See this water here on the right? It should be hot. Not that you could tell, but it’s not. I’m not sure if you can even tell it’s water, but it is. Anyway, it’s not hot. In fact it’s freezing cold.
And that, it turns out, is rather inconvenient once one is used to having running hot water.
On Friday evening, we noticed problems with hot water delivery. Namely there wasn’t any. The maintenance company said that the hot water pump (or whatever) had failed in the condo complex – and that we’d have to wait until Monday to get it repaired because it needs some parts. Right. Incredibly, this happened last year also with the same excuse, so it seems we have since switched from one inept maintenance company to another inept maintenance company.
While there are 24/7 plumbers, apparently there are no 24/7 plumbing equipment stores where you could actually buy stuff from. That, in a word, sucks. Are we really such a retarded country that we can’t get a stupid part until some store mercifully decides to open somewhere?
Going without hot water for a few days may not sound like a big deal, and it really isn’t. Until you want to (or need to) take a shower or wash up otherwise – which happens, like, every day, thus making it a big deal. Or at least a major inconvenience.
Hehe, seems like you are might pissed off. It indeed would have been a major inconvenience.
maybe you could visit a gym or a swimming hall?
I would think that using the toilet would become a major inconvenience.
Oops, it was only the hot water. No problem then.
Yeah, swimming halls is what I’ve typically done in situations like this. (“typically done” – a good example of how sad the situation is when I can actually say what I’ve “typically” done!)
There would be a significantly bigger complaint raised if ALL water was shut off for days; the toilet thing would quickly escalate on the priority list for sure