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FRIDAY 5/7/10
I got up for work at 1pm everything was fine in my apartment but when I got home at 11:30pm my power was out. The first thing I thought of was that the power company shut me off but I pay my bill on time that couldn't be the case. Then I thought that the entire building was out but I remembered that the stairway lights were still on.
Well it being after 11:30pm it was too late to knock on my neighbors door to see if they had any power, that and half of my neighbors were out enjoying their Friday night somewhere. Well I went and flipped the breakers all off then all back on again and nothing. I then went around my place and tried all of the lights, well the front room, my bedroom, the hall, & the bathroom was dead - but my kitchen, storage closet, and my office had power.
About 10min later I heard the breakers pop again, I went and looked and 2 of them were in the middle position. I then went around my entire apartment and unplugged everything except the refrigerator. I reset the breakers again and just like before, only half of my place had power. Then about 10min later the 2 breakers popped again!!! WTF!!!
Well by this time it was also too late to call the owner (it's only a 6 unit apartment so we don't have a manager). So on Sat I will call the owner and tell him the problem. To add to this, (SAT) I am working my 12 hour shift 7am-7pm and if he could get someone out to check on the problem during the day I would have to call one of my buddies to come on out because I don't trust anybody except my friends in my place while I'm not there.
The other problem is that I know how the owner works, he hires the most inexperienced people he could find to do repairs (basically any guy with a truck and a toolbox that calls himself a contractor). Last year he had a so called "plumber" (just some guy that didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground) to change all the wax seal on the toilets in the building because some were leaking (not mine), well when he got to my toilet he torqued the mounting bolts so tight that he busted both sides of the toilet at the base, it took him a week to get and install a brand new toilet in my place!!! So I know this is going to be a long drawn out process.
I figure its either 2 bad breakers or theirs a broken wire in the wall somewhere...
What also sucks is I never bought any converter boxes for my TVs, my front room TV has a built in one and I don't have "pay TV" so it's going to be boring at the TreasureFiend household. Also my router is in the front room (DSL) and the 4 phone jacks in my place only the front room on works so I can't use my desk top computer, I have a laptop and was able to pirate my neighbors signal so at least I can still be on line, just sucks though!!!
SATURDAY 5/8/10
I called the owner and he said he will have somebody there during the day and that he will call me to get a buddy to go let the repair man in. Well the guy never called. I called the owner back and he said that he can't reach the "electrician" either. Later the owner called me and said that the "electrician" will be waiting for me when I get home at 7:30pm. Well I waited an waited but nobody showed up. So no power in half of my apartment...
Sunday 5/9/10
Well about 9am the same guy that broke the toilet is here again, this time the owner said he will send over an "electrician" and I get this guy again, last time he was a "plumber".... He was here for 3 hours but ran out of ideas fast. He quickly grabbed his gear and left and said: "this needs somebody smarter than me." Like I said,the owner hires the most inexperienced people he could find to do repairs (basically any guy with a truck and a toolbox that calls himself a contractor)... Grrrrr
Still no power in half of my apartment!!! The owner said he will get somebody else to come out today or tomorrow!!! I can't wait to see who he sends next!!!!
I will keep you updated on this.
I got up for work at 1pm everything was fine in my apartment but when I got home at 11:30pm my power was out. The first thing I thought of was that the power company shut me off but I pay my bill on time that couldn't be the case. Then I thought that the entire building was out but I remembered that the stairway lights were still on.
Well it being after 11:30pm it was too late to knock on my neighbors door to see if they had any power, that and half of my neighbors were out enjoying their Friday night somewhere. Well I went and flipped the breakers all off then all back on again and nothing. I then went around my place and tried all of the lights, well the front room, my bedroom, the hall, & the bathroom was dead - but my kitchen, storage closet, and my office had power.
About 10min later I heard the breakers pop again, I went and looked and 2 of them were in the middle position. I then went around my entire apartment and unplugged everything except the refrigerator. I reset the breakers again and just like before, only half of my place had power. Then about 10min later the 2 breakers popped again!!! WTF!!!
Well by this time it was also too late to call the owner (it's only a 6 unit apartment so we don't have a manager). So on Sat I will call the owner and tell him the problem. To add to this, (SAT) I am working my 12 hour shift 7am-7pm and if he could get someone out to check on the problem during the day I would have to call one of my buddies to come on out because I don't trust anybody except my friends in my place while I'm not there.
The other problem is that I know how the owner works, he hires the most inexperienced people he could find to do repairs (basically any guy with a truck and a toolbox that calls himself a contractor). Last year he had a so called "plumber" (just some guy that didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground) to change all the wax seal on the toilets in the building because some were leaking (not mine), well when he got to my toilet he torqued the mounting bolts so tight that he busted both sides of the toilet at the base, it took him a week to get and install a brand new toilet in my place!!! So I know this is going to be a long drawn out process.
I figure its either 2 bad breakers or theirs a broken wire in the wall somewhere...
What also sucks is I never bought any converter boxes for my TVs, my front room TV has a built in one and I don't have "pay TV" so it's going to be boring at the TreasureFiend household. Also my router is in the front room (DSL) and the 4 phone jacks in my place only the front room on works so I can't use my desk top computer, I have a laptop and was able to pirate my neighbors signal so at least I can still be on line, just sucks though!!!
SATURDAY 5/8/10
I called the owner and he said he will have somebody there during the day and that he will call me to get a buddy to go let the repair man in. Well the guy never called. I called the owner back and he said that he can't reach the "electrician" either. Later the owner called me and said that the "electrician" will be waiting for me when I get home at 7:30pm. Well I waited an waited but nobody showed up. So no power in half of my apartment...
Sunday 5/9/10
Well about 9am the same guy that broke the toilet is here again, this time the owner said he will send over an "electrician" and I get this guy again, last time he was a "plumber".... He was here for 3 hours but ran out of ideas fast. He quickly grabbed his gear and left and said: "this needs somebody smarter than me." Like I said,the owner hires the most inexperienced people he could find to do repairs (basically any guy with a truck and a toolbox that calls himself a contractor)... Grrrrr
Still no power in half of my apartment!!! The owner said he will get somebody else to come out today or tomorrow!!! I can't wait to see who he sends next!!!!
I will keep you updated on this.
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