this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
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Of course they shut early on a Friday and emergency repairs don’t consider shit water backing into your shower an emergency….

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[–] GreyShack 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

emergency repairs don’t consider shit water backing into your shower an emergency….

The local water authority would probably take a different view, so you could give them a call - or let the HA know that you feel duty bound to...

[–] Transcendant 16 points 2 years ago

The exact words OP is looking for are "This disrepair is affecting my right to quiet enjoyment of the property". Send it via email, then you have a written confirmed dated record of serious disrepair, assuming they don't jump on it Monday.

If the HA doesn't take it seriously, the council likely will. There are also many 'no win, no fee' outfits who will take a slam dunk case like this if it's left unfixed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well that is, no pun intended, shit.

[–] Finnbot 8 points 2 years ago

Getting down to pull the cover off while the pump was draining it was not the best idea. Didn’t think getting shitfaced this weekend would be literal.