bort wrote:It's things like this that make me happy to be a renter. If it breaks, replacement is NMP*, the maintenance staff will fix it. Of course, this is only good if you live in a building with a good maintenance staff (which, luckily, is the case for me).
* Not My Problem
When/if they get around to it; if they are capable of; if the neighbors don't cause the same problem again and again... The sewage line to my apartment complex gets backed up fairly regularly. This past Saturday was no exception, and I had raw sewage coming out of every drain and flooding the bathrooms. Must be something the neighbors are flushing. ....
Probably 'white rats'.
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bort wrote:It's things like this that make me happy to be a renter. If it breaks, replacement is NMP*, the maintenance staff will fix it. Of course, this is only good if you live in a building with a good maintenance staff (which, luckily, is the case for me).
* Not My Problem
When/if they get around to it; if they are capable of; if the neighbors don't cause the same problem again and again... The sewage line to my apartment complex gets backed up fairly regularly. This past Saturday was no exception, and I had raw sewage coming out of every drain and flooding the bathrooms. Must be something the neighbors are flushing. ....
Good luck, Marty! Sorry that you've got to put up with that crap (literally and figuratively). Can you complain to the city about these conditions? I hope the rent is cheap, at least!
bort wrote:It's things like this that make me happy to be a renter. If it breaks, replacement is NMP*, the maintenance staff will fix it. Of course, this is only good if you live in a building with a good maintenance staff (which, luckily, is the case for me).
* Not My Problem
When/if they get around to it; if they are capable of; if the neighbors don't cause the same problem again and again... The sewage line to my apartment complex gets backed up fairly regularly. This past Saturday was no exception, and I had raw sewage coming out of every drain and flooding the bathrooms. Must be something the neighbors are flushing. ....
Probably 'white rats'.
They have 'em in NY too. See..................................
I've never heard so many sentences end in the word "so" before.
The reason we do that is to leave an appropriate amount of space in the conversation after we finish talking so our brains can get the translator in gear before you begin to speak. So...................
I am fortunate to have a great job that feeds my family well, but music feeds my soul.
I seen me a tater truck laid over on it's side today. I'm sure it wasn't a pretty sight when it happened, and I'm willing to wager that a fatality was involved. Yet it's not every day that you see a mountain of fresh picked spuds piled high in the shoulder of the highway.