don't piss off the lock elves!
Dec. 5th, 2002 09:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamtranceAdventures in hall sitting!
Time: 8:20
I come home on a normal Wednesday night from normal shopping and put my key in the door to unlock it. The lock turns 1/4 turn and stops which is not normal. So I turn the key back but oops the key is now lodged in the lock. go me.
Time: 8:30
So walking to the neighbors I call the helpline and tell them my problem. She says she'll send a maintenance man over and he should be there in a few minutes. So I take a seat in the hall across from my door with all of my Walmart bags.
Time: 9:15
No maintenance man. I go bother the lady next door again and she calls the help line again. The lady on the other end says that shes been trying to get ahold of one of the maintenance guys but he is unavailable. However she didn't bother to call one of the other 4 maintenance guys we have. She proceeds to say that she'll call someone else.
Time: 9:45
Still no maintenance guy. Neighbor lady and I call back *again*. This time we get Darla who rocks my world. She called on of the maintenance guys directly at home.
Time: 10:00
MaintenanceMan!Mike shows up. Proceeds to try to get the key to turn or get it out with no success. Manages with the aid of pliers to get the key out. Gives up on trying to turn the lock and settles for a drill and a big metal drill bit.
Time: 10:15
Apartment door is now open sans one deadbolt. After removing what was left of the lock he put a temporary one on and vowed to return in the morning to replace the lock.
--
Time: 8:15 AM
MaintenanceMan!Mike returns to put a brand new deadbolt on my door. And I can go on with my 'normal' daily activities.
That was fun!
the moral of this story: don't piss off the lock elves.
moral #2: don't do normal things on a Wednesday
Now I'm off to pretend to be one of the working *yay*
disclaimer: the word 'normal' herein is used quite liberaly
Time: 8:20
I come home on a normal Wednesday night from normal shopping and put my key in the door to unlock it. The lock turns 1/4 turn and stops which is not normal. So I turn the key back but oops the key is now lodged in the lock. go me.
Time: 8:30
So walking to the neighbors I call the helpline and tell them my problem. She says she'll send a maintenance man over and he should be there in a few minutes. So I take a seat in the hall across from my door with all of my Walmart bags.
Time: 9:15
No maintenance man. I go bother the lady next door again and she calls the help line again. The lady on the other end says that shes been trying to get ahold of one of the maintenance guys but he is unavailable. However she didn't bother to call one of the other 4 maintenance guys we have. She proceeds to say that she'll call someone else.
Time: 9:45
Still no maintenance guy. Neighbor lady and I call back *again*. This time we get Darla who rocks my world. She called on of the maintenance guys directly at home.
Time: 10:00
MaintenanceMan!Mike shows up. Proceeds to try to get the key to turn or get it out with no success. Manages with the aid of pliers to get the key out. Gives up on trying to turn the lock and settles for a drill and a big metal drill bit.
Time: 10:15
Apartment door is now open sans one deadbolt. After removing what was left of the lock he put a temporary one on and vowed to return in the morning to replace the lock.
--
Time: 8:15 AM
MaintenanceMan!Mike returns to put a brand new deadbolt on my door. And I can go on with my 'normal' daily activities.
That was fun!
the moral of this story: don't piss off the lock elves.
moral #2: don't do normal things on a Wednesday
Now I'm off to pretend to be one of the working *yay*
disclaimer: the word 'normal' herein is used quite liberaly
