Everything has ground to a halt due to the sewer backing-up in the basement of our four-apartment block to a depth of several inches. There is fecal matter lying on the floor where people, including a young child with special needs, have to pass. Some of our possessions, including washing machine and dryer have been affected. Some items have been utterly ruined.
The landlord is inept, and will probably follow his established pattern and attempt to clean up human effluent himself without taking proper precautions, let alone hire professionals to do the task.
Attempts to get the local authorities involved in ensuring the place is properly cleaned have led to a bureaucratic ring-around-the-roses. No one will take responsibility. Our township has apparently fallen into a black hole as far as jurisdiction is concerned. Private landlords around here could literally have fecal matter floating about their basements waist-deep, and no-one in authority will take notice. Our local Alderman has tried his best, but we're still left in limbo.
Our desire to move has now become an urgent issue.
I know this isn't wargames or modelling related. Sorry to have bored anyone with this, but I really, really need to let off steam.
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3 comments:
eurgh, that's terrible! I hope you can get out of there soon!
Contacting local media (newspapers, TV, etc.) can often bring good results . . . publicity shining a light can be a huge motivator.
-- Jeff
Thanks, Fitz. Jeff, we tried local media - they're indifferent. Matters might well change this coming week, though.
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