Oh! Just Great! Now I Have A Big Cleaning Job To Do! Thank You So Much! NOT
By pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
United States
April 12, 2008 1:53pm CST
Okay bit of a rant here. As many know I'm doing a major spring cleaning thing to begin with..but as if that weren't enough...now I have MORE to do
I'm taking a break from it to be here...then back to my fun filled day
I had to get my buns out of bed much earlier than I'm used to as my super was to come up and replace the entire kitchen sink faucet system...He just left a little while ago, and left me with a major cleanup to do now.
First..yes, he had to shut the entire water system down so no water would be leaking...okay that's understandable...but then when he started un-attaching the old faucet system it was still like Niagara Falls with water spurting out all over the place making it look like I needed to built an ark fast from the flooding it created...he finally managed to stop the water from gushing out, but yikes. It did take him forever to replace the faucet system as he's just not too keen of a repair person to begin with...I could have probably done a better job of it myself, and would have but I didn't want to risk anything going wrong and then my being blamed for it..this way he gets the blame..hehe
But here's the deal and a general ranting question....why do men in general, when they do repairs make such a friggin mess of things and then expect us gals to clean up? Like gee, I'm Sooooo thrilled now to have this additional major cleaning up to do...NOT..I really could do without this
Okay...shall leave here for awhile to do MORE cleaning!
I'm taking a break from it to be here...then back to my fun filled day
I had to get my buns out of bed much earlier than I'm used to as my super was to come up and replace the entire kitchen sink faucet system...He just left a little while ago, and left me with a major cleanup to do now.
First..yes, he had to shut the entire water system down so no water would be leaking...okay that's understandable...but then when he started un-attaching the old faucet system it was still like Niagara Falls with water spurting out all over the place making it look like I needed to built an ark fast from the flooding it created...he finally managed to stop the water from gushing out, but yikes. It did take him forever to replace the faucet system as he's just not too keen of a repair person to begin with...I could have probably done a better job of it myself, and would have but I didn't want to risk anything going wrong and then my being blamed for it..this way he gets the blame..hehe
But here's the deal and a general ranting question....why do men in general, when they do repairs make such a friggin mess of things and then expect us gals to clean up? Like gee, I'm Sooooo thrilled now to have this additional major cleaning up to do...NOT..I really could do without this
Okay...shall leave here for awhile to do MORE cleaning!16 people like this
25 responses
@joyceshookery (2057)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Who wrote those rules, pye??? I'm not a New Yorker, but seems to me if the super or some maintenance guy makes a mess, he's responsible for cleaning it up.
My handyman wouldn't get out of my place without cleaning up the mess he makes. So far I've been lucky that he always has.
There oughta be a law if there isn't one already. A tenant's rights to a safe, habitable environment at no cost for damages incurred by another.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
He's been our super for a really long time, and nope he's NEVER cleaned up after any of the messes he makes--he's always left it up to us peasant tenants...LOL. Also, he's just plain lazy to boot
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@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
12 Apr 08
Poor pyewacket my friend, I have never lived in an appartment building for very long that I would need any type of repairs. One time I did rent a home that needed a new kitchen garbage disposal and the lanlord took the old one out and it took him a week to get a new one in. I could only use one side of my sink for the week.
In general when I pay a repain man to come into my home to fix something. They come in and they clean up their mess. My plummer even takes his shoes off when he comes in to my home. I don't even do that. My feet get to cold.
I guess the simple difference is I pay the repairman to come into my home and he is a private contractor. Your super gets paid not matter what a crappey job he does or not.
I am lucky when my husband does any repairs on the house, which is rare since his stroke he always cleans up after himself.
Sorry you you have to be the mop up lady today.
Don't get to wet my friend.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Yup--that's probably it...since he's the super he gets paid by his landlord whether he does anything or not...mainly not...and gee, he lives rent free too--if he had to pay for that apt he's in he'd be paying about $1,000 a month at least
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
12 Apr 08
What? He didn't clean up after himself? WTF I would have been pissed The guys here always clean up after themselves when they come do work.
