yah I saw it is the same system that dumped a lot of water on the left coast, perhaps combined with the recent "polar whoretex" or whatever it was that froze up a bunch of places. Hope things don't get too awful weather-wise in your area. I'm sure it is because of global warming. But if you're vaxed, it won't be half as bad.
About 100 miles East of you Ken. Calm now, but we're looking at the same shit in a few hours. My only advantage is the mountains between us tend to break up lots of the heavy crap. Hang tight.
Same here. Bad storms seem to break up when they hit the Highland Rim - for the most part. We've had some bad storms here in the past but they're nothing compared to other towns that are in the Cumberland Valley.
The fire doors in the hallways and elevators in our building have closed (blocking access) because we have a leak in our domestic water system apparently caused by pipes breaking during a recent extreme cold snap. Seems the contractor (original builder) connected the alarm system to the domestic water supply instead of the sprinkler water system. OK, that seems a simple fix, right? Problem is that the repair clowns sent by the maintenance contractor speak or understand damn little English, can't read the maintenance manuals or understand the system schematics, and have been wandering around the building now for TWO weeks with their fingers stuffed up their (Censored) telling us it will be "feexed" any day now. So for those same two weeks our fire alarm system has been disabled and if we had a fire nobody would know until too late. And this is an "over 55" retirement apartment complex with over 200 residents. But hey, perhaps the management is saving lots of money by hiring some no-name maintenance company that hires mostly "will work for less" undocumented immigrants that can't figure what floor they are on (four story building). God help us all. I would like to think I am overstating the problem. Yep... I'd like to think that. Maybe I am, but I just looked, and the fire doors in my hallway are still shut.
Well, take your complaints to them whp can do something about it. - The Fire Marshal - The Sheriff - The county and/or city Building & Planning Dept - County DA - The state Insurance Board - State AG - EEOC - CBP - Local news media (only if corrective action is not immediate)
I'd include the state Contractors Board, but only to get information on the contractor's bond. Then contact the underwriter of that bond.
You have described some serious issues, some are life threatening.
Don't be put off thinking you would be a nuisance. The nuisance already exists. Document everything. Dates, times, contact names
(Always get the name of who you speak with. If they won't give their name, document time, date, phone number, name of dept or agency. Time, date, name are most important.)
Or, you could just mail an anonymous letter detailing the many complaints, nicely typed, to the local media known for imvestigative urinalism. (Surely thee are violations of law, regulations, codes, but unless you are enforcement, you don't have the authority to list them as such.)
By not taking action, you assume they're on the right course and it will all be fixed soon. You assume the clowns who can't read or spek engrish will somehow after two weeks of thumbs up their asses pull it all together and everything will work correctly the first time with no further problems.
Yet what you describe is a real cluster. You describe a buiilding which is this close to being deemed as not fit for occupancy. And that is if nothing else goes wrong. But it already has.
Know this, in construction time is an element just as much as is material and labor. If all is as you say, you have been defrauded as the owner has failed to perform.
yah I saw it is the same system that dumped a lot of water on the left coast, perhaps combined with the recent "polar whoretex" or whatever it was that froze up a bunch of places. Hope things don't get too awful weather-wise in your area. I'm sure it is because of global warming. But if you're vaxed, it won't be half as bad.
ReplyDeleteSteve the Engineer
We're getting some heavy rain right now and it was 66 degrees at 7 AM. No big deal, we'll be fine.
Delete"I'm sure it is because of global warming. But if you're vaxed, it won't be half as bad."
DeleteI am for sure going to steal that line.
About 100 miles East of you Ken. Calm now, but we're looking at the same shit in a few hours. My only advantage is the mountains between us tend to break up lots of the heavy crap. Hang tight.
ReplyDeleteSame here. Bad storms seem to break up when they hit the Highland Rim - for the most part. We've had some bad storms here in the past but they're nothing compared to other towns that are in the Cumberland Valley.
DeleteThey made it across the mountains this time. Heavy rain with lots of thunder and lightning. I have never seen this here in January.
DeleteIt was a non-event here. We got about an inch and a half of rain, very little thunder and lightning.
DeleteThe fire doors in the hallways and elevators in our building have closed (blocking access) because we have a leak in our domestic water system apparently caused by pipes breaking during a recent extreme cold snap. Seems the contractor (original builder) connected the alarm system to the domestic water supply instead of the sprinkler water system. OK, that seems a simple fix, right? Problem is that the repair clowns sent by the maintenance contractor speak or understand damn little English, can't read the maintenance manuals or understand the system schematics, and have been wandering around the building now for TWO weeks with their fingers stuffed up their (Censored) telling us it will be "feexed" any day now. So for those same two weeks our fire alarm system has been disabled and if we had a fire nobody would know until too late. And this is an "over 55" retirement apartment complex with over 200 residents. But hey, perhaps the management is saving lots of money by hiring some no-name maintenance company that hires mostly "will work for less" undocumented immigrants that can't figure what floor they are on (four story building). God help us all. I would like to think I am overstating the problem. Yep... I'd like to think that. Maybe I am, but I just looked, and the fire doors in my hallway are still shut.
ReplyDeleteWell, take your complaints to them whp can do something about it.
Delete- The Fire Marshal
- The Sheriff
- The county and/or city Building & Planning Dept
- County DA
- The state Insurance Board
- State AG
- EEOC
- CBP
- Local news media (only if corrective action is not immediate)
I'd include the state Contractors Board, but only to get information on the contractor's bond. Then contact the underwriter of that bond.
You have described some serious issues, some are life threatening.
Don't be put off thinking you would be a nuisance. The nuisance already exists. Document everything. Dates, times, contact names
(Always get the name of who you speak with. If they won't give their name, document time, date, phone number, name of dept or agency.
Time, date, name are most important.)
Or, you could just mail an anonymous letter detailing the many complaints, nicely typed, to the local media known for imvestigative urinalism.
(Surely thee are violations of law, regulations, codes, but unless you are enforcement, you don't have the authority to list them as such.)
Anutter tink, who's to say it won't get worse?
DeleteBy not taking action, you assume they're on the right course and it will all be fixed soon. You assume the clowns who can't read or spek engrish will somehow after two weeks of thumbs up their asses pull it all together and everything will work correctly the first time with no further problems.
Yet what you describe is a real cluster. You describe a buiilding which is this close to being deemed as not fit for occupancy. And that is if nothing else goes wrong. But it already has.
Know this, in construction time is an element just as much as is material and labor. If all is as you say, you have been defrauded as the owner has failed to perform.