Look familiar? I’m in the same apartment I’ve spent months in over the years.
Looking at this photo, one would almost think I’m a minimalist. (We all know that isn’t true.)
I got here around 3:30 yesterday, met the company manager and got the key to the apartment. I settled in. Don had made some dinner (and a salad) and, since I hadn’t had any lunch, I wolfed it down around 6:00.
All went well until I decided to soak in the tub. I’d brought some bubble bath and I turned on the hot water and let the bathtub fill up while I did other things. When I went to turn it off, the water looked…how do I say it?….rusty. I didn’t know if I was seeing things or if it was the light playing tricks on me.
Nope. It was rusty. I emptied the tub and saw sediment and rusty water. Same thing with the sink tap. And the kitchen sink water. I messaged the company manager and she said they had had some trouble with the pipes last week and had turned off the water briefly. Maybe it had to do with that.
I then spent the next hour running water in two sinks and the tub to try to flush the pipes out. Needless to say, this is not how I wanted to ease into a good night’s sleep and, in fact, I didn’t get a good night’s sleep.
I was pissed off.
The company manager finally got a hold of someone in maintenance who thinks it’s possible that sediment was kicked into the water heater (each apartment has its own hot water heater). He is going to come by today and empty out the heater and replace all the filters in the unit.
No bath, lots of water running. Don and I did get a laugh about what my neighbors must have been thinking: “What is that person doing in that apartment? There’s been water running for an hour!” I’ve been reduced to using some bottled water that I brought with me, which means I’ll have to buy some more today.
It’s never dull, is it?
Meanwhile, the company manager is coming around in about a half hour to give me the key to another apartment where I can take a shower.
Too much crap to deal with when I want to concentrate on my job.
Sigh.
Happy Tuesday.
rust … ugh! sorry you had to deal with that. hope the problem has been fixed by now and everything else goes well.
kathy in iowa
It was fixed – mainly by me, flushing out the pipes!
Never dull, always an adventure. Wish they could move you into that apartment with a shower — but it probably doesn’t have a bed…
All is fixed!
Oy! to say the least.
Happy bathing tonight.
xoxo
I had a great bath, Martha!
Proving once again, there’s no place like home.
Exactly!
I agree about Hartford! Been there done that.
Sorry about the water in the apartment. What a nuisance that is. I remember spending a month in Mass. at Shakespeare and Co and seems like the water never heated enough to be comfortable in the condo. It was also hot. I had an upstairs bedroom with tiny windows. Oh well. Enjoy your work.
I’ve spent a lot of time in company housing over the years, and I’m basically over it. I know this building, so I don’t mind being here, but home is best.