The guys here always clean up after themselves when they come do work.4 people like this
@emeraldisle (13138)
• United States
12 Apr 08
Are you sure your super isn't related to my brothers? 
They are really good for doing this to me. When or if I can get them to assist me with something like that they always leave a huge mess behind for me to clean up. To give you an idea last year I ended up in the hospital due to bronchitis caused by my allergies. Now one of the triggers were two trees in our back yard. My brother came over and sawed them down, leaving all the branches out there and the trunk. My other brother who lives with us never got them either. They stayed there for a month before I finally put them in a barrel for the garbage men to take. Now because they were all dried out they were actually harder to put in the barrel then if they had been done when first cut. I was not happy at all and it really ticked me off as well.
They are really good for doing this to me. When or if I can get them to assist me with something like that they always leave a huge mess behind for me to clean up. To give you an idea last year I ended up in the hospital due to bronchitis caused by my allergies. Now one of the triggers were two trees in our back yard. My brother came over and sawed them down, leaving all the branches out there and the trunk. My other brother who lives with us never got them either. They stayed there for a month before I finally put them in a barrel for the garbage men to take. Now because they were all dried out they were actually harder to put in the barrel then if they had been done when first cut. I was not happy at all and it really ticked me off as well.@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Geez...you mean your brothers couldn't have picked up that mess..and yes, that would've have been harder to store all that in the barrels since they were so dried out---sheesh, some men!
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@AmbiePam (120773)
• United States
13 Apr 08
I just spent the last two days and nights at my parent's house because the maintenance man, when asked to fix a leak in my bathroom, contributed to a mess instead. First of all, the night I looked up and saw the light fixture above my toilet filled with water (bulb still shining brightly). he didn't answer his emergency pager. I was so upset with the leak (it was also leaking on the ceiling where if you sat on the toilet you'd get a small shower) I left and went to my parents. The next day I call and tell the apartment manager. Day after that I call to ask if it was fixed, and she says the maintenance man checked, and there was no problem. I said, "Did he look UP?" She asked him and I heard in the background him say 'no.' Long story short I come home today to find it sort of fixed, but a big mess left behind because of his carelessness. I could hit him upside the head. I'd like to blame it on him being young, but he's my age! We should know better!
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@AmbiePam (120773)
• United States
13 Apr 08
That was the point no one but me seemed to get. Water + electricity = disaster! I had to go detail by detail to get the manager to see why I had to use the emergency pager number in the first place!
As for sort of fixed, he took the fixture off, but the light is still there, still burning, but no fixture. They said that even after it dried out it should probably be left off. My question is, did ya fix what caused the leak in the first place. They said they didn't know what had caused it, thus I don't know if it will happen again, or how it happened. I mean, is it a waiting game? Am I going to sit on the toilet at 2am in the morning and get a shower? I live on the bottom floor, how could I be the only one having this problem they seem to think the aparment complex's roof caused? The roof is at the top, me at the bottom....
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Too bad you can't get a REAL professional electrician to check out the fixture...that would make me real nervous...One time years ago, there was an actual electrical outlet fire in my bedroom...I mentioned this in another discussion of mine long time ago..and yes we're talking a REAL fire, flames the works...Little ole me managed to put the fire out with quick thinking with flour! Didn't think throwing water at an outlet was a great idea...LOL--Anyway...the super replaced the outlet fixture...but I still don't trust it...really should get a pro electrician myself to really look at it...I do have my bedroom light lit in that socket, but pull it out before I go to bed...Why? You see the strange thing was, was that the fire had started with nothing on...the light nor fan were on at the time...it started without them being on--
If I were you, I'd make a bit of a nuisance of myself and have someone look at that fixture of yours really, really good
As for claiming water coming from the roof while your in the basement....that isn't unusual....One time the two old biddies that used to live over us had their tub overflow....it DIDN'T affect us, but the water came like Niagara falls not even to the the apartment below us, but the entrance vestibule under THEM...figure that one out
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Yikes that was dangerous! That water in the light fixture could have shorted out and started a fire!
