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Communication

Monday I asked a colleague to call the hausmeister—I needed a ladder to climb up and fix something that’s been broken since the summer. Nothing major, but out of my reach when on a chair.

The hausmeister agreed to show up at 10 this morning, so I stayed home.

He was on time—arriving at exactly 10. He came in, looked at the problem and asked me if I had a ladder.

Naturally I accused my colleague of not asking him to bring a ladder, but she swears she did, and I believe her—so this is a wee bit annoying. Using our fractured Deutshlish, we made an appointment for next Wednesday at 10.

3 comments to Communication

  • MT

    Hey, at least you had the language barrier to blame. Imagine if this had happened in Bloomington – I bet you’d be doubly annoyed.

  • koko

    Dear Adam,
    I feel your frustration…one month ago I was promised a new dishwasher. They claim it is on the complex but all their repair people quit.

    Sadly, I must report that it’s still not here. Adding to the list, we finally decided to turn on the heat only to find we don’t get heat. I slept with a hat on last night underneath my 3 down comforters, 2 regular things, and my snuggly blankey.

    Did I mention that our faucet is leaking?

    Not only will our landlords hate us…but I have a sneaking feeling it’s not going to get fixed.

    It’s a great apartment…just the landlords really don’t like fixing stuff really.

    *goes to pout*

    koko

  • It sounds like your landlords are crap!

    Have you contacted the City of Bloomington about their misbehavior?