No, I think the maintanence guy is gonna come. He just left with the dryer, taking it to repair shop. He was really nice and I apologized about the early text.
So? You think the magical dryer repairman is going to come out on Saturday or Sunday?
This thread needs agoodparody.
Thank you OP. I've been thinking of becoming a landlord myself. You've once again reminded me why I shouldn't do it. While I'm sorry to hear about your father, at least be comforted in the fact that the next time the dryer stops working on a Saturday morning your mother can hold you and comfort you in you time of need and maybe even SHOW YOU HOW TO IRON A FUCKING SHIRT IF IT'S THAT BIG A DEAL.
Do you know what "hypothetically" means?
That's because those things are an escalating threat to property and health. They are not appliance repairmen. Whirlpool Repair Guy is not watching the skies for the Bat Signal.There kind of are. You can call out a 24hour plumber or electrician but they cost a fortune.
I guess my wife could be hypothetically stabbing me right now so it's ok for me to call 911? You don't act on hypothetical situations.
As far as texting, like few others said, I see no problems with texting. It's up to the owner to setup how she receives texts. She could have a separate phone which is used strictly for business. I wouldn't expect an answer/response though immediately.
What if? It's not like it was an EMERGENCY or something. You have time to make arrangements. Buy clothes, set up a line, go to a laundromat, use your neighbor's/friends', parrents', etc. You ask the question like your response was the only logical answer when it was, in fact, the least logical, least reasonable, most inappropriate response.What if they dont check the tickets until the following Monday?
I guess my wife could be hypothetically stabbing me right now so it's ok for me to call 911? You don't act on hypothetical situations.
The guy that we called out to fix our dishwasher is the same guy who would come out at 02:30 on a Sunday morning.That's because those things are an escalating threat to property and health. They are not appliance repairmen. Whirlpool Repair Guy is not watching the skies for the Bat Signal.
If I ran a company, and you used the excuse for being late to a meeting that your clothes were wet and were in the dryer, I'd have no problem firing you. Poor planning on your part. Further, if you have 2 weeks worth of clothes, and waited until the night before a meeting to wash them, you are a slob.Its a personal emergency if I have wet clothes and need to get to a meeting (i dont, but hypothetically, that would be an emergency)
Fixed a leaking water line with a rubber band. Uh huh.You could fix it yourself. That's what I always did. Back when I rented, I called the landlord four times. Two were when the pipes froze and burst in the place under me, and no one was there. The door was locked so I couldn't get to it.
Another time was when a line to the toilet broke. It didn't have a shutoff, and I panicked. I left a message on his machine. After a minute I collected my thoughts, and stopped the leak with a rubber band. I called him back, and canceled the emergency.
The other time, the sewer line was clogged. The people below me put stuff in the toilet that shouldn't have been there. Otherwise, I fixed issues myself, or let the landlord know so he could fix things at his convenience.
The world doesn't operate with perfect precision, and it's unreasonable to expect it of other people.
I thought about making a thread about my porch lightbulb burning out and calling 911, because criminals might have made it go out on purpose and could have been lurking in the bushes near my house.This thread needs a good parody.
It was notable because the entire thread was made about an issue regarding TIME...
if I had not posting the TIME i sent the text, the thread would have had no context, or point, really...
Fixed a leaking water line with a rubber band. Uh huh.
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And, the way water works, you'd probably not know that the people below you flushed inappropriate things down the toilet. Because if they did, your water, not being able to exit the building, would back up. Water seeks its own height: it's going to be coming out their faucet drain, tub drain, etc.
Well, that's a legitimate emergency. You're being targeted by gangstalkers.... I thought about making a thread about my porch lightbulb burning out and calling 911, because criminals might have made it go out on purpose and could have been lurking in the bushes near my house.
Trivially easy. I'll give you a cookie if you figure out how I did it ;^)
You are right, posting the time makes the point that you are a real life troll, just not internet.
please explain...
I want the dryer fixed this weekend, not to wait until Monday, or Tuesday, or when a landlord might want to fix it.
By the way the place I am living has 1 star reviews and we moved here out of necessity. The landlord has been complained about for not fixing issues in a timely manner by other current tenants.
The post I quoted seemed to imply that there weren't 24hour repair men, I was just correcting that.
Held the ball valve up with it?
People are giving the OP a hard time because he contacted his landlord over a non-working appliance? And when did landlords have working hours? They certainly never post it. Fact is he contacted her (via text, no less) and she contacted the relevant people to come and fix it. Problem solved. Also, she's the landlord so since she benefits the most from him living there she should bare the most responsibility. If she doesn't do her job, the rent doesn't get paid, simple as that.