Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Can't wait to see this month's electricity bill.
Dana, in CA I think that either the homeowners assn insurance or the neighbor's would have to pay for part of the electricity plus new carpet, new paint (and mold inspection) if needed and any other repairs. Check your CC&R's (if you have 'em) just in case.
Oh gawd, Dana - that's awful. Did they get rid of the smell?
Oddly, it was never really that bad. I'm sure the worst of it was at the neighbor's house.
Maybe ask neighbor to pay for part of the electric bill? Probably pointless, but ya never know.
She doesn't even like to answer her door. We've seen more of her during this little crisis than we have during the past...three years? she's lived here.
Ack, Dana! That's...gross! And infuriating. Does insurance cover stuff like the appliances?
We really did need the new appliances, and the old ones weren't damaged (as far as I know). This way, we'll get to enjoy having a new dishwasher and stove for a while.
Is the neighbor an idiot? Why didn't they check her lines for a blockage after the first freakin' flood? It only takes an hour or so to unseat a toilet and check for blockages in it and the line. /voice of experience.
Why didn't they check her lines for a blockage after the first freakin' flood? It only takes an hour or so to unseat a toilet and check for blockages in it and the line.
Because her toilet was flushing, so obviously there was no problem. If it had been our house, I promise they would have been made to check, but she apparently just took their word for it.
Dana, how awful. I'm sorry you're going through this. Ugh.
Dana? I am still facepalming all over the place about your neighbor.
In all fairness, I don't think that I would have insisted that they check for blockage if the toilet was flushing.
Because her toilet was flushing, so obviously there was no problem. If it had been our house, I promise they would have been made to check, but she apparently just took their word for it.
Oy. She deserves stinky stuff for her stupidity. I'm just sorry she got some of your stuff, too.
Heh.
In Switzerland, it doesn’t take much to be in a Gucci ad campaign. You photograph yourself naked, add a perfume bottle and the Gucci logo, send it to a weekly paper, and have them bill Gucci directly for the $50,000. They’ll fall for it every time. Naturally, this is now the top story at a rival newspaper.
It helps to look like a model, though.
In all fairness, I don't think that I would have insisted that they check for blockage if the toilet was flushing.
Ditto here. Though I've learned that upper story apartments are the way to go plumbing wise, as it's the ground floor units that everything backs up into.