Sunday, September 29, 2019

Apartment Life #100


This is a new weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that go on in and around my apartment complex in the past 20 years that we've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 20 years here in a weekly blog post.

This week a woman and her boyfriend got into a huge fight out on the street. She somehow broke out her boyfriends driver side window which is why you can see glass all over the street right there. 

Less than an hour later the police showed up at her door and of course she lives in my courtyard. I took a picture of the police through my security door. She wasn't arrested but I haven't seen the boyfriend back for the past few days. 

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I've been a little absent this week because of a problem I've been having with the manager. Here's what happened.
 I put the work order in Tuesday night for a broken AC. Wednesday morning when I called the manager to check on it she hadn't even seen it. She didn't send the maintenance guy out until Thursday morning and it was 90F all week and we had no living room AC, thankfully the bedroom AC still works. The maintenance guy took one look at it and said there's nothing wrong with it because it's still blowing cold air. But when we turn the unit off the compressor sounds like it's stuck and keeps running but no air is blowing. It shouldn't keep running when you power it off! The idiot maintenance man says just keep it plugged it and it will cycle through and keep blowing cold air. Are you out of your mind? The compressor is stuck! It will burn the unit up and start a fire.

So on Friday, the manager comes to my door and tells us that the maintenance guy said there was nothing wrong with the AC because it was blowing cold air. She said she can't order a new one for us because her boss hasn't given her the budget for any news ones. On October 6th the new owners take over this property and she isn't sure that her company is getting the contract to be the property managers of this place. So she and her bosses have put ALL maintenance on hold until after the 6th when they find out if they will be managing this place. She isn't even sure she will have this job after the 6th of next month so she flat out told us she isn't doing anything until she finds out. The management company is keeping whatever budget they have left over right now for themselves and not spending anything else on this place until they find out if they have the contract.

So Ken who is a certified AC technician... opened up the control panel, tightened some wires, cleaned off the terminals or something and plugged it back in Now it's working again...for now. I can only hope this bitch gets fired and we get a new manager that actually cares about the residents.


So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

41 comments:

  1. I hate cheap-assed people. Glad Ken could look at/fix temporarily. I'm sure you'd get in trouble for it if they knew. Hope you get better management!

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    1. He told the manager and she just shrugged and said you gotta do what you gotta do.

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  2. I am also glad that Ken could do a temporary fix.
    And hope that she doesn't keep her job. She certainly isn't doing it well.

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    1. No she's an idiot. I hope we get someone else in here.

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  3. Ugh, fingers crossed you get somebody better in to run things. The maintenance guy sounds like a right idiot. Even I know that having that bit running constantly will eventually cause a ton of damage and a fire!

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    1. The maintenance guy is an idiot. I see him going to his apartment and spending more time there than out doing his job.

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  4. My goodness, what a nightmare, but thank goodness Ken has been able to do a quick fix. Hate to think of you being stuck in a hot house for that long. Hope the matter gets resolved with the new owners soon. Hugs, RO

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    1. I'm grateful that Ken as able to fix it for now.

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  5. Damn, hopefully she does get kicked to the curb. Good Ken was able to fix it for now at least.

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    1. Yeah I hope we don't have to deal with her for long.

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  6. That does sound like a company just looking out for themselves. Least you got it properly working for now.

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    1. Yeah the management company is ridiculous.

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  7. How frustrating! I hope Ken's fix holds out because I know you won't be getting a cool down anytime soon.

    I get so pissed by broken glass in the road or on sidewalks.

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  8. Yikes, gotta have that AC when it's that hot. I'm glad it's working for now!

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  9. Wow that AC condition sounds terrible, and I know you need one where you live. It's interesting how you're still running your AC while I'm trying to figure out how to take mine out.

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    1. Yeah at least another month of AC here.

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  10. I always hate seeing glass on the road. Looks like a way to get a flat tire.

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    1. Thankfully the street sweeper came through and cleaned the street.

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  11. At least Ken knows his stuff!

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  12. That's too hot to have no AC. She's an idiot but at least Ken solved the problem for now.

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  13. Yeah she really does sound like a bitch.... I hope your AC stays working and she gets fired! Hopefully you've get a new manager that's better.

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  14. 90 with no AC? That is terrible! At least, your bedroom unit was working for some relief. Thank goodness Ken knows how to fi things!

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    1. I'm really glad he was able to fix it.

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  15. How frustrating that you have to deal with people who just don't care and are only out for their bottom line. Unfortunately, that seems to be a lot of people.

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

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  16. The neighbor at end road had a fight and the sheriff office had called out, which was well ten years ago.
    Coffee is on

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  17. I sure hope that bitch gets fired, all right. As for managers who actually care about the residents.... Keeping my fingers crossed for you. I, for one, have never met one who did.

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  18. Ugh- being without AC in that heat must have been tough. Glad it seems to be working better and hope nothing else breaks anytime soon. :)
    ~Jess

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  19. All the drama at your place really stresses me out. I can't imagine how you deal with it. I'm glad you got the A/C working. I couldn't even imagine living in Vegas with out it.

    Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart

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  20. It's definitely annoying that your management company will do nothing until they have confirmation of contract renewal and I don't blame you for hoping they don't get it as they don't seem very competent! However, it's handy that Ken could fix it for now.

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