Texted landlord at 7:56 AM that my clothes dryer had suddenly stopped working

[futurefields]

i was almost-kinda-sorta trying to see your point of view, but you lost me here. you're clearly retarded.

if you have a meeting, try doing your laundry regularly enough that you don't have wet clothes immediately before it starts. i feel like a person who doesn't understand this type of thing is too stupid to be an actual adult. are you really an emancipated 14 year old?

If I had a meeting I would have my laundry ready the night before. So, if the dryer broke at 8:00 PM the night before, should I text her?

 

[WelshBloke]

Its a personal emergency if I have wet clothes and need to get to a meeting (i dont, but hypothetically, that would be an emergency)

Just to give you a rough ballpark in the possibility that you aren't trolling.

If there's no danger of escalating damage to property it's not an emergency that you need to inform your landlord of in unsocial hours.

 

[futurefields]

Still isn't an emergency. That's the gods punishing you for being lazy, and waiting until you were completely out of clothes before doing wash. That's called a learning experience, and makes you a better person.

I throw clothes away fairly regularly. I only own enough clothes for like 2 weeks.

 

[Ichinisan]

Its a personal emergency if I have wet clothes and need to get to a meeting (i dont, but hypothetically, that would be an emergency)

It wouldn't be an emergency from anyone else's perspective than yours. There's be no practical way to service it in time for your meeting. If, for some reason, you don't have any other clean clothes and you can't wear dirty clothes, go to a laundromat. It's really the only solution regardless of how quickly you notify apartment Maintenance.

[edit]
Another solution: Run out and buy some clothes.

 

[futurefields]

If there's no danger of escalating damage to property it's not an emergency that you need to inform your landlord of in unsocial hours.

This is the most informative response yet, and what I was looking for.

Instead I got personally attacked which I expected and was prepared for.

Thank you WelshBloke!

 

[WelshBloke]

And you think there are 24—hour emergency response appliance repairman? It's NOT an emergency.

There kind of are. You can call out a 24hour plumber or electrician but they cost a fortune.

 

[Ichinisan]

Do you know what "hypothetically" means?

Did you "hypothetically" text her before 0800 on a Saturday morning?

 

[Markbnj]

It is the landlord's responsibility to fix the broken appliance, but waking her up at 7:56 AM on a weekend because you couldn't "freshen up" your clothes makes you an asshole. Posting a thread with the "7:56 AM" prominent in the title means you know you were being an asshole, and that makes you a troll.

Have a nice weekend.

 

[Ichinisan]

Still isn't an emergency. That's the gods punishing you for being lazy, and waiting until you were completely out of clothes before doing wash. That's called a learning experience, and makes you a better person.

This.

 

[Ichinisan]

This is the most informative response yet, and what I was looking for.

Instead I got personally attacked which I expected and was prepared for.

Thank you WelshBloke!

Please understand that you more-than-deserved the "attacks" that you received.

 

[Ichinisan]

There kind of are. You can call out a 24hour plumber or electrician but they cost a fortune.

There most certainly *are* plumbing emergencies! Leaks cause escalating damage while they are left unresolved. Electrical emergencies can lead to fire and death.

 

[futurefields]

Because I made an honest mistake and texted her at 7:56 instead of waiting until 9:00? I deserve to be repeatedly attacked and insulted called a troll, retard, etc...

Mmk.

 

[Coalfax]

OP.. Grow the hell up..

Seriously

A drier is not an emergency. A fire is an emergency.

If you cant tell the difference perhaps you shouldn't have moved out of your parents place.

 

[Ichinisan]

Because I made an honest mistake and texted her at 7:56 instead of waiting until 9:00? I deserve to be repeatedly attacked and insulted called a troll, retard, etc...

Mmk.

You made it sound very deliberate and then tried to justify it. You did not initially refer to it as a "mistake."

 

[futurefields]

Posting a thread with the "7:56 AM" prominent in the title means you know you were being an asshole, and that makes you a troll.

Have a nice weekend.

Because I posted what time I texted her, means I know I was being an asshole?

How do you make that equation...

 

[futurefields]

You made it sound very deliberate and then tried to justify it. You did not initially refer to it as a "mistake."

I deliberately sent her a text.

I did not deliberately violate a policy that was known by me. I did not know I was supposed to wait until 9:00 to text her about this issue.

 

[Brainonska511]

If I had a meeting I would have my laundry ready the night before. So, if the dryer broke at 8:00 PM the night before, should I text her?

There is a ticket system for repairs, why would you text over a broken appliance? Just fill out the ticket and submit it.

As for your stupid hypothetical - you have some important meetings you routinely need to go to, so you wait till you only have dirty clothes left to do laundry? And even at that, find a laundromat.

Because I made an honest mistake and texted her at 7:56 instead of waiting until 9:00? I deserve to be repeatedly attacked and insulted called a troll, retard, etc... Mmk.

No. It's because you're trying to argue that a broken dryer constitutes an emergency.

 

[MrDudeMan]

If I had a meeting I would have my laundry ready the night before. So, if the dryer broke at 8:00 PM the night before, should I text her?

nope. you should submit a ticket or whatever she has setup to handle very clearly non-emergent issues. as for your clothes, you should have enough to survive a single day without doing all of your laundry right before your meeting.

if you have two weeks worth of clothes, this really shouldn't be an issue. at all.

 

[futurefields]

There is a ticket system for repairs, why would you text over a broken appliance? Just fill out the ticket and submit it.

As for your stupid hypothetical - you have some important meetings you routinely need to go to, so you wait till you only have dirty clothes left to do laundry? And even at that, find a laundromat.



No. It's because you're trying to argue that a broken dryer constitutes an emergency.

What if they dont check the tickets until the following Monday?

 

[Ichinisan]

nope. you should submit a ticket or whatever she has setup to handle very clearly non-emergent issues. as for your clothes, you should have enough to survive a single day without doing all of your laundry right before your meeting.

if you have two weeks worth of clothes, this really shouldn't be an issue. at all.

Basically: a personal emergency is not a maintenance emergency.

 

[futurefields]

OP.. Grow the hell up..

Seriously

A drier is not an emergency. A fire is an emergency.

If you cant tell the difference perhaps you shouldn't have moved out of your parents place.

Actually my mom is going to be moving in with me, due to dad dying and she lost the house.

Thanks for asking!

 

[RGN]

It's a Saturday and a clothes dryer not working is not an emergency. Telling your LL at 8AM on a Saturday is not appropriate, especially if there is a system in place to fill out work orders.

QFT. I rent (by choice, FWIW) and would never pull some shit like this.

 

[MrDudeMan]

What if they dont check the tickets until the following Monday?

obvious troll is obvious.

 

[Ichinisan]

What if they dont check the tickets until the following Monday?

Perfectly fine for non-emergency tickets.

A maintenance ticketing system should always include a way to mark them as priority / emergency so they get seen immediately. In this case, they almost certainly SHOULD NOT look at your ticket before Monday. Do you understand?

It's up to you to solve your personal emergency. As far as Maintenance is concerned, this is *not* an emergency.

I'm sure some idiots mark blown lights as "high priority" - but even those people should know it's not an "emergency."

 

[Markbnj]

Because I posted what time I texted her, means I know I was being an asshole?

How do you make that equation...

Because you thought it was notable. Why was it notable that you texted her at 7:56 AM? You knew it was an impolite thing to do, but you did it anyway, and then posted here about it to get a reaction. On the first count, asshole. On the second count, troll. Analysis confirmed.