Well, our water came back on around 4pm Friday but I haven't posted about it because I've been sick all weekend. I'm feeling better than I did on Friday but today, I have no voice. Fun stuff.
The building management say there still needs to be repairs done on the pipes but they did not say they'd be shutting off the water again. I have a sneeky suspicion they will though. After all, the ceiling in our hallway where the elevators are has been leaking water all weekend - that can't be a good sign. There's 4 buckets out there to catch it but it's already ruined the carpet and stained the ceiling so I'm sure that will all have to be replaced once the water is finally fixed. There is a lovely damp smell in the hallway, luckily it hasn't reached inside the apartment. Oh, and did I mention we can't use the trash shoot on our floor for some reason? We have to go up to floor six. What a mess this has all caused.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Sill NO Water!
We still have no water in our apartment building and the reception guy is saying it looks like a minimum of another 48 hours with it off! When we walked in and there was water covering the floor in the stairway, I knew they'd tried to turn it on and something leaked or burst. Apparently, so many people were complaining, that they promised they'd switch it back on today "no matter what" but when they did, they blew a pipe. I knew something like that would happen, I told Steve "If they turn it on before it's ready, they'll just make it worse and then how long will it take to fix it?" This is what happens when people have no patience. I admit the lack of water is beyond annoying but sometimes you just have to let people do their job and throwing a tantrum isn't going to make the situation any better.
And you want to know what caused all this in the first place? Well, I don't know the technicalities but several months ago, they warned residents that they'd be shutting off the water for a day for mandatory maintenance. But so many people complained that they cancelled it! Steve and I thought "so does that mean they're just going to wait until something goes seriously wrong?" Which is exactly what happened. If people had just accepted ONE day without water, this would have been resolved long ago. But now we're all suffering 3+ days without water because some spoiled brats decided they were too important to go one day without it!
The management has supplied us with as many free bottles of water we want though and also with buckets to flush the toilet (and a hose out back to fill it with). The poor reception guy looks extremely stressed out, he's probably getting all the harassment even though he can't do anything but offer updates about the situation.
And to top it off... I have Steve's cold so I don't even have the energy to go to the health club to shower (the showers there have been open to residents in light of the situation). Ugh, what a crappy day!
And you want to know what caused all this in the first place? Well, I don't know the technicalities but several months ago, they warned residents that they'd be shutting off the water for a day for mandatory maintenance. But so many people complained that they cancelled it! Steve and I thought "so does that mean they're just going to wait until something goes seriously wrong?" Which is exactly what happened. If people had just accepted ONE day without water, this would have been resolved long ago. But now we're all suffering 3+ days without water because some spoiled brats decided they were too important to go one day without it!
The management has supplied us with as many free bottles of water we want though and also with buckets to flush the toilet (and a hose out back to fill it with). The poor reception guy looks extremely stressed out, he's probably getting all the harassment even though he can't do anything but offer updates about the situation.
And to top it off... I have Steve's cold so I don't even have the energy to go to the health club to shower (the showers there have been open to residents in light of the situation). Ugh, what a crappy day!
Monday, June 15, 2009
My Birthday!
As you may have noticed, my birthday is tomorrow and originally, Steve and I were just going to go out to dinner tomorrow night. But apparently our building is shutting off our water tomorrow! It sounds like it will be off all day since they say the Lowry Outlets next door will remain open late so that we can use the bathrooms there. But it's still ridiculously inconvenient (remember when our water shut off while Ange and James were here?!), not only for the bathroom usage (imperative for Crohn's!) but it also means I won't be able to shower tomorrow. It's just typical for this to happen on my birthday!
So, just like when Ange and James were here, we've decided to stay at a hotel tomorrow night. Between the water being off and it being my birthday, why not? I originally suggested just staying in the new Etap down the road because it's cheap but then Steve had the brilliant idea of using the Marriott gift card from Ange and James we got for Christmas! Yay! So thank you guys, your Christmas gift is now also serving as a birthday gift to me, lol. We're staying at the Marriott Renaissance in Manchester. So the water being turned off is kind of a blessing in disguise!
On another note about my birthday, one of my presents from Steve is driving lessons! (Not from him, with a driving company, lol). I've been talking about wanting to drive over here but between driving on the left and learning stick shift, it's been a daunting idea. So I'm basically just going to start from scratch.
So, just like when Ange and James were here, we've decided to stay at a hotel tomorrow night. Between the water being off and it being my birthday, why not? I originally suggested just staying in the new Etap down the road because it's cheap but then Steve had the brilliant idea of using the Marriott gift card from Ange and James we got for Christmas! Yay! So thank you guys, your Christmas gift is now also serving as a birthday gift to me, lol. We're staying at the Marriott Renaissance in Manchester. So the water being turned off is kind of a blessing in disguise!
On another note about my birthday, one of my presents from Steve is driving lessons! (Not from him, with a driving company, lol). I've been talking about wanting to drive over here but between driving on the left and learning stick shift, it's been a daunting idea. So I'm basically just going to start from scratch.
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