This is the Message Centre for There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

Building character at 7.45am

Post 161

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

There isn't one underneath my balcony, thank Bob.


Building character at 7.45am

Post 162

Bald Bloke

I rather suspect the latter smiley - sadface
And I bet they have picked the cheapest (ie infrequent) maintenance option. smiley - ill


Building character at 7.45am

Post 163

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

11.03am
"Our maintenance team is currently working on repairing our last two known pipe leaks. Once we get these leaks repaired, we will attempt to turn the water back on. There is still a chance that additional leaks will occur at that time. If that is the case, we will continue repairing pipes as issues are found but this may result in further disruption of water service."

12.04pm
"If you are home right now, please open the faucets in your sinks to allow air to exit the pipes. If you are not home, disregard this message. We are going to try turning the water on shortly."

I heard the toilet cistern filling a short while ago otherwise I'd have missed this. I had *very* low pressure water for 5 - 10 minutes, enough to gather another gallon or two and start rinsing a few things. Then it stopped again.


Building character at 7.45am

Post 164

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

An hour ago
"The Austin Fire Department will be here around 1:30 with clean drinking water. You must bring your own containers, but this is clean drinking water and does not need to be boiled."

All the containers I own are full and rather small and makeshift, but in the months to come I shall certainly acquire something suitable in the 5-gallon range.

When I think back to all the times at work that I've been offered a 5-gallon plastic carboy and declined it smiley - facepalm


Building character at 7.45am

Post 165

Baron Grim

I have a 5 gallon "water carrier cube". It's a collapsible plastic container with a handle and spigot. It's quite handy.


Building character at 7.45am

Post 166

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

The water appears to be back on. I have my usual low pressure in the kitchen, and there's email confirmation from the office. I'll give the heater a couple of hours to do its thing and then... a shower smiley - brave

So, that's two of the three main problems taken care of.
1. Power - came back on last Tuesday around this time.
2. Water - fingers crossed there won't be any more leaks meaning it has to be turned off.
3. Supermarket shelves restocked - I'll find that out in the morning. I don't expect there to be a full complement. Hoping at least for eggs.


Building character at 7.45am

Post 167

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

I made a cup of smiley - tea with water from the tap this morning for the first time in almost a week. Alas, the hot water is yet to return.


Building character at 7.45am

Post 168

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

"We are aware that many apartments are experiencing low water pressure and a lack of hot water. Our maintenance team is currently working on this issue and we hope to have it resolved today."

Yes, that would be me, then. As for the third item in that list a few posts back, I did get eggs. They had no milk but I already have enough in the fridge to last until next Tuesday. I'd say the shelves were about 50% full compared to last Friday. I got almost everything I needed. No, I got everything I *needed*, I didn't get a few things I wanted, like mushrooms or banana chips.


Building character at 7.45am

Post 169

Baron Grim

smiley - bigeyes
http://youtu.be/5H8J_A13AMw
smiley - divasmiley - divasmiley - diva


(I actually have the album that features this song.)


Building character at 7.45am

Post 170

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

Oh them wacky Japanese kids smiley - biggrin


Building character at 7.45am

Post 171

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

"Dear Residents,

Happy Friday! We are temporarily shutting off the water to the community. This is not expected to last long, we are locating and repairing the leak in the irrigation system to the front of the community."

Happy bleedin' Friday?


Building character at 7.45am

Post 172

Bald Bloke

Is it back on yet...


Building character at 7.45am

Post 173

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

It was back on Saturday morning. I think I remember getting woken up in the middle of the night by the cistern filling noisily.


Building character at 7.45am

Post 174

There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho

There have been many, many shutoffs since the last post here, and there'll be another today, 10am to 5pm they say, on a day when I have a load of cooking set up smiley - rolleyes


Key: Complain about this post