-Suu
Has a sneaking suspicion that his landlords "guys" didn't pull the snow off, and now is watching a water stain spread across her bedroom ceiling.
Are all your materials shrinkwrapped?
Bloody hell. Call the landlord and bitch, including the fact that you work with water-damageable fabric that you don't want destroyed.
Yeah, short of actually getting up there to clear the ice dam, there's not much to do to stop it. Thankfully, if it's jsut one point, you can move the stuff out of the way. Bowl or a bucket under the leak, don't be shy about taking out the drop tile (s) and removing them from the leak area. When they get soaked they turn into this horrible oatmeal is normally see only in UN food drops to 3rd world countries.
Yep, now water is coming in.
A LOT.
All of my stuff is for the most part out of the way, trying to get help over here in case of ceiling collapse.
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 12:59:32 PM
Yeah, short of actually getting up there to clear the ice dam, there's not much to do to stop it. Thankfully, if it's jsut one point, you can move the stuff out of the way. Bowl or a bucket under the leak, don't be shy about taking out the drop tile (s) and removing them from the leak area. When they get soaked they turn into this horrible oatmeal is normally see only in UN food drops to 3rd world countries.
Try 3 points...but all concentrated on one side of the room. Haz pics.
Dad's friends from Ferguson Perforating are coming over around 1. Why?
Because this is the text message I got from my landlord:
"Thanks for letting me know about the leak and thanks for the pic. Having similar issue in Boston right now. Too much snow."
...He's not getting March's rent until I see progress on this roof.
Luna, I'm at your house tonight.
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 01:27:36 PM
Dad's friends from Ferguson Perforating are coming over around 1. Why?
Because this is the text message I got from my landlord:
"Thanks for letting me know about the leak and thanks for the pic. Having similar issue in Boston right now. Too much snow."
...He's not getting March's rent until I see progress on this roof.
Luna, I'm at your house tonight.
Of course, never a problem.
Mike came by. Everything is out of the bedroom, now I just wait for the ceiling to come down. I keep sending pics to my landlord, no responses.
I hope he doesn't want March's rent that badly.
I've had to dump a tub of stuff out so it could be used to catch water. :|
My living room looks like an episode of Hoarders.
...Can I sue him if I go to anaphylaxis from exposure to all the wonderful molds that are going to be pouring into my house from this?
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 02:17:24 PM
I've had to dump a tub of stuff out so it could be used to catch water. :|
My living room looks like an episode of Hoarders.
...Can I sue him if I go to anaphylaxis from exposure to all the wonderful molds that are going to be pouring into my house from this?
Actually, I think you may in fact be able too. You have notified him of the problem, kept him informed with timely pictures and information. His lack of concern and action to correct the problem is negligence. The phones work no matter what his situation is in Boston.
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 02:17:24 PM
I've had to dump a tub of stuff out so it could be used to catch water. :|
My living room looks like an episode of Hoarders.
...Can I sue him if I go to anaphylaxis from exposure to all the wonderful molds that are going to be pouring into my house from this?
Make sure you let him know you're concerned about mold, because you're allergic. Save the text thread.
Quote from: Khara on February 25, 2011, 02:26:28 PM
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 02:17:24 PM
I've had to dump a tub of stuff out so it could be used to catch water. :|
My living room looks like an episode of Hoarders.
...Can I sue him if I go to anaphylaxis from exposure to all the wonderful molds that are going to be pouring into my house from this?
Actually, I think you may in fact be able too. You have notified him of the problem, kept him informed with timely pictures and information. His lack of concern and action to correct the problem is negligence. The phones work no matter what his situation is in Boston.
If I don't hear anything by noon, this is what is going to happen:
I call him and let him know that I will NOT be paying rent for the month of March until the roof is fixed.
I did my part in removing my belongs from the room, so all the damage to the property is a result of his roof leaking, and that he should have been proactive about removing the ice dam from the roof.
I call Herbert's mom and get legal council.
And the MINUTE I feel the least bit sick, I'm going to the doctor.
Drop ceiling is cracking...HERE WE GO!
You're like an Eris magnet, aren't you?
THAR SHE GOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP*
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on February 25, 2011, 02:43:43 PM
You're like an Eris magnet, aren't you?
