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Not looking for pity. But if you are having an awful December holiday, you aren't alone. This may be a chance to unload. I'll start.

My apt was flooded with rain 4 days ago, at ground level. For 4 days, my studio apt, carpet has been soaking wet, footsteps squishing, like stepping in a puddle. Property management wont do anything, hope I can talk sense into them before the floorboards rot and cave in.

You? It's OK, you're not alone.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That supremely sucks... there's probably already mould growing. Have you thought of how electrical outlets can accidentally cause fires?

I live on an island and getting between cities is shitty if you don't have your own vehicle. The only direct options are a relatively cheap delivery van "bus" or an overpriced actual bus. It's nicer and easier to take a ferry to the mainland, bus over to another ferry terminal, take the other ferry back to the island and 'bus' from there. It costs maybe $10 more and an extra hour or so, but it's so much better then squishing into one of those vans and breathing peoples farts for six hours.

On a heavier note, my Grandma's dementia has gotten pretty bad so we can't spend the night an their home any more.