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.
There's an old water valve cover that doesn't work anymore and the cover is all broken pieces of concrete. We've told the old manager a few times that it's an accident waiting to happen because that's my living room window right there and I've watched people trip over those broken pieces and almost fall right into my window.
Here's a close up of it so you can see just how broken and dangerous this is.
You have room to walk around it but you if aren't paying attention and trip over it, you could really get hurt. I would hate for someone to fall into my window and get cut up. The new manager says she's going to fill it in with concrete but we've already been waiting years for that to happen so we'll see. The water company won't come out and fix it (I already asked) because it's not a working valve anymore. They took the valve and pipes out and moved it out front years ago.
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She has plastic and tape in her passenger window right now.
Here's a little update about last week's Apartment Life. The crazy woman who smashed in my neighbors window also smashed the neighbors car windshield and another neighbors side window. My daughter got pictures of both cars for me to post. I have no idea if the woman has been arrested or not for all the damage she did that day.
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This week another of my neighbors had his living room window smashed in. This one had nothing to do with the other one that happened last week, totally separate incident.
My neighbor was walking by and told me he was looking for the new manager because she said his window was going to get replaced on the Monday after it was smashed but she had already left before it was fixed and he was pissed so I asked him what happened to his window. He told me that one of his brothers who is homeless and hangs around sometimes had come pounding on his door a few nights ago and demanded $20 and got mad when he wouldn't give it to him. So later that night the homeless brother came back and smashed his window in. He saw him running away when he looked out the door. The next day my neighbor went down to the courthouse and got a restraining order so the brother can't come within 500 feet of him now. So hopefully that takes care of the problem for now.
I've seen the brother who's homeless behind the trash cans smoking meth a few times so I'm assuming that's why my neighbor doesn't have him living with him.
So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.
What a nightmare. One of these days somebody's going to get killed with this stuff going on.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually surprised that someone hasn't been killed already.
DeleteI would be a nervous wreck.
ReplyDeleteThat's understandable. A lot goes on around here
DeleteWell your area keeps the glass people in business at least lol
ReplyDeleteRight? I mean, they really do.
DeleteLot of window smashing.
ReplyDeleteSo many windows.
DeleteDon't you just love family life??? I would be living on my nerves if I lived in your house with all that going on!
ReplyDeleteThere are 82 apartments in my complex so with so many people here there's bound to be things going on. But the amount of craziness really surprises me at times.
DeleteI wanted to tell you that I really appreciate your tone and voice in your blog entries. So many people are scared to be real and understand the context of things but I think it's so important to be your authentic self:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I really appreciate that. It still amazes me that I get as many views on my blog each month that I do so I'm glad that I post something that others like to read.
DeleteI agree with Trin Carl! You keep it real, Mary, and that's why we love you and your blog! Your profile always cracks me up, too! We're all weirdos when it comes right down to it!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that. I had another blogger tell me that my profile was funny so I haven't changed it.
DeleteSO mnay things that need fixing
ReplyDeleteSo many windows.
DeleteThose smashed in windows seem to be a problem. Here, a lot of folks have gone to hurricane windows which are so strong that you can’t bust them with a sledge hammer. The hammer bounces off. We’ve done this in the fire dept as a demonstration, because busting them out isn’t possible, they have to be cut out or a special tool used. That might stop the breakage, but such windows are expensive.
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The apartment manager would never allow that. We aren't allowed to fix the windows ourselves.
DeleteI'm amazed at all the chaos that comes so close to you yet you find your voice to share these stories. Telling it like it is and it isn't pretty. There is humour in everything so I guess in situationa like these, we must find the bright side. Stay safe and thanks for sharing these tidbits of real life with us.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I'm really glad that everyone enjoys these weekly apartment updates.
DeleteYou live in such a colorful place! And so much stories to tell about it.
ReplyDeleteThat's very true.
DeleteOh my goodness! Unfortunately some of those folks are having a smashing good time.
ReplyDeleteI see what you did there. lol
DeleteO Mary, that's so not fun. The thinks that crazy people do!
ReplyDeleteSo many crazy people.
DeleteWow. I am always shaking my head in disbelief at the stuff that goes on in your apartment complex. Do you get scared living there or are you desensitized after all these years?
ReplyDeleteI don't get scared most of the time.
DeleteCould probably be easy fixed with some concrete caulk.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know they made that. I hope they fix it. Ken offered to do it but they said their insurance won't allow that.
DeleteOh, wow. Sounds like another eventful week---I'm guessing the new manager is thrilled with another smashed window.
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It's the new managers first smashed window. She's only been here a week and wasn't hardly in the office last week at all.
DeleteSo many crazy things! I would be surprised if the cover ever gets fixed. I will cross my fingers for you though. I couldn't imagine breaking things like that. Some people are just crazy!
ReplyDeleteThere seems to be a lot of crazy around here.
DeleteSounds like the glass companies are raking in the profits in your area. Smashed glass everywhere!
ReplyDeleteThey sure are.
DeleteGoodness, that's a lot of window smashing!
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
It sure was.
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