I can see that Suu is blessed with the chaos, I know the feeling!!!
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 02:46:46 PM
THAR SHE GOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP*
Suu BE CAREFUL!!! Also, if you get no decent responses from your jerkwad landlord, call your local news station that does the investigative "these motherfuckers are assholes" reports!!!
I gotta get these tiles off the floor. :vom:
Yeah...That's why I said to take 'em down first.
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 03:08:48 PM
I gotta get these tiles off the floor. :vom:
How old is the building? They aren't the old asbestos ones are they? Damn Suu, sorry we're not closer in real time distance, I'd send you over a couple of teenagers to do the work!!!
No asbestos. Just the typical sheet rock wtf.
I'm never eating Pop Tarts again. Ew.
The tiles coming down DID slow the leak...Image bomb coming up.
I gotta see these pics.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0154.jpg) The humble beginnings.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0155.jpg) Oh THAT'S not good...
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0156.jpg) ROOM CLEARED.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0158.jpg) WTF closet?!
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0160.jpg) Needed some heavier artilllery.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0162.jpg) THE FIRST TRANSPORT, IS AWAY!
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0163.jpg) Ew.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0164.jpg) Uh oh...
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0166.jpg) BOOM.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0165.jpg) Derp.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0167.jpg) My sexy new ceiling.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0169.jpg) Battle Nuns of Discordia frown on your bad building management.
Fuck.
DO YOU FUCKING THINK I'D BE MAKING A DEAL ABOUT THIS IF IT WASN'T THIS BAD?!
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0171.jpg)
It's pouring down the side of the wall.
Still no word from the landlord. I'm emailing Herbert's mom right now.
That's not drywall. That is standard acoustical ceiling tiles, they are primarily made from paper by-products.
Quote from: Charley Brown on February 25, 2011, 03:46:09 PM
That's not drywall. That is standard acoustical ceiling tiles, they are primarily made from paper by-products.
Whatever. I don't know these things, I'm a girl.
jesus fucking christ is all that black stuff mold?
What a mess. Are we taking bets the jerkwad landlord is going to try to just replace the tiles and say "Everything is fixed"!!?
Suu, if that black shit is mold, it looks like it has been there a while, have you been having any breathing problems since you moved there?
That's not mold. That's water damage and old wallpaper.
I just talked to the landlord. Someone is coming over in the afternoon to take a look and see where the gap is. Apparently it was a known problem, but they can't see the point of the leak when it's dry.
:|
Fortunately, this ain't dry.
UGH, you would think they would take a common sense approach and go with the water runs downhill and go backwards from the actual leak to the point of origin. :argh!: But I've been told that very same thing before Suu, so I know the frustration. When JW was little his ceiling collapsed right over his crib. It took them 2 months to figure out where the actual leak was. :cry:
Bless your heart, this sucks!!!
All I know is, I pissed off a god SOMEWHERE in the past couple of years. I don't know which one, or if I'm simply Eris's latest plaything. But really, this can stop now.
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 04:07:34 PM
All I know is, I pissed off a god SOMEWHERE in the past couple of years. I don't know which one, or if I'm simply Eris's latest plaything. But really, this can stop now.
On the plus side, February has only 4 days left. This might be the grand finale.
:argh!:
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on February 25, 2011, 04:10:28 PM
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 04:07:34 PM
All I know is, I pissed off a god SOMEWHERE in the past couple of years. I don't know which one, or if I'm simply Eris's latest plaything. But really, this can stop now.
On the plus side, February has only 4 days left. This might be the grand finale.
:crankey:
Don't SAY that shit!
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 04:24:10 PM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on February 25, 2011, 04:10:28 PM
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 04:07:34 PM
All I know is, I pissed off a god SOMEWHERE in the past couple of years. I don't know which one, or if I'm simply Eris's latest plaything. But really, this can stop now.
On the plus side, February has only 4 days left. This might be the grand finale.
:crankey:
Don't SAY that shit!
It can't possibly get any worse than this!
Nothing can stop us now!
Well at least that's over!
This station is now the ultimate power in the universe!
I'm invincible!
Don't worry Suu, I'm confident enough in my disbelief of superstition that I'm willing risk your well being.
