Comments on: Just a drip… http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip Stories, Mishaps, and interesting things we encounter as apartment managers. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Alden Kindel http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip/comment-page-1#comment-21393 Alden Kindel Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:06:39 +0000 http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip#comment-21393 I steped on a customer standard water pipe in the attic and the shit bust flooded the entire room I steped on a customer standard water pipe in the attic and the shit bust flooded the entire room

]]> By: chat roulette http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip/comment-page-1#comment-19257 chat roulette Tue, 25 May 2010 10:42:11 +0000 http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip#comment-19257 Awesome post! Sometimes the only way you can take a really good look at yourself is through somebody else's eyes. ~From the television show Scrubs Awesome post! Sometimes the only way you can take a really good look at yourself is through somebody else’s eyes. ~From the television show Scrubs

]]> By: enforcer http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip/comment-page-1#comment-405 enforcer Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:18:08 +0000 http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip#comment-405 Thanks Graham. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who has made this mistake. Its amazing how much water can come out of a half inch pipe in just a few minutes! I've thought a lot about it since it happened and I think if I had to do it again and was thinking more clearly, I probably would have tried to grab some vice grips out of my tool bucket and secure one of the towels to the pipe so that it would just deflect all the water down into the tub (Instead of letting it spray in a stream that was splashing everywhere.) That would have allowed me to go shut off the buildings water temporarily. ha ha... but when something like this is happening, sometimes its impossible to think clearly and you just panic!! Thanks for visiting Graham! I've got a ton of crazy stories from being an apartment manager! I'll try to add some more really soon! Thanks Graham.
I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who has made this mistake. Its amazing how much water can come out of a half inch pipe in just a few minutes!

I’ve thought a lot about it since it happened and I think if I had to do it again and was thinking more clearly, I probably would have tried to grab some vice grips out of my tool bucket and secure one of the towels to the pipe so that it would just deflect all the water down into the tub (Instead of letting it spray in a stream that was splashing everywhere.) That would have allowed me to go shut off the buildings water temporarily.

ha ha… but when something like this is happening, sometimes its impossible to think clearly and you just panic!!

Thanks for visiting Graham! I’ve got a ton of crazy stories from being an apartment manager! I’ll try to add some more really soon!

]]> By: Graham http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip/comment-page-1#comment-398 Graham Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:41:49 +0000 http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip#comment-398 A great story well told. You'll be happy to know that you're not alone in this. I pulled the exact same stunt earlier this week (although my response was to run downstairs and seek help from the superintendent). The real laugh is that it turned out the shut-off valve was in the apartment under the bathroom sink. Unfortunately, by the time this was brought to my attention, there was a healthy pool of water covering about 1/4 of the unit. I can't quite explain why I allowed myself to believe that the valve could be fixed without shutting the water off. As you said, rookie mistake, I suppose. A great story well told.

You’ll be happy to know that you’re not alone in this. I pulled the exact same stunt earlier this week (although my response was to run downstairs and seek help from the superintendent). The real laugh is that it turned out the shut-off valve was in the apartment under the bathroom sink. Unfortunately, by the time this was brought to my attention, there was a healthy pool of water covering about 1/4 of the unit. I can’t quite explain why I allowed myself to believe that the valve could be fixed without shutting the water off. As you said, rookie mistake, I suppose.

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]]> By: Someone who cares.... http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip/comment-page-1#comment-142 Someone who cares.... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:33:59 +0000 http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip#comment-142 wow, I wish that I could have been there to help you. It sounds terrible, but looking back kind of funny now huh? I bet it was painful and agonizing at the time. I'm proud of you for being able to solve it....The Enforcer ROCKS....and I should know because I have known you for 26 years.....YAHOO wow, I wish that I could have been there to help you. It sounds terrible,
but looking back kind of funny now huh? I bet it was painful and agonizing at the time.

I’m proud of you for being able to solve it….The Enforcer ROCKS….and
I should know because I have known you for 26 years…..YAHOO

]]> By: thebiggertigger http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip/comment-page-1#comment-20 thebiggertigger Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:22:18 +0000 http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip#comment-20 OH MY GOSH SO FREAKING FUNNY!!! I wish I could have been a fly on the wall to see that! OH MY GOSH SO FREAKING FUNNY!!! I wish I could have been a fly on the wall to see that!

]]> By: aksupafly http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip/comment-page-1#comment-19 aksupafly Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:00:44 +0000 http://www.apartmentmanageradventures.com/10012007just-a-drip#comment-19 That water must've been really shooting out of there at a high pressure. I cringe at the thought of my own hand getting shredded by water. Yikes! That water must’ve been really shooting out of there at a high pressure. I cringe at the thought of my own hand getting shredded by water. Yikes!

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