My roommate bravely entered the apartment management office this morning to a) report a broken faucet and b) to extend the lease. [Why the hell she wants to stay at Doucheland, NM, is beyond me. The only benefit (and when I say "only," I ain't kidding) of living in this particular complex is the pool, which, secretly, has provided my dog with a late night dip on more than one occasion, and is a great place to lounge on the world's most uncomfortable outdoor furniture. My roommate argues that our apartment is worth hanging onto for its second story locale, which she considers to be prime real estate because "it's safer" (fyi, it's not).]
a) In response to our request to fix the faucet, which suffers from a stripped screw-thingamajig and therefore leaks excessive amounts of water, Bridshit said she would send Eddie the Maintainance Man. Last time we had a maintenance issue, Eddie’s sidekick Jesus left us a note saying he couldn’t fix the broken toilet because we have a dog. So now we have a broken sink and toilet, and we still have a dog. Chelsea’s connection to our plumbing woes in unclear.
b) They will be drafting the new lease agreement shortly, but “I don’t ever want to be spoken to like that again,” said Bridshit. This woman obviously lives in a deluded world where she is always right and nobody else ever comes close to her greatness. Clearly, considering that both I and the father of my roommate have gotten into heated discussions with her, and surely countless others have too, this isn’t anything new to her and perhaps she should rethink her ability to interact with other human beings. Douche.
That’s all. Thank you to all for your advice and support against a trotchy apartment manager.
Edit: I’ll likely stay continue to live with my roommate, if only because I’m not expecting to be living in Santa Fe all that much longer. If I do decide to stay here, which I might, I’ll move out.
16 responses so far ↓
1 jaki_o // Jul 18, 2005 at 10:11 am
I, too, am questioning why you would want to stay there, but that’s between you and your roommate. Isn’t there anyone else besides Bridshit you can talk to?
2 Jay_galk25 // Jul 18, 2005 at 10:17 am
U have a pool, I’m so jealous
. Bridshit btw sounds unreasonable, hmm I bet she’d get along with my mother.
Jay “I Love Kat Rawr”
3 derf6179 // Jul 18, 2005 at 10:18 am
I’d leave… it doesn’t sound like a nice place (even with a pool!)
4 thinlizzy17 // Jul 18, 2005 at 10:41 am
Not clear — you’re not staying, too, right? Just your roommate?
5 TimsHead // Jul 18, 2005 at 12:43 pm
Worst. Apartment. Complex. Ever. I do hope for your sake that your soujourn in this part of Santa Fe is not that long. Other than giving you blogworthy material, I can’t see much redeeming to the situation.
6 chublin // Jul 18, 2005 at 2:35 pm
they sound nearly as bad at the ‘professional management’ in the last place that i was at. They enjoyed serving tenants by doing such things as leaving the phone off the hook for an entire afternoon, never returning voice mail, not getting around to replacing a light bulb in two years, and insisting that the emergency line was not to be used when you needed to be let into your apartment, for instance, but only if there was a fire… or a flood… or perhaps a domestic dispute.
7 x_defying_gravity_x // Jul 18, 2005 at 3:51 pm
Wouldn’t fix them because you have a DOG!? That doesn’t make sense at all!
8 Gabe_Real // Jul 18, 2005 at 3:53 pm
Sometimes it’s worth giving up blogworthy experiences for a tactful, respectful and professional apartment manager.Positive Vibes(Give Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets another go!)
9 rubyblue123 // Jul 19, 2005 at 3:32 am
I think you may live in the most ass backwards apartment complex known to man. They really can’t make arrangements with you to have Chelsea out of there while they fix your plumbing? Huh. Thank god you’re going to be out of there soon. I hope Chelsea leaves mondo furballs in the pool.
10 sunshineboy78 // Jul 19, 2005 at 4:43 am
You should check your rights. I don’t believe they are allowed to not fix your toilet and sink because you have a dog. Especially if they allow pets in the compound.
11 StigmataMartyr42 // Jul 19, 2005 at 7:06 am
It’s amazing how some people are oblivious to things. This lady sounds like my stepmother, who believes that there is absolutely no way that she could make a mistake, that it is an impossibility that she could be wrong. Very stupid they are. Ok, take care.
12 Magazineman // Jul 19, 2005 at 3:16 pm
Man, what a pain, asswise, this has been for you. On the other hand, in a month or so it’ll just be another great story and you’ll be on to better things, while Bridshit will still be stuck where she is, at the apogee of her career trajectory.Can’t fix the toilet cos you have a dog?!? I’ve heard some lame excuses to get out of doing one’s job, but that is the very anus of lame-ass!
13 Gnarlysurf // Jul 19, 2005 at 3:20 pm
What I think they meant by saying you have a dog is that they can not enter the your apt unless you are home. You know….cuz Chelsea might want to big their ass or something. My apt is a rule stating that if you have a pet they can not enter unless you are there.
14 Rod_Lamour // Jul 19, 2005 at 3:41 pm
I’m commin so don’t move ye
15 prettypixie7 // Jul 20, 2005 at 3:10 am
I have said on various occasions that New Mexico is the Armpit of America…die to it’s geographical location, I think the metaphor would be better served if we changed “Armpit” to….well, anyway, you have provided me more proof of this belief. I will therefore generalize and assume all New Mexicans are trotches. Thank you for allowing me to continue stereotyping!
16 trcs // Jul 20, 2005 at 6:26 am
Our smoke detector broke right after we moved into our place… that was August 2004. It just got fixed a couple of weeks ago. So sketchy. (And we even like where we live. Can’t imagine if the manager was as much of a frustration to deal with as yours!)