:awesome:
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 04:24:10 PM
:crankey:
Don't SAY that shit!
No shit. I have to go deal with the not-ex-yet-husband on Monday.
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on February 25, 2011, 04:29:20 PM
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 04:24:10 PM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on February 25, 2011, 04:10:28 PM
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 04:07:34 PM
All I know is, I pissed off a god SOMEWHERE in the past couple of years. I don't know which one, or if I'm simply Eris's latest plaything. But really, this can stop now.
On the plus side, February has only 4 days left. This might be the grand finale.
:crankey:
Don't SAY that shit!
It can't possibly get any worse than this!
Nothing can stop us now!
Well at least that's over!
This station is now the ultimate power in the universe!
I'm invincible!
Don't worry Suu, I'm confident enough in my disbelief of superstition that I'm willing risk your well being.
:awesome:
You're going to get crushed by a rancid ice cream truck full of roadkill fetishists while being struck by lightning. Mark my words...
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 04:32:04 PM
You're going to get crushed by a rancid ice cream truck full of roadkill fetishists while being struck by lightning. Mark my words...
Pfah.
I'm sure glad that's over!
It's a million to one chance!
We can't lose!
Feb. is going right to the end here. We had a blizzard yesterday that left over 6 inches on the ground, 30% chance of snow tonite and Sat, with thunderstorms and rain on Sunday. Oh, and it's 16 degrees.
Quote from: Khara on February 25, 2011, 04:04:32 PM
UGH, you would think they would take a common sense approach and go with the water runs downhill and go backwards from the actual leak to the point of origin. :argh!: But I've been told that very same thing before Suu, so I know the frustration. When JW was little his ceiling collapsed right over his crib. It took them 2 months to figure out where the actual leak was. :cry:
Bless your heart, this sucks!!!
To be fair, water doesn't have common sense and in cases like leaks it tends to exploit it's powers of capillary action and go wherever the hell it pleases. By the time it starts forming a puddle it might well have travelled halfway round the house :sad:
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 04:32:04 PM
You're going to get crushed by a rancid ice cream truck full of roadkill fetishists while being struck by lightning. Mark my words...
:aaa:
Where do you come up with this stuff, anyway?
Quote from: Luna on February 25, 2011, 04:38:15 PM
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 04:32:04 PM
You're going to get crushed by a rancid ice cream truck full of roadkill fetishists while being struck by lightning. Mark my words...
:aaa:
Where do you come up with this stuff, anyway?
I think he was just saying that he intends to run me down whilst engaging in his typical Friday night activities.
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on February 25, 2011, 04:39:20 PM
Quote from: Luna on February 25, 2011, 04:38:15 PM
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 04:32:04 PM
You're going to get crushed by a rancid ice cream truck full of roadkill fetishists while being struck by lightning. Mark my words...
:aaa:
Where do you come up with this stuff, anyway?
I think he was just saying that he intends to run me down whilst engaging in his typical Friday night activities.
Note the Lack of "I will" in original statement. ;)
Also, I need to revise my "Guide to Gonzo Swearing" to include vivid obscene description and colorful metaphor. It's all a few basic frameworks you fill in with horrible things. Hunter S. Thompson and W. Ellis' "Transmetropolitan" and "Crooked Little Vein" are all pratical examples.
Wait, Richter has an ice cream truck??
Covered in human skulls.
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 05:02:33 PM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on February 25, 2011, 04:39:20 PM
Quote from: Luna on February 25, 2011, 04:38:15 PM
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 04:32:04 PM
You're going to get crushed by a rancid ice cream truck full of roadkill fetishists while being struck by lightning. Mark my words...
:aaa:
Where do you come up with this stuff, anyway?
I think he was just saying that he intends to run me down whilst engaging in his typical Friday night activities.
Note the Lack of "I will" in original statement. ;)
Also, I need to revise my "Guide to Gonzo Swearing" to include vivid obscene description and colorful metaphor. It's all a few basic frameworks you fill in with horrible things. Hunter S. Thompson and W. Ellis' "Transmetropolitan" and "Crooked Little Vein" are all pratical examples.
I did, and I commend you for superb use of plausible deniability!
