This? Is my life.

[lagilman]

Last night at 1am-ish, after a long day of taking care of the not-fun parts of business, O. the Super Super knocks on my door. Very apologetic, but do I have water?

"What?"

Water. On the floor.

Turns out that yes, I did have water on my floor, in the bathroom. But it wasn't coming from my pipes... upstairs!

O. goes off with the Wrath of the Building behind him, and tracks down the culprit who let his bathtub overflow (*facepalm*) and Took Care of It. I didn't hear anyone going out through a window, so I assume the individual yet lives and resides here*. This morning I discover water damage in the ceiling and wall, which I am assured Will Be Taken Care Of. Details of that Care yet to come.

*sighs*


However, on the plus side, I've just been informed that we have reservations at Dovetail -- a restaurant I've been dying to go to for over a year -- to celebrate Flesh & Fire finally being done and into production.

*is happier little foodie*


Today, please Universe, should be about actually getting writing done. Is good, yes? Yes. Thank you.






*O. bless him, takes this building's maintenance to heart. Also, he lives directly below me, so he got the water overflow, too.

Comments

[barbhendee.livejournal.com]

Oh, Laura, I just recently "friended" your journal, so I'm not sure whether you rent or own your place.

In these situations, it's almost easier if you rent. J.C. and I owned a condo in Colorado and we had this problem (upstairs bathtub overflowing for hours), and getting the folks above us to take any responsibility for the damage done to our ceiling was almost impossible.

I hope everything will be repaired for you. I'm sorry that happened.

[lagilman]

It's a co-op, and I own -- technically this is a Building issue, not my problem, but it's my first go-round with this. I guess it's as good a way as any to find out....

I'm just thankful a) that the damage doesn't seem to be worse and that b) I already have a contractor coming in soon to do the kitchen, and he's promised to take a second look for me, while he's here. Yay Contractor Worth his Weight in Rubies and Gold!


oh, and Hi! Welcome to the Burrow!

[barbhendee.livejournal.com]

Oh, good.

It sounds like everything will be taken care of in a relatively painless fashion for you. But I'm still sorry it happened. Water coming through the ceiling is never any fun.

Thanks for the welcome! I'm really enjoying being part of the Live Journal community. I think I spotted you on Jim Hines journal--he's a nice man.

J.C. and I are still writing for Roc, and we still chat with Jen Heddle once in a while. Liz left Penguin a few years ago, and now Susan Allison is our editor. We like her very much. She has a good eye for character motivation.

[klingonguy.livejournal.com]

Enjoy your dinner, and I hope you post a review of Dovetail.

[fakefrenchie.livejournal.com]

My upstairs neighbors did this twice when I lived in an apartment. To be fair, they had wood floors and no insulation between their floor and my ceiling. So even a glass of water would come through. Hope you get repaired quickly.

[lagilman]

Thankfully this is a Solid Old Concrete-and-Plaster Building, and there were several stories between me and the Origin Event, so I think I may have gotten off relatively lightly. But.... it was not how I wanted to spend my post-midnight hours!

[bentleywg.livejournal.com]

My upstairs neighbor also did this twice when I lived in an apartment. The first time, I came home to find a note on the dining room table. My downstairs neighbor had complained about water coming through the bathroom ceiling. The problem was above me and all (except the replastering) had been taken care of by the time I got home. The second time, a guest of upstairs neighbor had started running a tub and fell asleep. Ugh.

[windrose.livejournal.com]

I had a similar incident back in Tucson, when the group of 20-something boys living upstairs broke a water pipe. Not quite sure how they managed to do that, but I was awakened by what sounded like a rainstorm, only it was coming from the hallway outside my bedroom. Looked out the bedroom door and there was water raining down from the ceiling. Maintenance was Not Pleased.

I hope the restaurant turns out to be wonderful! You'll give a full report, I trust?

[maryrobinette.livejournal.com]

Ugh. That sounds not at all pleasant.

[6-penny.livejournal.com]

I had an acquaintance who lived under a wannabee weightlifter. Yep. Barbells descended onto (and through) the dining table!

[lagilman]

*yeeep*

[fakefrenchie.livejournal.com]

That's much worse than water.