What do you mean it was sort of fixed? Didn't he do a good job of it at all?
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
13 Apr 08
This person should never have made such a mess and expected you to clean it up. When workmen come into your home they are supposed to leave it in the same condition they found it. This sort of thing would bring tons of complaints on contractors around here. If you let him get away with this one you will have to tolerate the mess maker forever
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Our super in the building is just plain lazy...always has been even years ago when he'd fix something he'd leave a mess...so different from the very first super here that was a real neat freak
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
15 Apr 08
Well I really don't know Sweetie
Guess what though for the first time in my Life I have met a Man who cleans up his mess lol and he really does
I agree though that most Men do not and it is very annoying
I hope you have it all sorted now
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
16 Apr 08
Yup--it's fine now...still have to do my spring cleaning thing or at least more of it...but I sure didn't need all that extra cleaning thanks to my super
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
15 Apr 08
the man next door to me was the handyman for our building before it was bought over. He is 72 years old and he cleans up all his mess including sweeping and mopping up the floor. He is quite remarkable actually.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Apr 08
I'm beginning to wonder if the landlord will eventually replace the super...he's 71 years old..doesn't look it, but he can't be the super forever...
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@fec139 (810)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Any service person has an obligation to leave after a job, and clean up as best s/he can! It's totally unacceptable that your super left you with such a mess, but to complain would put your relationship with the super in peril. Because you don't want to jeopardize that relationship, I'm afraid you are going to have to suck it up, and clean it up. C'est la vie!!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Apr 08
I know I do try to keep a low profile with the super, and especially the landlord
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
21 Apr 08
You know in a way you're right...I do have a certain way I like to clean...heck when my mother was alive and she attempted to do some clean up job, I just didn't like the way she did it..so wound up re-doing the cleaning task my way...LOL
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
14 Apr 08
Your landlord should have called a plumber. There are some jobs best left to the professionals and no, you should not have to do it yourself. Look my husband does home repairs and a little plumbing, and there is quite a lot of tools he needs, soldering iron, the soldering paste and it has to be lead free, plus different sized wrenches, pipe wrenches, etc. Men make messes because they are too busy fixing things up to pick up. If they did, nothing would get done.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Apr 08
The landlord does have a plumber..some relative of his..and he's the worse shat going...seriously, no one, but no one in the building likes him...heck I'll take the super to do repairs anytime over him, even if he does create or leaves a mess
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@blackbriar (9075)
• United States
12 Apr 08
Actually pye, we've replaced 7 kitchen faucets in the last 14 years and never had a problem till we replaced the one recently in the present and hopefully final kitchen. OMG..We just couldn't get to the old faucet to remove it. My hubby finally gave up and took the kitchen sink out to remove the dam faucet. Replacing with the new one was a piece of cake thou. I pray I never have to replace a nitemare of a faucet ever again. Hubby is also 'clean' when he works. Least he tries to be but will clean the majority of the mess up himself when he's done. Glad we no longer have landlords cause the couple we did have were major pain in the azzes.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Actually to be honest I could use a whole new sink period! It's over thirty years old, but to get any kind of replacement would jack up the rent more per month..great, don't need that. The very, very first super that was here was great..he was so opposite of this one a real neat freak..kept the grounds/sidewalks so clean you could eat off of them...mopped the hallway floors once a week..this guy..sheesh..he's just plain LAZY
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
12 Apr 08
because they figure since they fixed it,they shouldn't have to clean up the mess too.that's the answer i get in this house,anyway :(
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
13 Apr 08
wow.that's a weird job to have with that.
a friend of mine is having practically the whole apartment redone-with them in there-and he says there's white plaster dust everywhere.
his girlfriend's not happy repeatedly cleaning up the mess these guys make(i don't blame her).