Quote from: Luna on February 25, 2011, 05:05:23 PM
Wait, Richter has an ice cream truck??
It might have been an ice cream truck, once. Now it's, well, "ice" and "cream" are both factors which play into its purpose, but not in the sense that one might, in good sense, request a scoop of Rocky Road.
And now I may have to go to the hospital.
My lower abdomen has decided to turn against me, and if I could be labor with no breaks between the contractions, this is what it feels like. I almost can't sit down because of the pressure on my intestines.
:x
My buckets are getting full, and I can't lift them. I just tried.
I've never wanted to blow my brains out so much in my life.
:x
Fuck this. I don't care how much the pain is or how bad it's raining. I'm going to Luna's, goddamnit. The fucking guy to fix it hasn't shown up yet nor do I expect him to.
I give up. I fucking give up. I hope I slip and die on the way.
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 02:42:50 PM
Drop ceiling is cracking...HERE WE GO!
And then Suu was sucked out into space. :cry:
:x
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on February 25, 2011, 05:47:01 PM
:x
This is all your fucking fault. You mentioned the end.
THERE IS NO END. YOU DO NOT MENTION IT. EVER.
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 05:42:24 PM
Fuck this. I don't care how much the pain is or how bad it's raining. I'm going to Luna's, goddamnit. The fucking guy to fix it hasn't shown up yet nor do I expect him to.
I give up. I fucking give up. I hope I slip and die on the way.
Don't slip and die.
Do go to Luna's.
:)
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 05:47:38 PM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on February 25, 2011, 05:47:01 PM
:x
This is all your fucking fault. You mentioned the end.
THERE IS NO END. YOU DO NOT MENTION IT. EVER.
I think I can reverse this, hold on.
THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!
TEN TIMES TEN TIMES WILL ALL THINGS GET WORSE!
POOP WILL BE INVOLVED. PERHAPS DOG POOP STEPPED IN OR COMING DOWN FROM SEAGULLS ABOVE.
WE'RE FUCKED!
This month officially needs to be set to the 1812 Overture.
Can't now, the guy is here.
He walked in and went, "WOW."
He's going into the attic now to see.
Stomach is a bit better.
...And I am not walking out there. OMG.
Another tile just went, and the other side of the room is starting to leak.
At least someone is here??
Not good.
Prognosis says the wind actually took part of the roof. The guy is going to get supplies to fix it so he can stop the water from coming in, and then he'll focus on getting this shit cleaned up.
:cry:
My beautiful new apartment...
:x Oh shit Suu.....
Come to Luna's when the guy is done and the rain let's up. We'll tackle fixing the mess tomorrow.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 25, 2011, 05:43:45 PM
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 02:42:50 PM
Drop ceiling is cracking...HERE WE GO!
And then Suu was sucked out into space. :cry:
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr126/TGRR/explosion1.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0175.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/IMG_0174.jpg)
I guess if it was gonna go...It needed to go SPECTACULARLY.
I am no longer crying, btw. I'm gone completely manic and this is the funniest shit I've ever seen!
THAT'S THE SPIRIT!
MY BEDROOM IS PUNK ROCK, GODDAMNIT.
YOU WANT TO KNOW MY FUCKING DECORATING SCHEME, I'LL TELL YOU MOTHER FUCKERS. THIS IS CALLED I LET THE SEX PISTOLS AND POGUES INTO MY HOUSE AND THEY HAD A PARTY, THAT'S WHAT.
For some reason, this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOphFl88U-g) keeps coming to mind when I read this thread. I don't know why.
....Look at my sig.
Ok, that's weird. I have sigs turned off, so I had no idea that was there.
Wow, a whole ceiling, and we didn't even use Dimo on it.
You probably could have used him to plug the hole.
Mirna (my ex-mother-in-law) sent me a wonderful email about what I should do and send me the handbook for renters and landlords as well.
Basically, she went, "Don't put up with that shit, we'll take care of his ass!"
God I love her. Herbert is a shit, but his mom would fucking ANYTHING.
Quote from: Richter on February 25, 2011, 06:36:05 PM
Wow, a whole ceiling, and we didn't even use Dimo on it.
