I just got a call from the apartment manager because my clothes are still in the dryer. Never mind how they worked that out, but I told her I can't go get them for another 15 minutes (got to get the bleach out of my hair), and she stressed this was problematic because the tenant(s) that had complained need to do their laundry before 9.

Dude, it's 8:30. If they thought they could finish drying before 9, they were on crack anyway.

I pointed out that I didn't mind if they took the clothes out themselves. "Oh, so they can move your clothes?"

Okay, I know it's best to have the laundry out on the button. I'm already about fifteen minutes over. Calling the apartment manager instead of dumping it into the basket on top of the dryer?

I wonder if these are the same people I see hovering by the dryers and asking why I put in money for two cycles instead of one.

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Oh, my. I went down to get the laundry, and all the washers are still running, with 4 minutes on the clock. Which means they must have complained pretty much right as my (one--the other dryer's empty) dryer finished, and they were the ones that told the (new) building manager my apartment # (I bumped into her on the way out).

It's Burrell! You've been missed.

I've missed y'all too, I've just been too busy to keep up with b.org or even LJ.

One of the dryers was free? ita, I would be totally irked.

Crazy. Why is 9:00 the witching hour for drying clothes? What difference is 15 minutes going to make? Does your laundry room close at 10:00? And what are they hoping to dry in 20-30 minutes anyway? Even a load full of nothing but undies would take longer.

We're not supposed to do laundry past 9. My interpretation of that (with which I've played fast and loose, but never mind) is that you're supposed to be done with the machines by then. I can put enough dosh in at 8:59 to have those dryers running all night.

That having been said--any load started at 8:30 is going to run past 9. AND THE WASHERS WEREN'T EVEN DONE YET. So I did not affect their schedule in the slightest, even before you get to the empty dryer.

At least the apartment manager seemed confused by the noise the still anonymous tenant made.

If I were just a little crabbier I'd have lurked for those 4 minutes so I could make eye contact.

Instead I came back to my apartment and ordered pizza.

Which means they must have complained pretty much right as my (one--the other dryer's empty) dryer finished, and they were the ones that told the (new) building manager my apartment # (I bumped into her on the way out).

oh dear, haven't even had dinner yet?

and oy, it's 9 and I haven't graded yet. Better get started.

Greetings from the night shift. Perhaps I'll make hourly crank posts in an effort to keep myself amused and awake untill 6 AM.

Of course, cranking Oingo's "Insanity" over the computer speakers is always a good way to start a night.

I've been very tired lately (earlier than is reasonable) for no discernable reason. Tonight, I'm sleeping in the living room, as that's where the warm and pretty fire is.

Why are you on night shift, connie?