Fortunately, I have a friend who is a skilled re-modeler as well as being a licensed property inspector. He came in response to my concern that water was leaking from the top of the closet and hitting the water tank. Having determined that the source was neither my air conditioning, which was off, nor the recently installed hot water heater, he ventured upstairs to ask a new neighbour whether he might have a look at her water tank.
She was reluctant to grant his request and said only that she would contact the landlord. I was preparing to stuff my tank's closet with towels when her parents appeared, telling us that they would look into the matter. They subsequently emerged saying they could not see any sign of leakage. My friend then explained the situation further and accompanied them into the upstairs flat, eventually locating two pin holes in a coil on the woman's hot water heater that were leaking and which could have damaged both flats if left undiscovered.
The young woman swiftly departed for the local DIY centre obtaining the needed part while my friend offered to do the repair without charge. My relief was palpable. Firstly because her very nice parents saw sense and secondly because she realised the potential for damage and that I, a woman who also lives alone, was not out to hurt anyone. The man I sent upstairs actually knew what he was talking about and what could have been a nasty situation all round was resolved to every one's benefit very speedily. I gave my friend $25 for coming out and to cover his fuel costs.
There are still decent people in the world, after all. I'm enjoying a last cup of tea before bed and feeling quite like I dodged a bullet...
11 comments:
Wow, it's a good thing you heard the dripping -- and that your neighbors were cooperative. Crisis averted!
i am glad you were able to get it taken care of...we had a leak under the sink about a month ago...can certainly be annoying...
You've had a lucky escape...why would the woman be so suspicious initially, I wonder?
And yes, there are some great people around.
Good to hear that it ended well.
richmond was great...got up there early so T and i did some shopping for the holidays before the performance...ended up doing 6 pieces...had a good response and the door is open to come back and perform again so that is a good thing...
Nice relationships are important, including with neighbours! :-)
a sigh of relief!?!...
I daresay!!
:)~
HUGZ
There is no downside to this story, not even the caution of the young woman. She showed her concern by not waiting on a landlord but rather calling her parents who came to investigate. Yep...good ducking there.
Lucky you got the problem fixed before it became a major disaster. And lucky you had such a knowledgable friend to work out where the leak was.
Lucky to have such skilled friends... leaks are some of the worst things to deal with.
You are quite right : it is well worth chalking up the occasions when people exhibit kindness, we tend to forget that we are surrounded by a great mass of rather nice people.
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