Voicelessness and Emotional Survival Message Board
Voicelessness and Emotional Survival => Voicelessness and Emotional Survival Message Board => Topic started by: Izzy_*now* on May 08, 2008, 07:22:48 PM
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I moved into this apt. building 6 years ago next month and the laundry room was open 24 hours a day, door open, never locked.
I don't know when it happened. It feels like 2 years,(maybe one because I have mentioned this on this Board) that a fire inspection ended up with the door (weighs 14 tons) closed at all times and locked.
I went to do my laundry today and it took me about 10 minutes to get in, which has been happening, so I decided to call the Fire Department and see if those rules were handed down to this building.
I went back down to retrieve my dryer load and the Female of the Supers (the boss, I think) was there vacuuming the dryer vents with big hoses all over the floor. I just popped a few wheelies right over them, even when she asked me to stop, and then I said, "Jagoda! I think you ought to tell me when you are doing things that affect me"--laundry room, garage, posting messages too high, people moving in and out, using the elevator that I need. She checked my dryer, all was dry, and she piled it into my basket.
I thanked her, told her she could clean out the vent, and that I had a complaint in with the Fire Dept.
When he called me I went a little overboard and said, that I went out only once a week in order to not end up with too much in the area of soiled clothing. My favourite 'dress' was a nightgpwn, and when I ran out of clean ones and towels, about once a month I did laundry, and described my trouble getting in.
He was shocked (aren't you with that believable lie?) said locking the door is NOT a fire regulation, and they could loosen the hinges on the door so it didn't 'break my nose or toes" every time it slammed in my face.
He checked his records while we we on the phone and mentioned her name--I said 'Yes" and he said to have her telephone him. This was all wrong!!
Do you know I believed Jagoda about the fire Regulations?
This is one I ought to win, but it took me long enough!
Izzy
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Hope you win. It is always astonishing to me how unkind people can be. It seems she must have done this just out of meanness. Glad you had the courage to take up for yourself.
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I think it is out of 'control' as well as a touch of laziness, so she wouldn't have to check in the middle of the night! As well she might have misunderstood the Fire Dept. OR used them as an excuse to have it always locked....therefore never having to check, even during the day!
I hope all will be well, but I still have the Property Owners to contact if not---they own a lot of properties, apts. and condos in town, and if they are not considerate, then there are the newspapers. We have laws.
thanks GS.
Izzy
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I wasn't able to check it out today, AS.......
....someone was doing laundry, maybe she was, but she was in the Office (almost beside) and the 14-ton laundry door was open (wedge block, as before) lights on (supposed to be off when no one in there), no one there................
I was gone for 1½ hours and still in same position upon my return!!!!
I'll bet something has changed!
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::nodding::
You deserve to have access to the laundry room....
without injuring yourself, Izz.
Lighter