When It Rains, It Pours

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Apartment Flood
Originally uploaded by mbrand

Long time readers of this journal will remember how my apartment got flooded last year. This morning, I got a call from Kevin that it was happening all over again: water gushing down through our electrical fixtures in the bathroom, the walls wet and the wallpaper beginning to peel off. Luckily for us, Kevin had the day off so could easily place buckets in the worst areas and keep the water from reaching the carpet with towels. He called the housing association, Old Ford, while I tried the landlady from upstairs as well as Elery Crackhead (neither returned my calls - typical).

It turned out that the neighbour two floors above was flooded, affecting the upstairs flat as well as ourselves and the pensioner below us. Nearly everyone and their mother was called but when it came time for the housing association to speak to the guy, they told him he had the option to stay at work until 5 or return home to deal with the "leak". So he obviously stayed at work until 5pm, convinced it was just a minor problem. Boy, he must have sure been happy when he got home and realised the problem was a lot bigger than the housing association let on.

Kevin and I are becoming pros at dealing with disasters and calamities.

Comments

[icymorning.livejournal.com]

HOLY FUCKING


WHAT

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

There's no logic to it.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Well, it's all dealt with now! Just a matter of it not happening again *fingers crossed*

[sallypointzero.livejournal.com]

That's terrible-- commiserations : (

Meanwhile -what is worse: -
*getting yr place flooded or *getting ur place burnt?

I can't decide; i think fire has slightly more X factor but slightly less Misery quotient.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Definitely getting your place burnt. Water dries off while fire leaves ashes and soot, get in everything and leaves a smell you can't rub away.

The only disasters missing in my life now are tornados and earquakes.

[kevyn-kronycles.livejournal.com]

"The only disasters missing in my life now are tornados and earquakes."

Pray tell, what are 'earquakes'?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

It's when a sound reaches you that is so terrifying it shakes you from top to toe. ;-)

[kevyn-kronycles.livejournal.com]

That's just crazy. Glad Kevin was there to handle the situation, and, despite being able to limit the amount of damage, that is sure one sucky way to spend a day off.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Also luckily for him it was only during the morning; he was able to concentrate on other stuff during the afternoon.

[stevek.livejournal.com]

Sorry that you're going through this again. Frankly, the housing association needs a good kick up the arse! :-(

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

They've been due a kick for a while now.

[jeffster.livejournal.com]

JUST TERRIBLE!!!...so sorry!...you guys just don't have any luck!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Ain't that the truth. :-(