A Surprise
By Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
Atlanta, Georgia
May 25, 2018 2:04pm CST
This morning my deck still wasn't pressure washed as maintainance had informed us it would be so I called the office again and asked if they would be here today. Quiet a surprise when they told me all the washing was finished and the crew had left the premises.
I told him that our deck hadn't been washed and he said someone would be here to check it out. Just a few seconds after I hung up he called again and said the manager told him to inform me that the decks were not supposed to be washed, they were only washing the halls and stairs.
I asked him why we had been told to remove all plants and porch furniture and he said just in case the chemicals splashed on the deck. So I have waited all week with porch furniture stacked in living room for nothing. Now I've cleaned out the deck closet and have some of the porch furniture back in place. I'm taking a bunch of stuff from the closet to the thrift store before I finish the project. Hope y'all are having more fun than I am today.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
25 May 18
Tsk. If I was in your place, I would have thrown some tantrums. Glad you handled the situation well ans sorry to hear about it.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
27 May 18
@mlgen1037 Well, not much else I could do.But it worked out all right.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 May 18
@RubyHawk Yes, that is correct. You were civil and professional in handling this. 
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@Tampa_girl7 (48978)
• United States
25 May 18
Sorry that your deck didn't get washed.
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 May 18
It's too bad you couldn't have figured out a way to sweet-talk the maintenance guy into pressure washing your deck while you had everything moved off of it! That would have been a very nice favor for them to do if you could have talked them into it!
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 May 18
@RubyHawk Oh, that makes sense then. If it was the maintenance guys doing the work directly themselves, then you could probably get better customer service out of them. But if they are hiring out contract workers, then forget it. They won't lift a finger to go out of their way to help anybody.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
29 May 18
@moffittjc that's the truth. They get out as fast as possible. I'm already over it. I have everything in place and it's good I did. We had visitors yesterday and they would have had to walk in a little trail to get in the living room.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
25 May 18
Sorry to hear about the BIG misunderstanding, I would have been aggravated too. I hate no nonsense stuff.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
26 May 18
@RubyHawk The only thing you could I guess.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
26 May 18
@popciclecold Yes, just clear out the living room and forget it. I did get the deck closet cleaned while I was about it.
@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
26 May 18
Sounds frustrating. I think anyone would have thought they meant they would washing the decks when they had you put the furniture and such out of the way.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
28 May 18
@celticeagle I've enjoyed being on my deck today and having room in the living room.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
25 May 18
Well, I guess that is just to make life a bit more interesting! 
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
26 May 18
Looks like you're gonna be busy for a while. Please take care. The flowers in the picture above are very beautiful.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
26 May 18
You are welcome. Although there is not much sun, the flowers are very beautiful.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 May 18
Well that just sucks! I would have been so mad.
The good thing is you get to haul of stuff you do not want any longer.
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