Knowing how the rest of the state is already going, I'd say he's floated up through the ceiling by now. the Pawtuxet in Cranston is already flooding basements, you MAY not want to stay in Warwick that long if the river busts again.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on February 25, 2011, 06:37:09 PM
You probably could have used him to plug the hole.
I think the hole may be bigger...
I know the monastery is safe, but I'm watching the water level here like a hawk. So far, teh remaining snow and ice isn't messing up the drainage much.
Quote from: Luna on February 25, 2011, 06:44:14 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on February 25, 2011, 06:37:09 PM
You probably could have used him to plug the hole.
I think the hole may be bigger...
According to the roofer it's not that big. It's just the amount of water coming in is being dispersed so rapidly by the old wood of the house that it's just an act of God at this point.
Considering the weather that's damn quick to get a roofer in.
I've been fucking around a lot, but in all honesty, it's really REALLY good that you were there when this happened.
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on February 25, 2011, 06:51:28 PM
I've been fucking around a lot, but in all honesty, it's really REALLY good that you were there when this happened.
No shit. Also good that this happened BEFORE you got a real bed under that leak.
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 06:46:44 PM
Quote from: Luna on February 25, 2011, 06:44:14 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on February 25, 2011, 06:37:09 PM
You probably could have used him to plug the hole.
I think the hole may be bigger...
According to the roofer it's not that big. It's just the amount of water coming in is being dispersed so rapidly by the old wood of the house that it's just an act of God at this point.
I was just trying to figure how we'd patch the holes in the tiles with Dimo, I think it would require the use of Richter's meat grinder and a lot of epoxy.
I would have fucking killed someone if I came home to this after work.
The girl downstairs is getting water. It's effecting her electrical.....I told her not to touch it no matter what and wait for the guy to come back.
...And he's back.
General Stuart had the balls to make fun of me on Facebook. He has now blocked me.
He has by the end of the weekend to give me all of my belongings, or I will unleash a fury onto him unlike which he has never seen, so I hope he's reading this.
It is times like these we must all pause and reflect upon the fact that no one is on fire.
Also, FUCKINGSHITBALLS fucking hate leaking roofs.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150104206753143
The water is stopping. He's getting the tarps and tar down now.
He's going to have to help me dump these buckets out. OMG.
Damn, what a mess. :(
Roof is patched. Buckets are emptied. He's now helping the girl downstairs with the smoke alarm shorting out.
...and now they can't do anything until it dries out. :(
Time for drinkin'.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on February 25, 2011, 07:34:57 PM
Time for drinkin'.
I assure you, there will be drinking tonight.
.....I just wanted to sleep in.
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 07:07:36 PM
General Stuart had the balls to make fun of me on Facebook. He has now blocked me.
He has by the end of the weekend to give me all of my belongings, or I will unleash a fury onto him unlike which he has never seen, so I hope he's reading this.
what are you talking about?
I am deleting my facebook page, got a surge of emails wondering where I went because I just don't feel like being on an online social network anymore. So, it's back up for another 24 hours.
If you need to reach me, you have my email address and my phone number.
Nobody made fun of you.
Let's have a flame-war about it.
Quote from: Princess Suu the Apostate on February 25, 2011, 07:07:36 PM
General Stuart had the balls to make fun of me on Facebook. He has now blocked me.
He has by the end of the weekend to give me all of my belongings, or I will unleash a fury onto him unlike which he has never seen, so I hope he's reading this.
WTF?
Awwww that fucking blows, Suu. :sad:
And for my next trick...the power keeps flickering and my comp shut down twice.
I'm unplugging and going out. I'll be at Luna's tonight if anyone needs me.
SUUUUU! STAY SAFE! <3
Man...what a thread.
Luna and I just cleaned it up. There's no damage to the floor, and once I hit it with a little Pine Sol it'll be good as new.
However, the upper ceiling isn't looking good. There's a panel that needs to be replaced, but that's all there really is.
Now I get to go towel shopping, as I'm not bothering to wash the ones that took the hit.
Just be thankful for that wood floor.
*Has dealt with leaky ceilings and carpet before.
No shit. Straight-up "scrape it up, throw it out, let the floor dry on its own" job.
I'm really paranoid now. Every little tick I hear in my house I think it's water dripping. UGH.
I seriously have the worst live imaginable.