the mail boxes. In case you are visiting, the door bell is the third button from the bottom. The mail box that belongs to the apartment is the bottom right.

The building manager is M. BERTRAND. His mailbox is the top left and his door bell the second one from the top.

Inside the building on the ground floor you see two doors on your left. The apartment is behind the second one, right in front of the stairs.

Note, the door lock has a common french design. To close the door, from the outside or the inside, turn the handle all the way up to a vertical position and then back.

Inside the apartment

The patio

The bathroom

There are two appliances installed in the bathroom. A washing machine on the left, and a freezer on the right. The carpenter has meanwhile installed a glass shield between the bathtub and the sink. On our request, there is also now a hook to put the shower head (although it is too low). The carpenter replaced the doors on the cabinet under the sink because it was damaged by water spills. We need to take care not to drown the room.

Utility Meters and Shutoffs

The electricity meter, the main breaker and individual circuit breakers are inside the apartment, in the closet to your right as you enter the apartment.

Water and gas meters are in the lobby. Directly across from the apartment front door are three closets. Water meter and shutoff valve are in the leftmost closet, and gas meter and valve are in the middle closet. Our service is at the bottom of three in each case.

The basement

To get to the basement, go down the stairs and open the door on the right. The storage room that belongs to the apartment is on the far left end behind the wall opposite the door you came in. It is the right one of the two adjacent doors that can be seen in the picture.

The second key opens the storage unit. It is currently rather full.

House rules

Sheets and Towels

Each party has their own set of sheets and towels. They are all in different colors. Here are the ones that are currently there:

Dark blue/blue stripe pattern: Rainer (the one shown in the picture)
Light blue/stripe pattern: Su Dong
Brown: Charlie

If you don't have a set yet, you need

Drap Housse (fitted sheet): 160cm x 200cm
Housse de Couette (comforter cover): 240cm x 220cm
Taie d'Oreiller (pillow covers, one or two): 65cm x 65cm
Protege Matelas (mattress cover): 160cm x 200cm

There are two brands you can find at the Migros in Val Thoiry, Winny and Influx. Pick a new color and a new design and enter it here.

Please remove your sheets and towels before you leave.

Trash

The garbage from the entire complex is collected from a place near the entrance to the residence. There is a shack with various bins near the round-about close to Rue Sergy. (This is a little bit of a walk. Other residents seem to use to drop their garbage on the way out.)

Trash is separated into

Paper, cardboard, etc.: Yellow container
Aluminum and glass, etc.: Blue container
Plastic bottles, etc.: Green container
Everything else, i.e., non-recycables: Black containers inside the shack.

Garbage collection appears to be on Friday mornings. Need to check this list.

Inventory

This still needs to be completed

Things we inherited or which belong to the apartment

a coffee maker
mop and bucket
dishes, mugs, glasses, cutlery
miscellaneous knives, can openers etc.

Items we bought for the apartment

Bedroom

comforter (240cmx220cm) and two pillows (63cmx63cm)
two sets of sheets (see above)
1. dark blue/blue stripes (Rainer)
2. light blue with thin stripes (Su Dong)
3. brown (Charlie)

Bathroom

three sets of towels/bath mats
1. dark blue (Rainer)
2. light blue (Su Dong)
3. orange (Charlie)
4. grey
chlorine cleaner
toilet brush

Kitchen

dish washing detergent
all-purpose cleaner
ceran cleaner
paper towels

Current Issues

Current issues with the apartment, i.e., things that are broken or missing, are listed on a separate page.

Page created: 3-Oct-2006 Rainer Bartoldus

Last update: 12-May-2011