Where's the Plumber?

On Tuesday Jan. 8, I called our landlord and the property manager to tell them the bathtub faucet is leaking. It drips no matter how hard I turn it and when you try to take a shower, 75% of the water goes down the drain, not up into the shower head.

Mr. Manager came by on Wednesday Jan. 9 to look at it and decide if he could fix it. This is the first time I met the man. He seemed very nice and told me he'd have it fixed by the following Wednesday.  He said it should only take two hours maximum to fix it. Why it was going to take a week I don't know but I was willing to wait. So mom and I stayed home all day Tuesday and Wednesday to wait for him. He didn't show or call. Strike One!

On Friday the 18th at 9 am I called Mr. Manager back. After I told him my name he said "Oh, you're calling to remind me about the shower." Seriously???? Isn't it your job to remember to get things done? Don't you get paid a monthly fee to take care of this stuff? Strike Two!

Late in the afternoon on Friday he called me back to tell me the plumber would be here today. Guess what, today is Monday and it's 4:15 pm… NO PLUMBER. Strike Three!!!

Don't think that the landlord won't know about this entire process. I have an English composition degree.  I will send him a nice letter to inform him of the lack of professionalism on your part Mr. Manager. We may not pay the water bill, but that doesn't mean water should be wasted or that it should take two weeks to get it fixed. We're still paying for the hot water to go down the drain.

4:35 pm today: The plumber just called- to tell me he'll call me tomorrow to let me know what time he'll be here. Oh and he asked what the problem was. Didn't the manager tell him? WTF!  Does this sound hinkey to anyone else?

If the plumber doesn't show tomorrow I am going to be royally pissed. Yes, I work from home. Yes, I am available most days. But sitting here waiting for you to show and then you don't… that's the express lane to my Bitch-Dom!

If you do show up tomorrow Mr. Plumber know these things:

1. I know how to fix this shower. But I don't own the property so I won't do the work.

2. If you dink around longer that two hours, I'll be letting the landlord know.

3. I will be watching your every move. See #1!

4. If you piss me off, you'll know it. Mr. Manager will know it and the landlord will know it.

5. If your ass crack is showing or you swear in front of my mother, I will demand you leave immediately. There is no need for either of those things to happen.

6. If after you leave it still doesn't work, I'll be taking pictures and sending them to the landlord. Then I'll fix it myself. The landlord happens to be a lawyer btw!

7. I can be the sweetest lady on the planet or the biggest bitch. How you act will influence how I act.

And by all that is holy, if you don't show, my bitchy wrath will fall upon you!

~ The Dreamer (AKA the Queen Bitch when necessary!)