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
13 Apr 08
Hi pyewacket! Oh gee, you are absolutely right! When my hubby do some repairs, I usually do some cleaning up although he always put back the ladder or anything that is heavy back in its place after he uses them. Anyway, I do clean up after he does some repairs which I can't understand either, it seems to me not he always want to share the work with me all the time. haha...That is why, when there are instances that he do everything, repair and cleaning up, I praise the high heavens from above for such wonderful miracle! haha..Just my thoughts dear! Take care and have a nice day! :)
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
I bet you're near in shock when he not only does repairs but also does the cleanup too...hope he does that more often for you--or maybe you can bribe him...tell him if he cleans up his messes after repairs you'll fix his favorite dinner..hehee
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@sanell (2112)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Ugh Spring Cleaning I have to do the same, I still have tons of boxes I have to go through of stuff that frankly I should just not even bother with and just toss out to donation or just literally dump! It is crazy how much stuff we have seriously.
I try to recycle as much as I can, if I have really cute and nice fabric stuff that I can cut out and make into something else than I try to do that but man, even that is starting to just become a big cumulative mess for me. I just do not have the room NOR the time.
I am trying so hard to start getting stuff to sell and the like, it is just crazy and I know that I need to do it so I should just do it!
Okay well here i go I am going to do it that is it, that is ALL!!!!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
I think my spring cleaning venture is going its going to take the rest of the month to do..try to do a bit everyday--but at least I'm getting rid of a lot of stuff I don't need anymore
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Isn't always nice when they leave you a mess like that. I agree, when renting, you don't want to do it yourself. Sorry you had to go through all this extra cleaning.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Apr 08
At least since my lovely super created the flooding in my apt. if the people below me complain at least it wasn't my fault..
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Well im pretty lucky as my hubby would never leave the mess for me. He is very proud of his work and likes to have it neat and perfect when hes done. I guess im lucky plus he would never make a mistake like your plumber dude did.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Well I think when my super was born, God probably forgot to give him something....uh, brains..
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
13 Apr 08
Ewe! I would have gone ballistic if I were in your situation. Well, maybe for now, you just have to take a short break from myLot and do some cleaning. I hope you will be able to clean up the mess soon and be back with your online activities. 
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Well I did manage to get most of the mess cleaned up...took a break though which is why I'm here now...do more cleaning tomorrow...but yeesh
@sid556 (30953)
• United States
13 Apr 08
I m sorry this happened to you,pye. It does seem that the minute you start making headway then things go haywire doesn't it? I have been doing spring cleaning myself...or i should say trying to. I plan on moving soon to a smaller place and so have been trying to go thru stuff as well as major cleaning as i want my deposit back. Seems that as soon as I start this project, it is one thing after another. The other nite, my daughter tripped and fell and put a hole in the wall. Then my bathroom sink got clogged...i fixed it myself...no man or I would have maybe needed to borrow your ark. Well, good that you are taking a break...that's the best thing to do. Hope it gets better for you!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Apr 08
My goodness, is your daughter all right? Hope she didn't get hurt too bad--but a hole in the wall? Either that was SOME fall or the walls are very thin
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@sid556 (30953)
• United States
13 Apr 08
ya. She is fine. we ended up giggling about it. luckily, I have worked in carpentry and I have a clue how to fix these things. The walls are ridiculously thin here. I really don't know how she managed to do it but it was her elbow that went thru the wall.
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@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
13 Apr 08
wow, what a huge cleaning schedule you have this day. you must on it otherwise you will suffer the consequences of it. just take a break on mylot and concentrate your doings. you can come back later if all this have been fix and organized.
thanks for the post.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Yes, I did take a short break from MyLot...gee, had to with all that cleaning up to do
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