As I struggled to cut celery with a butter knife, the humor of the situation evaporated. The lovely kitchen in Brandon's place has few of the basic items that make life easy...a paring knife (or any kitchen knives), a kettle, a sponge, wine glasses (or any glass smaller than a pint), kitchen towels etc... When I contacted the management company in charge, they said, "there's really no wine or juice glasses and sponge and will need to be provided by guests." They also indicated that the butter knife was adequate for my cooking needs.
This is a lovely home with a bad case of management company-itis. Lots of broken minor items like a broken toilet paper holder, lights out, broken door jams and more. No big deal. Slightly larger were a non-operable fire pit and a light that would not turn off. Still no big deal. But the lack of a sponge in a kitchen...really? A washer and dryer but no detergent? Really? This coupled with the message that this was not their problem just plain pissed me off.